Javier Sierra

694 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 366 citations indexed

About

Javier Sierra is a scholar working on Education, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Sierra has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 366 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Education, 8 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Javier Sierra's work include Environmental Education and Sustainability (7 papers), Sustainability in Higher Education (7 papers) and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (4 papers). Javier Sierra is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Education and Sustainability (7 papers), Sustainability in Higher Education (7 papers) and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (4 papers). Javier Sierra collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United Kingdom and Germany. Javier Sierra's co-authors include Walter Leal Filho, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Laís Viera Trevisan, María José Rodríguez Conde, João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, Rosley Anholon, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Janaína Mazutti and Rudi Pretorius and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Javier Sierra

24 papers receiving 348 citations

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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.

When the alarm bells ring: Why the UN sustainable development goals may not be achieved by 2030

2023 92 citations Walter Leal Filho, Laís Viera Trevisan et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Javier Sierra Spain	12	151	93	54	48	33	26	366
Kalterina Shulla Germany	8	122 0.8×	117 1.3×	57 1.1×	92 1.9×	48 1.5×	11	487
Cláudio Ruy Portela de Vasconcelos Brazil	13	191 1.3×	144 1.5×	49 0.9×	49 1.0×	62 1.9×	26	474
Rudi Pretorius South Africa	10	148 1.0×	103 1.1×	23 0.4×	32 0.7×	43 1.3×	22	332
Jordi Peris Spain	10	118 0.8×	32 0.3×	67 1.2×	24 0.5×	11 0.3×	30	333
Luiza Olim de Sousa South Africa	9	219 1.5×	105 1.1×	36 0.7×	12 0.3×	28 0.8×	18	331
Laís Viera Trevisan Brazil	13	149 1.0×	94 1.0×	31 0.6×	54 1.1×	55 1.7×	33	452
Inga Žalėnienė Lithuania	6	176 1.2×	100 1.1×	31 0.6×	22 0.5×	30 0.9×	11	322
Núria Bautista‐Puig Spain	10	121 0.8×	69 0.7×	47 0.9×	49 1.0×	31 0.9×	37	369
Garry Jacobs United States	6	47 0.3×	41 0.4×	37 0.7×	61 1.3×	12 0.4×	36	244
Boris Lazzarini Spain	7	407 2.7×	213 2.3×	39 0.7×	10 0.2×	47 1.4×	16	552

Countries citing papers authored by Javier Sierra

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Javier Sierra

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20 of 20 papers shown

Filho, Walter Leal, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zúñiga, Javier Sierra, et al.. (2024). An assessment of priorities in handling climate change impacts on infrastructures. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 14147–14147. 10 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Amanda Lange Sálvia, et al.. (2024). Assessing climate change and health provisions among staff in higher education institutions: A preliminary investigation. PLoS ONE. 19(5). e0304019–e0304019. 3 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Laís Viera Trevisan, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, et al.. (2024). Fostering students’ participation in the implementation of the sustainable development goals at higher education institutions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 19 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Javier Sierra, Elizabeth Price, et al.. (2024). The role of universities in accelerating the sustainable development goals in Europe. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 15464–15464. 27 indexed citations

Sierra, Javier, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive framework for understanding microfinance performance evaluation methods. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11(1).

Filho, Walter Leal, Javier Sierra, Desalegn Yayeh Ayal, et al.. (2024). The role of African universities in handling climate change. Environmental Sciences Europe. 36(1). 3 indexed citations

Sierra, Javier. (2024). Gendered Subjectivities in English Classrooms: A Critically Queered Examination of Sex-Segregated Education. PROFILE Issues in Teachers Professional Development. 26(2). 143–159. 1 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Johannes M. Luetz, Javier Sierra, et al.. (2023). Towards a greater engagement of universities in addressing climate change challenges. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 19030–19030. 22 indexed citations

Sierra, Javier, et al.. (2023). Leaving home: Using videogames to help students understand forced migration. Political Geography. 104. 102892–102892. 1 indexed citations

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Filho, Walter Leal, M. Balasubramanian, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zúñiga, & Javier Sierra. (2023). The Effects of Climate Change on Children’s Education Attainment. Sustainability. 15(7). 6320–6320. 11 indexed citations

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Filho, Walter Leal, Thais Dibbern, Laís Viera Trevisan, et al.. (2023). Mapping universities-communities partnerships in the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 17 indexed citations

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Sierra, Javier & María José Rodríguez Conde. (2023). Learning by ruling: Use of videogames to simulate public economics management. The International Journal of Management Education. 21(2). 100819–100819. 2 indexed citations

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Filho, Walter Leal, Laís Viera Trevisan, Izabela Simon Rampasso, et al.. (2023). When the alarm bells ring: Why the UN sustainable development goals may not be achieved by 2030. Journal of Cleaner Production. 407. 137108–137108. 92 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martín-Fuertes, Francisco, et al.. (2022). CIEMAT experimental proposal on lithium ignition in support of DONES licensing (LiFIRE facility). Nuclear Materials and Energy. 31. 101177–101177. 6 indexed citations

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Sierra, Javier, et al.. (2021). What Are the Challenges to Peace? A Workshop on Conflict Analysis to Understand Middle East Politics. International Studies Perspectives. 22(4). 440–457. 6 indexed citations

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Sierra, Javier, et al.. (2021). The transforming generation: increasing student awareness about the effects of economic decisions on sustainability. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 22(5). 1087–1107. 17 indexed citations

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Sierra, Javier, et al.. (2021). Understanding Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability Challenges in the Global South. Sustainability. 13(13). 7201–7201. 18 indexed citations

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Sierra, Javier, et al.. (2020). The quest for the evaluation of microfinance social performance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(2). 54–108. 2 indexed citations

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Sierra, Javier. (2019). The importance of simulation in teaching and learning economics: The students’ perspective. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 57(5). 521–531. 13 indexed citations

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Sierra, Javier, et al.. (2018). The evaluation of microfinance performance in Bolivia. Enterprise Development and Microfinance. 29(3). 227–243. 1 indexed citations

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