Main themes: user innovation, business strategy, innovation indicators, innovation strategies
Most frequent coauthors: Thomke, S.
Three most cited publications:
Hippel, E. von (1976). "The dominant role of users in the scientific instrument innovation process". Research Policy, 5 (3), 212-239. doi:10.1016/0048-7333(76)90028-7
Hippel, E. von (1990). "Task partitioning: An innovation process variable". Research Policy, 19 (5), 407-418. doi:10.1016/0048-7333(90)90049-C
Thomke, S., Hippel, E. von, & Franke, R. (1998). Modes of experimentation: an innovation process--and competitive--variable. Research Policy, 27 (3), 315-332. doi:10.1016/S0048-7333(98)00041-9
Hippel, Eric von (1986), "Lead users: a source of novel product concepts", Management Science: 791–805