Sharma, A, Danish, S. & Sharma, R. (2026). Exploring linkages among innovation, productivity, and non-resident patenting: A CDM approach. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2026.2737708
Arora, H., & Sharma, R. (2026). The differential impact of India's industrial liberalization on firms' R&D: Does import competition matter? Industrial and Corporate Change. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtag053
Stanzin, T., Sharma, R., & Arora, H. (2026). Green innovation and multinational affiliation: Evidence from the Indian manufacturing sector. Business Strategy and the Environment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.71180
Behera, J., & Sharma, R. (2026). Identification of star firms and decoding investment in intangibles: Evidence from the Indian manufacturing industry. Economic and Political Weekly, 61(16), 80-89. https://doi.org/10.71279/epw.v61i16.48577
Sharma, R., Sharma, T., Dhanora, M., & Gupta, P. (2026). Understanding working of patents: Empirical evidence based on India. Research Policy, 55(5), Article 105464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105464
Rai, A. K., Sharma, R., & Arora, H. (2026). Zombie firms and their congestion effects: Exploration of industrial upgradation and innovation. International Review of Applied Economics, 40(2), 241-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2025.2468656
Rai, A. K., & Sharma, R. (2026). Capital structure decisions and zombie firms in India. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 31(1), 210-225. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.3135
Sharma, R., Sharma, T., & Dhanora, M. (2025). From patent filing to market success: Assessing the commercialization gap in Indian startups. Millennial Asia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/09763996251392712
Stanzin, T., & Sharma, R. (2025). A patent landscape of green transition in the Indian automobile industry. World Patent Information, 83, Article 102409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2025.102409
Khan, A., & Sharma, R. (2025). Innovation drivers for emerging economies: Evidence of dual transition in Bangladesh. Millennial Asia. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/09763996251378574
Behera, J., & Sharma, R. (2025). Understanding superstar firms' phenomenon. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, 35(6), 1060-1087. https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-09-2023-0231
Sharma, R., & Sharma, R. (2025). A firm-level analysis of the impact of foreign direct investment in research and development on the innovation output of Indian firms. Transnational Corporations Review, 17(2), Article 200126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200126
Danish, M. S., Ranjan, P., & Sharma, R. (2024). Analysis of patent mortality rate across different technology fields in India. Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 32(1), 83-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2022.2163907
Sharma, R., Arora, H., & Athreye, S. (2024). Does the presence of foreign firms help technological upgradation in Indian firms? Economic and Political Weekly, 59(34), 80-88.
Arora, H., Pradhan, K. C., & Sharma, R. (2024). Missing linkages and jobless growth in India: An econometric analysis. Economic Papers: A Journal of Applied Economics and Policy, 43(3), 257-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-3441.12410
Behera, J., Jain, A., & Sharma, R. (2024). The nexus between labour mobility and innovation: An empirical analysis. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 51(3), 551-584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40812-024-00305-4
Danish, M., & Sharma, R. (2024). The value of Indian patents: An empirical analysis using citation lags approach. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 33(5), 647-671. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2023.2205137
Jain, A., Sharma, R., & Ilavarasan, P. V. (2023). To patent or not? Factors and motivation affecting Indian academic patenting. Economic and Political Weekly, 58(6).
Panda, S., & Sharma, R. (2023). Does innovation spur export performances across countries? An investigation from meta-regression analysis. Millennial Asia, 14(3), 341-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/09763996221100302
Danish, M. S., Ranjan, P., & Sharma, R. (2022). Assessing the impact of patent attributes on the value of discrete and complex innovations. International Journal of Innovation Management, 26(2), Article 2250016. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919622500165
Sharma, R., Jain, A., & Panda, S. (2022). Bilateral trade potential of IP sensitive products: A comparative study of India and China. Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy, 11(1), 69-86.
