Sara Gustafsson

807 total citations
31 papers, 533 citations indexed

About

Sara Gustafsson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Public Administration and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Gustafsson has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 533 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 7 papers in Public Administration and 6 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Sara Gustafsson's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (14 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (7 papers) and Social and Educational Sciences (4 papers). Sara Gustafsson is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (14 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (7 papers) and Social and Educational Sciences (4 papers). Sara Gustafsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden and Denmark. Sara Gustafsson's co-authors include Paul Fenton, Jenny Palm, Jenny Ivner, Ingrid Mignon, Maria Björklund, Brita Hermelin, Olof Hjelm, Maj‐Britt Quitzau, Birgitte Hoffmann and Aleh Cherp and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development.

In The Last Decade

Sara Gustafsson

25 papers receiving 512 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sara Gustafsson Sweden 12 195 118 118 99 76 31 533
Karolina Isaksson Sweden 20 178 0.9× 134 1.1× 117 1.0× 138 1.4× 58 0.8× 45 787
Paul Fenton Sweden 12 149 0.8× 95 0.8× 64 0.5× 54 0.5× 32 0.4× 33 444
Maj‐Britt Quitzau Denmark 10 127 0.7× 78 0.7× 83 0.7× 83 0.8× 31 0.4× 22 436
Kate Theobald United Kingdom 12 178 0.9× 224 1.9× 117 1.0× 105 1.1× 47 0.6× 25 574
Morten Elle Denmark 13 125 0.6× 86 0.7× 164 1.4× 68 0.7× 49 0.6× 44 439
Markus Egermann Germany 9 191 1.0× 86 0.7× 50 0.4× 48 0.5× 34 0.4× 12 412
Mahesti Okitasari Japan 9 88 0.5× 63 0.5× 59 0.5× 69 0.7× 45 0.6× 30 399
Kristina Söderholm Sweden 14 96 0.5× 99 0.8× 75 0.6× 56 0.6× 105 1.4× 41 544
Anna Pegels Germany 12 93 0.5× 132 1.1× 46 0.4× 54 0.5× 84 1.1× 21 631
Franziska Ehnert Germany 6 186 1.0× 74 0.6× 48 0.4× 54 0.5× 27 0.4× 13 362

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Gustafsson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Gustafsson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Gustafsson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gustafsson, Sara, et al.. (2025). “We can’t do everything ourselves.” - Why Swedish municipalities deliberately promote intermediation in governing the mobility transition. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 56. 100998–100998.
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Hermelin, Brita & Sara Gustafsson. (2024). A local governance initiative for climate mitigation: the place-leading role of local government. Regional Studies Regional Science. 11(1). 599–613. 2 indexed citations
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Björklund, Maria, et al.. (2023). Sustainability potentials of digitally based platforms for the circularity of household items. Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain. 10. 100133–100133. 3 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, et al.. (2023). Regional collaboration for the sustainable development goals: Experiences from developing a multi‐actor platform in Sweden. Sustainable Development. 31(6). 4007–4018. 15 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, et al.. (2021). Localizing the sustainable development goals through an integrated approach in municipalities: early experiences from a Swedish forerunner. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 64(14). 2641–2660. 62 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, et al.. (2021). Upstream pollution control by water utilities in Sweden: incentives and challenges. Water Policy. 23(6). 1400–1414. 2 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara & Ingrid Mignon. (2019). Municipalities as intermediaries for the design and local implementation of climate visions. European Planning Studies. 28(6). 1161–1182. 45 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, et al.. (2019). Strategic spatial planning – a missed opportunity to facilitate district heating systems based on excess heat. European Planning Studies. 27(9). 1709–1726. 9 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, et al.. (2017). Performance of cavity barriers exposed to fire : A model scale test. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology).
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Gustafsson, Sara & Elin Wihlborg. (2016). Reflecting on Collaborative Networking and the Roles of Municipalities in Local Sustainable Development. 12(2). 13–23. 2 indexed citations
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Fenton, Paul & Sara Gustafsson. (2015). Contesting sustainability in urban transport — perspectives from a Swedish town. Natural Resources Forum. 39(1). 15–26. 11 indexed citations
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Björklund, Maria & Sara Gustafsson. (2014). Toward sustainability with the coordinated freight distribution of municipal goods. Journal of Cleaner Production. 98. 194–204. 35 indexed citations
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Fenton, Paul, Sara Gustafsson, Jenny Ivner, & Jenny Palm. (2014). Stakeholder participation in municipal energy and climate planning – experiences from Sweden. Local Environment. 21(3). 272–289. 31 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, Jenny Ivner, & Jenny Palm. (2014). Management and stakeholder participation in local strategic energy planning – Examples from Sweden. Journal of Cleaner Production. 98. 205–212. 59 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, Paul Fenton, Jenny Palm, & Jenny Ivner. (2013). Aktörssamverkan i lokala strategiska energi-och klimatplaneringsprocesser : Slutrapport från forskningsprojektet Hållbara energi-och klimatstrategier- lärdomar ch potential. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Fenton, Paul, Sara Gustafsson, Jenny Ivner, & Jenny Palm. (2012). Sustainable Energy and Climate Strategies : lessons from planning processes in five municipalities. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Hjelm, Olof, Sara Gustafsson, & Aleh Cherp. (2011). From tool technique to tool practice experiences From the project seamless: strategic environmental assessment and management in local authorities in Sweden. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara, et al.. (2011). Översiktlig kartläggning av kommuners erfarenheter kring energi- och klimatstrategiarbete : en enkätstudie. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Gustafsson, Sara & Olof Hjelm. (2011). Strategiskt och verkningsfullt? Ledningsverktygs bidrag till kommuners hållbarhetsarbete. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Perra, Guido, André M. Timpanaro, Cristiana Guerranti, et al.. (2006). Presenza di perfluorottano sulfonato ed acido perfluorottanico in specie ittiche provenienti da due golfi della Sicilia.. IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 211–211.

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