Martin Geissdoerfer

13.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
30 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Martin Geissdoerfer is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Marketing and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Geissdoerfer has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Strategy and Management, 14 papers in Marketing and 12 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Martin Geissdoerfer's work include Sustainable Supply Chain Management (21 papers), Sustainable Industrial Ecology (11 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (11 papers). Martin Geissdoerfer is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Supply Chain Management (21 papers), Sustainable Industrial Ecology (11 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (11 papers). Martin Geissdoerfer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Martin Geissdoerfer's co-authors include Nancy Bocken, Erik Jan Hultink, Paulo Savaget, Doroteya Vladimirova, Steve Evans, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Sandra Naomi Morioka, Marina Pieroni, Daniela C. A. Pigosso and Khaled Soufani and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Resources Conservation and Recycling and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Martin Geissdoerfer

26 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm? 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2018 2018 2020 2016 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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 Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?
    2016 4.8k citations Martin Geissdoerfer, Paulo Savaget et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  2. Sustainable business model innovation: A review
    2018 902 citations Martin Geissdoerfer, Doroteya Vladimirova et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  3. Business models and supply chains for the circular economy
    2018 809 citations Martin Geissdoerfer, Sandra Naomi Morioka et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  4. Circular business models: A review
    2020 515 citations Martin Geissdoerfer et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  5. Design thinking to enhance the sustainable business modelling process – A workshop based on a value mapping process
    2016 323 citations Martin Geissdoerfer, Nancy Bocken et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin Geissdoerfer United Kingdom 15 5.7k 3.3k 1.7k 1.4k 1.3k 30 8.2k
Julian Kirchherr Netherlands 34 6.6k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.4× 62 9.8k
Erik Jan Hultink Netherlands 42 6.8k 1.2× 3.5k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 82 10.4k
Denise Reike Netherlands 10 5.0k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 792 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 14 6.8k
Rupert J. Baumgartner Austria 42 4.6k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 832 0.5× 667 0.5× 506 0.4× 112 7.0k
Daniela C. A. Pigosso Denmark 35 4.2k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 666 0.5× 862 0.7× 150 5.6k
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes United Kingdom 61 8.9k 1.6× 3.2k 1.0× 4.1k 2.4× 751 0.5× 833 0.7× 357 14.0k
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour Brazil 56 9.3k 1.6× 5.7k 1.8× 2.8k 1.6× 997 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 190 13.3k
Paulo Savaget United Kingdom 10 3.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 982 0.6× 642 0.5× 982 0.8× 23 5.2k
Patrizia Ghisellini Italy 16 3.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 540 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 36 5.6k
Conny Bakker Netherlands 26 3.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 633 0.5× 981 0.8× 81 5.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Martin Geissdoerfer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Geissdoerfer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kanda, Wisdom, Magnus Klofsten, Dżamila Bieńkowska, David B. Audretsch, & Martin Geissdoerfer. (2025). Orchestration in Mature Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Towards a Circular Economy: A Dynamic Capabilities Approach. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(4). 4747–4765. 10 indexed citations
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Kanda, Wisdom, et al.. (2025). Circular ecosystems: Past, present, and future research directions. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29(4). 1364–1381. 3 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2025). When does it pay to be green for startups? Sustainability signaling and venture funding. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Jones, Mitchell P., et al.. (2025). A defense of the circular economy. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29(6). 1959–1976.
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2025). Conceptualizing Circular Ecosystems: An Analysis of 45 Definitions. Business Strategy and the Environment. 35(2). 2368–2394.
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2025). Digital Technologies as Enablers of the Circular Economy: An Empirical Perspective on the Role of Companies in Driving Customer Behaviour Change. R and D Management. 55(5). 1595–1633. 4 indexed citations
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Santa‐Maria, Tomas, et al.. (2025). From Challenges to Impact: Drivers, Barriers, and Shared Resources in Sustainability‐Oriented Corporate‐Startup Alliances. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(6). 7488–7516. 1 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2023). Shifting the Focus to Measurement: A Review of Socially Responsible Investing and Sustainability Indicators. Sustainability. 15(2). 984–984. 6 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2022). Drivers and barriers for circular business model innovation. Business Strategy and the Environment. 32(6). 3814–3832. 102 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, Paulo Savaget, Nancy Bocken, & Erik Jan Hultink. (2022). Prototyping, experimentation, and piloting in the business model context. Industrial Marketing Management. 102. 564–575. 17 indexed citations
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Peng, Tao, et al.. (2021). Industrial Internet of Things enabled supply-side energy modelling for refined energy management in aluminium extrusions manufacturing. Journal of Cleaner Production. 301. 126882–126882. 21 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2021). Mapping socially responsible investing: A bibliometric and citation network analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 296. 126376–126376. 76 indexed citations
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Galvão, Graziela Darla Araújo, et al.. (2020). Towards a value stream perspective of circular business models. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 162. 105060–105060. 53 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2019). Digital Transformation’s Impact on Open Innovation Challenges: A case study of Alice Waters’ Open Innovation Ecosystem. Apollo (University of Cambridge). 1 indexed citations
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Savaget, Paulo, Martin Geissdoerfer, Ali Kharrazi, & Steve Evans. (2018). The theoretical foundations of sociotechnical systems change for sustainability: A systematic literature review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 206. 878–892. 123 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, et al.. (2018). Product, service, and business model innovation: A discussion. Procedia Manufacturing. 21. 165–172. 16 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, Sandra Naomi Morioka, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, & Steve Evans. (2018). Business models and supply chains for the circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 190. 712–721. 809 indexed citations breakdown →
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, Sandra Naomi Morioka, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, & Steve Evans. (2018). Business models and supply chains for the circular economy. Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database.
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, Paulo Savaget, & Steve Evans. (2017). The Cambridge Business Model Innovation Process. Procedia Manufacturing. 8. 262–269. 115 indexed citations
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Geissdoerfer, Martin, Paulo Savaget, Nancy Bocken, & Erik Jan Hultink. (2016). The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?. Journal of Cleaner Production. 143. 757–768. 4800 indexed citations breakdown →

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