Frank Biermann

18.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
189 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Frank Biermann is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Biermann has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 39 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Frank Biermann's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (51 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (38 papers) and Climate Change and Geoengineering (35 papers). Frank Biermann is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (51 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (38 papers) and Climate Change and Geoengineering (35 papers). Frank Biermann collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Germany. Frank Biermann's co-authors include Philipp Pattberg, Norichika Kanie, Rakhyun E. Kim, Ingrid Boas, Harro van Asselt, Fariborz Zelli, Aarti Gupta, Agni Kalfagianni, Joyeeta Gupta and Bernd Siebenhüner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Frank Biermann

181 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

The Fragmentation of Global Governance Architectures: A Framework for Analysis

2009 594 citations Frank Biermann, Harro van Asselt et al. profile →
Global governance by goal-setting: the novel approach of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

2017 574 citations Frank Biermann, Rakhyun E. Kim et al. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability profile →
Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals

2022 247 citations Frank Biermann, Thomas Hickmann et al. Nature Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Biermann Netherlands	50	3.5k	2.4k	1.7k	1.4k	901	189	8.2k
Joyeeta Gupta Netherlands	46	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	565 0.6×	319	8.3k
Peter Newell United Kingdom	52	3.0k 0.9×	2.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	747 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	162	8.8k
Michele M. Betsill United States	29	3.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	816 0.6×	556 0.6×	51	6.2k
Andrew Jordan United Kingdom	55	4.4k 1.3×	2.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.5×	258	10.9k
J. Timmons Roberts United States	49	3.5k 1.0×	3.8k 1.6×	2.9k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	373 0.4×	156	10.8k
Joan Martínez Alier Spain	50	2.5k 0.7×	3.4k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.6×	602 0.7×	229	10.3k
Oran R. Young United States	54	5.1k 1.4×	4.4k 1.8×	2.0k 1.2×	2.7k 2.0×	1.1k 1.3×	209	13.2k
A.P.J. Mol Netherlands	63	2.4k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	2.2k 2.5×	260	12.5k
Thomas Bernauer Switzerland	50	1.0k 0.3×	2.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	857 1.0×	244	7.3k
Harriet Bulkeley United Kingdom	62	7.6k 2.2×	5.5k 2.3×	2.6k 1.6×	1.8k 1.4×	826 0.9×	162	15.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Biermann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Biermann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Biermann

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VanDeveer, Stacy D., et al.. (2024). Three Pathways to Nonuse Agreement(s) on Solar Geoengineering. Ethics & International Affairs. 38(3). 275–286.

Bornemann, Basil, et al.. (2024). Policy integration through the Sustainable Development Goals? The case of the German Federal Government. Sustainable Development. 32(4). 3877–3889. 12 indexed citations

Biermann, Frank, et al.. (2023). The SDGs as integrating force in global governance? Challenges and opportunities. International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics. 23(2). 157–164. 14 indexed citations

Kotzé, Louis J., Benoît Mayer, Harro van Asselt, et al.. (2023). Courts, climate litigation and the evolution of earth system law. Global Policy. 15(1). 5–22. 2 indexed citations

Biermann, Frank, Jeroen Oomen, Aarti Gupta, et al.. (2022). Solar geoengineering: The case for an international non‐use agreement. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change. 13(3). 98 indexed citations

Biermann, Frank, Thomas Hickmann, Carole‐Anne Sénit, et al.. (2022). Author Correction: Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature Sustainability. 6(3). 344–344. 3 indexed citations

Biermann, Frank, et al.. (2022). Patterns in transboundary aquifer governance: comparative analysis of eight case studies from the perspective of efficacy. Water International. 47(2). 278–296. 1 indexed citations

Biermann, Frank, Thomas Hickmann, Carole‐Anne Sénit, et al.. (2022). Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature Sustainability. 5(9). 795–800. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

Vijge, Marjanneke J., et al.. (2022). Social‐ecological reflexivity of extractive industry governance? The case of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Indonesia. Environmental Policy and Governance. 32(5). 426–437. 4 indexed citations

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Vijge, Marjanneke J., et al.. (2021). Improving governance quality through global standard setting? Experiences from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Indonesia. The Extractive Industries and Society. 8(3). 100905–100905. 24 indexed citations

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Kotzé, Louis J., Rakhyun E. Kim, Joshua C. Gellers, et al.. (2021). Earth system law: Exploring new frontiers in legal science. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 100126–100126. 30 indexed citations

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Biermann, Frank, et al.. (2021). Can the Sustainable Development Goals Green International Organisations? Sustainability Integration in the International Labour Organisation. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 25(1). 1–15. 14 indexed citations

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Gupta, Aarti, Ina Möller, Frank Biermann, et al.. (2020). Anticipatory governance of solar geoengineering: conflicting visions of the future and their links to governance proposals. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 45. 10–19. 32 indexed citations

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Biermann, Frank, et al.. (2019). Anthropocene Encounters: New Directions in Green Political Thinking. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 49 indexed citations

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Biermann, Frank, et al.. (2017). Groundwater and human development: synergies and trade-offs within the context of the sustainable development goals. Sustainability Science. 12(6). 1007–1017. 145 indexed citations

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Biermann, Frank & Ingrid Boas. (2011). Protecting Climate Refugees: The Case for a Global Protocol. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 50(6). 8–16. 72 indexed citations

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Kuik, O.J., Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Frans Berkhout, et al.. (2008). Post-2012 climate policy dilemmas: a review of proposals. Climate Policy. 8(3). 317–336. 17 indexed citations

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Aerts, J.C.J.H., Frans Berkhout, Frank Biermann, et al.. (2005). Post-2012 Climate Policy: Assessing the options. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations

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Biermann, Frank, et al.. (2003). National Climate Change Policy : Are the New German Energy Policy Initiatives in Conflict with WTO Law?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations

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Biermann, Frank. (1997). Financing environmental policies in the South Experiences from the Multilateral Ozone Fund. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 18 indexed citations

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