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Digital Innovation in Industries

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Carina Siedler
University of Kaiserslautern
2
Samer Elhajjar
National University of Singapore
3
Mauro Cazzaniga
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4
Julian Lehmann
University of Notre Dame
5
Tobias Ehrlich
HTW Berlin - University of Applied Sciences
6
Patrick Rannertshauser
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
7
Christoph Heinbach
German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence
8
Urška Starc Peceny
School Centre Nova Gorica
9
Clara Filosa
University of Padua
10
Marvin Drewel
Miele (Germany)

Rising Stars Papers

1
Gen-AI
IMF staff discussion note|2024
141 cit.
2
Pivoting B2B platform business models: From platform experimentation to multi-platform integration to ecosystem envelopment
International Journal of Production Economics|2024
25 cit.
3
Unveiling the marketer's lens: exploring experiences and perspectives on AI integration in marketing strategies
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics|2024
17 cit.
4
Examining the impact of social media de-influencing on audiences
Internet Research|2025
14 cit.
5
Social media research: We are publishing more but with weak influence
PLoS ONE|2024
8 cit.
6
Exposure to Artificial Intelligence and Occupational Mobility: A Cross-Country Analysis
IMF Working Paper|2024
8 cit.
7
A Gender Lens on Labor Market Exposure to AI
AEA Papers and Proceedings|2025
4 cit.
8
Transport-Equipment-as-a-Service: Intelligente Lkw-Trailer im datengetriebenen Speditionsgeschäft
Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management|2024
3 cit.
9
Auf dem Weg zur digitalen Föderation – Ein Vorgehensmodell für die Realisierung von dezentralen Datenräumen mit Gaia-X
HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik|2024
3 cit.
10
Federated Service Engineering – Eine Entwicklungsmethodik für die Realisierung von Mobilitätsanwendungen im dezentralen Datenökosystem Gaia-X
Industry 4 0 Science|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Stefanie Hirth
Unknown
2
Kay Lenkenhoff
Ruhr University Bochum
3
Günter Pecht
Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (Germany)
4
Jan Langer
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems
5
Jyrki Vilo
Unknown
6
Benedikt Moser
RWTH Aachen University
7
Jan Kuntz
FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
8
Julia H. Whitaker
The University of Texas at Arlington
9
Tobias Greff
AWS-Institute for Digitized Products and Processes
10
Wenchao Zou
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Der Gender-Datengap in Künstlicher Intelligenz: Digitale Unsichtbarkeit und ihre Folgen für Inklusion und Teilhabe
HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik|2025
0 cit.
2
Building Tomorrow’s Business Models: Twin Transformation als Fundament zukunftsfähiger Geschäftsmodelle
HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik|2026
0 cit.
3
FAME: An Open-Source Data Platform for Exploring Metrology Files and More
Open MIND|2026
0 cit.
4
FAME: An Open-Source Data Platform for Exploring Metrology Files and More
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)|2026
0 cit.
5
Exploring Students’ Learning Experiences in Individual, Asynchronous Online Learning
Unknown Journal|2025
0 cit.
6
Hyperautomated Companies: The Answer’s in Process Modeling
Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI)|2026
0 cit.
7
Von der Transparenz zum Geschäftswert: Werttreiber und Messung des multidimensionalen ROI von Explainable AI
FH Vorarlberg Opus|2026
0 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Boris Otto
TU Dortmund University
2
Georg von Wichert
Siemens (Germany)
3
Holger Kohl
Technische Universität Berlin
4
Helmut Krcmar
Technical University of Munich
5
Elmar J. Sinz
University of Bamberg
6
Anja Weber
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
7
Michael Kleinaltenkamp
Freie Universität Berlin
8
Thomas Friedli
University of St.Gallen
9
Fernando Díaz
Microsoft (United States)
10
Konrad von Leipzig
Stellenbosch University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Design Principles for Industrie 4.0 Scenarios
Unknown Journal|2016
2.9k cit.
2
Overcoming the Service Paradox in Manufacturing Companies
European Management Journal|2005
989 cit.
3
Holistic Approach for Human Resource Management in Industry 4.0
Procedia CIRP|2016
934 cit.
4
Digital platform ecosystems
Electronic Markets|2019
843 cit.
5
Leveraging Crowdsourcing: Activation-Supporting Components for IT-Based Ideas Competition
Journal of Management Information Systems|2009
747 cit.
6
Industry 4.0 as enabler for a sustainable development: A qualitative assessment of its ecological and social potential
Process Safety and Environmental Protection|2018
509 cit.
7
The smart factory as a key construct of industry 4.0: A systematic literature review
International Journal of Production Economics|2019
485 cit.
8
Community engineering for innovations: the ideas competition as a method to nurture a virtual community for innovations
R and D Management|2009
417 cit.
9
Memorandum on design-oriented information systems research
European Journal of Information Systems|2010
417 cit.
10
Turning sustainability into action: Explaining firms' sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance
International Journal of Production Economics|2013
403 cit.

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