Thomas Lans

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Lans is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Education and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Lans has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 28 papers in Education and 20 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Thomas Lans's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (47 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (19 papers) and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (19 papers). Thomas Lans is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (47 papers), Family Business Performance and Succession (19 papers) and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (19 papers). Thomas Lans collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Iran and United States. Thomas Lans's co-authors include Martin Mulder, Vincent Blok, H.J.A. Biemans, R. Wesselink, Saeid Karimi, Mohammad Chizari, J.A.A.M. Verstegen, Lisa Ploum, Onno Omta and J.T.M. Gulikers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Business Ethics and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Lans

59 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education: A Study of Iranian Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification

2014 365 citations Saeid Karimi, H.J.A. Biemans et al. Journal of Small Business Management profile →
Learning apart and together: towards an integrated competence framework for sustainable entrepreneurship in higher education

2013 321 citations Thomas Lans, Vincent Blok et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Lans Netherlands	27	1.7k	859	801	675	428	64	2.8k
Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues Portugal	26	1.4k 0.8×	439 0.5×	640 0.8×	728 1.1×	359 0.8×	113	2.7k
Andreas Walmsley United Kingdom	19	1.5k 0.9×	944 1.1×	547 0.7×	710 1.1×	267 0.6×	53	2.4k
David A. Kirby United Kingdom	26	1.6k 1.0×	515 0.6×	397 0.5×	659 1.0×	722 1.7×	112	2.7k
John L. Thompson United Kingdom	19	1.4k 0.8×	257 0.3×	610 0.8×	739 1.1×	376 0.9×	84	2.3k
Cristina Díaz-García Spain	17	997 0.6×	140 0.2×	325 0.4×	638 0.9×	585 1.4×	31	2.0k
Rachel S. Shinnar United States	21	2.0k 1.2×	502 0.6×	690 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	109 0.3×	49	2.5k
Veland Ramadani North Macedonia	35	1.9k 1.1×	260 0.3×	706 0.9×	1.2k 1.8×	646 1.5×	162	3.6k
Willem Hulsink Netherlands	17	1.5k 0.9×	313 0.4×	472 0.6×	540 0.8×	534 1.2×	63	2.2k
Andreas Kuckertz Germany	25	1.3k 0.8×	152 0.2×	519 0.6×	578 0.9×	708 1.7×	112	2.9k
Bagus Shandy Narmaditya Indonesia	26	856 0.5×	797 0.9×	287 0.4×	297 0.4×	104 0.2×	135	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Lans

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Lans

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Farrokhnia, Mohammadreza, et al.. (2025). Fostering University Students’ Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification Capability: A Systematic Literature Review. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy. 9(1). 45–91.

Niepel, Christoph, et al.. (2017). How employees perceive organizational learning: construct validation of the 25-item short form of the strategic learning assessment map (SF-SLAM). Journal of Knowledge Management. 22(1). 57–75. 12 indexed citations

Ploum, Lisa, Vincent Blok, Thomas Lans, & Onno Omta. (2017). Toward a Validated Competence Framework for Sustainable Entrepreneurship. Organization & Environment. 31(2). 113–132. 200 indexed citations

Lans, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Linking complex problem solving to opportunity identification competence within the context of entrepreneurship. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 34(4). 412–429. 18 indexed citations

Karimi, Saeid, et al.. (2014). Fostering students’ competence in identifying business opportunities in entrepreneurship education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 53(2). 215–229. 57 indexed citations

Karimi, Saeid, H.J.A. Biemans, Thomas Lans, Mohammad Chizari, & Martin Mulder. (2014). The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education: A Study of Iranian Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification. Journal of Small Business Management. 54(1). 187–209. 365 indexed citations breakdown →

Seuneke, Pieter, Thomas Lans, & J.S.C. Wiskerke. (2013). Moving beyond entrepreneurial skills: Key factors driving entrepreneurial learning in multifunctional agriculture. Journal of Rural Studies. 32. 208–219. 131 indexed citations

Karimi, Saeid, H.J.A. Biemans, Thomas Lans, Martin Mulder, & Mohammad Chizari. (2012). The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Students Entrepreneurial Intentions and Opportunity Identification Perceptions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

Verhees, F.J.H.M., Thomas Lans, & J.A.A.M. Verstegen. (2012). The influence of market and entrepreneurial orientation on strategic marketing choices: the cases of Dutch farmers and horticultural growers. Journal on Chain and Network Science. 12(2). 167–180. 33 indexed citations

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Dentoni, Domenico, et al.. (2012). Developing Human Capital for Agri-Food Firms’ Multi-Stakeholder Interactions. The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. 15. 61–68. 37 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Dynamiek en robuustheid van multifunctionele landbouw: rapportage onderzoeksfase 3: leren en competentieontwikkeling. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 49(1). 27–34. 1 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, H.J.A. Biemans, Martin Mulder, & J.A.A.M. Verstegen. (2010). Self‐awareness of mastery and improvability of entrepreneurial competence in small businesses in the agrifood sector. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 21(2). 147–168. 39 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, Willem Hulsink, Herman Baert, & Martin Mulder. (2008). Entrepreneurship Education and Training in a Small Business Context: Insights from the Competence-based Approach. RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam). 1 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, Willem Hulsink, Herman Baert, & Martin Mulder. (2008). Entrepreneurship education in a small business context: insights from the competence-based approach. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 16(4). 1–21. 4 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, H.J.A. Biemans, J.A.A.M. Verstegen, & Martin Mulder. (2008). The Influence of the Work Environment on Entrepreneurial Learning of Small-business Owners. Management Learning. 39(5). 597–613. 58 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Knowledge arrangements in the green sector: co-creation, circulation and transfer. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 78–83. 1 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Kennisarrangementen in de praktijk : naslagwerk pilots P420. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations

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Verstegen, J.A.A.M. & Thomas Lans. (2006). De kunst van het zien en het realiseren : competenties voor succesvol ondernemerschap in de agrarische sector. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, R. Wesselink, H.J.A. Biemans, & Martin Mulder. (2004). Quality indicators for assisting VET in new learning arrangements. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 364(9439). 1012–1012. 1 indexed citations

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Lans, Thomas, et al.. (2004). Release from native root herbivores and biotic resistance by soil pathogens in a new habitat both affect the alien Ammophila arenaria in South Africa. Oecologia. 141(3). 502–510. 81 indexed citations

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