Holger Ernst

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Holger Ernst is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Holger Ernst has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Strategy and Management, 27 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 23 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Holger Ernst's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (36 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (20 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (18 papers). Holger Ernst is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (36 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (20 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (18 papers). Holger Ernst collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Holger Ernst's co-authors include Ulrich Lichtenthaler, Wayne D. Hoyer, Johann Füller, Michael Bartl, Hans Mühlbacher, Martin Hoegl, Anna Dubiel, Mohan Subramaniam, Jaideep Prabhu and Manfred Krafft and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Marketing, Research Policy and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science.

In The Last Decade

Holger Ernst

78 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Patent information for strategic technology management 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Patent information for strategic technology management
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Holger Ernst Germany 38 2.4k 1.9k 1.6k 576 534 79 5.0k
Ulrich Lichtenthaler Germany 36 3.8k 1.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 509 0.9× 457 0.9× 87 5.7k
Joe Tidd United Kingdom 27 3.6k 1.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 685 1.2× 485 0.9× 73 5.9k
Ellen Enkel Germany 23 3.4k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 919 0.6× 499 0.9× 535 1.0× 48 5.4k
Mark Dodgson Australia 37 4.3k 1.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 832 1.4× 581 1.1× 134 6.9k
Mary Tripsas United States 20 3.5k 1.5× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 1.8× 621 1.2× 32 5.4k
Dries Faems Netherlands 31 3.3k 1.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 454 0.8× 351 0.7× 80 4.8k
Jeremy Howells United Kingdom 34 2.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 283 0.5× 544 1.0× 84 5.5k
Wim Vanhaverbeke Belgium 41 5.5k 2.3× 2.5k 1.3× 2.0k 1.3× 713 1.2× 573 1.1× 146 7.8k
Geert Duysters Netherlands 41 5.7k 2.4× 2.5k 1.3× 2.3k 1.5× 818 1.4× 460 0.9× 128 8.2k
Riitta Katila United States 25 5.4k 2.3× 2.3k 1.2× 2.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.9× 386 0.7× 53 8.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Holger Ernst

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Holger Ernst

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Holger Ernst. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Holger Ernst based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Holger Ernst. Holger Ernst is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maiden, Neil, et al.. (2025). Beyond Just Generative AI for Discovering Software Opportunities. IEEE Software. 42(3). 41–49.
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Seidel, André, et al.. (2023). Towards a seamless data cycle for space components: considerations from the growing European future digital ecosystem Gaia-X. CEAS Space Journal. 16(3). 351–365. 5 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger, et al.. (2017). Virtual Co-Creation with Customers in the Early Stages of New Product Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger, et al.. (2015). The antecedents and consequences of affordable value innovations for emerging markets. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 32(1). 65–79. 67 indexed citations
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Subramaniam, Mohan, Holger Ernst, & Anna Dubiel. (2014). From the Special Issue Editors: Innovations for and from Emerging Markets. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 32(1). 5–11. 48 indexed citations
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Dubiel, Anna, et al.. (2013). The democratizing effects of frugal innovation. Journal of Indian Business Research. 5(4). 220–234. 40 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger, et al.. (2010). Sales, Marketing, and Research-and-Development Cooperation across New Product Development Stages: Implications for Success. Journal of Marketing. 74(5). 80–92. 128 indexed citations
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Spann, Martin, et al.. (2009). Identification of lead users for consumer products via virtual stock markets. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 4 indexed citations
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Hoegl, Martin, et al.. (2009). How to manage virtual teams. MIT Sloan management review. 50(4). 63–68. 81 indexed citations
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Lichtenthaler, Ulrich & Holger Ernst. (2008). Opening up the innovation process: the role of technology aggressiveness. R and D Management. 39(1). 38–54. 156 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger & Hans Georg Gemünden. (2007). Innovation orientation, innovativeness and innovation success. Gabler eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger & Hans Georg Gemünden. (2007). Open innovation between and within organizations. Gabler eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger, et al.. (2004). Enhancing market-oriented R&D planning by integrated market and patent portfolios. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger. (2002). The patent portfolio for strategic R&D planning. 491–496. 6 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger. (2002). Success Factors of New Product Development: A Review of the Empirical Literature. International Journal of Management Reviews. 4(1). 1–40. 54 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger. (2001). Erfolgsfaktoren neuer Produkte : Grundlagen für eine valide empirische Forschung. Deutscher Universitätsverlag eBooks. 27 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger. (2001). Erfolgsfaktoren neuer Produkte. Deutscher Universitätsverlag eBooks. 32 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger, et al.. (1999). Einflußfaktoren auf die Glaubwürdigkeit kundenorientierter Produkt-Vorankündigungen: Ein signaltheoretischer Ansatz. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Ernst, Holger. (1995). Patenting strategies in the German mechanical engineering industry and their relationship to company performance. Technovation. 15(4). 225–240. 123 indexed citations

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