Robert Blackburn

7.5k total citations
151 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Blackburn is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Blackburn has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 28 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 26 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Robert Blackburn's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (43 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (19 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (17 papers). Robert Blackburn is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (43 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (19 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (17 papers). Robert Blackburn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Robert Blackburn's co-authors include James Curran, Andrea Revell, John Kitching, Thomas Wainwright, Anne Kovalainen, David Stokes, Mark Hart, George Saridakis, Monder Ram and Robin Jarvis and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert Blackburn

140 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Blackburn 1.9k 1.2k 1.2k 902 875 151 5.0k
Christopher J. Collins 2.1k 1.1× 2.4k 1.9× 3.5k 2.8× 987 1.1× 646 0.7× 57 7.3k
John F. Veiga 1.3k 0.7× 2.8k 2.2× 3.0k 2.4× 1.8k 2.0× 617 0.7× 67 7.3k
Patricia Thornton 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.5× 3.1k 2.5× 2.0k 2.3× 775 0.9× 64 7.3k
Tom Elfring 2.6k 1.4× 1.6k 1.3× 1.6k 1.3× 877 1.0× 603 0.7× 63 4.7k
David B. Balkin 2.1k 1.1× 2.1k 1.7× 2.5k 2.0× 705 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 99 6.8k
Carla Susana Marques 1.6k 0.9× 827 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 428 0.5× 478 0.5× 151 4.0k
Fiona Wilson 2.3k 1.2× 743 0.6× 1.7k 1.4× 840 0.9× 495 0.6× 105 4.7k
Trenton A. Williams 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 950 0.8× 569 0.6× 700 0.8× 45 3.3k
David Carson 1.9k 1.0× 2.3k 1.8× 2.0k 1.6× 1.5k 1.6× 569 0.7× 127 6.1k
Ute Stephan 4.4k 2.3× 1000 0.8× 2.5k 2.0× 975 1.1× 832 1.0× 105 6.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Blackburn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Blackburn

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All Works

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McKee, Kathleen, Andrew J. Knighton, Kristy Veale, et al.. (2024). Impact of Local Tailoring on Acute Stroke Care in 21 Disparate Emergency Departments: A Prospective Stepped Wedge Type III Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 17(5). e010477–e010477. 1 indexed citations
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Parker, Simon C., Thomas B. Åstebro, David B. Audretsch, et al.. (2023). “Remembering David J Storey, a pioneer of the entrepreneurship field”. Small Business Economics. 62(1). 1–21. 1 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Robert, Sally Dibb, & Ian Tonks. (2023). Business and Management Studies in the United Kingdom's 2021 Research Excellence Framework: Implications for Research Quality Assessment. British Journal of Management. 35(1). 434–448. 8 indexed citations
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Olsen, Griffin, Andrew J. Knighton, Tom Belnap, et al.. (2021). Evaluating a Redesigned Advanced Training Program. Quality Management in Health Care. 30(4). 283–285.
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Knighton, Andrew J., Robert Blackburn, Seth Andrews, et al.. (2019). Increasing Adherence to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. Quality Management in Health Care. 28(1). 65–67. 21 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Robert, Dirk De Clercq, & Jarna Heinonen. (2017). The SAGE Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Bradford Scholars (University of Bradford). 98 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Robert. (2016). Tailor-made support for SMEs towards effective implementation of the EU’s trade and investment strategy. Research Repository (Kingston University London). 1 indexed citations
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Lai, Yanqing, George Saridakis, Robert Blackburn, & Stewart Johnstone. (2016). In a recession, large firms are more likely than SMEs to resort to personnel cuts. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 2 indexed citations
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Kibler, Ewald, Thomas Wainwright, Teemu Kautonen, & Robert Blackburn. (2012). (Work)life after work?: older entrepreneurship in London - motivations and barriers. Research Repository (Kingston University London). 8 indexed citations
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Kibler, Ewald, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Blackburn, & Teemu Kautonen. (2012). Under pressure: differentiation in older entrepreneur motivations, emotions and mentoring. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton).
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Wainwright, Thomas, Ewald Kibler, Robert Blackburn, & Teemu Kautonen. (2011). Who are you calling old? Revisiting notions of age and ability amongst older entrepreneurs. Research Repository (Kingston University London). 7 indexed citations
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Anyadike‐Danes, Michael, Rosemary Athayde, Robert Blackburn, et al.. (2008). The impact of regulation on small business performance : report for the Enterprise Directorate of BERR. Research Repository (Kingston University London). 8 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Robert & Monder Ram. (2006). Fix or fixation? The contributions and limitations of entrepreneurship and small firms to combating social exclusion. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 18(1). 73–89. 154 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Robert & Mark Hart. (2001). Ignorance is bliss, knowledge is blight? Employment rights and small firms. Journal of Electron Microscopy. 58(3). 123–30. 4 indexed citations
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Curran, James & Robert Blackburn. (2001). Researching the Small Enterprise. 390 indexed citations
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Kitching, John & Robert Blackburn. (1998). Intellectual property management in the small and medium enterprise (SME). Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 5(4). 327–335. 91 indexed citations
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Kitching, John & Robert Blackburn. (1997). Management training for SMEs: a comparative study of three European regions. Research Repository (Kingston University London). 5 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Robert & Peter Jennings. (1996). Small firms: contributions to economic regeneration. 10 indexed citations
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Liskin, L, Éric Benoît, & Robert Blackburn. (1992). Vasectomy: new opportunities.. PubMed. 1–23. 25 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Robert. (1979). Two Years with a Closed Catalog.. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 4(6). 4 indexed citations

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