Frances Westley

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
72 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Frances Westley is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances Westley has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Frances Westley's work include Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (13 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (11 papers) and Community Development and Social Impact (7 papers). Frances Westley is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (13 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (11 papers) and Community Development and Social Impact (7 papers). Frances Westley collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Frances Westley's co-authors include Henry Mintzberg, Harrie Vredenburg, Marten Scheffer, Michele‐Lee Moore, Stephen R. Carpenter, Per Olsson, Carl Folke, J.W. McConnell, William Brock and Nino Antadze and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Strategic Management Journal and Organization Science.

In The Last Decade

Frances Westley

72 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation

2011 545 citations Frances Westley, Per Olsson et al. AMBIO profile →
A Theory of Transformative Agency in Linked Social-Ecological Systems

2013 492 citations Frances Westley, Ola Tjörnbo et al. Ecology and Society profile →

Peers

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Christopher Ansell United States

Jacob Torfing Denmark

Eva Sørensen Denmark

John Grin Netherlands

Gail Whiteman Netherlands

Terry Marsden United Kingdom

Sheila Jasanoff United States

Gill Seyfang United Kingdom

Ilan Vertinsky Canada

Maarten A. Hajer Netherlands

Christopher Ansell United States

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1.2k ×0.8

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3.5k ×2.5

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1.6k ×1.5

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865 ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Frances Westley Frances Westley (= 1×) peers Christopher Ansell

Countries citing papers authored by Frances Westley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frances Westley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frances Westley

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

All Works

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Scheffer, Marten, John M. Anderies, Stephen R. Carpenter, et al.. (2024). A heart model of Earth Stewardship. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Marten, Denny Borsboom, Sander Nieuwenhuis, & Frances Westley. (2022). Belief traps: Tackling the inertia of harmful beliefs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(32). e2203149119–e2203149119. 32 indexed citations

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Folke, Carl, Stephen R. Carpenter, F. Stuart Chapin, et al.. (2020). Our Future in the Anthropocene Biosphere: Global sustainability and resilient societies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations

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Galaz, Victor, Jonas Tallberg, Arjen Boin, et al.. (2017). Global Governance Dimensions of Globally Networked Risks: The State of the Art in Social Science Research. Risk Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. 8(1). 4–27. 49 indexed citations

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McGowan, Katharine, et al.. (2017). The history of social innovation. Chapters. 1–17. 1 indexed citations

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McGowan, Katharine & Frances Westley. (2017). Constructing The Evolution of Social Innovation: Methodological Insights from a Multi-Case Study. European Public & Social Innovation Review. 2(1). 3 indexed citations

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Scheffer, Marten, Jordi Bascompte, Stephen R. Carpenter, et al.. (2015). Dual thinking for scientists. Ecology and Society. 20(2). 61 indexed citations

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McGowan, Katharine, Frances Westley, Evan Fraser, et al.. (2014). The research journey: travels across the idiomatic and axiomatic toward a better understanding of complexity. Ecology and Society. 19(3). 19 indexed citations

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Tjörnbo, Ola & Frances Westley. (2012). Game Changers: The Big Green Challenge and the Role of Challenge Grants in Social Innovation. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 3(2). 166–183. 28 indexed citations

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Moore, Michele‐Lee, et al.. (2012). Social Finance Intermediaries and Social Innovation. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 3(2). 184–205. 47 indexed citations

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Westley, Frances, Per Olsson, Carl Folke, et al.. (2011). Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation. AMBIO. 40(7). 762–780. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carpenter, Stephen R., Carl Folke, Marten Scheffer, & Frances Westley. (2009). Resilience: Accounting for the Noncomputable. Ecology and Society. 14(1). 87 indexed citations

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Carpenter, Stephen R., Frances Westley, & Monica G. Turner. (2005). Surrogates for Resilience of Social–Ecological Systems. Ecosystems. 8(8). 941–944. 274 indexed citations

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Westley, Frances & Henry Mintzberg. (2002). Tres modelos para mejorar la toma de decisiones. Harvard-Deusto business review. 46–52. 1 indexed citations

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Vredenburg, Harrie & Frances Westley. (1999). Sustainable Development Leadership in Three Conexts: Managing for Global Competitiveness. 239. 8 indexed citations

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Westley, Frances. (1997). "Not on Our Watch". Organization & Environment. 10(4). 342–360. 9 indexed citations

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Bird, Frederick, Frances Westley, & James A. Waters. (1989). The uses of moral talk: Why do managers talk ethics?. Journal of Business Ethics. 8(1). 75–89. 25 indexed citations

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Westley, Frances & James A. Waters. (1988). Group Facilitation Skills for Managers. Management Education and Development. 19(2). 134–143. 24 indexed citations

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Westley, Frances. (1983). The complex forms of the religious life : a Durkheimian view of new religious movements. eScholarship@McGill (McGill). 6 indexed citations

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Westley, Frances. (1978). "The Cult of Man": Durkheim's Predictions and New Religious Movements. Sociological Analysis. 39(2). 135–135. 24 indexed citations

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