Patrick Velte is a professor for business administration, especially accounting, auditing and corporate governance at Leuphana University Lueneburg. His research mainly deals with sustainability reporting, sustainability assurance and sustainable corporate governance. Prof. Velte has published his research results in various (inter)national journals. Moreover, he is member of editoral boards of several international and national journals. Among others, his research was published in the Journal of Accounting Literature, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, European Management Journal, Business Strategy and the Environment, Review of Managerial Science and Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.
Prof. Velte was awarded as "Top 2% Scientist" in the single recent year-rankings (2021-2025) and career long data (2025) list by Elsevier/Stanford University. Moreover, the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche considered him among the most important business administration researchers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 2024 with fourth place and with sixth place regarding scientific lifetime career.
Prof. Velte was awarded as "Top 2% Scientist" in the single recent year-rankings (2021-2025) and career long data (2025) list by Elsevier/Stanford University. Moreover, the German magazine WirtschaftsWoche considered him among the most important business administration researchers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in 2024 with fourth place and with sixth place regarding scientific lifetime career.