Most cited papers in Innovation, Technology, and Society
What are the most cited papers in Innovation, Technology, and Society?
The most cited paper in Innovation, Technology, and Society is "Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways" (Frank W. Geels, Johan Schot, 2007), with 5,187 citations. Next come "Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0—Inception, conception and perception" (2,505) and "The Social Shaping of Technology" (1,758).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 245 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways Frank W. Geels, Johan Schot · Research Policy | 21 Feb 2007 | 5,187 |
| 2 | Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0—Inception, conception and perception Xun William Xu, Yuqian Lu, Birgit Vogel‐Heuser et al. · Journal of Manufacturing Systems | Oct 2021 | 2,505 |
| 3 | The Social Shaping of Technology Robin Williams, David O. Edge | 31 Oct 1996 | 1,758 |
| 4 | What is protective space? Reconsidering niches in transitions to sustainability Adrian Smith, Rob P. J. M. Raven · Research Policy | 23 Mar 2012 | 1,703 |
| 5 | Innovation in services Faı̈z Gallouj, Olivier Weinstein · Research Policy | Dec 1997 | 1,691 |
| 6 | Responsible research and innovation: From science in society to science for society, with society Richard Owen, Phil Macnaghten, Jack Stilgoe · Science and Public Policy | Dec 2012 | 1,613 |
| 7 | Grundelemente einer Theorie sozialer Praktiken / Basic Elements of a Theory of Social Practices Andreas Reckwitz · Zeitschrift für Soziologie | Aug 2003 | 1,590 |
| 8 | “Opening Up” and “Closing Down” Andy Stirling · Science Technology & Human Values | 12 Nov 2007 | 1,531 |
| 9 | Digital innovation and transformation: An institutional perspective Bob Hinings, Thomas Karl Gegenhuber, Royston Greenwood · Information and Organization | Mar 2018 | 1,509 |
| 10 | Technological innovation systems and the multi-level perspective: Towards an integrated framework Jochen Markard, Bernhard Truffer · Research Policy | 6 Mar 2008 | 1,261 |
| 11 | Reconceptualising the ‘policy mix’ for innovation Kieron Flanagan, Elvira Uyarra, Manuel Laranja · Research Policy | 14 Apr 2011 | 1,140 |
| 12 | Social innovation: Moving the field forward. A conceptual framework Giovany Cajaiba-Santana · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | Jul 2013 | 1,128 |
| 13 | Social innovation: Buzz word or enduring term? Eduardo Pol, Simon P. Ville · The Journal of Socio-Economics | 26 Feb 2009 | 1,049 |
| 14 | Science-based technologies: university–industry interactions in four fields Frieder Meyer–Krahmer, Ulrich Schmoch · Research Policy | Dec 1998 | 984 |
| 15 | Governing transitions in the sustainability of everyday life Elizabeth Shove, Gordon P. Walker · Research Policy | 23 Mar 2010 | 914 |
| 16 | Innovation in the service sector: The demand for service-specific innovation measurement concepts and typologies Christiane Hipp, Hariolf Grupp · Research Policy | 26 Apr 2005 | 861 |
| 17 | The enactment of socio-technical transition pathways: A reformulated typology and a comparative multi-level analysis of the German and UK low-carbon electricity transitions (1990–2014) Frank W. Geels, Florian Kern, Gerhard Fuchs et al. · Research Policy | 13 Feb 2016 | 850 |
| 18 | Towards Alternative Model(s) of Local Innovation Frank Moulaert, Flávia Martinelli, Erik A. Swyngedouw et al. · Urban Studies | Oct 2005 | 846 |
| 19 | PERSONAL INITIATIVE AT WORK: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EAST AND WEST GERMANY. Michael H. Frese, Wolfgang Kring, Andrea Soose et al. · Academy of Management Journal | Feb 1996 | 817 |
| 20 | Translating Sustainabilities between Green Niches and Socio-Technical Regimes Adrian Smith · Technology Analysis and Strategic Management | Jul 2007 | 809 |
| 21 | Innovation through institutionalization: A service ecosystems perspective Stephen Louis Vargo, Heiko Wieland, Melissa Archpru Akaka · Industrial Marketing Management | 4 Nov 2014 | 771 |
| 22 | Participatory design and "democratizing innovation" Erling Björgvinsson, Pelle Ehn, Per-Anders Hillgren | 29 Nov 2010 | 708 |
| 23 | Prospects for transdisciplinarity Julie Thompson Klein · Futures | 20 Jan 2004 | 653 |
| 24 | Tangible Industry 4.0: A Scenario-Based Approach to Learning for the Future of Production Selim Erol, Andreas Jäger, Philipp Hold et al. · Procedia CIRP | 2016 | 633 |
| 25 | Undone Science: Charting Social Movement and Civil Society Challenges to Research Agenda Setting Scott Frickel, Sahra Elizabeth Gibbon, Jeff Howard et al. · Science Technology & Human Values | 27 Oct 2009 | 631 |
