Bruce Small

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 886 citations indexed

About

Bruce Small is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management of Technology and Innovation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce Small has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 886 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 7 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Bruce Small's work include Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (8 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (4 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (4 papers). Bruce Small is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (8 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (4 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (4 papers). Bruce Small collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, France and Netherlands. Bruce Small's co-authors include James Turner, Mark Shepherd, David Wheeler, Paul Taylor, Laurens Klerkx, Oscar Montes de Oca Munguia, Philip Brown, Denise Bewsell, Neels Botha and Paula Blackett and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Economics, Sustainability and Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

In The Last Decade

Bruce Small

29 papers receiving 827 citations

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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.

Priorities for science to overcome hurdles thwarting the full promise of the ‘digital agriculture’ revolution

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Bruce Small	172	170	149	106	104	31	886
Laura Schmitt Olabisi	171 1.0×	306 1.8×	122 0.8×	71 0.7×	159 1.5×	50	1.0k
Kurosh Rezaei‐Moghaddam	173 1.0×	81 0.5×	133 0.9×	50 0.5×	70 0.7×	63	783
Mark Harvey	132 0.8×	88 0.5×	207 1.4×	75 0.7×	222 2.1×	65	1.1k
I. Coninx	131 0.8×	170 1.0×	124 0.8×	67 0.6×	56 0.5×	20	574
Fotios Chatzitheodoridis	188 1.1×	178 1.0×	129 0.9×	67 0.6×	140 1.3×	110	1.1k
Jasper R. de Vries	161 0.9×	155 0.9×	103 0.7×	46 0.4×	114 1.1×	34	691
Bálint Balázs	79 0.5×	170 1.0×	186 1.2×	117 1.1×	140 1.3×	45	986
Margaret Ayre	232 1.3×	81 0.5×	208 1.4×	84 0.8×	72 0.7×	35	738
Olivier Joffre	152 0.9×	174 1.0×	42 0.3×	144 1.4×	108 1.0×	39	718
Humnath Bhandari	172 1.0×	112 0.7×	213 1.4×	43 0.4×	196 1.9×	41	903

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce Small

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20 of 20 papers shown

Small, Bruce, et al.. (2023). The science‐society relationship in Aotearoa: practicing responsible innovation in the New Zealand research and innovation system. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 19(1). 1–20. 5 indexed citations

Kirk, Nicholas, Gabriele Bammer, Jeff Foote, et al.. (2021). Where to for collaboration in land and water policy development in Aotearoa New Zealand? Guidance for authorising agencies. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 17(2). 165–184.

Small, Bruce, et al.. (2021). Handrails through the Swamp? A Pilot to Test the Integration and Implementation Science Framework in Complex Real-World Research. Sustainability. 13(10). 5491–5491. 1 indexed citations

Small, Bruce, et al.. (2021). Co-innovation and Integration and Implementation Sciences: Measuring their research impact - examination of five New Zealand primary sector case studies. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 93(1). 5–47. 6 indexed citations

Maseyk, Fleur J. F., et al.. (2020). Managing and protecting native biodiversity on-farm – what do sheep and beef farmers think?. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 10 indexed citations

Small, Bruce, et al.. (2020). Designing transdisciplinary projects for collaborative policy-making: TheIntegration and Implementation Sciencesframework as a tool for reflection. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 29(3). 170–175. 4 indexed citations

Turner, James, Simon Fielke, Laurens Klerkx, et al.. (2020). Revealing power dynamics and staging conflicts in agricultural system transitions: Case studies of innovation platforms in New Zealand. Journal of Rural Studies. 76. 152–162. 58 indexed citations

Fleming, David A., et al.. (2019). Identifying Barriers to Adoption of ‘No-Cost’ Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Practices in Pastoral Systems. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Fielke, Simon, Paula Blackett, Denise Bewsell, et al.. (2017). Hitting the bullseye: Learning to become a reflexive monitor in New Zealand. Outlook on Agriculture. 46(2). 117–124. 21 indexed citations

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Brown, Philip, et al.. (2016). Agents for diffusion of agricultural innovations for environmental outcomes. Land Use Policy. 55. 318–326. 28 indexed citations

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Botha, Neels, Laurens Klerkx, Bruce Small, & James Turner. (2014). Using co-innovation to stimulate innovation in the New Zealand agricultural sector.. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 232–239. 2 indexed citations

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Botha, Neels, Laurens Klerkx, Bruce Small, & James Turner. (2014). Lessons on Transdisciplinary Research in a Co-Innovation Programme in the New Zealand Agricultural Sector. Outlook on Agriculture. 43(3). 219–223. 52 indexed citations

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Gamble, Joanna, et al.. (2010). Interviews with New Zealand community stakeholders regarding acceptability of current or potential pest eradication technologies. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 38(2). 57–68. 15 indexed citations

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Rutledge, Daniel T., M. E. Wedderburn, Michael P. Cameron, et al.. (2009). 18TH WORLD IMACS CONGRESS AND MODSIM09 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MODELLING AND SIMULATION. Congress on Modelling and Simulation. 170 indexed citations

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Wedderburn, M. E., Bruce Small, Martin O’Connor, et al.. (2009). Combining systems thinking with a qualitative stakeholder process: a case study in regional land fragmentation in New Zealand.. Aspects of applied biology. 93–98. 1 indexed citations

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Cameron, Michael P., Hedwig van Delden, M. E. Wedderburn, et al.. (2009). Development of an Integrated Spatial Decision Support System (ISDSS) for local government in New Zealand. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 2 indexed citations

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Small, Bruce & Mary Mallon. (2007). Science, Society, Ethics, and Trust: Scientists' Reflections on the Commercialization and Democratization of Science. International Studies of Management and Organization. 37(1). 103–124. 16 indexed citations

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Small, Bruce. (2007). Sustainable development and technology: genetic engineering, social sustainability and empirical ethics. International Journal of Sustainable Development. 10(4). 402–402. 7 indexed citations

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Small, Bruce, et al.. (2005). Understanding public responses to genetic engineering through exploring intentions to purchase a hypothetical functional food derived from genetically modified dairy cattle. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 48(4). 391–400. 9 indexed citations

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Small, Bruce & M. W. Fisher. (2005). Measuring Biotechnology Employees’ Ethical Attitudes towards a Controversial Transgenic Cattle Project: The Ethical Valence Matrix. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 18(5). 495–508. 4 indexed citations

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