Thomas Hickmann

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Hickmann is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Hickmann has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Hickmann's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (16 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (13 papers) and International Development and Aid (7 papers). Thomas Hickmann is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (16 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (13 papers) and International Development and Aid (7 papers). Thomas Hickmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Sweden. Thomas Hickmann's co-authors include Markus Lederer, Harald Fuhr, Kristine Kern, Sabine Weiland, Sandra Schwindenhammer, Jens Marquardt, Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Carole‐Anne Sénit and Oscar Widerberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Hickmann

30 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

  1. Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals
    2022 247 citations Frank Biermann, Thomas Hickmann et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  2. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Transformative Change through the Sustainable Development Goals?
    2021 113 citations Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer et al. Politics and Governance profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Hickmann Germany 17 382 261 254 155 128 31 1.1k
Marjanneke J. Vijge Netherlands 17 647 1.7× 283 1.1× 220 0.9× 160 1.0× 104 0.8× 36 1.2k
Taedong Lee South Korea 21 382 1.0× 384 1.5× 270 1.1× 78 0.5× 228 1.8× 52 1.1k
Nina Weitz Sweden 12 338 0.9× 137 0.5× 221 0.9× 273 1.8× 120 0.9× 27 1.3k
David A. Sonnenfeld United States 20 342 0.9× 364 1.4× 233 0.9× 204 1.3× 140 1.1× 47 1.2k
Adam Bumpus Australia 13 475 1.2× 294 1.1× 323 1.3× 103 0.7× 158 1.2× 18 1.2k
Sylvia Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen Netherlands 20 493 1.3× 219 0.8× 219 0.9× 175 1.1× 142 1.1× 49 1.0k
Ulrich Brand Austria 23 435 1.1× 592 2.3× 241 0.9× 219 1.4× 318 2.5× 79 1.6k
Markus Lederer Germany 17 404 1.1× 239 0.9× 283 1.1× 90 0.6× 132 1.0× 41 988
Sander Chan Netherlands 14 469 1.2× 237 0.9× 378 1.5× 80 0.5× 98 0.8× 36 920
Giacomo D’Alisa Spain 17 234 0.6× 424 1.6× 177 0.7× 161 1.0× 164 1.3× 30 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Hickmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Hickmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Hickmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hickmann, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 1 indexed citations
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Jörgens, Helge, Michael W. Bauer, Thomas Hickmann, et al.. (2024). International Public Administrations in Environmental Governance. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Bexell, Magdalena, et al.. (2023). Strengthening the Sustainable Development Goals through integration with human rights. International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics. 23(2). 133–139. 6 indexed citations
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Biermann, Frank, Thomas Hickmann, Carole‐Anne Sénit, et al.. (2022). Author Correction: Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature Sustainability. 6(3). 344–344. 3 indexed citations
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Biermann, Frank, Thomas Hickmann, Carole‐Anne Sénit, et al.. (2022). Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature Sustainability. 5(9). 795–800. 247 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pickering, Jonathan, Thomas Hickmann, Karin Bäckstrand, et al.. (2022). Democratising sustainability transformations: Assessing the transformative potential of democratic practices in environmental governance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 100131–100131. 65 indexed citations
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Westman, Linda, James Patterson, Rachel Macrorie, et al.. (2022). Compound urban crises. AMBIO. 51(6). 1402–1415. 32 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, Thomas Hickmann, Gustavo J. Nagy, et al.. (2022). The Influence of the Corona Virus Pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal 13 and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Processes. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. 13 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Institutional interplay in global environmental governance: lessons learned and future research. International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics. 22(2). 373–391. 19 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas. (2021). Locating Cities and Their Governments in Multi-Level Sustainability Governance. Politics and Governance. 9(1). 211–220. 34 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Urban Climate Politics in Emerging Economies: A Multi-Level Governance Perspective. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 7(1_suppl). S9–S25. 15 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Pathways to urban sustainability: How science can contribute to sustainable development in cities. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 28(2). 112–118. 12 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas, Oscar Widerberg, Markus Lederer, & Philipp Pattberg. (2019). The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat as an orchestrator in global climate policymaking. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 87(1). 21–38. 77 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas, et al.. (2018). The Embeddedness of Urban Climate Politics in Multilevel Governance: A Case Study of South Africa’s Major Cities. The Journal of Environment & Development. 28(1). 54–77. 26 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas. (2017). Voluntary global business initiatives and the international climate negotiations: A case study of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Journal of Cleaner Production. 169. 94–104. 41 indexed citations
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Fuhr, Harald, Thomas Hickmann, & Kristine Kern. (2017). The role of cities in multi-level climate governance: local climate policies and the 1.5 °C target. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 30. 1–6. 129 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas. (2017). The Reconfiguration of Authority in Global Climate Governance. International Studies Review. 19(3). 430–451. 36 indexed citations
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Hickmann, Thomas. (2015). Rethinking Authority in Global Climate Governance. 18 indexed citations

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