Top 100 Scientists
Business & Management / Entrepreneurship Top 100 Scientists in Austria 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,690 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
Innovation
Strategy
Strategic Management
Leadership
Family Business
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i10 Index
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84
204
34,655
creativity
intelligence
neuroscience
EDA
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i10 Index
Citation
69
119
22,126
Creativity
Intelligence
Personality
Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
65
173
17,515
Innovation studies
economic geography
innovation policy
regional innovation systems
clusters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
108
15,481
innovation
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation
53
110
18,071
Leadership
Schulentwicklung
Lernen
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
125
6,860
Innovation
entrepreneurship
user innovation
toolkits
crowdsourcing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
54
17,496
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Organization Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
49
6,745
Sustainability innovation
Circular economy
Innovation management
Business models
PSS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
59
12,668
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Industrial economics
Structural Change
Growth and Competitiveness
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
63
5,285
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On Selection: 11
Creativity
Health Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
62
2,310
* Rankings
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On Selection: 12
Innovation
tool use
comparative cognition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
45
2,383
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Circular Economy
Entrepreneurship Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
60
4,747
* Rankings
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On Selection: 14
Innovation
Strategy
Intellectual Capital
Management Control
Foresight
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
53
3,846
* Rankings
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On Selection: 15
entrepreneurship
SME
entrepreneurship education
consulting
HRM in SME
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
47
6,740
Innovation research
Policy Evaluation
Industry-Science relations
Mission-Oriented Policies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
41
2,393
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On Selection: 17
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
26
3,676
* Rankings
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On Selection: 18
Technology Management
Innovation Management
Entrepreneurship
Global Business
Multivariate/Spatial Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
34
2,841
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Management
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
33
3,560
Innovation
Economics
Strategy
Open Innovation
Social Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
33
1,287
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On Selection: 21
Regional innovation policy
Institutional economic geography
Evolutionary economic geography
Sustainability transitions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
25
1,102
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Improvisation
Creativity
Innovation
Networks
Superspreading
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
26
1,055
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Personality
Competencies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
19
1,747
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
digitalization
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
18
1,224
* Rankings
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On Selection: 25
Innovation management
sustainable innovation
bootlegging
business models
user innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
17
1,463
* Rankings
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On Selection: 26
migrant entrepreneurship
social entrepreneurship
civil society
experiments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
16
755
* Rankings
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On Selection: 27
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Impact Investing
Social Impact Bonds
Social Impact Measurement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
692
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 28
Internet Governance
law of the Internet
human rights on the Internet
international security
human security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
21
774
Innovation Management
Technology Management
Business Model Innovation
Design Thinking
Frugal Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
1,228
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 30
Open and User Innovation
Organizational Design
Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
13
2,587
Innovation
economic geography
management
regional studies
sustainability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
1,442
* Rankings
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On Selection: 32
innovation management
market oriented management
front end of innovation
strategic planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
15
722
* Rankings
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On Selection: 33
user experience
customer experience
human computer interaction
innovation management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
11
1,456
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 34
innovation networks
complex systems
agent-based models
economics of knowledge
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
517
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 35
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship education
sustainable development
transition economies
economic sociology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
1,252
* Rankings
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On Selection: 36
Innovation
Creativity
Complexity
Organizational Change
Regional Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
873
* Rankings
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On Selection: 37
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
329
* Rankings
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On Selection: 38
innovation
open innovation
strategic innovation management
technology foresight
digitalization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
463
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On Selection: 39
Innovation Management
Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
277
* Rankings
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On Selection: 40
Entrepreneurship Education
Business Models
Gamification
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
238
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 41
Innovationsmanagement
Produktentwicklung
Produktmanagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
6
402
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 42
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
135
* Rankings
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On Selection: 43
Entrepreneurship
Franchising
Strategy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
213
* Rankings
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On Selection: 44
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development
Social Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
141
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 45
Green Innovation
Innovation management
Entrepreneurship
SME Development
Skills ecosystems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
131
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On Selection: 46
Public Law
Constitutional Law
Legal Theory
Innovation Law
Technology Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
183
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 47
Entrepreneurship
Business Models
Start-ups
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
121
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 48
Open Innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
305
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 49
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Practices
Business Ethics
Diversity and
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
249
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 50
Open Innovation
Co-Creation
Crowdsourcing
Open Government
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
94
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 51
innovation
ambidexterity
dynamic cababilities
business model innovation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
30
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 52
Social Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship
Nascent Entrepreneurship
Nascent Social Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
427
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 53
