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.
Entrepreneurial Orientation and New Venture Performance: The Moderating Role of Intra- And Extraindustry Social Capital
2008932 citationsWouter Stam, Tom ElfringAcademy of Management Journalprofile →
Social capital of entrepreneurs and small firm performance: A meta-analysis of contextual and methodological moderators
2013686 citationsWouter Stam, Tom Elfring et al.profile →
Networks in Entrepreneurship: The Case of High-technology Firms
2003545 citationsTom Elfring, Willem Hulsinkprofile →
How Does Trust Affect the Performance of Ongoing Teams? The Mediating Role of Reflexivity, Monitoring, and Effort
2010393 citationsTom Elfring et al.Academy of Management Journalprofile →
Author Peers
Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields.
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This map shows the geographic impact of Tom Elfring's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Tom Elfring with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Tom Elfring more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tom Elfring. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tom Elfring. The network helps show where Tom Elfring may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Elfring
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tom Elfring.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tom Elfring 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 Elfring. Tom Elfring is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Wijk, Jakomijn van, Wouter Stam, Tom Elfring, Charlene Zietsma, & Frank den Hond. (2013). ACTIVISTS AND INCUMBENTS STRUCTURING CHANGE: THE INTERPLAY OF AGENCY, CULTURE, AND NETWORKS IN FIELD EVOLUTION. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.1 indexed citations
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Stam, Wouter, et al.. (2013). Social Capital of Entrepreneurs and Small Firm Performance: A Meta-Analysis of Contextual and Methodological Moderators. SSRN Electronic Journal.14 indexed citations
Elfring, Tom, et al.. (2010). Does distance matter? An ego-network approach towards the knowledge-based theory of clusters. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).1 indexed citations
Huysman, Marleen, et al.. (2009). Global pipelines or global buzz? A micro-level approach towards the knowledge-based view of clusters. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).5 indexed citations
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Hulsink, Willem, Tom Elfring, & Wouter Stam. (2008). The Locus of Innovation in Small and Medium-sized Firms: The Importance of Social Capital and Networking in Innovative Entrepreneurship. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS).1 indexed citations
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Hulsink, Willem, Harry Bouwman, & Tom Elfring. (2007). Silicon Valley in the Polder? Entrepreneurial Dynamics, Virtuous Clusters and Vicious Firms in the Netherlands and Flanders. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 13(1). 7–22.3 indexed citations
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Hulsink, Willem & Tom Elfring. (2003). Network effects on Entrepreneurial Processes: Start-ups in the Dutch ICT Industry 1990-2000. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS).1 indexed citations
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Hulsink, Willem, et al.. (2003). Networks effects on Entrepreneurial Processes: Start-ups in the Dutch ICT Industry 1990-2000. SSRN Electronic Journal.2 indexed citations
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Aa, Wietze van der & Tom Elfring. (2002). Realising innovations in services. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 18. 155–171.2 indexed citations
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Volberda, Henk & Tom Elfring. (2001). Rethinking Strategy.31 indexed citations
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Elfring, Tom, et al.. (2000). Strategic Renewal in Large European Firms: Investigating Viable Trajectories of Change. Organization development journal. 18(4). 49–68.15 indexed citations
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