Hans Westlund

1.4k total citations
59 papers, 879 citations indexed

About

Hans Westlund is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans Westlund has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 879 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 15 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Hans Westlund's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (13 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (9 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (8 papers). Hans Westlund is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (13 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (9 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (8 papers). Hans Westlund collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, China and United Kingdom. Hans Westlund's co-authors include Roger Bolton, Johan P. Larsson, Kent Eliasson, Tigran Haas, Lucia Naldi, Yuheng Li, Anna Sofia Lundgren, Göran Cars, Pia Nilsson and José Luis Monzón Campos and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Psychology, Sustainability and Small Business Economics.

In The Last Decade

Hans Westlund

49 papers receiving 772 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hans Westlund Sweden 14 355 321 281 142 136 59 879
Sierdjan Koster Netherlands 16 320 0.9× 224 0.7× 453 1.6× 115 0.8× 74 0.5× 53 915
Stephen Syrett United Kingdom 17 209 0.6× 450 1.4× 280 1.0× 163 1.1× 83 0.6× 52 941
Philip Cooke United Kingdom 9 285 0.8× 255 0.8× 237 0.8× 141 1.0× 253 1.9× 29 793
Roger Bolton United States 11 211 0.6× 266 0.8× 345 1.2× 91 0.6× 81 0.6× 29 749
Christos Kalantaridis United Kingdom 17 534 1.5× 325 1.0× 242 0.9× 73 0.5× 288 2.1× 47 994
Roel Rutten Netherlands 20 244 0.7× 316 1.0× 408 1.5× 290 2.0× 284 2.1× 42 1.0k
Nichola Lowe United States 18 332 0.9× 307 1.0× 441 1.6× 154 1.1× 182 1.3× 57 1.1k
Päivi Oinas Finland 13 217 0.6× 183 0.6× 333 1.2× 214 1.5× 335 2.5× 29 806
Olivier Crevoisier Switzerland 20 182 0.5× 305 1.0× 521 1.9× 260 1.8× 242 1.8× 72 1.3k
Patrick Develtere Belgium 15 81 0.2× 207 0.6× 246 0.9× 83 0.6× 275 2.0× 69 790

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hans Westlund

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans Westlund

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (2025). Rent Seekers in the Interest of Society? Civil Organizations and Regional Innovation in China. Kyklos. 78(3). 1276–1290. 1 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Pia, et al.. (2021). The role of collaboration and external knowledge for innovation in small food firms. The Annals of Regional Science. 70(1). 135–155. 2 indexed citations
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Naldi, Lucia, et al.. (2015). What is smart rural development?. Journal of Rural Studies. 40. 90–101. 14 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans. (2014). Social capital and governance for efficient water management. 59–68. 1 indexed citations
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Eliasson, Kent & Hans Westlund. (2012). Attributes influencing self-employment propensity in urban and rural Sweden. The Annals of Regional Science. 50(2). 479–514. 29 indexed citations
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Li, Yuheng & Hans Westlund. (2011). Decomposition Analysis of Population Change and its Determinants in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Metropolitan Region. Jonkoping University Library (Jönköping University). 529(1). 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (2011). Economic Entrepreneurship, Startups and Their Effects on Local Development: The Case of Sweden. Econstor (Econstor). 451–470. 2 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans. (2011). Collaboration in Innovation Systems and the Role of Social Capital. 108–130. 1 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans. (2011). Societal Entrepreneurship and Social Capital. 9–20. 1 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (2010). THE CREATIVE CLASS, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN. Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies. 22(2-3). 89–108. 10 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (2004). Shopping behaviour in the Øresund region before and after the establishment of the fixed link between Denmark and Sweden. GeoJournal. 61(1). 41–52. 6 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans. (2001). Spatial policy for sparsely populated regions: A forlorn hope?. In Johansson, B., C. Karlsson, and R. Stough (Eds.) Endogenous regional economic development: Theories, applications and policy. 393–405. 1 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (2000). Regional development in Russia : past policies and future prospects. Edward Elgar eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (2000). Cross-border cooperation in low-density areas.. 116–136. 1 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans. (1999). An Interaction-Cost Perspective on Networks and Territory. The Annals of Regional Science. 93–121. 32 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (1999). Cross border Co-operation in low population density Areas. Econstor (Econstor). 1 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (1998). Social Economy and New Jobs: A Summary of Twenty Case Studies in European Regions. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 69(2). 193–218. 16 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans, et al.. (1997). Contribution of the social economy to local employment (II). 237–282. 1 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans. (1997). Lokal utveckling för regional omvandling.. 3 indexed citations
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Westlund, Hans. (1995). Infrastruktur för strategisk regionalutveckling : en fallstudie av Jämtlands län inför 2000-talet. 1 indexed citations

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