International innovation
International Entrepreneurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
3
42
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 54
Innovation Research
Data Analysis
Data Science
Machine Learning
Language Models
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
175
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 55
open innovation
crowdsourcing
ideation contests
innovation management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
17
* Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 56
eye-tracking
digital nudging
decision-making
information processing
innovation contests
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
18
Kurt Matzler
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
84
204
34,655
Innovation
Strategy
Strategic Management
Leadership
Family Business
Mathias Benedek
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
119
22,126
creativity
intelligence
neuroscience
EDA
Andreas Fink
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
173
17,515
Creativity
Intelligence
Personality
Neuroscience
Michaela Trippl
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
108
15,481
Innovation studies
economic geography
innovation policy
regional innovation systems
clusters
Johann Fueller
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
110
18,071
Michael Schratz
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
125
6,860
Leadership
Schulentwicklung
Lernen
Nikolaus Franke
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
54
17,496
Innovation
entrepreneurship
user innovation
toolkits
crowdsourcing
Christopher Lettl
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
49
6,745
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Organization Design
Erik G Hansen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
59
12,668
Sustainability innovation
Circular economy
Innovation management
Business models
PSS
Michael Peneder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
63
5,285
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Industrial economics
Structural Change
Growth and Competitiveness
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Christian Rominger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
62
2,310
Alice Auersperg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
45
2,383
Innovation
tool use
comparative cognition
Erich J Schwarz
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
60
4,747
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Circular Economy
Entrepreneurship Education
Karl-Heinz Leitner
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
53
3,846
Innovation
Strategy
Intellectual Capital
Management Control
Foresight
Norbert Kailer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
47
6,740
entrepreneurship
SME
entrepreneurship education
consulting
HRM in SME
Innovation research
Policy Evaluation
Industry-Science relations
Mission-Oriented Policies
Elisabeth Sc Berger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
26
3,676
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Robert J Breitenecker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
34
2,841
Technology Management
Innovation Management
Entrepreneurship
Global Business
Multivariate/Spatial Statistics
Christoph Stöckmann
Privatuniversität Schloss Seeburg
Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
33
3,560
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Management
Psychology
Oliver Som
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
33
1,287
Innovation
Economics
Strategy
Open Innovation
Social Innovation
Maximilian Benner
Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
25
1,102
Regional innovation policy
Institutional economic geography
Evolutionary economic geography
Sustainability transitions
Lukas Zenk
Donau Universität Krems Universität für Weiterbildung
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
1,055
Improvisation
Creativity
Innovation
Networks
Superspreading
Sabine Bergner
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
19
1,747
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Personality
Competencies
Patrick Holzmann
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,224
Entrepreneurship
innovation
strategy
digitalization
sustainability
Dietfried Globocnik
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,463
Innovation management
sustainable innovation
bootlegging
business models
user innovation
Peter Vandor
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
16
755
migrant entrepreneurship
social entrepreneurship
civil society
experiments
Reinhard Millner
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
692
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation
Impact Investing
Social Impact Bonds
Social Impact Measurement
Matthias C. Kettemann
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
21
774
Internet Governance
law of the Internet
human rights on the Internet
international security
human security
Christoph H Wecht
New Design University
St. Pölten, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,228
Innovation Management
Technology Management
Business Model Innovation
Design Thinking
Frugal Innovation
Peter Keinz
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
13
2,587
Open and User Innovation
Organizational Design
Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Franz Huber
Privatuniversität Schloss Seeburg
Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,442
Innovation
economic geography
management
regional studies
sustainability
Kurt Gaubinger
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
722
innovation management
market oriented management
front end of innovation
strategic planning
Markus Murtinger
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
1,456
user experience
customer experience
human computer interaction
innovation management
Manfred Paier
Austrian Institute of Technology
Seibersdorf, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
517
innovation networks
complex systems
agent-based models
economics of knowledge
Malgorzata Anna Wdowiak
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
1,252
entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship education
sustainable development
transition economies
economic sociology
Robert M Bauer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
873
Innovation
Creativity
Complexity
Organizational Change
Regional Development
Klaus Marhold
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
329
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Christiane Rau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
463
innovation
open innovation
strategic innovation management
technology foresight
digitalization
Zulaicha Parastuty
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
277
Innovation Management
Entrepreneurship
Krajger Ines
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
238
Entrepreneurship Education
Business Models
Gamification
Michael Rabl
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
402
Innovationsmanagement
Produktentwicklung
Produktmanagement
Andreas Escher
Medizinische Universität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
135
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Nada Mumdziev
Webster University Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
213
Entrepreneurship
Franchising
Strategy
Roman H. Mesicek
Fachhochschule Krems
Krems an der Donau, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
141
Corporate Social Responsibility
Sustainable Development
Social Entrepreneurship
Green Innovation
Innovation management
Entrepreneurship
SME Development
Skills ecosystems
Thomas Buocz|Thomas Julius Buocz, Dr Thomas Buocz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
183
Public Law
Constitutional Law
Legal Theory
Innovation Law
Technology Law
Elisabeth M. Stiegler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
121
Entrepreneurship
Business Models
Start-ups
Katie Hyslop
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
305
Zeeshan Hamid
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
249
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Practices
Business Ethics
Diversity and
Niclas Kröger
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
94
Open Innovation
Co-Creation
Crowdsourcing
Open Government
Wolfgang Arthur Marko
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
30
innovation
ambidexterity
dynamic cababilities
business model innovation
Georg Eichler
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
427
Social Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship
Nascent Entrepreneurship
Nascent Social Entrepreneurship
Ana Kuntaric
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
3
42
International innovation
International Entrepreneurship
Thomas Ströhle
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
175
Innovation Research
Data Analysis
Data Science
Machine Learning
Language Models
Linn Kretzschmar
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Vienna, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
17
open innovation
crowdsourcing
ideation contests
innovation management
Arnold Wibmer
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
18
eye-tracking
digital nudging
decision-making
information processing
innovation contests