| Building regional innovation networks: The definition of an age business core process in a regional innovation system S Pekkarinen, V Harmaakorpi Regional Studies 40 (4), 401-413, 2006 | 191 | 2006 |
| Impacts of robot implementation on care personnel and clients in elderly-care institutions H Melkas, L Hennala, S Pekkarinen, V Kyrki International Journal of Medical Informatics 134, 104041, 2020 | 132 | 2020 |
| The role of dynamic capabilities and social capital in breaking socio‐institutional inertia in regional development T Pihkala, V Harmaakorpi, S Pekkarinen International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 31 (4), 836-852, 2007 | 82 | 2007 |
| “Robots do not replace a nurse with a beating heart” the publicity around a robotic innovation in elderly care O Tuisku, S Pekkarinen, L Hennala, H Melkas Information Technology & People 32 (1), 47-67, 2019 | 68 | 2019 |
| Care robot orientation: What, who and how? Potential users’ perceptions RM Johansson-Pajala, K Thommes, JA Hoppe, O Tuisku, L Hennala, ... International Journal of Social Robotics 12 (5), 1103-1117, 2020 | 59 | 2020 |
| Clashes as potential for innovation in public service sector reform S Pekkarinen, L Hennala, V Harmaakorpi, T Tura International Journal of Public Sector Management 24 (6), 507-532, 2011 | 51 | 2011 |
| Can robots tackle late-life loneliness? Scanning of future opportunities and challenges in assisted living facilities J Pirhonen, E Tiilikainen, S Pekkarinen, M Lemivaara, H Melkas Futures 124, 102640, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
| Embedding care robots into society and practice: Socio-technical considerations S Pekkarinen, L Hennala, O Tuisku, C Gustafsson, RM Johansson-Pajala, ... Futures 122, 102593, 2020 | 43 | 2020 |
| Welfare state transition in the making: Focus on the niche-regime interaction in Finnish elderly care services S Pekkarinen, H Melkas Technological Forecasting and Social Change 145, 240-253, 2019 | 42 | 2019 |
| Could robots strengthen the sense of autonomy of older people residing in assisted living facilities?—A future-oriented study J Pirhonen, H Melkas, A Laitinen, S Pekkarinen Ethics and Information Technology 22 (2), 151-162, 2020 | 40 | 2020 |
| Human impact assessment of robot implementation in Finnish elderly care H Melkas, L Hennala, S Pekkarinen, V Kyrki International conference on serviceology, 202-206, 2016 | 39 | 2016 |
| Intention to use exoskeletons in geriatric care work: Need for ergonomic and social design T Turja, R Saurio, J Katila, L Hennala, S Pekkarinen, H Melkas Ergonomics in Design 30 (2), 13-16, 2022 | 37 | 2022 |
| Robotics in Finnish welfare services: dynamics in an emerging innovation ecosystem S Pekkarinen, O Tuisku, L Hennala, H Melkas European Planning Studies 28 (8), 1513-1533, 2020 | 26 | 2020 |
| Elderly care and digital services: Toward a sustainable sociotechnical transition S Pekkarinen, H Melkas, M Hyypiä Human-Centered digitalization and services, 259-284, 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| Motions with emotions?: A phenomenological approach to understanding the simulated aliveness of a robot body J Parviainen, L Van Aerschot, T Särkikoski, S Pekkarinen, H Melkas, ... Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology 23 (3), 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| The concept of the regional development platform and regional development platform method (RDPM) as a tool for regional development V Harmaakorpi, S Pekkarinen Louvain-la-Neuve: European Regional Science Association (ERSA), 2003 | 24 | 2003 |
| Understanding frugal innovation: a case study of university professionals in developed countries H Melkas, T Oikarinen, S Pekkarinen Innovation and development 9 (1), 25-40, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| Hyvinvointiteknologia H Melkas, S Pekkarinen Teoksessa: Leikas, J.(toim.) Ikäteknologia. Vanhustyön keskusliitto, 209-226, 2014 | 18 | 2014 |
| Improved knowledge changes the mindset: older adults’ perceptions of care robots RM Johansson-Pajala, K Thommes, JA Hoppe, O Tuisku, L Hennala, ... Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for the Elderly and …, 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
| Safety alarm systems and related services: From potholes to innovation opportunities S Pekkarinen, H Melkas International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and …, 2010 | 14 | 2010 |
