Arnim Wiek

19.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
125 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Arnim Wiek is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Education and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Arnim Wiek has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 39 papers in Education and 32 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Arnim Wiek's work include Sustainability in Higher Education (38 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (36 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (22 papers). Arnim Wiek is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability in Higher Education (38 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (36 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (22 papers). Arnim Wiek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Arnim Wiek's co-authors include Charles L. Redman, Daniel J. Lang, Katja Brundiers, Michael Stauffacher, Pim Martens, Christopher Thomas, Matthias Bergmann, Mark Swilling, Peter Moll and Roland W. Scholz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Arnim Wiek

124 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Transdisciplinary research in sustainability science: practice, principles, and challenges

2012 1.9k citations Daniel J. Lang, Arnim Wiek et al. Sustainability Science profile →
Key competencies in sustainability: a reference framework for academic program development

2011 1.6k citations Arnim Wiek et al. Sustainability Science profile →
Real‐world learning opportunities in sustainability: from classroom into the real world

2010 411 citations Arnim Wiek et al. profile →
The future of sustainability science: a solutions-oriented research agenda

2013 370 citations Thaddeus R. Miller, Arnim Wiek et al. Sustainability Science profile →
Competencies for Advancing Transformations Towards Sustainability

2021 125 citations Aaron Redman, Arnim Wiek profile →

Peers

Arnim Wiek

EDUCA

GPC

MMPL

SPS

ISM

Daniel J. Lang Germany

A.E.J. Wals Netherlands

Nathan Bennett United States

John Robinson Canada

Mark S. Reed United Kingdom

Horst W. J. Rittel United States

Jens Newig Germany

Donald Huisingh United States

Michael Stauffacher Switzerland

Derk Loorbach Netherlands

Daniel J. Lang Germany

Arnim Wiek

1.2k ×0.3

EDUCA

3.5k ×1.0

GPC

1.5k ×0.5

MMPL

1.6k ×0.7

SPS

947 ×0.7

ISM

Citations per year, relative to Arnim Wiek Arnim Wiek (= 1×) peers Daniel J. Lang

Countries citing papers authored by Arnim Wiek

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Arnim Wiek

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arnim Wiek

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Arnim Wiek. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Arnim Wiek based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Arnim Wiek. Arnim Wiek is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Forrest, Nigel, Arnim Wiek, & Lauren Withycombe Keeler. (2023). Accelerating the transformation to a sustainable food economy by strengthening the sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6.

Wiek, Arnim, et al.. (2022). Almost there: On the importance of a comprehensive entrepreneurial ecosystem for developing sustainable urban food forest enterprises. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 9 indexed citations

Burch, Sarah, Arnim Wiek, Stefan Schaltegger, et al.. (2022). Building urban resilience through sustainability-oriented small- and medium-sized enterprises. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 12–12. 4 indexed citations

Barth, Matthias, et al.. (2021). Drivers and Barriers of Implementing Sustainability Curricula in Higher Education - Assumptions and Evidence. Higher Education Studies. 11(2). 42–42. 38 indexed citations

Lang, Daniel J. & Arnim Wiek. (2021). Structuring and advancing solution-oriented research for sustainability. AMBIO. 51(1). 31–35. 20 indexed citations

Redman, Aaron, Arnim Wiek, & Matthias Barth. (2020). Current practice of assessing students’ sustainability competencies: a review of tools. Sustainability Science. 16(1). 117–135. 128 indexed citations

Keeler, Lauren Withycombe, Amy M. Lerner, Beatrice John, et al.. (2018). Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships. Sustainability. 10(9). 2966–2966. 26 indexed citations

Keeler, Lauren Withycombe, Arnim Wiek, Daniel J. Lang, et al.. (2016). Utilizing international networks for accelerating research and learning in transformational sustainability science. Sustainability Science. 11(5). 749–762. 32 indexed citations

Cohen, Matthew, Daniel Schugurensky, & Arnim Wiek. (2015). Citizenship Education through Participatory Budgeting: The Case of Bioscience High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Curriculum and Teaching. 30(2). 5–26. 13 indexed citations

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Miller, Thaddeus R., Arnim Wiek, Daniel Sarewitz, et al.. (2014). The Future of Sustainability Science: A Solutions-Oriented Agenda. Sustainability Science. 9(2). 2 indexed citations

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Wiek, Arnim & Olaf Weber. (2014). Sustainability challenges and the ambivalent role of the financial sector. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment. 4(1). 9–20. 27 indexed citations

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Foley, Rider W., et al.. (2014). Imagining the future city. Issues in Science and Technology. 31(1). 80–90. 3 indexed citations

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Kuzdas, Christopher, et al.. (2014). Sustainability Appraisal of Water Governance Regimes: The Case of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Environmental Management. 54(2). 205–222. 34 indexed citations

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Wiek, Arnim, Michael J. Bernstein, Manfred D. Laubichler, et al.. (2013). A Global Classroom for International Sustainability Education. Creative Education. 4(4). 19–28. 36 indexed citations

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Wender, Ben A., Rider W. Foley, David H. Guston, Thomas P. Seager, & Arnim Wiek. (2012). Anticipatory governance and anticipatory life cycle assessment of single wall carbon nanotube anode lithium ion batteries. 9(3). 201–216. 15 indexed citations

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Wiek, Arnim, Daniel J. Lang, & Michael Siegrist. (2007). Qualitative system analysis as a means for sustainable governance of emerging technologies: the case of nanotechnology. Journal of Cleaner Production. 16(8-9). 988–999. 36 indexed citations

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Siegrist, Michael, et al.. (2007). Public acceptance of nanotechnology foods and food packaging: The influence of affect and trust. Appetite. 49(2). 459–466. 389 indexed citations

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Siegrist, Michael, et al.. (2007). Laypeople's and Experts' Perception of Nanotechnology Hazards. Risk Analysis. 27(1). 59–69. 238 indexed citations

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Walter, Alexander I., Sebastian Helgenberger, Arnim Wiek, & Roland W. Scholz. (2007). Measuring societal effects of transdisciplinary research projects: Design and application of an evaluation method. Evaluation and Program Planning. 30(4). 325–338. 233 indexed citations

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Scholz, Roland W. & Arnim Wiek. (2005). Operational Eco‐efficiency: Comparing Firms' Environmental Investments in Different Domains of Operation. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 9(4). 155–170. 24 indexed citations

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