Tom Broekel

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Tom Broekel is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Broekel has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 26 papers in Strategy and Management and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Tom Broekel's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (20 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (19 papers) and Innovation Policy and R&D (18 papers). Tom Broekel is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (20 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (19 papers) and Innovation Policy and R&D (18 papers). Tom Broekel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Norway. Tom Broekel's co-authors include Ron Boschma, Thomas Brenner, Martin Binder, Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, Dirk Fornahl, Holger Graf, Alex Coad, Frank van Oort, Matté Hartog and Martijn Burger and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Tom Broekel

71 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Knowledge networks in the Dutch aviation industry: the pr... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tom Broekel Germany 29 1.5k 928 515 451 321 74 2.4k
Anne L. J. Ter Wal United Kingdom 15 873 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 679 1.3× 294 0.7× 362 1.1× 29 2.5k
Pierre‐Alexandre Balland Netherlands 26 2.6k 1.8× 1.2k 1.3× 817 1.6× 802 1.8× 297 0.9× 48 3.8k
Uwe Cantner Germany 26 1.1k 0.8× 890 1.0× 1.0k 2.0× 223 0.5× 274 0.9× 131 2.6k
Sandro Montresor Italy 27 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 406 0.8× 255 0.6× 188 0.6× 91 3.0k
Andrea Morrison Italy 21 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 438 0.9× 301 0.7× 192 0.6× 58 2.3k
Darko Milošević 4 728 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 420 0.8× 386 0.9× 494 1.5× 5 2.6k
Dieter F. Kogler Ireland 22 1.3k 0.9× 385 0.4× 462 0.9× 394 0.9× 179 0.6× 64 1.9k
Fiorenza Belussi Italy 22 772 0.5× 903 1.0× 405 0.8× 282 0.6× 201 0.6× 63 1.7k
Carolina Castaldi Netherlands 21 945 0.7× 544 0.6× 405 0.8× 184 0.4× 164 0.5× 66 1.7k
Nicholas S. Vonortas United States 33 1.9k 1.3× 2.0k 2.2× 1.3k 2.5× 323 0.7× 195 0.6× 122 3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Broekel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tom Broekel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tom Broekel 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 Tom Broekel. Tom Broekel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2025). The long-term evolution of technological complexity and its relationship with economic growth. Technovation. 144. 103233–103233. 2 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom. (2025). Feeling the heartbeat of regions: local news and economic sentiments. Journal of Economic Geography. 25(6). 937–976.
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2024). Spinning stories: Wind turbines and local narrative landscapes in Germany. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 211. 123892–123892. 4 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2024). Fueling the fire? How government support drives technological progress and complexity. Research Policy. 53(6). 105005–105005. 6 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2022). The Spatial Patterns of Student Mobility Before, During and After the Bologna Process in Germany. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 113(3). 290–309. 5 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2021). Blowing against the winds of change? The relationship between anti-wind initiatives and wind turbines in Germany. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2021). Searching through the Haystack:The Relatedness and Complexity of Priorities in Smart Specialization Strategies. Economic Geography. 97(5). 497–520. 38 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom. (2019). Using structural diversity to measure the complexity of technologies. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216856–e0216856. 58 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2018). Disentangling link formation and dissolution in spatial networks: An application of a two-mode STERGM to a project-based R&D network in the German Biotechnology industry. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom, et al.. (2017). Analyzing the impact of R&D policy on regional diversification. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Radin, Elizabeth, Proochista Ariana, Tom Broekel, & Trần Khánh Toàn. (2016). Analyzing demand-side efficiency in global health: an application to maternal care in Vietnam. Health Policy and Planning. 31(9). 1281–1290. 2 indexed citations
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Breul, Moritz, Tom Broekel, & Matthias Brachert. (2015). Die Treiber der räumlichen Emergenz und Konzentration der Photovoltaik-Industrie in Deutschland [The drivers of the spatial emergence and clustering of the photovoltaic industry in Germany]. MPRA Paper. 1 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom. (2015). The Co-evolution of Proximities – A Network Level Study. Regional Studies. 49(6). 921–935. 64 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom, Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, Martijn Burger, & Frank van Oort. (2013). Modeling Knowledge Networks in Economic Geography: A Discussion of Four Empirical Strategies. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Coad, Alex & Tom Broekel. (2011). Firm growth and productivity growth: evidence from a panel VAR. Applied Economics. 44(10). 1251–1269. 28 indexed citations
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Binder, Martin & Tom Broekel. (2011). Applying a Non‐parametric Efficiency Analysis to Measure Conversion Efficiency in Great Britain. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. 12(2). 257–281. 21 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom & Holger Graf. (2011). Public research intensity and the structure of German R&D networks: a comparison of 10 technologies. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 21(4). 345–372. 54 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom & Holger Graf. (2010). Structural properties of cooperation networks in Germany: From basic to applied research. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 7 indexed citations
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Broekel, Tom. (2010). Do cooperative R&D subsidies stimulate regional innovation efficiency? Evidence from Germany. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 8 indexed citations
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Witt, Ulrich, Tom Broekel, & Thomas Brenner. (2007). Knowledge and its Economic Characteristics: A Conceptual Clarification. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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