Erik Jan Hultink

15.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
82 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Erik Jan Hultink is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Science and Operations Research and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Jan Hultink has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Strategy and Management, 36 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 32 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Erik Jan Hultink's work include Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (33 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (33 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (14 papers). Erik Jan Hultink is often cited by papers focused on Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (33 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (33 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (14 papers). Erik Jan Hultink collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Erik Jan Hultink's co-authors include Nancy Bocken, Martin Geissdoerfer, Paulo Savaget, Fred Langerak, Henry S.J. Robben, Serge Rijsdijk, Jan Konietzko, Abbie Griffin, Conny Bakker and Susan Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Business Ethics.

In The Last Decade

Erik Jan Hultink

81 papers receiving 9.7k 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.

The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?

2016 4.8k citations Martin Geissdoerfer, Paulo Savaget et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Product Design in a Circular Economy: Development of a Typology of Key Concepts and Terms

2017 453 citations Conny Bakker, Erik Jan Hultink et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology profile →
Design thinking to enhance the sustainable business modelling process – A workshop based on a value mapping process

2016 323 citations Martin Geissdoerfer, Nancy Bocken et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Circular ecosystem innovation: An initial set of principles

2019 314 citations Nancy Bocken, Erik Jan Hultink et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Jan Hultink Netherlands	42	6.8k	3.5k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	82	10.4k
Θάνος Παπαδόπουλος United Kingdom	52	7.5k 1.1×	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	149	12.9k
Robert Handfield United States	61	14.9k 2.2×	3.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.9×	1.9k 1.6×	177	20.6k
Sachin Kumar Mangla India	72	9.7k 1.4×	3.6k 1.0×	3.0k 2.2×	1.7k 1.3×	952 0.8×	245	15.9k
Lisa M. Ellram United States	61	9.7k 1.4×	2.5k 0.7×	794 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	971 0.8×	130	14.7k
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour Brazil	56	9.3k 1.4×	5.7k 1.6×	2.8k 2.0×	943 0.7×	753 0.6×	190	13.3k
Rameshwar Dubey India	65	11.1k 1.6×	3.1k 0.9×	2.8k 2.1×	2.1k 1.6×	1.5k 1.2×	144	17.6k
Sunil Luthra India	73	9.8k 1.4×	4.0k 1.2×	3.3k 2.4×	1.7k 1.3×	963 0.8×	265	16.9k
Hing Kai Chan United Kingdom	54	4.9k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	616 0.5×	227	10.0k
Benjamin T. Hazen United States	47	4.9k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	941 0.7×	539 0.4×	106	8.5k
Ming K. Lim United Kingdom	60	5.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	1.0k 0.8×	591 0.5×	356	12.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Jan Hultink

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Kim, Euiyoung, et al.. (2025). The impact of design thinking and artificial intelligence capabilities on performance: The role of new product development decision-making agility. Journal of Business Research. 200. 115633–115633.

Baldassarre, Brian, Giulia Calabretta, Ingo Oswald Karpen, Nancy Bocken, & Erik Jan Hultink. (2024). Responsible Design Thinking for Sustainable Development: Critical Literature Review, New Conceptual Framework, and Research Agenda. Journal of Business Ethics. 195(1). 25–46. 11 indexed citations

Samiee, Saeed, Maria Sääksjärvi, Nükhet Harmancioǧlu, & Erik Jan Hultink. (2019). Intentional Cannibalization, Radical Innovation, and Performance: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Enterprises in China. Journal of International Marketing. 28(2). 40–58. 2 indexed citations

Bakker, Conny, et al.. (2017). Product Design in a Circular Economy: Development of a Typology of Key Concepts and Terms. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(3). 517–525. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

Schuhmacher, Monika C., Sabine Kuester, & Erik Jan Hultink. (2017). Appetizer or Main Course: Early Market vs. Majority Market Go‐to‐Market Strategies for Radical Innovations. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 35(1). 106–124. 17 indexed citations

Sääksjärvi, Maria, Tripat Gill, & Erik Jan Hultink. (2017). How rumors and preannouncements foster curiosity toward products. European Journal of Innovation Management. 20(3). 350–371. 16 indexed citations

Geissdoerfer, Martin, Paulo Savaget, Nancy Bocken, & Erik Jan Hultink. (2016). The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?. Journal of Cleaner Production. 143. 757–768. 4800 indexed citations breakdown →

Marion, Tucker J., Mike Reid, Erik Jan Hultink, & Gloria Barczak. (2016). The Influence of Collaborative IT Tools on NPD. Research-Technology Management. 59(2). 47–54. 20 indexed citations

Hende, Ellis A. van den, et al.. (2016). When Should Large Firms Collaborate with Young Ventures?. Research-Technology Management. 59(1). 39–47. 23 indexed citations

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Mugge, Ruth, et al.. (2014). Designing a Premium Package: Some Guidelines for Designers and Marketers. The Design Journal. 17(4). 583–605. 13 indexed citations

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Griffin, Abbie, et al.. (2011). Exploring Portfolio Decision‐Making Processes^*. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 28(5). 641–661. 129 indexed citations

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Santema, S.C., et al.. (2010). Supplier websites: Could they be inspiring to lighting designers?. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations

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Hultink, Erik Jan, et al.. (2005). Effectively Communicating New Product Benefits to Consumers: The Use of Analogy versus Literal Similarity. Advances in consumer research. 32. 554. 19 indexed citations

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Rijsdijk, Serge & Erik Jan Hultink. (2003). “Honey, Have You Seen Our Hamster?” Consumer Evaluations of Autonomous Domestic Products. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 20(3). 204–216. 86 indexed citations

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Langerak, Fred, Erik Jan Hultink, & Henry S.J. Robben. (2000). The Mediating Effect of NPD-Activities and NPD- Performance on the Relationship between Market Orientation and Organizational Performance. RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam). 6 indexed citations

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Hultink, Erik Jan & Kwaku Atuahene‐Gima. (2000). The Effect of Sales Force Adoption on New Product Selling Performance. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 17(6). 435–450. 65 indexed citations

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Hultink, Erik Jan. (2000). The effect of sales force adoption on new product selling performance. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 17(6). 435–450. 103 indexed citations

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Hultink, Erik Jan & Susan Hart. (1998). The world’s path to the better mousetrap: myth or reality? An empirical investigation into the launch strategies of high and low advantage new products. European Journal of Innovation Management. 1(3). 106–122. 25 indexed citations

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Hultink, Erik Jan, Abbie Griffin, Susan Hart, & Henry S.J. Robben. (1997). Industrial New Product Launch Strategies and Product Development Performance. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 14(4). 243–257. 81 indexed citations

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Hultink, Erik Jan & Henry S.J. Robben. (1995). Measuring New Product Success: The Difference that Time Perspective Makes. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 12(5). 392–405. 139 indexed citations

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