Oliver Fritsch

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Oliver Fritsch is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver Fritsch has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Oliver Fritsch's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (12 papers), Regulation and Compliance Studies (7 papers) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (7 papers). Oliver Fritsch is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (12 papers), Regulation and Compliance Studies (7 papers) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (7 papers). Oliver Fritsch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. Oliver Fritsch's co-authors include Jens Newig, Jouni Paavola, Anna Wesselink, Ortwin Renn, Claudio M. Radaelli, David Benson, Julia Martín-Ortega, Claire A. Dunlop, Hadrian Cook and David Benson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Oliver Fritsch

38 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental governance: participatory, multi‐level – an... 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. Environmental governance: participatory, multi‐level – and effective?
    2009 720 citations Jens Newig, Oliver Fritsch profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oliver Fritsch United Kingdom 15 730 345 317 269 220 44 1.4k
James Patterson Netherlands 22 895 1.2× 546 1.6× 328 1.0× 217 0.8× 230 1.0× 44 1.9k
Frank van Laerhoven Netherlands 22 625 0.9× 413 1.2× 423 1.3× 196 0.7× 204 0.9× 54 1.6k
Edward Challies New Zealand 23 969 1.3× 505 1.5× 319 1.0× 297 1.1× 310 1.4× 52 2.1k
Richard D. Margerum United States 18 748 1.0× 379 1.1× 349 1.1× 259 1.0× 188 0.9× 45 1.7k
Katherine A. Daniell Australia 21 641 0.9× 387 1.1× 252 0.8× 167 0.6× 114 0.5× 73 1.6k
Margot Hurlbert Canada 19 724 1.0× 557 1.6× 286 0.9× 142 0.5× 129 0.6× 89 1.7k
Rob C. de Loë Canada 22 512 0.7× 395 1.1× 321 1.0× 236 0.9× 100 0.5× 42 1.5k
Sander Meijerink Netherlands 20 1.2k 1.6× 740 2.1× 261 0.8× 495 1.8× 154 0.7× 71 2.1k
Mark Wiering Netherlands 23 1.2k 1.6× 793 2.3× 211 0.7× 231 0.9× 132 0.6× 52 1.8k
Po Garden Thailand 12 1.2k 1.6× 619 1.8× 420 1.3× 261 1.0× 196 0.9× 15 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Oliver Fritsch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Oliver Fritsch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oliver Fritsch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Oliver Fritsch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Oliver Fritsch 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 Oliver Fritsch. Oliver Fritsch is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Rodgers, Essie M., et al.. (2025). Fire, rain and runoff: addressing the overlooked impacts of wildfires on aquatic systems. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 32(3). 205–216.
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Baldwin, Claudia, Animesh K. Gain, & Oliver Fritsch. (2025). The Great Barrier Reef, human dimensions and climate change. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 32(1). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Fontaine, Joseph B., et al.. (2025). Honest brokers and prescribed burning: a shift towards fire-resilient ecosystems and society. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 32(2). 87–96. 1 indexed citations
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Salajegheh, Ali, et al.. (2024). Tracing water governance across different levels in Iran. Environmental Science & Policy. 162. 103933–103933.
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Gain, Animesh K. & Oliver Fritsch. (2024). Bridging the digital divide for effective environmental management. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 31(2). 129–135.
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Newig, Jens, Michael Rose, Thomas Bolognesi, et al.. (2023). To Assess Progress in the Social Sciences, We Should Study Knowledge Cumulation, not Disruptiveness. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver, David Benson, & Camilla Adelle. (2020). Three faces of the European Union water initiative : promoting the water framework directive or sustainable development?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver, et al.. (2018). Justifying exemptions through policy appraisal: ecological ambitions and water policy in France and the United Kingdom. Water Policy. 20(3). 647–666. 6 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver, et al.. (2016). Undermining European Environmental Policy Goals? The EU Water Framework Directive and the Politics of Exemptions. Water. 8(9). 388–388. 43 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver. (2016). Integrated and adaptive water resources management: exploring public participation in the UK. Regional Environmental Change. 17(7). 1933–1944. 25 indexed citations
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Radaelli, Claudio M., Claire A. Dunlop, & Oliver Fritsch. (2013). Narrating Impact Assessment in the European Union. European Political Science. 12(4). 500–521. 35 indexed citations
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Radaelli, Claudio M., Claire A. Dunlop, & Oliver Fritsch. (2012). Narrating impact in the European Union. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 2 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver & Jens Newig. (2012). Participatory Governance and Sustainability: Findings of a Meta-Analysis of Stakeholder Involvement in Environmental Decision Making. The MIT Press eBooks. 181–204. 11 indexed citations
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Roggero, Matteo & Oliver Fritsch. (2010). Mind the Costs: Rescaling and Multi-Level Environmental Governance in Venice Lagoon. Environmental Management. 46(1). 17–28. 10 indexed citations
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Newig, Jens & Oliver Fritsch. (2009). THE CASE SURVEY METHOD AND APPLICATIONS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 22 indexed citations
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Newig, Jens & Oliver Fritsch. (2008). Environmental governance: Participatory, multi-level - and effective?. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 1 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver & Jens Newig. (2007). Under which conditions does public participation really advance sustainability goals? Findings of a Meta-Analysis of stakeholder involvement in environmental Decision-making. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 2 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver, et al.. (2006). Effektivität von Beteiligungsprozessen. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 1 indexed citations
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Fritsch, Oliver, et al.. (2003). Fußball, Fans und das Internet. 1 indexed citations

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