Robert Blackburn

Robert Blackburn

University of Liverpool

H-index: 42

Europe-United Kingdom

About Robert Blackburn

Robert Blackburn, With an exceptional h-index of 42 and a recent h-index of 26 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Liverpool, specializes in the field of Entrepreneurship, small firms, self-employment, innovation, entrepreneurship policy.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The interplay of context and entrepreneurship: the new frontier for contextualisation research

Remembering David J Storey, a pioneer of the entrepreneurship field

Business and management studies in the United Kingdom's 2021 research excellence framework: Implications for research quality assessment

From Covid-19 to collapse? The self-employed and the cost of living crisis

Innovation and foresight in SMEs: lessons from the case of UK digital health companies

David Storey: An Intellectual Pillar in SME and Entrepreneurship Scholarship and Policy Research

Reflections on David J Storey

Are the self-employed trapped?

Robert Blackburn Information

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Citations(all)

10652

Citations(since 2020)

3148

Cited By

8871

hIndex(all)

42

hIndex(since 2020)

26

i10Index(all)

106

i10Index(since 2020)

40

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University of Liverpool

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Robert Blackburn Skills & Research Interests

Entrepreneurship

small firms

self-employment

innovation

entrepreneurship policy

Top articles of Robert Blackburn

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The interplay of context and entrepreneurship: the new frontier for contextualisation research

Small Business Economics

Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh

Mirela Xheneti

Pekka Stenholm

Robert Blackburn

Friederike Welter

...

2024/2

Remembering David J Storey, a pioneer of the entrepreneurship field

Small Business Economics

Simon C Parker

Thomas Åstebro

David B Audretsch

Robert Blackburn

Andrew Burke

...

2024/1

Business and management studies in the United Kingdom's 2021 research excellence framework: Implications for research quality assessment

British Journal of Management

Robert Blackburn

Sally Dibb

Ian Tonks

2024/1

From Covid-19 to collapse? The self-employed and the cost of living crisis

Robert Blackburn

Steve Machin

Maria Ventura

2023/2/10

Innovation and foresight in SMEs: lessons from the case of UK digital health companies

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Riccardo Vecchiato

Hang Do

Yannis Pierrakis

Robert Blackburn

2023/11/27

David Storey: An Intellectual Pillar in SME and Entrepreneurship Scholarship and Policy Research

Available at SSRN 4644547

David B Audretsch

Robert Blackburn

Steven A Brieger

Alex Coad

Steven McGuire

...

2023

Reflections on David J Storey

Robert Blackburn

2023/11/10

Are the self-employed trapped?

LSE Business Review

Robert Blackburn

Maria Ventura

2023/9/25

The self-employment trap?

Robert Blackburn

Stephen Machin

Maria Ventura

2023/9/25

Self-employment dwindles amid the cost-of-living crisis

LSEBusiness Review

Robert Blackburn

Maria Ventura

2023/2/10

Exploring the entrepreneurial orientation of international SMEs in turbulent context

Thuy Hang Do

Robert Blackburn

2022/6/30

Technology foresight in SMEs: insights from the case of UK digital health small firms

Riccardo Vecchiato

Thuy Hang Do

Yannis Pierrakis

Robert Blackburn

2022/6/15

Supporting the UK’s self-employed

Robert Blackburn

Maria Ventura

2022/10/20

Employees' working life and performance of UK ethnic minority restaurants: a qualitative approach

Benchmarking: An International Journal

BM Razzak

Robert Blackburn

George Saridakis

2022/1/14

Falling behind, the self-employed would sacrifice 10% of their income for an insurance scheme

LSE Business Review

Robert Blackburn

Maria Ventura

2022/7/28

Covid-19 and the self-employed-A two year update

Robert Blackburn

Maria Ventura

Stephen Machin

2022/7/28

Covid-19 and the self-employed-18 months into the crisis

Robert Blackburn

Stephen Machin

Maria Ventura

2021/11/18

From subsistence farming to agribusiness and nonfarm entrepreneurship: Does it improve economic conditions and well-being?

Journal of Business Research

George Saridakis

Yannis Georgellis

Rebeca I Munoz Torres

Anne-Marie Mohammed

Robert Blackburn

2021/11/1

Access to finance for SMEs in post-socialist countries: the Baltic States and the South Caucasus compared

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Bernard Owens Imarhiagbe

David Smallbone

George Saridakis

Robert Blackburn

Anne-Marie Mohammed

2021/8/9

Earning less than before COVID-19, the self-employed struggle to make ends meet

LSE Business Review

Robert Blackburn

Maria Ventura

2021/11/24

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Co-Authors

H-index: 80
Candida Brush

Candida Brush

Babson College

H-index: 40
Laura J. Spence

Laura J. Spence

Royal Holloway, University of London

H-index: 36
Teemu Kautonen

Teemu Kautonen

Aalto-yliopisto

H-index: 34
John Kitching

John Kitching

Kingston University

H-index: 30
Anne Kovalainen

Anne Kovalainen

Turun yliopisto

H-index: 25
Ewald Kibler

Ewald Kibler

Aalto-yliopisto

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