Erik E. Lehmann

10.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
137 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Erik E. Lehmann is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik E. Lehmann has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 57 papers in Accounting and 51 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Erik E. Lehmann's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (49 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (37 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (36 papers). Erik E. Lehmann is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (49 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (37 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (36 papers). Erik E. Lehmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Erik E. Lehmann's co-authors include David B. Audretsch, Max Keilbach, Matthias Menter, Zoltán J. Ács, S. Warning, Jürgen Weigand, Doris Neuberger, James A. Cunningham, Nikolaus Seitz and Stefano Paleari and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Policy, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Small Business Economics.

In The Last Decade

Erik E. Lehmann

125 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth

2006 869 citations David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann et al. OPUS (Augsburg University) profile →
Does the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship hold for regions?

2005 615 citations David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann profile →
The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship

2013 435 citations David B. Audretsch, Erik E. Lehmann et al. Small Business Economics profile →
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: economic, technological, and societal impacts

2018 299 citations David B. Audretsch, James A. Cunningham et al. The Journal of Technology Transfer profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik E. Lehmann Germany	38	3.2k	2.9k	1.9k	1.8k	777	137	6.4k
Martin Carree Netherlands	36	3.0k 0.9×	4.0k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	340 0.4×	102	7.0k
Scott Stern United States	31	2.7k 0.8×	4.0k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.6×	469 0.6×	96	7.2k
Erik Stam Netherlands	31	4.2k 1.3×	2.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	444 0.6×	89	6.3k
Bart Clarysse Belgium	38	5.2k 1.6×	2.8k 1.0×	3.1k 1.7×	3.6k 2.0×	472 0.6×	113	8.6k
Peter G. Klein United States	40	2.1k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	244 0.3×	189	6.6k
Maurizio Sobrero Italy	26	2.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	948 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	426 0.5×	73	4.9k
Stephen Roper United Kingdom	51	2.1k 0.6×	4.0k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	4.2k 2.4×	566 0.7×	174	7.9k
Colin Mason United Kingdom	50	4.4k 1.4×	2.7k 0.9×	4.6k 2.5×	1.3k 0.7×	402 0.5×	198	8.5k
Rosa Grimaldi Italy	28	3.8k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	591 0.8×	71	5.5k
Dietmar Harhoff Germany	37	4.7k 1.4×	5.3k 1.8×	2.2k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	193 0.2×	164	8.8k

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Civera, Alice, et al.. (2025). University sustainability rankings: a critical literature review on the UI GreenMetric ranking system. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 50(6). 2752–2801. 1 indexed citations

Lehmann, Erik E., et al.. (2024). Entrepreneurial universities and the third mission paradigm shift from economic performance to impact entrepreneurship: Germany’s EXIST program and ESG orientation. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 49(6). 2184–2199. 14 indexed citations

Lehmann, Erik E. & Julian Schenkenhofer. (2023). The Evolution of Hidden Champions as Niche Entrepreneurs. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 19(4). 340–446. 7 indexed citations

Civera, Alice, et al.. (2023). Exit strategy or springboard for career development? The case of university executives' remuneration. Higher Education Quarterly. 78(3). 730–744. 3 indexed citations

Seitz, Nikolaus, et al.. (2023). Corporate accelerators: design and startup performance. Small Business Economics. 62(4). 1615–1640. 7 indexed citations

Lambrechts, Frank, Jolien Huybrechts, Alfredo De Massis, & Erik E. Lehmann. (2022). The “open family firm”: openness as boundary work in family enterprises. Small Business Economics. 60(4). 1307–1322. 15 indexed citations

Cunningham, James A., Erik E. Lehmann, & Matthias Menter. (2021). The organizational architecture of entrepreneurial universities across the stages of entrepreneurship: a conceptual framework. Small Business Economics. 59(1). 11–27. 56 indexed citations

Lehmann, Erik E., et al.. (2020). The role of higher education for the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems. European Journal of Higher Education. 10(1). 1–9. 28 indexed citations

Hüfner, Felix, et al.. (2019). Bilanzskandale und Börsencrash: neue Herausforderungen an die Aktienanalyse. OPUS (Augsburg University).

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Lehmann, Erik E., et al.. (2019). Öffentlich-rechtliche Sparkassen oder wie gemeinnützig ist der öffentliche Auftrag?. OPUS (Augsburg University).

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Lehmann, Erik E. & Jürgen Weigand. (2019). Determinanten der Entlohnung von Profifussballspielern - eine empirische Analyse für die deutsche Bundesliga. OPUS (Augsburg University).

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Audretsch, David B. & Erik E. Lehmann. (2019). Option programmes for top managers and scandals on the stock exchange. OPUS (Augsburg University).

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Lehmann, Erik E., et al.. (2019). Vertrauenskrise am Neuen Markt?. OPUS (Augsburg University).

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Lehmann, Erik E., et al.. (2019). The role of clusters on knowledge creation and diffusion: an institutional perspective. OPUS (Augsburg University). 1 indexed citations

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Lehmann, Erik E., Julian Schenkenhofer, & Katharine Wirsching. (2018). Main Street Entrepreneurship and Hidden Champions: A Question of the Context of Human Capital Investment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Audretsch, David B. & Erik E. Lehmann. (2014). Corporate Governance and Entrepreneurial Firms. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 10(1-2). 1–160. 13 indexed citations

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Audretsch, David B., Marcel Hülsbeck, & Erik E. Lehmann. (2013). Families as Active Monitors of Firm Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Audretsch, David B. & Erik E. Lehmann. (2005). Do Locational Spillovers Pay? Empirical Evidence from German IPO Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Audretsch, David B. & Erik E. Lehmann. (2004). Universitäten als regionale Förderer der Wirtschaft. Econstor (Econstor). 11(3). 18–23. 5 indexed citations

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Audretsch, David B. & Erik E. Lehmann. (2002). Does the New Economy Need New Governance? Ownership, Knowledge and Performance. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations

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