Dirk Meissner

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Dirk Meissner is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Meissner has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Strategy and Management, 56 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 38 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Dirk Meissner's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (49 papers), University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (30 papers) and Innovation Policy and R&D (28 papers). Dirk Meissner is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (49 papers), University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (30 papers) and Innovation Policy and R&D (28 papers). Dirk Meissner collaborates with scholars based in Russia, United Kingdom and United States. Dirk Meissner's co-authors include Elias G. Carayannis, Veronica Scuotto, David Sarpong, Manlio Del Giudice, Stefano Bresciani, Evangelos Grigoroudis, David F. J. Campbell, Oleg Karasev, Konstantin Vishnevskiy and Jan Kratzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Meissner

110 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The ecosystem as helix: an exploratory theory‐building study of regional co‐opetitive entrepreneurial ecosystems as Quadruple/Quintuple Helix Innovation Models

2017 309 citations Elias G. Carayannis, Evangelos Grigoroudis et al. profile →
Knowledge-driven preferences in informal inbound open innovation modes. An explorative view on small to medium enterprises

2017 275 citations Veronica Scuotto, Manlio Del Giudice et al. Journal of Knowledge Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dirk Meissner Russia	29	1.4k	1.1k	790	330	290	117	2.9k
Christoph Grimpe Denmark	25	1.7k 1.2×	808 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	301 0.9×	172 0.6×	88	2.7k
Johan Bruneel Belgium	19	1.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.7×	675 0.9×	206 0.6×	180 0.6×	40	3.3k
L.A.G. Oerlemans Netherlands	25	1.6k 1.1×	605 0.6×	894 1.1×	417 1.3×	218 0.8×	91	3.0k
Alberto Di Minin Italy	31	1.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	867 1.1×	332 1.0×	97 0.3×	115	3.2k
Victor Gilsing Netherlands	25	2.3k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	175 0.5×	255 0.9×	55	3.6k
Mie Augier United States	21	1.9k 1.4×	602 0.6×	612 0.8×	295 0.9×	180 0.6×	78	3.5k
Afie M. Badawy	4	1.4k 1.0×	753 0.7×	550 0.7×	269 0.8×	121 0.4×	7	2.5k
Paul Trott United Kingdom	29	1.5k 1.1×	646 0.6×	443 0.6×	523 1.6×	177 0.6×	63	3.0k
Jasmina Berbegal‐Mirabent Spain	28	842 0.6×	777 0.7×	451 0.6×	350 1.1×	179 0.6×	112	2.8k
Yannis Caloghirou Greece	22	1.5k 1.0×	593 0.5×	895 1.1×	178 0.5×	159 0.5×	45	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Dirk Meissner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Meissner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Meissner

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Meissner, Dirk, et al.. (2025). Mind the gap: unveiling the advantages and challenges of artificial intelligence in the healthcare ecosystem. European Journal of Innovation Management. 3 indexed citations

Daim, Tuğrul, et al.. (2024). The Critical Mediator Role of Process Management for Effective Industry 4.0 Implementation in SMEs. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 72. 4–17. 3 indexed citations

Cadeaux, Jack, et al.. (2023). Interactions Between Traditional and Reversed IT Adoption: How Incumbent Devices Affect Cross-Situational Specialization of New Entries. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 71. 10009–10025. 1 indexed citations

Quadros, Ruy & Dirk Meissner. (2023). Editorial Innovation and Engineering Management in Emerging Economies. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 70(7). 2351–2354.

Fischer, Bruno Brandão, et al.. (2022). The Dynamics of University-Industry Interactions in Peripheral Contexts: Evidence from Brazil. Foresight-Russia. 16(4). 59–69. 4 indexed citations

Sarpong, David, et al.. (2021). Recalibrating, reconfiguring, and appropriating innovation: a semantic network analysis of China’s mass innovation and mass entrepreneurship (MIME) initiatives. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 47(5). 1506–1523. 4 indexed citations

Daim, Tuğrul, Dirk Meissner, & Elias G. Carayannis. (2019). Roadmapping for Engineering and Technology Management. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 51. A1–A2. 1 indexed citations

Vicentini, Francesca, Enzo Peruffo, Dirk Meissner, & Jens Mueller. (2019). Unpacking Entrepreneurial Intensity and Individual Ambidexterity in Small Project-Based Enterprises: A New Perspective for the TV Drama Industry. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 68(2). 387–395. 3 indexed citations

Sarpong, David & Dirk Meissner. (2018). Special issue on ‘corporate foresight and innovation management’. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 30(6). 625–632. 28 indexed citations

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Meissner, Dirk, et al.. (2018). Organizational Ambidexterity and Performance: Assessment Approaches and Empirical Evidence. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 11(2). 676–691. 45 indexed citations

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Meissner, Dirk, et al.. (2018). 'Mode 3' universities and academic firms: thinking beyond the box trans-disciplinarity and nonlinear innovation dynamics within coopetitive entrepreneurial ecosystems. International Journal of Technology Management. 77(1/2/3). 145–145. 1 indexed citations

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Scuotto, Veronica, Manlio Del Giudice, Stefano Bresciani, & Dirk Meissner. (2017). Knowledge-driven preferences in informal inbound open innovation modes. An explorative view on small to medium enterprises. Journal of Knowledge Management. 21(3). 640–655. 275 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meissner, Dirk, et al.. (2017). Creating sustainable impact from Foresight on STI Policy. foresight. 19(5). 457–472. 5 indexed citations

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Meissner, Dirk, et al.. (2017). Building an Innovation-Driven Economy – The Case of BRIC and GCC Countries. Figshare. 25 indexed citations

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Гохберг, Леонид, et al.. (2016). Deploying Foresight for Policy and Strategy Makers Creating Opportunities Through Public Policies and Corporate Strategies in Science Technology and Innovation. 277(1). 5 indexed citations

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Meissner, Dirk & Natalia Shmatko. (2016). “Keep open”: the potential of gatekeepers for the aligning universities to the new Knowledge Triangle. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 123. 191–198. 25 indexed citations

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Vishnevskiy, Konstantin, et al.. (2016). Technology foresight in asset intensive industries: The case of Russian shipbuilding. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 119. 194–204. 21 indexed citations

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Proskuryakova, Liliana, et al.. (2015). Technology Platforms as Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments: Learnings from Industrial Technology Platforms. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Meissner, Dirk. (2014). Approaches for Developing National STI Strategies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5(1). 34–56. 14 indexed citations

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Meissner, Dirk. (2012). The Economic Impact of Spillovers from R&D and Innovation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 20–31. 9 indexed citations

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