Roy Rothwell

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Roy Rothwell is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Rothwell has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 22 papers in Strategy and Management and 14 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Roy Rothwell's work include Innovation Policy and R&D (16 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (13 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (10 papers). Roy Rothwell is often cited by papers focused on Innovation Policy and R&D (16 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (13 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (10 papers). Roy Rothwell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Netherlands. Roy Rothwell's co-authors include Mark Dodgson, Walter Zegveld, Paul Gardiner, Andrew Beaumont Robertson, Joe Townsend, Adam Horsley, Christopher Freeman, John Cantwell, Keith Pavitt and Sarah Cooper and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Policy, The Economic Journal and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

In The Last Decade

Roy Rothwell

81 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Successful industrial innovation: critical factors for th... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1992 1994 1974 250 500 750

Peers

Roy Rothwell
Comparison fields: 5 of 128
  • Strategy and Management 3.9k
  • Economics and Econometrics 2.1k
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 2.0k
  • Management Science and Operations Research 776
  • Marketing 553
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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Rothwell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
Industrial Innovation: Success,Strategy, Trends
6
2 67
3
External Linkages and Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
286
4 208
5
The Characteristics of Successful Innovators and Technically Progressive Firms (with Some Comments on Innovation Research) : R&D Management
3
6
Venture Finance, Small Firms and Public Policy in the UK : Research Policy
1
7
Entrepreneurship & technology : world experiences and policies
4
8 52
9
Design and innovation : policy and management
11
10 98
11 45
12 13
13
Innovation and the small and medium sized firm: their role in employment and in economic change
49
14 22
15 32
16 36
17 2
18 4
19 62
20 4

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