Maria Abreu

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Maria Abreu is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Abreu has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Maria Abreu's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (22 papers), Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (14 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (9 papers). Maria Abreu is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (22 papers), Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (14 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (9 papers). Maria Abreu collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Maria Abreu's co-authors include Vadim Grinevich, H.L.F. de Groot, Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Michael Kitson, Özge Öner, María Savona, Alan Hughes, Pelin Demirel, Mine Karataş‐Özkan and Philip McCann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Research Policy and Journal of Business Venturing.

In The Last Decade

Maria Abreu

49 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

The nature of academic entrepreneurship in the UK: Wideni... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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. The nature of academic entrepreneurship in the UK: Widening the focus on entrepreneurial activities
    2012 363 citations Maria Abreu, Vadim Grinevich profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Abreu United Kingdom 17 764 574 366 330 214 54 1.6k
Piers Thompson United Kingdom 25 883 1.2× 1.0k 1.7× 261 0.7× 556 1.7× 466 2.2× 78 2.2k
Carter Walter Bloch Denmark 21 421 0.6× 305 0.5× 269 0.7× 455 1.4× 243 1.1× 55 1.7k
Guido Buenstorf Germany 21 785 1.0× 548 1.0× 132 0.4× 462 1.4× 159 0.7× 68 1.5k
Shahid Yusuf United States 20 584 0.8× 252 0.4× 508 1.4× 324 1.0× 325 1.5× 68 1.6k
Pamela Mueller Germany 10 1.2k 1.6× 1.3k 2.3× 216 0.6× 345 1.0× 182 0.9× 12 1.9k
Michael M. Crow United States 16 571 0.7× 501 0.9× 206 0.6× 511 1.5× 143 0.7× 56 1.3k
Markku Sotarauta Finland 26 984 1.3× 557 1.0× 852 2.3× 363 1.1× 430 2.0× 86 2.3k
Michael Wyrwich Germany 20 688 0.9× 1.0k 1.8× 193 0.5× 174 0.5× 392 1.8× 76 1.7k
Tulus Tambunan Indonesia 25 802 1.0× 513 0.9× 129 0.4× 409 1.2× 363 1.7× 119 2.1k
Rune Dahl Fitjar Norway 23 885 1.2× 497 0.9× 511 1.4× 742 2.2× 310 1.4× 67 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Abreu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fratesi, Ugo, Maria Abreu, Luisa Corrado, et al.. (2025). The urban dimension in spatial development: contributions from spatial economics. Spatial Economic Analysis. 20(2). 169–174.
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Fratesi, Ugo, Maria Abreu, Luisa Corrado, et al.. (2025). Spillovers and small spatial scale analyses: contributions from spatial economics. Spatial Economic Analysis. 20(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria & Vadim Grinevich. (2024). The entrepreneurial university: strategies, processes, and competing goals. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 49(6). 1991–2034. 13 indexed citations
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Fratesi, Ugo, J. Paul Elhorst, Maria Abreu, et al.. (2024). The inextricable nature of space and economy. Spatial Economic Analysis. 19(2). 107–114. 2 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria, et al.. (2024). Future cities' theories for sustainable future: A systematic literature review. Futures. 164. 103494–103494. 2 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria, et al.. (2024). Defining future cities: A comparative review of future cities’ definitions and characteristics across multiple fields. Futures. 164. 103491–103491. 1 indexed citations
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Comim, Flávio, et al.. (2023). Defining left behind places: an internationally comparative poset analysis. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society. 17(1). 163–180. 6 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria, Flávio Comim, & Calvin Jones. (2023). A capability-approach perspective on regional development. Regional Studies. 58(11). 2208–2220. 6 indexed citations
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Elhorst, J. Paul, Maria Abreu, Pedro Amaral, et al.. (2022). Raising the bar (20). Spatial Economic Analysis. 17(2). 151–155. 1 indexed citations
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Elhorst, J. Paul, Maria Abreu, Pedro Amaral, et al.. (2017). Raising the bar (5). Spatial Economic Analysis. 12(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Elhorst, J. Paul, Maria Abreu, Pedro Amaral, et al.. (2016). Raising the bar (4). Spatial Economic Analysis. 11(4). 355–360. 5 indexed citations
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Smit, Martijn J., Maria Abreu, & H.L.F. de Groot. (2015). Microevidence on the determinants of innovation in the Netherlands: The relative importance of absorptive capacity and agglomeration externalities. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 94(2). 249–273. 35 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria, Alessandra Faggian, & Philip McCann. (2014). Migration and inter-industry mobility of UK graduates. Journal of Economic Geography. 15(2). 353–385. 52 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria, Sierdjan Koster, & Viktor Venhorst. (2014). Transitions and Location Choice: Analysing the Decisions of Students and Recent Graduates. Spatial Economic Analysis. 9(4). 349–354. 9 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria. (2011). Redistribuição, reconhecimento e representação: diálogos sobre igualdade de gênero. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria, et al.. (2011). Faces da desigualdade de gênero e raça no Brasil. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria, Alessandra Faggian, Roberta Comunian, & Philip McCann. (2011). “Life is short, art is long”: the persistent wage gap between Bohemian and non-Bohemian graduates. The Annals of Regional Science. 49(2). 305–321. 23 indexed citations
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Savona, María, et al.. (2008). Understanding Hidden Innovation: Services in the UK. Indicators, Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications. Psychosomatics. 3. 201–8. 1 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria. (2005). Spatial Determinants of Economic Growth and Technology Diffusion. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 6 indexed citations
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Abreu, Maria & H.L.F. de Groot. (2005). A Meta-Analysis of Beta- Convergence. 14 indexed citations

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