Matthew Kearnes

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
65 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Matthew Kearnes is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Geography, Planning and Development and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew Kearnes has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Geography, Planning and Development and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Matthew Kearnes's work include Geographies of human-animal interactions (11 papers), Nanotechnology research and applications (8 papers) and Water Governance and Infrastructure (7 papers). Matthew Kearnes is often cited by papers focused on Geographies of human-animal interactions (11 papers), Nanotechnology research and applications (8 papers) and Water Governance and Infrastructure (7 papers). Matthew Kearnes collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Matthew Kearnes's co-authors include Phil Macnaghten, Ben Anderson, Brian Wynne, Dan Swanton, Colin McFarlane, Jason Chilvers, Mónica Degen, Steve Hinchliffe, Sarah Whatmore and Lauren Rickards and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Nature Energy.

In The Last Decade

Matthew Kearnes

58 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

On assemblages and geography 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2012 2019 100 200 300

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew Kearnes Australia 21 1.0k 606 471 260 143 65 2.7k
Mike Michael United Kingdom 32 1.6k 1.5× 385 0.6× 293 0.6× 167 0.6× 82 0.6× 114 3.9k
Michael Carolan United States 34 683 0.7× 340 0.6× 458 1.0× 112 0.4× 51 0.4× 143 3.7k
Julie Guthman United States 34 793 0.8× 531 0.9× 233 0.5× 217 0.8× 114 0.8× 80 5.4k
Andrew Barry United Kingdom 22 1.3k 1.2× 349 0.6× 302 0.6× 749 2.9× 163 1.1× 48 2.9k
María Puig de la Bellacasa United Kingdom 10 852 0.8× 563 0.9× 112 0.2× 196 0.8× 72 0.5× 19 2.4k
Eric Hirsch United Kingdom 30 1.6k 1.6× 367 0.6× 322 0.7× 466 1.8× 127 0.9× 162 5.9k
Maureen McNeil United Kingdom 10 1.9k 1.8× 626 1.0× 135 0.3× 368 1.4× 126 0.9× 19 4.5k
Javier Lezaun United Kingdom 22 819 0.8× 194 0.3× 456 1.0× 158 0.6× 49 0.3× 64 2.5k
Bárbara Adam United Kingdom 26 2.1k 2.0× 262 0.4× 372 0.8× 431 1.7× 176 1.2× 59 3.8k
Sandie Suchet‐Pearson Australia 24 1.1k 1.1× 779 1.3× 355 0.8× 174 0.7× 95 0.7× 61 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew Kearnes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kearnes, Matthew, et al.. (2025). Responsible biosolids reuse: A critical reassessment of public engagement in the wastewater sector. Journal of Environmental Management. 387. 125556–125556.
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Kearnes, Matthew, et al.. (2024). Quality and risk management frameworks for biosolids: An assessment of current international practice. The Science of The Total Environment. 915. 169953–169953. 9 indexed citations
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Neale, Timothy, et al.. (2023). Converging old and new carbon frontiers in northern Australia. Area. 55(4). 523–531.
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Rogers, Dallas & Matthew Kearnes. (2023). Geographies of COVID‐19. Geographical Research. 61(3). 312–319. 2 indexed citations
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Munro, Paul, et al.. (2023). The right to repairable energy: A political ecology of off-grid solar repair in Zambia. Political Geography. 106. 102962–102962. 10 indexed citations
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Munro, Paul, et al.. (2022). The afterlives of off-grid solar: The dynamics of repair and e-waste in Malawi. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 42. 317–330. 17 indexed citations
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Kearnes, Matthew, et al.. (2022). What does a right to repair tell us about our relationship with technology?. Alternative Law Journal. 47(3). 179–186. 7 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Kari, et al.. (2022). “It's professional but it's personal”: Participation, personal connection, and sustained disagreement in drug policy reform. International Journal of Drug Policy. 110. 103903–103903. 2 indexed citations
9.
Salazar, Juan Francisco, Céline Granjou, Matthew Kearnes, Manuel Tironi, & Anna Krzywoszynska. (2020). Thinking with soils- social theory and material politics,. Bloomsbury eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Thordarson, Pall, et al.. (2020). The importance of reflecting on treatment and post-treatment care when assessing the social aspects of cosmetic nanomedicine and transdermal delivery system. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 28. 102214–102214. 2 indexed citations
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Kearnes, Matthew, et al.. (2018). How to do things with metaphors: engineering life as hodgepodge. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(1). 22–22. 5 indexed citations
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Balmer, Andrew, Jane Calvert, Claire Marris, et al.. (2015). Taking roles in interdisciplinary collaborations. Science & Technology Studies. 28(3). 3–25. 1 indexed citations
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Kearnes, Matthew, Phil Macnaghten, & Sarah R. Davies. (2014). Narrative, Nanotechnology and the Accomplishment of Public Responses: a Response to Thorstensen. NanoEthics. 8(3). 241–250. 5 indexed citations
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Anderson, Ben, Matthew Kearnes, Colin McFarlane, & Dan Swanton. (2012). On assemblages and geography. Dialogues in Human Geography. 2(2). 171–189. 399 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kearnes, Matthew & Matthias Wienroth. (2011). A New Mandate? Research Policy in a Technological Society. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 8 indexed citations
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Davies, Sheryl M, et al.. (2009). Reconfiguring responsibility : deepening debate on nanotechnology : a research report from the DEEPEN Project.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 10 indexed citations
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Kearnes, Matthew & Matthias Wienroth. (2009). ‘Arm’s length’? : narratives of impact and autonomy in UK Research Councils. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 4 indexed citations
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Kearnes, Matthew, Robin Grove‐White, Phil Macnaghten, James Wilsdon, & Brian Wynne. (2006). From Bio to Nano: Learning Lessons from the UK Agricultural Biotechnology Controversy. Science as Culture. 15(4). 291–307. 86 indexed citations
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Grove‐White, Robin, Matthew Kearnes, Phil Macnaghten, & Brian Wynne. (2006). Nuclear Futures: Assessing Public Attitudes to New Nuclear Power. The Political Quarterly. 77(2). 238–246. 17 indexed citations
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Grove‐White, Robin, Matthew Kearnes, Phil Macnaghten, & Brian Wynne. (2006). Public perceptions and community issues. St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository). 1 indexed citations

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