Barry Barton

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 831 citations indexed

About

Barry Barton is a scholar working on Law, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Barry Barton has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 831 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Law, 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Barry Barton's work include Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (4 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (3 papers). Barry Barton is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (4 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (3 papers). Barry Barton collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand. Barry Barton's co-authors include Janet Stephenson, Gerry Carrington, Paul Thorsnes, Rob Lawson, Bruce D. Clarkson, Chaitanya Joshi, Rebecca Ford, Sara Walton, David Rees and Ben Wooliscroft and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Energy Policy and Forensic Science International.

In The Last Decade

Barry Barton

40 papers receiving 765 citations

Hit Papers

Energy cultures: A framework for understanding energy beh... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Energy cultures: A framework for understanding energy behaviours
    2010 406 citations Janet Stephenson, Barry Barton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barry Barton New Zealand 11 245 217 209 197 186 44 831
Gerry Carrington New Zealand 10 192 0.8× 310 1.4× 226 1.1× 186 0.9× 159 0.9× 17 843
Véronique Vasseur Netherlands 14 219 0.9× 183 0.8× 157 0.8× 183 0.9× 213 1.1× 28 787
Richard Hanna United Kingdom 11 229 0.9× 215 1.0× 159 0.8× 134 0.7× 121 0.7× 22 806
Jed Cohen Austria 15 176 0.7× 197 0.9× 79 0.4× 345 1.8× 214 1.2× 26 964
Thomas Brudermann Austria 16 111 0.5× 117 0.5× 114 0.5× 170 0.9× 161 0.9× 38 805
Paul Thorsnes New Zealand 14 280 1.1× 191 0.9× 226 1.1× 249 1.3× 155 0.8× 32 1.2k
Mehmet Efe Biresselioğlu Türkiye 15 99 0.4× 292 1.3× 88 0.4× 131 0.7× 176 0.9× 43 904
Alexandra Mallett Canada 13 88 0.4× 189 0.9× 112 0.5× 180 0.9× 163 0.9× 25 721
Andrew Hook United Kingdom 14 98 0.4× 194 0.9× 215 1.0× 529 2.7× 394 2.1× 19 1.3k
Nives Della Valle Italy 14 146 0.6× 184 0.8× 124 0.6× 125 0.6× 189 1.0× 30 582

Countries citing papers authored by Barry Barton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barry Barton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barry Barton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barry Barton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barry Barton 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 Barry Barton. Barry Barton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barton, Barry, et al.. (2025). Geothermal energy, decarbonisation and the just transition: developments in governance and regulation. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 55(4). 873–892. 1 indexed citations
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Collins, Eva, et al.. (2023). The heat goes on: Simplifying the identification of energy hardship. Heliyon. 9(8). e19087–e19087. 3 indexed citations
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Collins, Eva, et al.. (2023). Key Fuel Poverty Indicators and Variables: A Systematic Literature Review. Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy. 13(1). 7 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry, et al.. (2016). Electric vehicle law and policy: a comparative analysis. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. 35(2). 147–170. 39 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry. (2015). Legal rights to minerals in geothermal fluids. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 1 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry, et al.. (2014). Is the New Zealand EEZ regulatory framework international best practice. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 1 indexed citations
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Brown, MA, et al.. (2013). Implementing ecological compensation in New Zealand: stakeholder perspectives and a way forward. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 44(1). 34–47. 14 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry, et al.. (2013). Carbon capture and storage: Designing the legal and regulatory framework for New Zealand. Forensic Science International. 266. 582.e1–582.e15. 5 indexed citations
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Clarkson, Bruce D., et al.. (2013). Ecological compensation: an evaluation of regulatory compliance in New Zealand. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 31(1). 34–44. 41 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry. (2013). The denominator problem: energy demand in a sustainable energy policy. Policy Quarterly. 9(1). 3 indexed citations
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Stephenson, Janet, Rob Lawson, Gerry Carrington, Barry Barton, & Paul Thorsnes. (2011). Energy Cultures - A Framework for Interdisciplinary Research. Linköping electronic conference proceedings. 57. 1023–1030. 6 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry. (2011). Offshore petroleum and minerals: Plugging gaps in the present framework. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 211–214. 1 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry. (2009). Carbon capture and storage law for New Zealand: A comparative study. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 13. 1–36. 1 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry. (2008). Electricity Regulation in New Zealand: the Early Stages of a New Regime. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. 26(2). 207–233.
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Barton, Barry. (2005). Renewable Energy in New Zealand. Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. 23(2). 141–155. 1 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry, et al.. (2004). Energy security : managing risk in a dynamic legal and regulatory environment. Oxford University Press eBooks. 54 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry. (1998). Developments in Electricity Law and Policy in Europe. 2. 187. 1 indexed citations
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Barton, Barry. (1993). Canadian law of mining. 11 indexed citations

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