Matthias Barth

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Matthias Barth is a scholar working on Education, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Barth has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Education, 34 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Matthias Barth's work include Sustainability in Higher Education (45 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (34 papers) and Sociology and Education Studies (9 papers). Matthias Barth is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability in Higher Education (45 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (34 papers) and Sociology and Education Studies (9 papers). Matthias Barth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. Matthias Barth's co-authors include Marco Rieckmann, Jasmin Godemann, Ute Stoltenberg, Gerd Michelsen, Arnim Wiek, Aaron Redman, Daniel Fischer, Jana Timm, Ian Thomas and Simon Burandt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Barth

67 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Developing key competencies for sustainable development in higher education

2007 736 citations Matthias Barth, Jasmin Godemann et al. profile →
Key competencies in sustainability in higher education—toward an agreed-upon reference framework

2020 393 citations Matthias Barth, Marco Rieckmann et al. Sustainability Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthias Barth Germany	26	2.4k	1.5k	365	273	229	75	3.1k
Marco Rieckmann Germany	24	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	269 0.7×	239 0.9×	248 1.1×	76	2.5k
Kim Ceulemans Belgium	16	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	248 0.7×	135 0.5×	475 2.1×	30	2.9k
Stephen Sterling United Kingdom	22	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	165 0.5×	370 1.4×	108 0.5×	41	2.4k
Tarah Wright Canada	26	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	151 0.4×	275 1.0×	275 1.2×	57	2.6k
Lucas Veiga Ãvila Brazil	19	1.2k 0.5×	789 0.5×	111 0.3×	169 0.6×	328 1.4×	92	2.2k
Jasmin Godemann Germany	12	1.1k 0.4×	612 0.4×	273 0.7×	154 0.6×	208 0.9×	34	1.6k
Ian Thomas Australia	24	1.3k 0.5×	940 0.6×	166 0.5×	222 0.8×	136 0.6×	79	1.9k
Daniella Tilbury Australia	21	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	118 0.3×	394 1.4×	127 0.6×	65	2.4k
Debby Cotton United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.6×	701 0.5×	177 0.5×	385 1.4×	104 0.5×	57	3.1k
Mark Mifsud Malta	17	921 0.4×	699 0.5×	82 0.2×	251 0.9×	140 0.6×	27	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Matthias Barth

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthias Barth

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All Works

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Nölting, Benjamin, Anne Zimmermann, Matthias Barth, et al.. (2025). Wissenschaftsorganisationen als Impulsgeber einer Nachhaltigkeitstransformation. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 34(2). 83–87. 1 indexed citations

Wanner, Matthias, et al.. (2022). Design principles for advancing higher education sustainability learning through transformative research. Environment Development and Sustainability. 27(9). 20581–20598. 6 indexed citations

Barth, Matthias, et al.. (2022). Developing ESD-specific professional action competence for teachers: knowledge, skills, and attitudes in implementing ESD at the school level. Environmental Education Research. 28(12). 1691–1729. 7 indexed citations

Barth, Matthias, et al.. (2022). Evolution of entrepreneurs’ expectations using instagram as a business practice: A transformative learning perspective in the case of sustainable fashion entrepreneurs in Mexico. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100005–100005. 2 indexed citations

Barth, Matthias, et al.. (2022). Connecting curricula and competence through student learning journeys. Sustainability Science Practice and Policy. 18(1). 560–575. 3 indexed citations

Barth, Matthias, et al.. (2021). Drivers and Barriers of Implementing Sustainability Curricula in Higher Education - Assumptions and Evidence. Higher Education Studies. 11(2). 42–42. 38 indexed citations

Majer, Johann M., et al.. (2021). Resolving Conflicts Between People and Over Time in the Transformation Toward Sustainability: A Framework of Interdependent Conflicts. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 623757–623757. 11 indexed citations

Redman, Aaron, Arnim Wiek, & Matthias Barth. (2020). Current practice of assessing students’ sustainability competencies: a review of tools. Sustainability Science. 16(1). 117–135. 128 indexed citations

Olgan, Refika, et al.. (2020). Impact of early childhood education settings on the systems thinking skills of preschool children through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's theory. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 39(1). 85–103. 7 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias. (2018). Der Personzentrierte Ansatz im Bereich migrationstypischer Spannungsfelder. 22(2). 83–88.

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Barth, Matthias. (2017). Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - (k)ein Thema für den Sachunterricht?. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 1 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias. (2016). Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Lehramtsausbildung : Erfolgreiche Ansätze und notwendige Schritte. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 1 indexed citations

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Fischer, Daniel & Matthias Barth. (2014). Key Competencies for and beyond Sustainable Consumption: An Educational Contribution to the Debate. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 14 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias & Gerd Michelsen. (2011). Learning for Change: An Educational Contribution to Sustainability Science. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias & Jana Timm. (2011). Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Students’ Perspectives on an Innovative Approach to Educational Change. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias, et al.. (2010). Schools and their Culture of Consumption: A Context for Consumer Learning. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 1 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias & Marco Rieckmann. (2009). Experiencing the Global Dimension of Sustainability: Student Dialogue in a European-Latin American Virtual Seminar. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 12 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias, et al.. (2009). Strategies for developing and running e-courses for the VCSE. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 1 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias, Jasmin Godemann, Marco Rieckmann, & Ute Stoltenberg. (2007). Developing Key Competencies for Sustainable Development in Higher Education. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 2 indexed citations

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Barth, Matthias. (2007). Assessment of Key Competencies – A Conceptual Framework. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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