Daniel J. Lang

13.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
143 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Daniel J. Lang is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel J. Lang has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 34 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Daniel J. Lang's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (45 papers), Sustainability in Higher Education (30 papers) and Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (30 papers). Daniel J. Lang is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (45 papers), Sustainability in Higher Education (30 papers) and Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (30 papers). Daniel J. Lang collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Daniel J. Lang's co-authors include Arnim Wiek, Henrik von Wehrden, Michael Stauffacher, Matthias Bergmann, David J. Abson, Pim Martens, Christopher Thomas, Mark Swilling, Peter Moll and Christopher Luederitz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Daniel J. Lang

136 papers receiving 8.1k 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 →
Leverage points for sustainability transformation

2016 1.0k citations Julia Leventon, Henrik von Wehrden et al. AMBIO profile →
A review of transdisciplinary research in sustainability science

2013 575 citations Fabienne Gralla, Daniel J. Lang et al. profile →
Ecosystem services as a boundary object for sustainability

2014 304 citations Henrik von Wehrden, Daniel J. Lang et al. profile →
A pluralistic and integrated approach to action-oriented knowledge for sustainability

2020 228 citations Guido Caniglia, Timo von Wirth et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel J. Lang

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Driving change? Exploring the role of socio-technical experiments in shaping autonomous mobility transitions 2025 ·Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions ·(unknown), Annika Weiser, (unknown), Jens Schippl, Daniel J. Lang, Alexey Vinel	0
2	Analyzing the political impact of Real-world laboratories for urban transformation in eight German ‘Cities of the Future’ 2024 ·Environmental Science & Policy ·(unknown), Daniel J. Lang, Annika Weiser	1
3	Is higher education adequately preparing graduates for the new Data professions? 2024 ·Journal of the Association for Information Systems ·Daniel J. Lang	1
4	Impacts beyond experimentation ‐ Conceptualising emergent impacts from long-term real-world laboratory processes 2024 ·GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society ·(unknown), Annika Weiser, (unknown), Daniel J. Lang	3
5	Sustainable Software Engineering: Concepts, Challenges, and Vision 2024 ·ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology ·(unknown), Daniel J. Lang, Ina Schaefer	1
6	Impacts of urban real-world labs: Insights from a co-evaluation process informed by structuration theory in Wuppertal-Mirke 2024 ·GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society ·Matthias Wanner, Karoline Augenstein, Timo von Wirth, Daniel J. Lang	1
7	Exploring fruitful links between real-world laboratory and disciplinary research: Introduction of the DKN Future Earth working group LinkLab 2023 ·GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society ·Annika Weiser, Matthias Wanner, Franziska Stelzer, Daniel J. Lang, (unknown), (unknown), Christa Liedtke, Hans‐W. Micklitz, Jörg Niewöhner, Oliver Parodi, Thomas Potthast, Flurina Schneider, F. Sörgel, (unknown), (unknown)	2
8	Cross-case knowledge transfer in transformative research: enabling learning in and across sustainability-oriented labs through case reporting 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Darin Wahl, Henrik von Wehrden, Daniel J. Lang	5
9	Stellungnahme des Netzwerks Reallabore der Nachhaltigkeit zur Reallabore-Gesetz-Initiative 2023 ·GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society ·Oliver Parodi, (unknown), Franziska Stelzer, Regina Rhodius, (unknown), Timo von Wirth, Daniel J. Lang, Oskar Marg, F. Wagner, Markus Egermann, Dierk Bauknecht, Matthias Wanner	2
10	Structuring and advancing solution-oriented research for sustainability 2021 ·AMBIO ·Daniel J. Lang, Arnim Wiek	20
11	Correction to: Leverage points for sustainability transformations: nine guiding questions for sustainability science and practice 2021 ·Sustainability Science ·Julia Leventon, (unknown), Daniel J. Lang	2
12	Research pathways to foster transformation: linking sustainability science and social-ecological systems research 2020 ·Ecology and Society ·Andra‐Ioana Horcea‐Milcu, Berta Martín‐López, David P. M. Lam, Daniel J. Lang	27
13	Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships 2018 ·Sustainability ·Lauren Withycombe Keeler, (unknown), Amy M. Lerner, Beatrice John, Richard Beecroft, (unknown), Arnim Wiek, Daniel J. Lang	26
14	Putting sustainable chemistry and resource use into context: The role of temporal diversity 2017 ·Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy ·Annika Weiser, Daniel J. Lang, Klaus Kümmerer	8
15	Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research: Finding the common ground of multi-faceted concepts 2017 ·ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia) ·Henrik von Wehrden, Maria Helena Guimarães, Olívia Bina, Marta Varanda, Daniel J. Lang, Beatrice John, Fabienne Gralla, (unknown), Roderick J. Lawrence, Allen White, (unknown)	65
16	Reallabore im Kontext Transformativer Forschung: Ansatzpunkte zur Konzeption und Einbettung in den internationalen Forschungsstand 2017 ·Publication Server of the Wuppertal Institute (Wuppertal Institute) ·Niko Schäpke, Franziska Stelzer, Matthias Bergmann, Mandy Singer‐Brodowski, Matthias Wanner, Guido Caniglia, Daniel J. Lang	18
17	Creating Space for Change: Real-world Laboratories for Sustainability Transformations 2015 ·Niko Schäpke, Mandy Singer‐Brodowski, Franziska Stelzer, Matthias Bergmann, Daniel J. Lang	3
18	A Global Classroom for International Sustainability Education 2013 ·Creative Education ·Arnim Wiek, Michael J. Bernstein, Manfred D. Laubichler, Guido Caniglia, Ben A. Minteer, Daniel J. Lang	36
19	Towards a More Sustainable Use of Scarce Metals 2012 ·Patrick Wäger, Daniel J. Lang, Dominic Wittmer, Raimund Bleischwitz, Christian Hagelüken	1
20	ROP volume 57 issue 2 Cover and Front matter 1995 ·The Review of Politics ·Arend Lijphart, Catherine Zuckert, (unknown), Daniel J. Lang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1

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