Sharma, A., Sharma, R., & Panda, S. (2022). The role of technological capabilities and gap in the cross-country patenting: An empirical investigation. International Economics and Economic Policy, 19(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10368-021-00506-5
Panda, S., & Sharma, R. (2021). Do changes in patent policy influence firms' technology strategy? Evidence from manufacturing in India. Journal of Policy Modeling, 43(2), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2020.09.002
Sharma, A., Danish, M. S., & Sharma, R. (2021). Knowledge spillovers in ICT industry of India: Evidence from the firm's patent citation behavior. Journal of Scientometric Research, 10(2), 166-174. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.10.2.31
Danish, M. S., Haider, S., Dhanora, M., & Sharma, R. (2021). Modelling two-way relationship between innovation and internationalisation: Does learning by export matter? Transnational Corporations Review, 13(3), 253-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2021.1908791
Ivus, O., Jose, M., & Sharma, R. (2021). R&D tax credit and innovation: Evidence from private firms in India. Research Policy, 50(1), Article 104128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104128
Dhanora, M., Sharma, R., & Park, W. G. (2021). Technological innovations and market power: A study of Indian pharmaceutical industry. Millennial Asia, 12(1), 5-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0976399620944272
Danish, M. S., Ranjan, P., & Sharma, R. (2021). Determinants of patent survival in emerging economies: Evidence from residential patents in India. Journal of Public Affairs, 21(2), Article e2211. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2211
Jose, M., & Sharma, R. (2021). Effectiveness of fiscal incentives for innovation: Evidence from meta-regression analysis. Journal of Public Affairs, 21(1), Article e2146. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2146
Dhanora, M., Danish, M. S., & Sharma, R. (2021). Technological innovations and firms' productivity in new patent regime: Evidences from Indian pharmaceutical industry. Journal of Public Affairs, 21(1), Article e2136. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2136
Panda, S., & Sharma, R. (2020). Does technological specialization spur high-technology exports? Evidence from panel quantile regressions. Global Economy Journal, 20(2), Article 2050013. https://doi.org/10.1142/S219456592050013X
Jain, A., Sharma, R., & Ilavarasan, P. V. (2020). Public funds and outputs in higher academic technical institutions: Insights from India. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 32(9), 1007-1019. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2020.1737324
Danish, M. S., Ranjan, P., & Sharma, R. (2020). Valuation of patents in emerging economies: A renewal model-based study of Indian patents. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 32(4), 457-473. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2019.1668552
Panda, S., Sharma, R., & Park, W. G. (2020). Patent protection, technological efforts, and exports: An empirical investigation. The Journal of Developing Areas, 54(2), 145-162.
Jain, A., Sharma, R., & Ilavarasan, P. V. (2020). Measuring research efficiency of higher academic technical institutions of India: A Malmquist productivity index approach. International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 10(1), 52-79. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIPM.2020.104997
Dhanora, M., Sharma, R., & Jose, M. (2020). Two-way relationship between innovation and market structure: Evidence from Indian high and medium technology firms. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 29(2), 147-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2019.1596575
Panda, S., & Sharma, R. (2020). Impact of patent rights on innovation: A meta-analysis. Journal of Public Affairs, 20(2), Article e2000. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2000
Danish, M. S., Sharma, R., & Dhanora, M. (2020). Impact of patent quality on firm performance: A case of Indian pharmaceutical industry. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 17(7), Article 2050054. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219877020500546
Lenka, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2020). Re-examining the effect of financial development on economic growth in India: Does the measurement of financial development matter? Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, 21(2), 124-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2020.1745050
Jose, M., Sharma, R., & Dhanora, M. (2019). R&D tax incentive scheme and in-house R&D expenditure: Evidences from Indian firms. Journal of Advances in Management Research, 17(3), 333-349. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAMR-05-2019-0080
Haider, S., Danish, M. S., & Sharma, R. (2019). Assessing energy efficiency of Indian paper industry and influencing factors: A slack-based firm-level analysis. Energy Economics, 81, 454-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2019.04.027
Khachoo, Q., Sharma, R., & Dhanora, M. (2018). Does proximity to the frontier facilitate FDI-spawned spillovers on innovation and productivity? Journal of Economics and Business, 97, 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconbus.2018.03.002
Dhanora, M., Sharma, R., & Khachoo, Q. (2018). Non-linear impact of product and process innovations on market power: A theoretical and empirical investigation. Economic Modelling, 70, 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2017.10.010
Sharma, R., Paswan, A. K., Ambrammal, S. K., & Dhanora, M. (2018). Impact of patent policy changes on R&D expenditure by industries in India. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 21(1-2), 52-69. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12090
Khachoo, Q., & Sharma, R. (2017). FDI and incumbent R&D behavior: Evidence from Indian manufacturing sector. Journal of Economic Studies, 44(3), 380-399. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-10-2015-0188
Lenka, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2017). Does financial inclusion spur economic growth in India? The Journal of Developing Areas, 51(3), 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2017.0069
Khachoo, Q., & Sharma, R. (2016). FDI and innovation: An investigation into intra- and inter-industry effects. Global Economic Review, 45(4), 311-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/1226508X.2016.1218294
Ambrammal, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2016). Impact of patenting on firms' performance: An empirical investigation based on manufacturing firms in India. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 25(1), 14-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2015.1043767
Sharma, R., & Ambrammal, S. K. (2015). International technology transfer and domestic patent policy: An empirical analysis of Indian industry. The Journal of Developing Areas, 49(3), 165-181. https://doi.org/10.1353/jda.2015.0170
Sharma, R. (2015). Influence of patent policy in the South on the research and development of the North: Exploration of the foreign direct investment channel. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 18(1-2), 29-40. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12029
Sharma, R., & Jain, A. (2014). Research and patenting in Indian universities and technical institutes: An exploratory study. World Patent Information, 38, 62-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2014.04.002
Ambrammal, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2014). R&D and patenting by firms in India in high- and medium-high-technology industries. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 12(2), 181-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2014.900957
Sharma, R., & Saxena, K. K. (2012). The influence of patent protection on developing countries' innovation and technology transfer. The Global Studies Journal, 4(3), 258-278.
