Darren Sinclair

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Darren Sinclair is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Darren Sinclair has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Strategy and Management, 10 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and 6 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Darren Sinclair's work include Regulation and Compliance Studies (11 papers), Occupational Health and Safety Research (10 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (5 papers). Darren Sinclair is often cited by papers focused on Regulation and Compliance Studies (11 papers), Occupational Health and Safety Research (10 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (5 papers). Darren Sinclair collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Darren Sinclair's co-authors include Neil Gunningham, Peter Grabosky, Cameron Holley, Larissa Schneider, Anna Lintern, Neil L. Rose, Simon Haberle, Atun Zawadzki, Allan Curtis and Ruoyu Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Pollution and Business Strategy and the Environment.

In The Last Decade

Darren Sinclair

51 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Smart Regulation: Designing Environmental Policy 1998 2026 2007 2016 1999 1998 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Darren Sinclair Australia 14 855 409 319 280 263 58 1.9k
Anthony R. Zito United Kingdom 22 486 0.6× 341 0.8× 387 1.2× 865 3.1× 494 1.9× 47 1.8k
Andrea Lenschow Germany 27 546 0.6× 414 1.0× 385 1.2× 954 3.4× 681 2.6× 55 2.3k
Jeroen van der Heijden Australia 25 301 0.4× 344 0.8× 485 1.5× 369 1.3× 550 2.1× 132 1.9k
Kate Raworth United Kingdom 11 284 0.3× 271 0.7× 373 1.2× 123 0.4× 331 1.3× 19 1.7k
Dara O’Rourke United States 18 1.1k 1.3× 186 0.5× 239 0.7× 200 0.7× 147 0.6× 31 2.0k
Leonard Ortolano United States 23 310 0.4× 293 0.7× 429 1.3× 295 1.1× 238 0.9× 102 1.9k
Joseph Cooper United States 26 254 0.3× 1.5k 3.7× 242 0.8× 695 2.5× 376 1.4× 110 2.5k
David Humphreys United Kingdom 24 424 0.5× 347 0.8× 335 1.1× 178 0.6× 771 2.9× 88 1.9k
Anthony Heyes United Kingdom 25 613 0.7× 1.2k 2.8× 324 1.0× 59 0.2× 126 0.5× 94 2.3k
Jeremy Rayner Canada 25 336 0.4× 402 1.0× 598 1.9× 773 2.8× 941 3.6× 87 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Darren Sinclair

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Darren Sinclair

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Darren Sinclair. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Darren Sinclair 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 Darren Sinclair. Darren Sinclair 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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Dare, Melanie, et al.. (2025). Governing groundwater in the Indus Basin: Barriers to effective groundwater management and pathways for reform. Environmental Science & Policy. 173. 104247–104247.
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Sinclair, Darren, et al.. (2025). Relative trust in critical minerals governance for just transitions in Ghana and Australia. Resources Policy. 103. 105568–105568. 1 indexed citations
3.
Vidyattama, Yogi, Robert Tanton, Darren Sinclair, & Jacki Schirmer. (2024). Simulating electric vehicle policy in the Australian capital territory. Transport Policy. 149. 91–99. 5 indexed citations
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Schneider, Larissa, Neil L. Rose, Lauri Myllyvirta, et al.. (2021). Mercury atmospheric emission, deposition and isotopic fingerprinting from major coal-fired power plants in Australia: Insights from palaeo-environmental analysis from sediment cores. Environmental Pollution. 287. 117596–117596. 21 indexed citations
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Schneider, Larissa, Neil L. Rose, Anna Lintern, et al.. (2020). Assessing environmental contamination from metal emission and relevant regulations in major areas of coal mining and electricity generation in Australia. The Science of The Total Environment. 728. 137398–137398. 16 indexed citations
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Holley, Cameron & Darren Sinclair. (2018). Reforming Water Law and Governance: From Stagnation to Innovation in Australia. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 3 indexed citations
7.
Holley, Cameron & Darren Sinclair. (2016). Governing Water Markets: Achievements, Limitations and the Need for Regulatory Reform. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 33(4). 301–324. 5 indexed citations
8.
Gunningham, Neil & Darren Sinclair. (2014). The Impact of Safety Culture on Systemic Risk Management. European Journal of Risk Regulation. 5(4). 505–516. 3 indexed citations
9.
Holley, Cameron & Darren Sinclair. (2013). Deliberative Participation, Environmental Law and Collaborative Governance: Insights from Surface and Groundwater Studies. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 30(1). 32–55. 6 indexed citations
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Holley, Cameron & Darren Sinclair. (2013). Non-urban water metering policy: Water users' views on metering and metering upgrades in New South Wales, Australia. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 16(2). 101–131. 5 indexed citations
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Gunningham, Neil & Darren Sinclair. (2012). Managing Mining Hazards: Regulation, Safety & Trust. 8 indexed citations
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Holley, Cameron & Darren Sinclair. (2012). Compliance and Enforcement of Water Licences in NSW: Limitations in Law, Policy and Institutions. 7 indexed citations
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Gunningham, Neil & Darren Sinclair. (2004). Non-point pollution, voluntarism and policy failure: lessons for the Swan-Canning. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 21(2). 93–104. 7 indexed citations
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Gunningham, Neil & Darren Sinclair. (2001). Environmental regulation and cleaner production partnerships with small and medium sized enterprises: A case study. 18(4). 369–380.
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Kanowski, Peter, et al.. (2000). Issues in certification.. 10(1). 2–6. 1 indexed citations
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Gunningham, Neil & Darren Sinclair. (2000). Integrative Regulation: A Principle-based Approach to Environmental Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
17.
Gunningham, Neil, Peter Grabosky, & Darren Sinclair. (1998). Smart Regulation. 514 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gunningham, Neil, et al.. (1998). ACEL FINAL REPORT: BARRIERS AND MOTIVATORS TO THE ADOPTION OF CLEANER PRODUCTION PRACTICES. 20 indexed citations
19.
Gunningham, Neil & Darren Sinclair. (1997). Barriers and motivators to the adoption of cleaner production practices. 16 indexed citations
20.
Sinclair, Darren. (1974). Aspects of high earthquake risk government buildings. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering. 7(2). 85–87.

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