Silvio Funtowicz

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
91 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Silvio Funtowicz is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvio Funtowicz has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Silvio Funtowicz's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (19 papers), Risk Perception and Management (13 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (8 papers). Silvio Funtowicz is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (19 papers), Risk Perception and Management (13 papers) and Complex Systems and Decision Making (8 papers). Silvio Funtowicz collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Norway and United Kingdom. Silvio Funtowicz's co-authors include Jerome R. Ravetz, Jerry Ravetz, J.P. van der Sluijs, Mario Giampietro, Andrea Saltelli, Jerome R. Ravetz, Penny Kloprogge, James S. Risbey, Matthieu Craye and Angela Liberatore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Silvio Funtowicz

88 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Science for the post-normal age

1993 2.7k citations Silvio Funtowicz, Jerome R. Ravetz Futures profile →
Uncertainty and Quality in Science for Policy

1990 1.0k citations Silvio Funtowicz, Jerome R. Ravetz profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvio Funtowicz Italy	35	2.7k	2.5k	1.6k	975	851	91	7.8k
Jerome R. Ravetz United Kingdom	30	2.5k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	951 1.0×	746 0.9×	115	7.5k
John Robinson Canada	40	2.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	810 0.8×	850 1.0×	126	7.1k
William C. Clark United States	37	4.1k 1.5×	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	857 0.9×	806 0.9×	121	9.5k
Pim Martens Netherlands	48	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	381 0.4×	1.3k 1.5×	188	11.0k
Andy Stirling United Kingdom	49	3.9k 1.4×	3.5k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	850 0.9×	1.6k 1.9×	163	11.3k
Derk Loorbach Netherlands	43	4.5k 1.6×	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	108	9.9k
Daniel J. Lang Germany	38	3.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	691 0.7×	418 0.5×	143	8.5k
David H. Guston United States	25	2.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	989 0.6×	628 0.6×	659 0.8×	77	7.0k
Jens Newig Germany	42	4.1k 1.5×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	608 0.6×	985 1.2×	124	8.8k
Arnim Wiek United States	49	3.5k 1.3×	2.3k 0.9×	3.2k 1.9×	1.0k 1.0×	424 0.5×	125	11.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Silvio Funtowicz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Silvio Funtowicz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvio Funtowicz

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Giampietro, Mario, Silvio Funtowicz, & Sandra G.F. Bukkens. (2025). Thou shalt not take the name of bioeconomy in vain. Sustainability Science. 20(3). 725–739.

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Lazarus, Michelle D. & Silvio Funtowicz. (2023). Learning together: facing the challenges of sustainability transitions by engaging uncertainty tolerance and post-normal science. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 2 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio, et al.. (2021). Pandemia posnormal: las múltiples voces del conocimiento. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 109–122.

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Waltner‐Toews, David, Annibale Biggeri, Bruna De Marchi, et al.. (2020). Pandemie post-normali. Perché CoViD-19 richiede un nuovo approccio alla scienza. Recenti Progressi in Medicina. 111(4). 202–204. 21 indexed citations

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Giampietro, Mario & Silvio Funtowicz. (2020). From elite folk science to the policy legend of the circular economy. Environmental Science & Policy. 109. 64–72. 100 indexed citations

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Saltelli, Andrea & Silvio Funtowicz. (2017). What is science’s crisis really about?. Futures. 91. 5–11. 90 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio, et al.. (2014). Use of scientific inputs for environmental policymaking: the RAINS model and the Sulfur Protocols. International Journal of Environment and Pollution. 1 indexed citations

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Aslaksen, Iulie, et al.. (2012). Sustainable Development Indicators: From Statistics to Policy. Environmental Policy and Governance. 22(5). 322–336. 50 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio, et al.. (2007). De la demostración experta al diálogo participativo. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 3(8). 97–113. 7 indexed citations

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Sluijs, J.P. van der, Matthieu Craye, Silvio Funtowicz, et al.. (2005). Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Uncertainty in Model‐Based Environmental Assessment: The NUSAP System. Risk Analysis. 25(2). 481–492. 281 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio. (2002). Post-Normal Science--Science and Governance under Conditions of Complexity (環境をめぐる視点(2)). 63–74. 2 indexed citations

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Gallopín, Gilberto C., Silvio Funtowicz, Martin O’Connor, & Jerry Ravetz. (2001). La science pour le xxie siècle : du contrat social aux fondements scientifiques. Revue internationale des sciences sociales. 168(2). 239–239. 2 indexed citations

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Marchi, Beatrice, et al.. (2000). Combining participative and institutional approaches with multicriteria evaluation. An empirical study for water issues in Troina, Sicily. Ecological Economics. 34(2). 267–282. 146 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio & Serafín Corral Quintana. (1998). Afrontando problemáticas complejas: la planificación y gestión hídrica. Ecología política. 111–117. 3 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio & Serafín Corral Quintana. (1998). Afrontando problemáticas complejas. Ecología política. 16. 111–117. 1 indexed citations

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Webler, Thomas, Carlo Jaeger, Ortwin Renn, et al.. (1998). Decision Analysis and Rational Action. 3. 141–216. 40 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio & Jerome R. Ravetz. (1997). The poetry of thermodynamics. Futures. 29(9). 791–810. 34 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio & Jerry Ravetz. (1996). La ciencia postnormal: la ciencia en el contexto de la complejidad. Ecología política. 7–8. 5 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio & Jerome R. Ravetz. (1992). Risk Management as a Postnormal Science². Risk Analysis. 12(1). 95–97. 39 indexed citations

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Funtowicz, Silvio & Jerome R. Ravetz. (1992). The Role of Science in Risk Assessment. 1 indexed citations

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