Sharma, R., & Saxena, K. K. (2012). Strengthening patent regime: Benefits for developing countries - A survey. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, 17(2), 122-132.
Saxena, K. K., Sharma, R., & Jain, N. (2009). Attracting foreign direct investment. Arthshodh, 1(1), 133-145.
Sharma, R., & Saxena, K. K. (2008). Patent regime of South and innovativeness of North. The Global Studies Journal, 1(2), 93-116. https://doi.org/10.18848/1835-4432/CGP/v01i02/40762
Sharma, R., & Rao, T. V. S. R. (2007). Technology transfer in international joint ventures. The Indian Journal of Economics, 87(4), 663-675.
Sharma, R., & Rao, T. V. S. R. (2006). Information asymmetry in international joint ventures. The Indian Economic Journal, 54(2), 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019466220060202
Rao, T. V. S. R., & Sharma, R. (2006). Equity participation in international joint ventures. Decision, 33(1), 1-20.
Saxena, K. K., & Sharma, R. (2006). Offshore outsourcing of services. Directions, 7(4), 76-85.
Singh, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2006). Does the choice of market structure measure matter? Evidence from the Indian car industry. The ICFAI Journal of Industrial Economics, 3(1), 7-22.
Arora, H., & Sharma, R. (2026). From low-tech to high-tech: Unequal impacts of Chinese import competition on Indian firms’ price–cost margins. In N. Kumar, A. Tandon, & S. K. Das (Eds.), Transforming India’s manufacturing (pp. 99-118). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-92-4684-7_5
Arora, H., & Sharma, R. (2024). Does import competition spur firms' innovation behaviour: Evidence from Indian manufacturing. In N. Kumar & S. Roy (Eds.), FDI, MSMEs, digitalization, and green industrialization (pp. 57-76). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8999-3_4
Sharma, R., & Dhanora, M. (2024). Patent policy changes in India and their implications. In W. G. Park (Ed.), Handbook of innovation and intellectual property rights (pp. 454-468). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880627.00037
Sharma, R. (2022). Patent policy and innovation. In C. Antonelli (Ed.), Elgar encyclopedia on the economics of knowledge and innovation (pp. 381-388). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839106996.00052
Sharma, R. (2022). Schumpeterian oligopolistic rivalry. In C. Antonelli (Ed.), Elgar encyclopedia on the economics of knowledge and innovation (pp. 438-444). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839106996.00060
Sharma, R., & Dhanora, M. (2021). Patenting by Indian start-ups: Moving forward. In Thillai Rajan A., S. K. Jha, J. Thomas, & R. Chinchwadkar (Eds.), Shifting orbits: Decoding the trajectory of the Indian start-up ecosystem. Universities Press.
Dhanora, M., & Sharma, R. (2020). Patent policy and relationship between innovation and monopoly power: Evidence from Indian high and medium technology industries. In N. S. Siddharthan & K. Narayanan (Eds.), FDI, technology and innovation (pp. 95-116). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3611-3_5
Jain, A., Sharma, R., & Ilavarasan, P. V. (2018). Total interpretive structural modelling of innovation measurement for Indian universities and higher academic technical institutions. In Sushil, T. P. Singh, & A. J. Kulkarni (Eds.), Flexibility in resource management (pp. 29-53). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4888-3_3
Jain, A., Sharma, R., & Ilavarasan, P. V. (2016). Measuring research efficiency of higher academic premier technical institutions of India: A data envelopment analysis based Malmquist productivity index approach. In R. Mukundan, S. K. Jha, & K. Jain (Eds.), IP for development: The emerging paradigm. Excel India Publishers.
