Håkon Sælen

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Håkon Sælen is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Håkon Sælen has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Håkon Sælen's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (15 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (9 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (6 papers). Håkon Sælen is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (15 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (9 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (6 papers). Håkon Sælen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Germany. Håkon Sælen's co-authors include Steffen Kallbekken, Jon Hovi, Detlef F. Sprinz, Arild Underdal, Erlend A. T. Hermansen, Jennifer Helgeson, Giles Atkinson, Simon Dietz, Cameron Hepburn and Torgeir Ericson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy Policy and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Håkon Sælen

30 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

‘Nudging’ hotel guests to reduce food waste as a win–win ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300
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.

  1. ‘Nudging’ hotel guests to reduce food waste as a win–win environmental measure
    2013 365 citations Steffen Kallbekken, Håkon Sælen Economics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Håkon Sælen Norway 16 640 345 311 251 213 31 1.3k
Ju‐Chin Huang United States 14 1.1k 1.7× 153 0.4× 217 0.7× 54 0.2× 112 0.5× 46 1.5k
Carol Franco United States 7 262 0.4× 265 0.8× 118 0.4× 76 0.3× 50 0.2× 9 946
Niklas Harring Sweden 21 407 0.6× 645 1.9× 683 2.2× 145 0.6× 226 1.1× 49 1.4k
Simon Matti Sweden 22 270 0.4× 497 1.4× 471 1.5× 131 0.5× 157 0.7× 50 1.3k
Lorenz Keyßer Switzerland 6 314 0.5× 227 0.7× 218 0.7× 306 1.2× 105 0.5× 7 1.1k
Jennifer E. Givens United States 20 356 0.6× 349 1.0× 404 1.3× 182 0.7× 128 0.6× 44 1.1k
Cindy Isenhour United States 17 101 0.2× 194 0.6× 168 0.5× 50 0.2× 153 0.7× 43 821
Elizabeth Bomberg United Kingdom 18 121 0.2× 115 0.3× 489 1.6× 82 0.3× 55 0.3× 41 1.5k
Petr Mariel Spain 20 963 1.5× 371 1.1× 273 0.9× 69 0.3× 220 1.0× 71 1.6k
Richard Denniss Australia 13 180 0.3× 74 0.2× 204 0.7× 95 0.4× 50 0.2× 64 775

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Fields of papers citing papers by Håkon Sælen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Håkon Sælen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Milkoreit, Manjana, et al.. (2025). The Ambition Trap: How Overpromising on Climate Action Could Undermine the Paris Agreement. Global Environmental Politics. 25(2). 27–54.
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Sælen, Håkon & Marianne Aasen. (2022). Exploring Public Opposition and Support Across Different Climate Policies: Poles Apart?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Cherry, Todd L., Steffen Kallbekken, Håkon Sælen, & Stine Aakre. (2021). Can the Paris Agreement deliver ambitious climate cooperation? An experimental investigation of the effectiveness of pledge-and-review and targeting short-lived climate pollutants. Environmental Science & Policy. 123. 35–43. 8 indexed citations
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Kallbekken, Steffen & Håkon Sælen. (2021). Public support for air travel restrictions to address COVID-19 or climate change. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 93. 102767–102767. 47 indexed citations
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Sælen, Håkon, Jon Hovi, Detlef F. Sprinz, & Arild Underdal. (2020). How US withdrawal might influence cooperation under the Paris climate agreement. Environmental Science & Policy. 108. 121–132. 15 indexed citations
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Sælen, Håkon. (2020). Under What Conditions Will the Paris Process Produce a Cycle of Increasing Ambition Sufficient to Reach the 2°C Goal?. Global Environmental Politics. 20(2). 83–104. 6 indexed citations
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Brazil, William, Steffen Kallbekken, Håkon Sælen, & James Carroll. (2019). The role of fuel cost information in new car sales. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 74. 93–103. 20 indexed citations
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Hovi, Jon, Detlef F. Sprinz, Håkon Sælen, & Arild Underdal. (2017). The Club Approach: A Gateway to Effective Climate Co-operation?. British Journal of Political Science. 49(3). 1071–1096. 56 indexed citations
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Sprinz, Detlef F., Håkon Sælen, Arild Underdal, & Jon Hovi. (2017). The effectiveness of climate clubs under Donald Trump. Climate Policy. 18(7). 828–838. 24 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Tobias, et al.. (2016). The Narrative Position of the Like Minded Developing Countries in GlobalClimate Negotiations: A Policy-Oriented Narrative Approach to IR. 1 indexed citations
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Hovi, Jon, Detlef F. Sprinz, Håkon Sælen, & Arild Underdal. (2016). Climate change mitigation: a role for climate clubs?. Palgrave Communications. 2(1). 48 indexed citations
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Asselt, Harro van, Pieter Pauw, & Håkon Sælen. (2015). Assessment and Review under a 2015 Climate Change Agreement. Nordic Council of Ministers eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Sælen, Håkon. (2015). Side-payments: an effective instrument for building climate clubs?. International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics. 16(6). 909–932. 19 indexed citations
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Sælen, Håkon & Torgeir Ericson. (2013). The recreational value of different winter conditions in Oslo forests: A choice experiment. Journal of Environmental Management. 131. 426–434. 28 indexed citations
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Kallbekken, Steffen & Håkon Sælen. (2013). ‘Nudging’ hotel guests to reduce food waste as a win–win environmental measure. Economics Letters. 119(3). 325–327. 365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sælen, Håkon, Hege Westskog, & Einar Strumse. (2012). Values, attitudes, and pro-environmental behaviours – is there a link? Results from a Norwegian survey. Economics bulletin. 32(1). 486–493. 4 indexed citations
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Kallbekken, Steffen, Håkon Sælen, & Erlend A. T. Hermansen. (2012). Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: A Field Experiment on Lifetime Energy Costs and Household Appliances. Journal of Consumer Policy. 36(1). 1–16. 75 indexed citations
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Kallbekken, Steffen & Håkon Sælen. (2011). Public acceptance for environmental taxes: Self-interest, environmental and distributional concerns. Energy Policy. 39(5). 2966–2973. 228 indexed citations
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Aaheim, Asbjørn, et al.. (2010). Assessment of risks for adaptation to climate change: the case of land-slides. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 15(7). 763–778. 3 indexed citations
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Helgeson, Jennifer, Simon Dietz, Giles Atkinson, Cameron Hepburn, & Håkon Sælen. (2009). Siblings, not triplets: social preferences for risk, inequality and time in discounting climate change. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 58 indexed citations

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