Stefano Elia

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Stefano Elia is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Accounting and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano Elia has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Strategy and Management, 15 papers in Accounting and 13 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Stefano Elia's work include International Business and FDI (29 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (15 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (14 papers). Stefano Elia is often cited by papers focused on International Business and FDI (29 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (15 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (14 papers). Stefano Elia collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Stefano Elia's co-authors include Lucia Piscitello, Peter J. Buckley, Mario Kafouros, Marcello M. Mariani, Maria Grazia Giuffrida, Stefano Bresciani, Sergio Mariotti, Luciano Fratocchi, Paolo Barbieri and Fabio Bertoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of Management Studies.

In The Last Decade

Stefano Elia

63 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Resources and digital export: An RBV perspective on the r... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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. Resources and digital export: An RBV perspective on the role of digital technologies and capabilities in cross-border e-commerce
    2021 243 citations Stefano Elia, Marcello M. Mariani et al. Journal of Business Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefano Elia Italy 22 1.2k 466 403 296 263 70 1.8k
Yama Temouri United Kingdom 25 849 0.7× 482 1.0× 596 1.5× 234 0.8× 117 0.4× 84 1.7k
Junjie Hong China 21 1.5k 1.2× 743 1.6× 900 2.2× 606 2.0× 198 0.8× 57 2.5k
Thomas A. Hemphill United States 20 637 0.5× 229 0.5× 390 1.0× 155 0.5× 78 0.3× 134 1.6k
Roberto S. Vassolo Argentina 21 1.0k 0.9× 403 0.9× 478 1.2× 55 0.2× 283 1.1× 63 2.0k
Óscar Martín Martín Spain 21 1.0k 0.9× 321 0.7× 184 0.5× 171 0.6× 59 0.2× 47 1.4k
Jaroslav Belás Czechia 30 547 0.5× 545 1.2× 848 2.1× 115 0.4× 96 0.4× 108 2.1k
Kalevi Kyläheiko Finland 19 1.3k 1.1× 309 0.7× 405 1.0× 77 0.3× 161 0.6× 53 1.9k
Brian Wu United States 18 881 0.7× 511 1.1× 528 1.3× 67 0.2× 80 0.3× 41 1.6k
Stefano Paleari Italy 31 677 0.6× 1.1k 2.3× 861 2.1× 739 2.5× 185 0.7× 134 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefano Elia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefano Elia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefano Elia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stefano Elia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stefano Elia based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stefano Elia. Stefano Elia is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Buckley, Peter J., et al.. (2026). Artificial intelligence and international business: Theoretical challenges, strategic implications, and research agenda. Journal of World Business. 61(3). 101710–101710.
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Buckley, Peter J., S. Tamer Çavuşgil, Stefano Elia, & Surender Munjal. (2023). The evolution of emerging economy multinationals. Journal of Business Research. 160. 113746–113746. 8 indexed citations
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Elia, Stefano, et al.. (2023). The Circular Economy as a New Production Paradigm to Enhance Resilience of MNEs and the Economic System. AIB Insights. 23(3). 3 indexed citations
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D’Orazio, Annunziata, et al.. (2023). Application of a Blockchain Model in the Energy Market for Social Goodness: A Simulator to Generate Transactions. Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 67(2). 160–171. 1 indexed citations
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Butticè, Vincenzo, et al.. (2023). The role of environmental sustainability in the relocation choices of MNEs: Back to the home country or welcome in a new host country?. Journal of International Management. 29(5). 101059–101059. 16 indexed citations
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Morea, Donato, et al.. (2021). Improvement of Energy Savings in Electric Railways Using Coasting Technique. Energies. 14(23). 8120–8120. 9 indexed citations
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Elia, Stefano, Surender Munjal, & Vittoria Giada Scalera. (2020). Sourcing Technological Knowledge Through Foreign Inward Licensing to Boost the Performance of Indian Firms: The Contingent Effects of Internal R&D and Business Group Affiliation. Management International Review. 60(5). 695–721. 24 indexed citations
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Barbieri, Paolo, Albachiara Boffelli, Stefano Elia, et al.. (2020). What can we learn about reshoring after Covid-19?. Operations Management Research. 13(3-4). 131–136. 130 indexed citations
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Elia, Stefano, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, & Lucia Piscitello. (2019). The impact of cultural diversity on innovation performance of MNC subsidiaries in strategic alliances. Journal of Business Research. 98. 204–213. 92 indexed citations
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Elia, Stefano, et al.. (2018). Inertial vs. mindful repetition of previous entry mode choices: Do firms always learn from experience?. Journal of Business Research. 103. 530–546. 12 indexed citations
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Rossi, P, et al.. (2016). A New Prosthesis in Inguinal Hernia Repair: Results of a Pilot Study. Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University). 2(2). 66–71. 3 indexed citations
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Elia, Stefano, et al.. (2016). Energy consumption evaluation for sports centers: a method based on optimization classes and qualitative dashboards. IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome). 133–144. 2 indexed citations
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Beule, Filip De, Stefano Elia, & Lucia Piscitello. (2013). Entry and access to competencies abroad: Emerging market firms versus advanced market firms. Journal of International Management. 20(2). 137–152. 81 indexed citations
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Buckley, Peter J., Stefano Elia, & Mario Kafouros. (2010). Acquisitions from emerging countries: what factors influence the performance of target firms in advanced countries?. European J of International Management. 4(1/2). 30–30. 27 indexed citations
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Mariotti, Sergio, Lucia Piscitello, & Stefano Elia. (2010). Spatial agglomeration of multinational enterprises: the role of information externalities and knowledge spillovers. Journal of Economic Geography. 10(4). 519–538. 118 indexed citations
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Elia, Stefano, et al.. (1999). Intramural hematoma of the thoracic aorta in octogenarians: is non operation justified?. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 16(4). 414–417. 7 indexed citations
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Elia, Stefano, et al.. (1998). Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis with a Long-Acting Cephalosporin for Thoracic Surgery in 192 Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. Journal of Chemotherapy. 10(1). 58–63. 1 indexed citations

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