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Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Lina Linde
Luleå University of Technology
2
Rachael Jordan
University of South Carolina
3
Juhyun Lee
Sungkyunkwan University
4
Giorgio Caprari
Università di Camerino
5
Lon Åke Erni Johannes Hansson
Stockholm University
6
Huong Thu Nguyen
Hanoi Architectural University
7
Huiying Zhu
Nanjing Agricultural University
8
Julia Leventon
Czech Academy of Sciences, Global Change Research Institute
9
Erica Eneqvist
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
10
Vishal Sharma
University of Notre Dame

Rising Stars Papers

1
Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms
Public Management Review|2024
16 cit.
2
Post-growth HCI: Co-Envisioning HCI Beyond Economic Growth
Unknown Journal|2024
12 cit.
3
Enhancing the transformative potential of interventions for the sustainable use of natural resources
Biological Conservation|2024
12 cit.
4
Sustainability, Development, and Human–Computer Interaction
Unknown Journal|2025
12 cit.
5
Whose Participation Counts? Towards Technology-Mediated Equitable Futures of Development Work
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction|2024
11 cit.
6
Exploring cultural landscape narratives to understand challenges for collaboration and their implications for governance
Ecosystems and People|2024
10 cit.
7
Reconsidering AVs future: A socio-spatial perspective
Technology in Society|2024
7 cit.
8
Sustainabilities and HCIs from the Souths
Unknown Journal|2024
4 cit.
9
Advancing Post-growth HCI
Unknown Journal|2025
4 cit.
10
Post-Growth HCI: Some Reflections and a Call to Action
interactions|2025
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Gabriele Schliwa
University of Manchester
2
Jeffrey G. Cox
Albion College
3
Taino Bendz
Unknown
4
Claudia Yamu
Metropolitan University
5
Piret Tõnurist
Tallinn University of Technology
6
Rudolf Giffinger
TU Wien
7
Emilija Stojmenova Duh
University of Ljubljana
8
Youri Dayot
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
9
Nancy Bocken
Maastricht University
10
Araz Taeihagh
National University of Singapore

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A call for action: The impact of business model innovation on business ecosystems, society and planet
Long Range Planning|2022
165 cit.
2
Towards regenerative business models: A necessary shift?
Sustainable Production and Consumption|2023
156 cit.
3
The Sufficiency-Based Circular Economy—An Analysis of 150 Companies
Frontiers in Sustainability|2022
132 cit.
4
Circular business model innovation in consumer-facing corporations
Technological Forecasting and Social Change|2022
121 cit.
5
Circular business models for the fastmoving consumer goods industry: Desirability, feasibility, and viability
Sustainable Production and Consumption|2022
117 cit.
6
Governance of Generative AI
Policy and Society|2025
115 cit.
7
Why and how is the power of Big Tech increasing in the policy process? The case of generative AI
Policy and Society|2024
95 cit.
8
Development of New Generation of Artificial Intelligence in China: When Beijing’s Global Ambitions Meet Local Realities
Journal of Contemporary China|2024
58 cit.
9
Rural Digital Innovation Hubs as a Paradigm for Sustainable Business Models in Europe’s Rural Areas
Sustainability|2022
50 cit.
10
How do circular start-ups achieve scale?
Sustainable Production and Consumption|2023
47 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Pieter Jan Stappers
Delft University of Technology
2
Theresa A. Pardo
Albany State University
3
Umberto Berardi
Zhengzhou University
4
Rosa Maria Dangelico
Polytechnic University of Bari
5
Jonathan Wareham
Universitat Ramon Llull
6
Frank W. Geels
University of Manchester
7
Adrian Smith
University of Sussex
8
Satish Nambisan
Case Western Reserve University
9
Jacob Torfing
Roskilde University
10
Harro van Lente
Maastricht University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Technological transitions as evolutionary reconfiguration processes: a multi-level perspective and a case-study
Research Policy|2002
6.7k cit.
2
Co-creation and the new landscapes of design
CoDesign|2008
5.1k cit.
3
Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways
Research Policy|2007
5k cit.
4
From sectoral systems of innovation to socio-technical systems
Research Policy|2004
3.8k cit.
5
Smart Cities: Definitions, Dimensions, Performance, and Initiatives
Journal of Urban Technology|2015
3.4k cit.
6
The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions: Responses to seven criticisms
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2011
2.9k cit.
7
Digital Innovation Management: Reinventing Innovation Management Research in a Digital World
MIS Quarterly|2017
2.7k cit.
8
Conceptualizing smart city with dimensions of technology, people, and institutions
Unknown Journal|2011
2.7k cit.
9
Digital Entrepreneurship: Toward a Digital Technology Perspective of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice|2016
2.6k cit.
10
The digital transformation of innovation and entrepreneurship: Progress, challenges and key themes
Research Policy|2019
2.5k cit.

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