Niko Schäpke

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
39 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Niko Schäpke is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management of Technology and Innovation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Niko Schäpke has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Niko Schäpke's work include Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (16 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (16 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (8 papers). Niko Schäpke is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (16 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (16 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (8 papers). Niko Schäpke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United Kingdom. Niko Schäpke's co-authors include Julia M. Wittmayer, Daniel J. Lang, Felix Rauschmayer, Franziska Stelzer, Guido Caniglia, Thomas Bauler, Matthias Bergmann, Christine Wamsler, Frank van Steenbergen and Ines Omann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Niko Schäpke

36 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Action, research and participation: roles of researchers in sustainability transitions

2014 349 citations Julia M. Wittmayer, Niko Schäpke Sustainability Science profile →
A pluralistic and integrated approach to action-oriented knowledge for sustainability

2020 228 citations Guido Caniglia, Christopher Luederitz et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
Inner transformation to sustainability as a deep leverage point: fostering new avenues for change through dialogue and reflection

2021 144 citations C Woiwode, Niko Schäpke et al. Sustainability Science profile →

Peers

Niko Schäpke

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Christopher Luederitz Canada

Thaddeus R. Miller United States

Peter Moll United States

Timo von Wirth Netherlands

Armin Grünwald Germany

Annica Kronsell Sweden

Merritt Polk Sweden

Guido Caniglia Germany

Ulli Vilsmaier Germany

Ann Dale Canada

Christopher Luederitz Canada

Niko Schäpke

972 ×1.3

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384 ×0.6

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242 ×0.5

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320 ×0.8

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206 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Niko Schäpke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Niko Schäpke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niko Schäpke

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Niko Schäpke. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Niko Schäpke based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Niko Schäpke. Niko Schäpke is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Schroeder, Heike, Niko Schäpke, Kathleen A. Mar, et al.. (2024). The role of trust in the international climate negotiations. Environmental Policy and Governance. 35(2). 328–343. 1 indexed citations

Schäpke, Niko, Richard Beecroft, Matthias Wanner, et al.. (2024). Gaining deep leverage? Reflecting and shaping real-world lab impacts through leverage points. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33(1). 116–124. 1 indexed citations

Schäpke, Niko, Richard Beecroft, Regina Rhodius, et al.. (2024). Impacts of real-world labs in sustainability transformations: Forms of impacts, creation strategies, challenges, and methodological advances. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33(1). 4–9. 3 indexed citations

Feola, Giuseppe, et al.. (2024). Assessing regime destabilisation through policy change: An analysis of agricultural policy in the United Kingdom during Brexit. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 50. 100810–100810. 3 indexed citations

Mar, Kathleen A., Niko Schäpke, Thomas Bruhn, et al.. (2023). Learning and community building in support of collective action: Toward a new climate of communication at the COP. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change. 14(4). 12 indexed citations

Ives, Christopher D., Niko Schäpke, C Woiwode, & Christine Wamsler. (2023). IMAGINE sustainability: integrated inner-outer transformation in research, education and practice. Sustainability Science. 18(6). 2777–2786. 31 indexed citations

Ives, Christopher D., Niko Schäpke, C Woiwode, & Christine Wamsler. (2023). Correction to: IMAGINE sustainability: integrated inner-outer transformation in research, education and practice. Sustainability Science. 18(6). 2803–2804.

Bruhn, Thomas, Christine Wamsler, Kathleen A. Mar, et al.. (2021). Creating space for reflection and dialogue: Examples of new modes of communication for empowering climate action. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 30(3). 174–180. 14 indexed citations

Wamsler, Christine, Niko Schäpke, Thomas Bruhn, et al.. (2020). Enabling new mindsets and transformative skills for negotiating and activating climate action: Lessons from UNFCCC conferences of the parties. Environmental Science & Policy. 112. 227–235. 73 indexed citations

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Schäpke, Niko, et al.. (2020). Sustainability-oriented labs in real-world contexts: An exploratory review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 277. 123202–123202. 81 indexed citations

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Caniglia, Guido, Christopher Luederitz, Timo von Wirth, et al.. (2020). A pluralistic and integrated approach to action-oriented knowledge for sustainability. Nature Sustainability. 4(2). 93–100. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schäpke, Niko, Franziska Stelzer, Matthias Bergmann, et al.. (2017). Reallabore im Kontext Transformativer Forschung: Ansatzpunkte zur Konzeption und Einbettung in den internationalen Forschungsstand. Publication Server of the Wuppertal Institute (Wuppertal Institute). 18 indexed citations

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Schäpke, Niko, et al.. (2017). Learning from Co-Founders of Grassroots Initiatives:Personal Resilience, Transition, and Behavioral Change – a Salutogenic Approach. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 6 indexed citations

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Schäpke, Niko, Franziska Stelzer, Matthias Bergmann, et al.. (2017). Reallabore im Kontext Transformativer Forschung. 19 indexed citations

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Schäpke, Niko, Mandy Singer‐Brodowski, Franziska Stelzer, Matthias Bergmann, & Daniel J. Lang. (2015). Creating Space for Change: Real-world Laboratories for Sustainability Transformations. 24(4). 3 indexed citations

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Grabs, Janina, et al.. (2015). Understanding role models for change: a multilevel analysis of success factors of grassroots initiatives for sustainable consumption. Journal of Cleaner Production. 134. 98–111. 67 indexed citations

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Schäpke, Niko, Mandy Singer‐Brodowski, Franziska Stelzer, Matthias Bergmann, & Daniel J. Lang. (2015). Creating Space for Change: Sustainability Transformations: The Case of Baden-Württemberg. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 24(4). 281–283. 16 indexed citations

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Stelzer, Franziska, Matthias Wanner, & Niko Schäpke. (2015). Understanding and creating societal impact of sustainability transitions research through "real-world laboratories". Publication Server of the Wuppertal Institute (Wuppertal Institute). 1 indexed citations

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Wittmayer, Julia M. & Niko Schäpke. (2014). Action, research and participation: roles of researchers in sustainability transitions. Sustainability Science. 9(4). 483–496. 349 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nölting, Benjamin, et al.. (2013). Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen in Unternehmen und Organisationen. Die Unternehmung. 2013(2). 1 indexed citations

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