Keith Pavitt

29.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
97 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Keith Pavitt is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith Pavitt has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 30 papers in Strategy and Management and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Keith Pavitt's work include Economic Growth and Productivity (29 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (24 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (20 papers). Keith Pavitt is often cited by papers focused on Economic Growth and Productivity (29 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (24 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (20 papers). Keith Pavitt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Keith Pavitt's co-authors include Joe Tidd, John Bessant, Martin Bell, Pari Patel, Andrea Prencipe, Stefano Brusoni, Joe Townsend, Michael Robson, Parimal Patel and Paul Stoneman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Academy of Management Review.

In The Last Decade

Keith Pavitt

92 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sectoral patterns of technical change: Towards a taxonomy... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 1997 2001 1993 1997 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keith Pavitt United Kingdom 42 10.0k 8.4k 4.2k 1.6k 1.5k 97 17.0k
Brian J. Loasby United Kingdom 27 9.4k 0.9× 7.4k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 83 18.4k
Joseph A. Schumpeter United States 29 4.3k 0.4× 7.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 3.0k 1.9× 2.1k 1.3× 90 18.1k
Giovanni Dosi Italy 61 8.4k 0.8× 12.7k 1.5× 3.8k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 3.3k 2.1× 261 22.0k
Rebecca Henderson United States 30 10.7k 1.1× 8.8k 1.0× 5.3k 1.3× 1.0k 0.6× 664 0.4× 88 18.6k
David C. Mowery United States 48 6.7k 0.7× 6.5k 0.8× 4.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 550 0.4× 155 12.9k
Alfred D. Chandler United States 42 7.3k 0.7× 6.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 122 19.2k
Reinhilde Veugelers Belgium 41 6.7k 0.7× 6.6k 0.8× 3.0k 0.7× 826 0.5× 661 0.4× 206 11.7k
Michael Porter Canada 2 6.1k 0.6× 4.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 4 11.6k
Maryann P. Feldman United States 47 5.0k 0.5× 8.2k 1.0× 5.1k 1.2× 2.3k 1.5× 616 0.4× 156 14.3k
Manuel Trajtenberg Israel 21 5.9k 0.6× 11.3k 1.3× 5.7k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 827 0.5× 39 16.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Keith Pavitt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keith Pavitt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keith Pavitt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tidd, Joe, John Bessant, & Keith Pavitt. (2005). Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change. 3rd edition. Figshare. 322 indexed citations
2.
Pavitt, Keith. (2005). What are Advances in Knowledge Doing to the Large Industrial Firm in the. 15–30. 2 indexed citations
3.
Koumpis, Konstantinos & Keith Pavitt. (1999). CORPORATE ACTIVITIES IN SPEECH RECOGNITION AND NATURAL LANGUAGE: ANOTHER "NEW SCIENCE"-BASED TECHNOLOGY. International Journal of Innovation Management. 3(3). 335–366. 17 indexed citations
4.
Pavitt, Keith. (1999). Technology, Management and Systems of Innovation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 105 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith. (1995). National Systems of innovation: Towards a theory of innovation and interactive learning: Bengt-Ake Lundvall (Editor), (Pinter, London, 1992) pp. 317, [UK pound]45 (hardbook) ISBN 1-85567-063-1. Research Policy. 24(2). 320–320. 1 indexed citations
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Patel, Paraskumar & Keith Pavitt. (1995). Technological Competencies in the World's Largest Firms: Characteristics, Constraints and Scope for Managerial Choice. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 55 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith, et al.. (1994). La continua, extendida (e ignorada) importancia de los avances en las tecnologías mecánicas. Información Comercial Española, ICE: Revista de economía. 63–75. 1 indexed citations
8.
Patel, Parimal & Keith Pavitt. (1994). National Innovation Systems: Why They Are Important, And How They Might Be Measured And Compared. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 3(1). 77–95. 314 indexed citations
9.
Pavitt, Keith. (1992). Internationalisation of technological innovation. Science and Public Policy. 14 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith. (1991). Dónde reside la utilidad económica de la investigación básica. Arbor. 31–56. 2 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith. (1991). What makes basic research economically useful?. Research Policy. 20(2). 109–119. 342 indexed citations
12.
Dosi, Giovanni, Keith Pavitt, & Luc Soete. (1990). Technology and trade: An overview of the literature. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 15–39. 3 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith. (1989). The innovative choice. European Journal of Political Economy. 5(1). 128–129. 40 indexed citations
14.
Pavitt, Keith. (1987). Sectoral Patterns of Technical Change : Towards a Taxonomy and a Theory : Research Policy. 2(4). 575. 132 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith. (1984). Sectoral Patterns of Technical Change: Towards a Taxonomy and a Theory. SSRN Electronic Journal. 50 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith. (1984). Patrones de cambio técnico: Evidencia, teoría e implicaciones políticas. Boletín de Estudios Económicos. 39(121). 37–57. 1 indexed citations
17.
Pavitt, Keith. (1980). Technical innovation and industrial development. Futures. 12(1). 35–44. 10 indexed citations
18.
Pavitt, Keith. (1979). Technical innovation and industrial development. Futures. 11(6). 458–470. 20 indexed citations
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Pavitt, Keith. (1973). 10. Malthus and other economists. Futures. 5(2). 157–178. 10 indexed citations
20.
Pavitt, Keith. (1969). Technological innovation in European industry: The need for a world perspective. Long Range Planning. 2(2). 8–13. 12 indexed citations

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