Rolf Sternberg

6.7k total citations
116 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Rolf Sternberg is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Sternberg has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 41 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 39 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Rolf Sternberg's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (35 papers), Regional Development and Policy (35 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (28 papers). Rolf Sternberg is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (35 papers), Regional Development and Policy (35 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (28 papers). Rolf Sternberg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Rolf Sternberg's co-authors include Heiko Bergmann, Christian Hundt, Sander Wennekers, Udo Brixy, Joachim Wagner, Michael Stuetzer, Héctor Rocha, Niels Bosma, Michael Wyrwich and Knut Koschatzky and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Sternberg

105 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rolf Sternberg Germany 34 2.4k 1.8k 968 819 671 116 4.3k
Martin Carree Netherlands 36 3.0k 1.3× 4.0k 2.2× 2.3k 2.4× 930 1.1× 569 0.8× 102 7.0k
Maureen McKelvey Sweden 28 2.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 2.1k 2.2× 369 0.5× 376 0.6× 103 4.8k
Wim Naudé Germany 33 1.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 623 0.6× 516 0.6× 1.0k 1.5× 203 4.3k
Jacques Defourny Belgium 25 1.6k 0.7× 656 0.4× 985 1.0× 931 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 114 3.7k
Niels Bosma Netherlands 29 5.0k 2.1× 2.4k 1.3× 870 0.9× 2.0k 2.4× 838 1.2× 71 6.7k
Marc J. Ventresca United Kingdom 26 1.1k 0.4× 674 0.4× 1.5k 1.6× 1.6k 2.0× 1.2k 1.8× 55 4.6k
Edward J. Malecki United States 45 1.4k 0.6× 2.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 258 0.3× 1.2k 1.8× 128 5.7k
Fergus Lyon United Kingdom 30 1.3k 0.6× 692 0.4× 896 0.9× 818 1.0× 1.1k 1.6× 93 3.8k
Ian Miles United Kingdom 35 966 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 2.2k 2.3× 519 0.6× 904 1.3× 203 5.2k
Helen Lawton Smith United Kingdom 25 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 219 0.3× 347 0.5× 124 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rolf Sternberg

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rolf Sternberg

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sternberg, Rolf, et al.. (2024). Infrastructure required, skill needed: Digital entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 22. e00488–e00488. 6 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf, et al.. (2024). Rural areas as winners of COVID-19, digitalization and remote working? Empirical evidence from recent internal migration in Germany. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society. 18(1). 227–248. 2 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Heiko, Christian Hundt, Martin Obschonka, & Rolf Sternberg. (2023). What drives solo and team startups at European universities? The interactive role of entrepreneurial climate, gender, and entrepreneurship course participation. Studies in Higher Education. 49(7). 1269–1289. 2 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf, et al.. (2023). Regionale Innovationspolitiken zugunsten strukturschwacher Regionen Deutschlands. Econstor (Econstor).
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Sternberg, Rolf, Maria Elo, José Ernesto Amorós, & Jonathan Levie. (2023). Research Handbook on Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf. (2021). Entrepreneurship and geography—some thoughts about a complex relationship. The Annals of Regional Science. 69(3). 559–584. 39 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Heiko, Christian Hundt, & Rolf Sternberg. (2016). What makes student entrepreneurs? On the relevance (and irrelevance) of the university and the regional context for student start-ups. Small Business Economics. 47(1). 53–76. 208 indexed citations
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Hundt, Christian & Rolf Sternberg. (2014). How Did the Economic Crisis Influence New Firm Creation?: A Multilevel Approach Based Upon Data from German Regions. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik. 234(6). 722–756. 4 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf. (2010). Weltbank (Hrsg.) (2009): Weltentwicklungsbericht 2009. Wirtschaftsgeografie neu gestalten. Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and Planning. 68(3). 1 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf, et al.. (2010). Cluster Policies in the US and Germany: Varieties of Capitalism Perspective on Two High-Tech States. Environment and Planning C Government and Policy. 28(6). 1063–1082. 30 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf. (2009). Regional Dimensions of Entrepreneurship. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5(4). 211–340. 8 indexed citations
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Ács, Zoltán J., Niels Bosma, & Rolf Sternberg. (2008). THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ADVANTAGE OF WORLD CITIES; Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 16 indexed citations
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Rocha, Héctor & Rolf Sternberg. (2005). Entrepreneurship: The Role of Clusters Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Evidence from Germany. Small Business Economics. 24(3). 267–292. 179 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf. (2004). Zur räumlichen Verteilung von Domainnamen in Deutsch-land ¿ empirische Befunde und Erklärungen. 148(4). 78–85.
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Wagner, Joachim & Rolf Sternberg. (2004). Start-up activities, individual characteristics, and the regional milieu: Lessons for entrepreneurship support policies from German micro data. The Annals of Regional Science. 38(2). 219–240. 262 indexed citations
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Berndt, Christian, et al.. (2003). Regional Venture Capitalism UK and Germany Compared. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 65(3). 308–13. 1 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf. (2002). The Latinamericanization of electricity systems in South America. 21–40. 1 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf. (1999). Brazilian Amazonia: a metamorphosis in progress. 5–47. 1 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf. (1999). Innovative Linkages and Proximity: Empirical Results from Recent Surveys of Small and Medium Sized Firms in German Regions. Regional Studies. 33(6). 529–540. 79 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Rolf, et al.. (1997). Bilanz eines Booms : Wirkungsanalyse von Technologie- und Gründerzentren in Deutschland : Ergebnisse aus 108 Zentren und 1021 Unternehmen. 10 indexed citations

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