Simone Sandholz

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 570 citations indexed

About

Simone Sandholz is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Simone Sandholz has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 570 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Simone Sandholz's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (14 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (8 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (6 papers). Simone Sandholz is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (14 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (8 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (6 papers). Simone Sandholz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United Kingdom. Simone Sandholz's co-authors include Alexander Fekete, Matthias Garschagen, Mia Wannewitz, Michael Hagenlocher, Francesco Rizzi, Marco Frey, Udo Nehren, Steffen Krause, Karen Sudmeier-Rieux and Fabrice G. Renaud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Tourism Research and Natural hazards and earth system sciences.

In The Last Decade

Simone Sandholz

29 papers receiving 544 citations

Hit Papers

Here Comes the Flood, but Not Failure? Lessons to Learn a... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
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. Here Comes the Flood, but Not Failure? Lessons to Learn after the Heavy Rain and Pluvial Floods in Germany 2021
    2021 137 citations Alexander Fekete, Simone Sandholz Water profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simone Sandholz Germany 13 250 229 73 70 50 32 570
Giuseppe Forino Australia 14 304 1.2× 214 0.9× 71 1.0× 73 1.0× 45 0.9× 37 635
Daniel Feldmeyer Germany 12 288 1.2× 382 1.7× 53 0.7× 69 1.0× 66 1.3× 16 663
Margaret Reams United States 17 383 1.5× 286 1.2× 102 1.4× 74 1.1× 53 1.1× 42 776
Akhilesh Surjan Australia 13 191 0.8× 156 0.7× 30 0.4× 45 0.6× 42 0.8× 20 514
Courtney M. Thompson United States 11 375 1.5× 345 1.5× 37 0.5× 93 1.3× 39 0.8× 24 642
Mark Fleischhauer Germany 11 215 0.9× 284 1.2× 39 0.5× 48 0.7× 24 0.5× 25 436
Stefan Greiving Germany 16 362 1.4× 494 2.2× 56 0.8× 95 1.4× 43 0.9× 61 796
Mrittika Basu Japan 16 249 1.0× 234 1.0× 176 2.4× 41 0.6× 38 0.8× 40 758
Frauke Kraas Germany 14 248 1.0× 266 1.2× 59 0.8× 19 0.3× 52 1.0× 41 714
Ward Lyles United States 13 518 2.1× 474 2.1× 85 1.2× 106 1.5× 67 1.3× 22 902

Countries citing papers authored by Simone Sandholz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simone Sandholz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simone Sandholz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simone Sandholz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simone Sandholz 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 Simone Sandholz. Simone Sandholz 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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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2025). Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and resilience in urban informal settlements: Insights from kibera, kenya and Villa 20, Argentina. Nature-Based Solutions. 7. 100216–100216. 5 indexed citations
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Riemer, Manuel, Pourya Salehi, David Corbett, et al.. (2025). Systemic Management Practices—Enabling Local Governments to Adapt in Response to Complexity. World. 6(2). 72–72.
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2023). Collaboration is key: Exploring the 2021 flood response for critical infrastructures in Germany. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 91. 103710–103710. 12 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2023). Need for intensive care? A socio-technical systems perspective on water supply failure preparedness in German health care facilities. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 44. 100644–100644. 3 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2022). Water supply emergency preparedness and response in health care facilities: A systematic review on international evidence. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 1035212–1035212. 12 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2021). Rethinking urban heat stress: Assessing risk and adaptation options across socioeconomic groups in Bonn, Germany. Urban Climate. 37. 100857–100857. 30 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2020). Costs and benefits of (in)coherence: Disaster Risk Reduction in the Post-2015-Agendas. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 3 indexed citations
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Krause, Steffen, et al.. (2019). Insecure Security: Emergency Water Supply and Minimum Standards in Countries with a High Supply Reliability. Water. 11(4). 732–732. 31 indexed citations
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Fekete, Alexander, Joern Birkmann, Axel Dierich, et al.. (2019). Kooperation im Risiko- und Krisenmanagement. Aspekte der Resilienz und Mindestversorgung. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 1 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2019). TOURISM, CRISIS, DISASTER: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH. Annals of Tourism Research. 79. 102808–102808. 110 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2019). Erfahrungen und Bedarfe von Akteuren der Stadtplanung im Hinblick auf Vulnerabilität gegenüber Hitzestress: Ergebnisse einer Haushalts-Umfrage zum Hitzeempfinden in Bonn. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 1 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2018). Strengthening urban resilience through nature: The potential of ecosystem-based measures for reduction of landslide risk in Rio de Janeiro. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 7 indexed citations
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Garschagen, Matthias & Simone Sandholz. (2018). The role of minimum supply and social vulnerability assessment for governing critical infrastructure failure: current gaps and future agenda. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 18(4). 1233–1246. 32 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2018). Governing green change: Ecosystem-based measures for reducing landslide risk in Rio de Janeiro. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 32. 75–86. 32 indexed citations
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Sandholz, Simone, et al.. (2017). Participatory Resettlements in Surakarta, Indonesia â Changing Livelihoods for the Better or the Worse?. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 1 indexed citations
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Khalifa, Marwa & Simone Sandholz. (2012). Breaking barriers and building bridges through networks: An innovative educational approach for sustainability. The International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 7(2). 343–360. 4 indexed citations

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