Thomas Potthast

974 total citations
35 papers, 473 citations indexed

About

Thomas Potthast is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Potthast has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 473 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Thomas Potthast's work include Ethics in medical practice (7 papers), Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies (6 papers) and Environmental Science and Technology (6 papers). Thomas Potthast is often cited by papers focused on Ethics in medical practice (7 papers), Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies (6 papers) and Environmental Science and Technology (6 papers). Thomas Potthast collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United Kingdom. Thomas Potthast's co-authors include Uta Eser, Liz O’Brien, Heidi Wittmer, Melania Calestani, Kurt Jax, Kai M. A. Chan, Hans Keune, Barbara Muraca, Lieske Voget-Kleschin and Simon Meisch and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and EMBO Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Potthast

25 papers receiving 443 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Potthast Germany 9 180 110 84 63 62 35 473
Taru Peltola Finland 13 217 1.2× 112 1.0× 95 1.1× 30 0.5× 58 0.9× 39 660
Alexandra Lux Germany 13 233 1.3× 112 1.0× 67 0.8× 66 1.0× 29 0.5× 29 522
Jessica Cockburn South Africa 13 226 1.3× 74 0.7× 71 0.8× 43 0.7× 39 0.6× 29 428
Élise Tancoigne Switzerland 10 136 0.8× 139 1.3× 48 0.6× 45 0.7× 25 0.4× 16 606
Susanne Hecker Germany 11 85 0.5× 141 1.3× 57 0.7× 37 0.6× 28 0.5× 20 725
Ghana S. Gurung Nepal 4 197 1.1× 107 1.0× 66 0.8× 63 1.0× 33 0.5× 4 483
Anett Richter Germany 15 111 0.6× 84 0.8× 72 0.9× 22 0.3× 102 1.6× 18 713
Heidi Prozesky South Africa 15 250 1.4× 75 0.7× 88 1.0× 12 0.2× 85 1.4× 32 677
Dylan McGarry South Africa 9 145 0.8× 135 1.2× 233 2.8× 30 0.5× 75 1.2× 19 729
Karin Gustafsson Sweden 15 272 1.5× 185 1.7× 156 1.9× 17 0.3× 39 0.6× 37 797

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Potthast

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Potthast

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Potthast

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

All Works

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Nölting, Benjamin, et al.. (2025). Exploring culture(s) of sustainability at higher education institutions: a systematic review of concepts and pathways. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 26(9). 489–506.
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Rieckmann, Marco, et al.. (2024). Nachhaltige Entwicklung von Hochschulen. Verlag Barbara Budrich eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Potthast, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Genetic Engineering, Nature Conservation, and Animal Ethics. Environmental Ethics. 47(2). 117–139.
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Weiser, Annika, Matthias Wanner, Franziska Stelzer, et al.. (2023). Exploring fruitful links between real-world laboratory and disciplinary research: Introduction of the DKN Future Earth working group LinkLab. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32(3). 335–337. 2 indexed citations
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Rabitz, Florian, et al.. (2023). Putting gene drives into context: Risks, depth of intervention, and regulatory challenges. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33(1). 165–165. 3 indexed citations
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Geschke, Jonas, Matthias C. Rillig, Katrin Böhning‐Gaese, et al.. (2023). Science journalism and a multi-directional science-policy-society dialogue are needed to foster public awareness for biodiversity and its conservation. Open access LMU (Ludwid Maxmilian's Universitat Munchen). 2(10). e0000083–e0000083. 3 indexed citations
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Mupepele, Anne‐Christine, Helge Bruelheide, Carsten A. Brühl, et al.. (2021). Biodiversity in European agricultural landscapes: transformative societal changes needed. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 36(12). 1067–1070. 41 indexed citations
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Potthast, Thomas, et al.. (2021). The Mission before the Mission: Toward an Ethics of Ethics Centers. Teaching Ethics. 21(2). 161–174.
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Potthast, Thomas, et al.. (2020). The Whole-Institution Approach at the University of Tübingen: Sustainable Development Set in Practice. Sustainability. 12(3). 861–861. 20 indexed citations
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Jax, Kurt, Melania Calestani, Kai M. A. Chan, et al.. (2018). Caring for nature matters: a relational approach for understanding nature’s contributions to human well-being. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 35. 22–29. 151 indexed citations
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Potthast, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung in Reallaboren. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 25(3). 41–45. 3 indexed citations
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Lemke, Stefanie, et al.. (2015). Teaching interdisciplinary ethics as interactive process: advancing the Hohenheim-Tübingen model. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 338–344. 1 indexed citations
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Potthast, Thomas. (2014). The values of biodiversity: philosophical considerations connecting theory and practice. 148–162. 3 indexed citations
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Potthast, Thomas, et al.. (2010). Wem gehört der menschliche Körper? : ethische, rechtliche und soziale Aspekte der Kommerzialisierung des menschlichen Körpers und seiner Teile. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 1 indexed citations
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Ott, Konrad, et al.. (2010). Vilmer Thesen zum Naturschutz im Klimawandel. 0028-0615. 85(6). 229–233.
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Potthast, Thomas. (2000). Bioethics and epistemic-moral hybrids: perspectives from the history of science.. PubMed. 5(1). 20–3. 2 indexed citations
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Potthast, Thomas. (1999). Die Evolution und der Naturschutz. Zum Verhältnis von Evolutionsbiologie, Ökologie und Naturethik. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 5 indexed citations
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Potthast, Thomas. (1999). Review of: Emmrich, Michael: Im Zeitalter der Bio-Macht. 25 Jahre Gentechnik - eine kritische Bilanz. Frankfurt a.M.: Mabuse, 1999. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 134–136.
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Potthast, Thomas & Uta Eser. (1999). Systematisierungsvorschläge und vier Thesen zum Verhältnis von Naturschutzbegründungen, Ökologie und Ethik. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 29. 579–585. 1 indexed citations

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