Nicole Darnall

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Nicole Darnall is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Marketing and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicole Darnall has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Strategy and Management, 48 papers in Marketing and 18 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Nicole Darnall's work include Environmental Sustainability in Business (47 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (28 papers) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (24 papers). Nicole Darnall is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Sustainability in Business (47 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (28 papers) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (24 papers). Nicole Darnall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Nicole Darnall's co-authors include Perry Sadorsky, Irene Henriques, Hyunjung Ji, Toshi H. Arimura, Hajime Katayama, Vera Ferrón‐Vílchez, Diego Vázquez‐Brust, Francesco Testa, Stuart Bretschneider and Haiying Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Business Ethics.

In The Last Decade

Nicole Darnall

85 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Adopting Proactive Environmental Strategy: The Influence ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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. Adopting Proactive Environmental Strategy: The Influence of Stakeholders and Firm Size
    2009 741 citations Nicole Darnall et al. Journal of Management Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicole Darnall United States 27 2.2k 1.9k 361 264 224 89 3.0k
José Mariano Moneva Abadía Spain 32 3.0k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 575 1.6× 228 0.9× 249 1.1× 116 4.0k
Iván Montiel United States 21 2.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 296 0.8× 220 0.8× 164 0.7× 46 2.9k
Richard Welford Hong Kong 32 2.6k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 260 0.7× 372 1.4× 261 1.2× 95 3.8k
Simone Pizzi Italy 25 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 451 1.2× 214 0.8× 115 0.5× 42 2.9k
María D. López‐Gamero Spain 27 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 478 1.3× 495 1.9× 176 0.8× 63 3.2k
Óscar González‐Benito Spain 29 2.1k 1.0× 2.7k 1.4× 436 1.2× 234 0.9× 234 1.0× 95 3.8k
Romana Rauter Austria 15 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 376 1.0× 187 0.7× 127 0.6× 34 2.6k
Concepción Garcés‐Ayerbe Spain 20 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 261 0.7× 206 0.8× 145 0.6× 25 1.7k
Simone Sehnem Brazil 23 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 232 0.6× 278 1.1× 145 0.6× 149 2.2k
Roberto Chierici Italy 15 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 503 1.4× 325 1.2× 91 0.4× 30 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicole Darnall

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicole Darnall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2025). How stakeholder influence shapes public sector environmental policy choices. Journal of Cleaner Production. 523. 146312–146312.
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2025). The organizational ecosystem change model for sustainability and justice. Frontiers in Sustainability. 6. 1 indexed citations
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Agusdinata, Datu Buyung, et al.. (2023). Advancing recognition justice in telecoupled critical mineral supply chains: The promise of social media. Energy Research & Social Science. 104. 103264–103264. 1 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2023). Stakeholder Influence on the Type of Env. Sustainability Policy Adopted: The Case of US Local Govt. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2023(1). 1 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2023). Penalty Zones in International Sustainability Standards: Where Improved Sustainability Doesn't Pay. Journal of Management Studies. 61(6). 2373–2405. 4 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2021). Are consumers willing to pay for circular products? The role of recycled and second-hand attributes, messaging, and third-party certification. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 175. 105888–105888. 98 indexed citations
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Bretschneider, Stuart, et al.. (2021). E-procurement system adoption in local governments: the role of procurement complexity and organizational structure. Public Management Review. 24(6). 903–925. 32 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, Hyunjung Ji, & Matthew Potoski. (2017). Institutional design of ecolabels: Sponsorship signals rule strength. Regulation & Governance. 11(4). 438–450. 38 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2017). Advancing green purchasing in local governments. 10 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2015). Business as a Collaborative Partner: Understanding Firms' Socio-Political Support for Policy Formation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Arimura, Toshi H., et al.. (2015). The effect of ISO 14001 on environmental performance: Resolving equivocal findings. Journal of Environmental Management. 166. 556–566. 2 indexed citations
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Ferrón‐Vílchez, Vera & Nicole Darnall. (2014). Two are Better than One: The Link between Management Systems and Business Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Barnett, Michael L., Nicole Darnall, & Bryan W. Husted. (2014). Sustainability Strategy in Constrained Economic Times. Long Range Planning. 48(2). 63–68. 51 indexed citations
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Lin, Haiying & Nicole Darnall. (2014). Strategic Alliance Formation and Structural Configuration. Journal of Business Ethics. 127(3). 549–564. 83 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2011). Which Types of Environmental Management Systems are Related to Greater Environmental Improvements. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2011). Assessing Integrated Pest Management Adoption: Measurement Problems and Policy Implications. Environmental Management. 48(5). 1013–1023. 26 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole. (2008). What the federal government can do to encourage green production. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole. (2008). Creating a Green Brand for Competitive Distinction. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Darnall, Nicole, et al.. (2006). Predicting the cost of environmental management system adoption: the role of capabilities, resources and ownership structure. Strategic Management Journal. 27(4). 301–320. 43 indexed citations
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Andrews, Richard, Nicole Darnall, & Deborah Rigling Gallagher. (1999). Environmental management systems: a sustainable strategy for a sustainable world?. 5 indexed citations

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