| 26 | Experimenting for sustainability transitions: A systematic literature review Frans Sengers, Anna J. Wieczorek, Rob P. J. M. Raven · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 18 Sep 2016 | 617 |
| 27 | Transdisciplinary research: characteristics, quandaries and quality Fern Wickson, Alj Carew, A. Wendy Russell · Futures | 19 Apr 2006 | 614 |
| 28 | Environmental Innovation and Sustainability Transitions in Regional Studies Bernhard Truffer, Lars Coenen · Regional Studies | 2012 | 610 |
| 29 | Interdisciplinary research has consistently lower funding success Lindell D. Bromham, Russell Dinnage, Xia Hua · Nature | 29 Jun 2016 | 608 |
| 30 | Analyzing interdisciplinarity: Typology and indicators Katri Ilona Huutoniemi, Julie Thompson Klein, Henrik Bruun et al. · Research Policy | 29 Oct 2009 | 601 |
| 31 | Innovation and Skills Linda S. Macaulay, Claire Moxham, Barbara M. Jones et al. · Service science: research and innovations in the service economy | 2010 | 593 |
| 32 | The Ecology of Team Science Daniel Stokols, Shalini Misra, Richard P. Moser et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 10 Jul 2008 | 576 |
| 33 | The Futures of Europe: Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 as Driving Forces of Future Universities Elias George Carayannis, Joanna Morawska · Journal of the Knowledge Economy | 5 Jan 2022 | 571 |
| 34 | Innovation and learning Anders Drejer · International Journal of Innovation and Learning | 2003 | 561 |
| 35 | Servitization of the manufacturing firm Tim S. Baines, Howard W. Lightfoot · International Journal of Operations & Production Management | 20 Dec 2013 | 549 |
| 36 | Why do Social Innovations in Rural Development Matter and Should They be Considered More Seriously in Rural Development Research? – Proposal for a Stronger Focus on Social Innovations in Rural Development Research Stefan Neumeier · Sociologia Ruralis | 17 Nov 2011 | 533 |
| 37 | Science, technology and innovation ecosystem transformation toward society 5.0 Kayano Fukuda · International Journal of Production Economics | 29 Jul 2019 | 522 |
| 38 | Dynamics in socio-technical systems: Typology of change processes and contrasting case studies Frank W. Geels, René Kemp · Technology in Society | 19 Sep 2007 | 522 |
| 39 | Designing long-term policy: rethinking transition management Jan-Peter Voß, Adrian Smith, John Grin · Policy Sciences | Nov 2009 | 512 |
| 40 | The BLK ‘21’ programme in Germany: a ‘Gestaltungskompetenz’‐based model for Education for Sustainable Development Gerhard de Haan · Environmental Education Research | Feb 2006 | 499 |
| 41 | Talking AI into Being: The Narratives and Imaginaries of National AI Strategies and Their Performative Politics Jascha Bareis, Christian Katzenbach · Science Technology & Human Values | 14 Jul 2021 | 477 |
| 42 | Un(der)paid Innovators: The Commercial Utiliza- tion of Consumer Work through Crowdsourcing Frank Kleemann, G. Günter Voß, Kerstin Rieder | 2008 | 477 |
| 43 | The Career Dynamics of Self-Employment Glenn R. Carroll, Elaine Mosakowski · Administrative Science Quarterly | Dec 1987 | 471 |
| 44 | Integration of market pull and technology push in the corporate front end and innovation management—Insights from the German software industry Alexander Brem, Kai‐Ingo Voigt · Technovation | 16 Aug 2008 | 469 |
| 45 | Do We Really Understand Tacit Knowledge? Haridimos Tsoukas | 2 Dec 2004 | 446 |
| 46 | Micro-foundations of the multi-level perspective on socio-technical transitions: Developing a multi-dimensional model of agency through crossovers between social constructivism, evolutionary economics and neo-institutional theory Frank W. Geels · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 28 Dec 2019 | 425 |
| 47 | Design science research in Europe Robert Winter · European Journal of Information Systems | Oct 2008 | 413 |
| 48 | Industry 4.0 as policy-driven discourse to institutionalize innovation systems in manufacturing Georg Reischauer · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 3 Mar 2018 | 386 |
| 49 | ‘Energy regions’: The transformative power of regional discourses on socio-technical futures Philipp Späth, Harald Rohracher · Research Policy | 20 Feb 2010 | 381 |
| 50 | Concepts of bounded agency in education, work, and the personal lives of young adults Karen M. Evans · International Journal of Psychology | 30 Mar 2007 | 379 |
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