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Regional Development and Policy

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Andreas Diemer
Institute for Futures Studies
2
Laima Eicke
Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ
3
Luuk Schmitz
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
4
Jonathan Morris
Aberystwyth University
5
M. de Clercq
Ghent University
6
Sanne Bours
Utrecht University
7
Florian Wittmann
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
8
Emre Cinar
University of Portsmouth
9
Maja Baćović
University of Montenegro
10
Simona Stojanova
Institute of Nanostructured Materials

Rising Stars Papers

1
The costs of conditionality. IPCEIs and the constrained politics of EU industrial policy
Competition & Change|2025
18 cit.
2
Digital innovation strategies in the public sector
Research Policy|2025
18 cit.
3
The political context of public sector innovation: A critical interpretive synthesis on Ukraine
Research Policy|2025
10 cit.
4
Picking Losers: Climate Change and Managed Decline in the European Union
Regulation & Governance|2025
9 cit.
5
Does policy design matter for the effectiveness of local content requirements? A qualitative comparative analysis of renewable energy value chains
Policy Studies Journal|2025
4 cit.
6
The Future of Vineyard Irrigation: AI-Driven Insights from IoT Data
Sensors|2025
3 cit.
7
Breaking down societal challenges: an exploration of relations between problems and solutions in mission-oriented policies
Science and Public Policy|2025
3 cit.
8
Unpacking lock-ins in transition pathways: Lessons from the Dutch circular plastic packaging mission
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2025
3 cit.
9
Reverse knowledge spillover theory of public sector entrepreneurship
The Journal of Technology Transfer|2025
1 cit.
10
Governance paradigms and public sector innovation: A comparative study
International Review of Administrative Sciences|2026
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Chiara F. Del Bo
University of Milan
2
Ralph Hippe
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
3
Massimiliano Iommi
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
4
Iris Wanzenböck
Utrecht University
5
Franziska Schütze
German Institute for Economic Research
6
Jahel Mielke
Global Climate Forum
7
Jonas Teitge
Global Climate Forum
8
Mihai Păunescu
National School of Political Science and Public Administration
9
Huiwen Gong
University of Stavanger
10
Balázs Páger
University of Vienna

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Intangible Capital and Modern Economies
The Journal of Economic Perspectives|2022
134 cit.
2
Twin transitions of decarbonisation and digitalisation: A historical perspective on energy and information in European economies
Energy Research & Social Science|2022
108 cit.
3
Towards a problem-oriented regional industrial policy: possibilities for public intervention in framing, valuation and market formation
Regional Studies|2022
101 cit.
4
The rise of China's new energy vehicle lithium-ion battery industry: The coevolution of battery technological innovation systems and policies
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2023
92 cit.
5
Smart cities and the urban digital divide
npj Urban Sustainability|2023
78 cit.
6
Emerging industries: institutions, legitimacy and system-level agency
Regional Studies|2022
72 cit.
7
The role of material resources for rapid technology diffusion in net-zero transitions: Insights from EV lithium-ion battery Technological Innovation System in China
Technological Forecasting and Social Change|2023
44 cit.
8
Futures should matter (more): Toward a forward-looking perspective in economic geography
Progress in Human Geography|2024
41 cit.
9
Strategic coupling and institutional innovation in times of upheavals: the industrial chain chief model in Zhejiang, China
Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society|2022
33 cit.
10
Geographies of mission-oriented innovation policy
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions|2025
30 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Peter Nijkamp
University of Rijeka
2
Michaela Trippl
University of Vienna
3
Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose
London School of Economics and Political Science
4
Elhanan Helpman
Harvard University Press
5
Philip McCann
University of Manchester
6
Ron Boschma
University of Stavanger
7
Maryann P. Feldman
University of Phoenix
8
Peter Sunley
University of Southampton
9
Peter Tyler
University of Cambridge
10
Björn Johnson
Aalborg University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy.
Economica|1993
6.4k cit.
2
Proximity and Innovation: A Critical Assessment
Regional Studies|2005
5.9k cit.
3
International R&D spillovers
European Economic Review|1995
4.1k cit.
4
Export Versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms
American Economic Review|2004
4.1k cit.
5
National Systems of Innovation: Towards a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning
Unknown Journal|1992
3.8k cit.
6
Smart Cities in Europe
Journal of Urban Technology|2011
3.3k cit.
7
R&D Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation and Production
OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique)|1996
2.7k cit.
8
One size fits all?
Research Policy|2005
2.5k cit.
9
The digital transformation of innovation and entrepreneurship: Progress, challenges and key themes
Research Policy|2019
2.5k cit.
10
Estimating Trade Flows: Trading Partners and Trading Volumes<sup>*</sup>
The Quarterly Journal of Economics|2008
2.4k cit.

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