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Innovation, Technology, and Society

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jascha Bareis
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2
Jonas Soluk
University of Bern
3
Christine Blanka
Johannes Kepler University of Linz
4
Machteld Catharina Simoens
University of Freiburg
5
Lea Clara Köstler
University of Twente
6
Darcy Parks
Linköping University
7
Xueqi Zhao
Tsinghua University
8
Szufang Chuang
Indiana State University
9
Kristiaan P.W. Kok
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
10
Elena Prodi
Politecnico di Milano

Rising Stars Papers

1
The trustification of AI. Disclosing the bridging pillars that tie trust and AI together
Big Data & Society|2024
26 cit.
2
Labbing for sustainability transformations: Learning about challenges and strategies for impact
GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society|2024
16 cit.
3
<scp>AI</scp> Adoption in Family Firms: A Mixed‐Methods Study on the Paradoxical Roles of Passive and Active Family Involvement
Journal of Product Innovation Management|2025
14 cit.
4
Exploring the functions of place-based intermediation in the governance of sustainability transitions
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2024
13 cit.
5
Machine learning and AI technology-induced skill gaps and opportunities for continuous development of middle-skilled employees
Journal of Work-Applied Management|2024
11 cit.
6
Unpacking pathways to a circular economy: A study of packaging innovations in Germany
Sustainable Production and Consumption|2024
9 cit.
7
Comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border E-commerce propel the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises: new evidence from China
Electronic Commerce Research|2024
9 cit.
8
A philosophical look at Confucian humanity in the Age of Robots
International journal of organizational analysis|2024
8 cit.
9
Closing-down the debate instead of the loops? A nuanced consideration of established actors in the circular economy
Resources Conservation and Recycling|2024
4 cit.
10
Navigating paradoxes in ‘doing’ transition policy: aligning institutional logics
Science and Public Policy|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Joanna Morawska
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
2
KYLIE FAGAN
Glasgow Caledonian University
3
Krzysztof Dembek
Swinburne University of Technology
4
Viktor Grinewitschus
EBZ Business School
5
Jonas Torrens
Utrecht University
6
Roman Barwinski
University of Bayreuth
7
Javier Castro-Spila
University of the Basque Country
8
Seija Virkkala
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences
9
Georg Maximilian Eichler
University of Klagenfurt
10
Maria Kleverbeck
University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration and Management

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The Futures of Europe: Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0 as Driving Forces of Future Universities
Journal of the Knowledge Economy|2022
535 cit.
2
Untangling business model outcomes, impacts and value
Business Strategy and the Environment|2022
43 cit.
3
Experimenting with automated driving for technology or for the city? A matter of governance cultures
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities|2022
11 cit.
4
Sustainability transitions in Los Angeles’ water system: the ambivalent role of incumbents in urban experimentation
Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning|2022
5 cit.
5
Identyfikacja relacji budujących lokalny kapitał terytorialny w kontekście adaptacji do zmian klimatu w Metropolii Poznań – doświadczenia projektu TeRRIFICA
Rozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna|2023
5 cit.
6
The Missing Helix Thread in Innovation Ecosystems: A Study of Co-Opetition, Coevolution and Cospecialization Between University and Civil Society
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management|2024
5 cit.
7
Urban living labs as cracks, not doors: Reimagining experimentation in transport (and beyond)
Journal of Transport Geography|2026
3 cit.
8
Digital Mess Up- Why Digital Organization Initiatives Fail
Academy of Management Proceedings|2022
1 cit.
9
Measurement Data-Based Estimation of the Suitability of Existing Properties for the Operation of x to Water Heat Pumps Using a Seed of 100 Multi-Family Houses and Different Power Shifting Approaches
Energies|2023
1 cit.
10
Competencias de transición en comunidades ciudadanas: la experiencia GIZARTE LAB
Oñati Socio-legal Series|2024
1 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Johan Schot
Utrecht University
2
Rob Raven
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
3
Lihui Wang
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
4
Bernhard Truffer
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
5
Olivier Weinstein
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
6
Jack Stilgoe
Department of Science and Technology
7
Royston Greenwood
University of Alberta
8
Lars Coenen
Lund University
9
E Swyngedouw
University of Johannesburg
10
Manuel Laranja
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Production of Space
Economic Geography|1992
9.7k cit.
2
Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways
Research Policy|2007
5k cit.
3
Sustainability transitions: An emerging field of research and its prospects
Research Policy|2012
3.5k cit.
4
Developing a framework for responsible innovation
Research Policy|2013
3k cit.
5
THEORIZING CHANGE: THE ROLE OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF INSTITUTIONALIZED FIELDS.
Academy of Management Journal|2002
2.8k cit.
6
Understanding Radical Organizational Change: Bringing Together the Old and the New Institutionalism
Academy of Management Review|1996
2.6k cit.
7
Rhetorical Strategies of Legitimacy
Administrative Science Quarterly|2005
2.4k cit.
8
Institutional Complexity and Organizational Responses
Academy of Management Annals|2011
2.3k cit.
9
Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0—Inception, conception and perception
Journal of Manufacturing Systems|2021
2.3k cit.
10
Institutional Entrepreneurship In Mature Fields: The Big Five Accounting Firms
Academy of Management Journal|2006
2.2k cit.

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