Thomas Bauwens

3.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Bauwens is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Bauwens has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Strategy and Management and 10 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Thomas Bauwens's work include Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (17 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (10 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers). Thomas Bauwens is often cited by papers focused on Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (17 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (10 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers). Thomas Bauwens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom. Thomas Bauwens's co-authors include Julian Kirchherr, Lars Holstenkamp, Marko P. Hekkert, Boris Gotchev, Patrick Devine‐Wright, Benjamin Huybrechts, Frédéric Dufays, Nick Eyre, Koen Frenken and Jacques Defourny and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Bauwens

40 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

What drives the development of community energy in Europe? The case of wind power cooperatives

2015 331 citations Thomas Bauwens, Lars Holstenkamp et al. Energy Research & Social Science profile →
A typology of circular start-ups: An Analysis of 128 circular business models

2019 283 citations Thomas Bauwens, Marko P. Hekkert et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Explaining the diversity of motivations behind community renewable energy

2016 214 citations Thomas Bauwens Energy Policy profile →

Peers

Thomas Bauwens

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SM

POLLU

GPC

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Harald Rohracher Sweden

Alexandros Flamos Greece

Remco Hoogma Netherlands

Sabine Hielscher United Kingdom

Roald A.A. Suurs Netherlands

Jan-Peter Voß Germany

Karoline S. Rogge Germany

Floortje Alkemade Netherlands

Henny Romijn Netherlands

Bruno Turnheim United Kingdom

Harald Rohracher Sweden

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829 ×0.9

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340 ×0.5

SM

470 ×0.9

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1.1k ×2.2

GPC

434 ×0.9

EEE

Citations per year, relative to Thomas Bauwens Thomas Bauwens (= 1×) peers Harald Rohracher

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Bauwens

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Bauwens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Bauwens

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bauwens, Thomas, Robert Wade, & Matthew J. Burke. (2024). The energy commons: A systematic review, paradoxes, and ways forward. Energy Research & Social Science. 118. 103776–103776. 8 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas, Kris Hartley, Marko P. Hekkert, & Julian Kirchherr. (2024). Building innovation ecosystems for circularity: Start-up business models in the food and construction sectors in the Netherlands. Journal of Cleaner Production. 481. 143970–143970. 5 indexed citations

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Sareen, Siddharth, et al.. (2024). Understanding the embeddedness of individuals within the larger system to support energy transition. Sustainability Science. 19(3). 687–700.

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Bauwens, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Does social capital foster renewable energy cooperatives?. Journal of Economic Geography. 24(6). 887–905. 6 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas, Denise Reike, & Martin Calisto Friant. (2023). Science for sale? Why academic marketization is a problem and what sustainability research can do about it. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 48. 100749–100749. 9 indexed citations

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Ziegler, Rafael, et al.. (2023). Embedding circularity: Theorizing the social economy, its potential, and its challenges. Ecological Economics. 214. 107970–107970. 21 indexed citations

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Kirchherr, Julian, Thomas Bauwens, & Tomás B. Ramos. (2022). Circular disruption: Concepts, enablers and ways ahead. Business Strategy and the Environment. 32(3). 1005–1009. 26 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas, Taneli Vaskelainen, & Koen Frenken. (2022). Conceptualising institutional complexity in the upscaling of community enterprises: Lessons from renewable energy and carsharing. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 42. 138–151. 35 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Institutional relatedness and the emergence of renewable energy cooperatives in German districts. Regional Studies. 56(4). 548–562. 46 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas. (2021). Are the circular economy and economic growth compatible? A case for post-growth circularity. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 175. 105852–105852. 70 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas. (2020). When community meets finance. Nature Energy. 5(2). 119–120. 4 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas & Patrick Devine‐Wright. (2018). Positive energies? An empirical study of community energy participation and attitudes to renewable energy. Energy Policy. 118. 612–625. 169 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas. (2017). Designing institutions for collective energy action: the roles of renewable energy cooperatives in a polycentric low-carbon transition. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 5 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas & Nick Eyre. (2017). Exploring the links between community-based governance and sustainable energy use: Quantitative evidence from Flanders. Ecological Economics. 137. 163–172. 49 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas. (2016). Explaining the diversity of motivations behind community renewable energy. Energy Policy. 93. 278–290. 214 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bauwens, Thomas. (2015). Socio-Technical Lock-in and the Alignment Framework: The Case of Distributed Generation Technologies. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries. 16(2). 155–181. 1 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Economie sociale et transitions polycentriques. 1 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Popular Economy in Santiago de Chile: State of Affairs and Challenges. World Development. 64. 65–78. 12 indexed citations

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Bauwens, Thomas. (2013). Le citoyen face au changement climatique.

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Bauwens, Thomas. (2013). What Roles for Energy Cooperatives in the Diffusion of Distributed Generation Technologies?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

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