Lee Fleming

14.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
69 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Lee Fleming is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee Fleming has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 25 papers in Strategy and Management and 19 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Lee Fleming's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (23 papers), Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (15 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (12 papers). Lee Fleming is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (23 papers), Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting (15 papers) and Intellectual Property and Patents (12 papers). Lee Fleming collaborates with scholars based in United States, Luxembourg and Germany. Lee Fleming's co-authors include Olav Sorenson, Jasjit Singh, David M. Waguespack, David Chen, Santiago Mingo, Matt Marx, Benjamin Balsmeier, Jan W. Rivkin, Gustavo Manso and Charles King and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Financial Economics and Strategic Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lee Fleming

62 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Recombinant Uncertainty in Technological Search

2001 2.0k citations Lee Fleming Management Science profile →
Science as a map in technological search

2004 953 citations Lee Fleming, Olav Sorenson profile →
Technology as a complex adaptive system: evidence from patent data

2001 885 citations Lee Fleming, Olav Sorenson profile →
Collaborative Brokerage, Generative Creativity, and Creative Success

2007 801 citations Lee Fleming et al. profile →
Complexity, networks and knowledge flow

2006 584 citations Olav Sorenson, Lee Fleming et al. profile →
Lone Inventors as Sources of Breakthroughs: Myth or Reality?

2009 562 citations Jasjit Singh, Lee Fleming Management Science profile →
Independent boards and innovation

2016 522 citations Benjamin Balsmeier, Lee Fleming et al. profile →
Brokerage, Boundary Spanning, and Leadership in Open Innovation Communities

2007 516 citations Lee Fleming, David M. Waguespack Organization Science profile →
Mobility, Skills, and the Michigan Non-Compete Experiment

2009 452 citations Matt Marx, Lee Fleming et al. Management Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lee Fleming United States	30	5.0k	3.9k	3.0k	1.6k	1.5k	69	9.8k
David C. Mowery United States	48	6.7k 1.3×	6.5k 1.6×	4.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	155	12.9k
Gautam Ahuja United States	23	11.3k 2.2×	4.2k 1.1×	3.8k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	2.6k 1.7×	35	15.5k
Lori Rosenkopf United States	23	6.0k 1.2×	2.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	37	8.5k
Olav Sorenson United States	46	4.4k 0.9×	4.6k 1.2×	4.4k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	3.6k 2.4×	111	11.6k
Ammon Salter United Kingdom	49	10.7k 2.1×	4.6k 1.2×	5.7k 1.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	121	17.4k
Reinhilde Veugelers Belgium	41	6.7k 1.3×	6.6k 1.7×	3.0k 1.0×	830 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	206	11.7k
Rebecca Henderson United States	30	10.7k 2.1×	8.8k 2.2×	5.3k 1.7×	2.4k 1.6×	2.2k 1.4×	88	18.6k
Frank T. Rothaermel United States	34	8.0k 1.6×	3.2k 0.8×	3.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	66	11.4k
Kenneth W. Koput United States	12	5.3k 1.1×	2.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.7×	785 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	23	8.1k
Keld Laursen Denmark	34	7.6k 1.5×	3.6k 0.9×	2.8k 0.9×	927 0.6×	984 0.6×	70	10.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Fleming

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Marx, Matt, et al.. (2025). Pasteur’s quadrant researchers bring novelty, impact to publishing, and patenting. Science. 390(6776). 891–893.

Balsmeier, Benjamin, et al.. (2025). Startups, Unicorns, and the Local Influx of Inventors. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1–44.

Balsmeier, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). The Unintended Impact of R&D Tax Credits on Innovative Search. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1–47.

He, Ling‐Yun, et al.. (2023). Philanthropic supported innovation: trends, areas, and impact. Scientometrics. 128(10). 5507–5520. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Sandy & Lee Fleming. (2020). Where Does the Crowd Fund – And How Does It Matter to Regional Entrepreneurship?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Balsmeier, Benjamin, et al.. (2020). Early Disclosure of Invention and Reduced Duplication: An Empirical Test. Management Science. 66(6). 2677–2685. 20 indexed citations

Balsmeier, Benjamin, Gabe Fierro, Kevin Johnson, et al.. (2018). Machine learning and natural language processing on the patent corpus: Data, tools, and new measures. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy. 27(3). 535–553. 53 indexed citations

Nanda, Ramana, et al.. (2015). Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy. 199–232. 24 indexed citations

Chai, Sen & Lee Fleming. (2012). Understanding Sources of Breakthrough Emergence. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2012(1). 14282–14282. 1 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee, et al.. (2011). Fungal Osteomyelitis of Calcaneus due to Candida albicans: A Case Report. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 51(2). 212–214. 6 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee, et al.. (2011). Results of Modified Lapidus Arthrodesis Procedure Using Medial Eminence as an Interpositional Autograft. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 50(3). 272–275. 15 indexed citations

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Singh, Jasjit & Lee Fleming. (2009). Lone Inventors as Sources of Breakthroughs: Myth or Reality?. Management Science. 56(1). 41–56. 562 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ács, Zoltán J., Robert E. Litan, Lee Fleming, et al.. (2008). Entrepreneurship and Urban Success: Toward a Policy Consensus. SSRN Electronic Journal. 41 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee. (2007). Las claves de la invención en la empresa: la "larga cola" de la innovación. Harvard-Deusto business review. 54–62. 1 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee & Koen Frenken. (2007). THE EVOLUTION OF INVENTOR NETWORKS IN THE SILICON VALLEY AND BOSTON REGIONS. Advances in Complex Systems. 10(1). 53–71. 77 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee & David M. Waguespack. (2007). Brokerage, Boundary Spanning, and Leadership in Open Innovation Communities. Organization Science. 18(2). 165–180. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fleming, Lee & Koen Frenken. (2006). The evolution of inventor networks in the Silicon Valley and Boston regions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 29(18). 736–9. 2 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee & Matt Marx. (2006). Managing Creativity in Small Worlds. California Management Review. 48(4). 6–27. 12 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee & David M. Waguespack. (2005). Penguins, Camels, and Other Birds of a Feather: Brokerage, Boundary Spanning, and Leadership in Open Innovation Communities. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

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Fleming, Lee & Olav Sorenson. (2003). Navigating the Technology Landscape of Innovation. MIT Sloan management review. 44(2). 15–23. 49 indexed citations

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