Dhanora, M., & Sharma, R. (2016). Do intellectual property rights encourage business opportunity? In R. Mukundan, S. K. Jha, & K. Jain (Eds.), IP for development: The emerging paradigm. Excel India Publishers.
Ambrammal, S. K., & Sharma, R. (2016). Patenting and technical efficiency of manufacturing firm in India: Evidence from medium and high technology firms. In N. S. Siddharthan & K. Narayanan (Eds.), Technology: Corporate and social dimensions (pp. 27-42). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1684-4_3
Sharma, R. (2016). Geographical indications and rural development in India: A survey. In Abdul Azeez N. P. & S. M. J. Akhtar (Eds.), Rural development in India: Policies and programmes. Kalpaz Publications.
Sharma, R., & Saxena, K. K. (2007). Internationalization of intellectual property rights: Implications for the developing countries. In B. Batavia & P. Nandakumar (Eds.), Globalization: Capital flows, competition, and regulation. APF Press.
Rao, T. V. S. R., & Sharma, R. (2006). Commitment and control in international joint ventures. In N. Narayana (Ed.), Issues in globalization and economic reforms. Serials Publications.
Sharma, R., & Saxena, K. K. (2005). Intellectual property rights and foreign direct investment: A review. In V. B. Jugale (Ed.), World Trade Organisation and Indian economic reforms. Serial Publications.
Sharma Ruchi. 2018. FDI Policy Brief: R&D, Patenting and Spillovers. FDI: Issues and Policy, held at IIT Bombay on February 24, 2018.
Dhanora, Madan and Ruchi Sharma. 2017. Innovation and competition in Indian medium and high technology industries. 12th Annual International Conference on Changing Paradigms in Technology, Trade and Development organized by Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing (FGKS), held at Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCDS), Bhubaneswar from November 10-12, 2017. Available at http://fgks.in/index.php/conference-papers
Dhanora, Madan and Ruchi Sharma. 2016. Do foreign firms enjoy monopoly power under product patent regime? Study of Indian pharmaceutical industry. 11th Annual International Conference on Globalization of Technology and Development organized by Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing (FGKS), held at IIT Madras from December 3-5, 2016. Available at http://fgks.in/index.php/conference-papers
Ambrammal, Sunil Kumar and Ruchi Sharma. 2014. Does patenting influence firms efficiency and productivity? Evidence from Indian high and medium-tech firms. 9th Annual International Conference on Technology: Corporate and Social Dimensions organized by Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing (FGKS), held at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore from October 27-29, 2014. Available at http://fgks.in/index.php/conference-papers
Ambrammal, Sunil Kumar and Ruchi Sharma. 2013. Innovation by firms in high and medium-high technology industries: an Indian experience. 8th Annual International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Development organized by Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing (FGKS), held at IIT Bombay from October 25 to 27, 2013. Available at http://fgks.in/index.php/conference-papers
Sharma, Ruchi. 2012. Patent Policy and Research and Development Expenditure: Evidence from Indian Industry. Knowledge Globalization Conference held at Pune from January 5-7 2012, 193-200. ISBN 978-0-979-7593-3-8.
Authored course content on International Trade and Business for Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nasik.
Authored course content on Economics for Managers for YCMOU Nasik along with Prof. S.K. Jain.
Sharma, R., & Stanzin, T. (2026, January 22). What is shaping India's green automobile innovation? Asia Economics Blog. https://acaes.us/asia-economics-blog/indias-green-auto-innovation
Sharma, R. (2022, November 18). From creating patent ecosystem to building national innovation system for industrial growth. SpicyIP. https://spicyip.com/2022/11/from-creating-patent-ecosystem-to-building-national-innovation-system-for-industrial-growth.html
Sharma, R., & Dhanora, M. (2020, June 29). What is stalling private sector innovation in India? Asia Economics Blog. https://acaes.us/asia-economics-blog/what-is-stalling-private-sector-innovation-in-india
Sharma, R. (2011, June 30). A slowdown in protectionism? Business Standard, 8.