Thomas Princen

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Princen is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Princen has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Thomas Princen's work include Global Energy and Sustainability Research (5 papers), Organic Food and Agriculture (2 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 papers). Thomas Princen is often cited by papers focused on Global Energy and Sustainability Research (5 papers), Organic Food and Agriculture (2 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 papers). Thomas Princen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Thomas Princen's co-authors include Thomas Risse, Matthias Finger, David R. Cameron, Cal Clark, Stephen D. Krasner, Matthew Evangelista, Patricia Chilton, Peter J. Katzenstein, Matthias Finger and Michael Maniates and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Princen

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Bringing Transnational Re... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Bringing Transnational Relations Back In
    1995 506 citations Thomas Risse, Thomas Risse et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Princen 589 433 249 243 219 28 1.6k
Ann Hironaka 750 1.3× 433 1.0× 265 1.1× 194 0.8× 234 1.1× 16 1.6k
Kathryn Hochstetler 751 1.3× 704 1.6× 285 1.1× 148 0.6× 353 1.6× 62 1.8k
Ulrich Brand 592 1.0× 318 0.7× 154 0.6× 219 0.9× 435 2.0× 79 1.6k
Lorenzo Fioramonti 370 0.6× 204 0.5× 138 0.6× 327 1.3× 218 1.0× 57 1.4k
Federico Demaria 862 1.5× 418 1.0× 168 0.7× 376 1.5× 460 2.1× 38 2.3k
Robyn Eckersley 896 1.5× 592 1.4× 137 0.6× 282 1.2× 687 3.1× 64 2.0k
Johannes Stripple 582 1.0× 212 0.5× 237 1.0× 261 1.1× 880 4.0× 60 2.1k
Neil Carter 750 1.3× 818 1.9× 332 1.3× 295 1.2× 467 2.1× 63 2.2k
Wesley Longhofer 542 0.9× 207 0.5× 138 0.6× 74 0.3× 123 0.6× 34 1.1k
Mariana Walter 794 1.3× 326 0.8× 85 0.3× 264 1.1× 331 1.5× 37 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Princen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Princen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thomas Princen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Thomas Princen. The network helps show where Thomas Princen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Princen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Princen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Princen 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 Princen. Thomas Princen 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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Fuchs, Doris, Antonietta Di Giulio, Katharina Glaab, et al.. (2015). Power: the missing element in sustainable consumption and absolute reductions research and action. Journal of Cleaner Production. 132. 298–307. 143 indexed citations
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Maniates, Michael & Thomas Princen. (2015). Fifteen claims: social change and power in environmental studies. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 5(2). 213–217. 5 indexed citations
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Karwat, Darshan M.A., W. Ethan Eagle, Margaret S. Wooldridge, & Thomas Princen. (2014). Activist Engineering: Changing Engineering Practice By Deploying Praxis. Science and Engineering Ethics. 21(1). 227–239. 33 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (2014). Intermediaries in International Conflict. Princeton University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Raymond De & Thomas Princen. (2012). The localization reader : adapting to the coming downshift. MIT Press eBooks. 33 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (2012). Counter-Commoditization. Bulletin of Science Technology & Society. 32(1). 7–17. 2 indexed citations
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Finger, Matthias & Thomas Princen. (2010). Environmental NGOs in World Politics. 73 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (2009). Long-Term Decision-Making: Biological and Psychological Evidence. Global Environmental Politics. 9(3). 9–19. 7 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (2008). Notes on the Theorizing of Global Environmental Politics. Global Environmental Politics. 8(1). 1–5. 4 indexed citations
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Mincytė, Diana, Gabriela Kütting, David Goldblatt, & Thomas Princen. (2007). Thomas Princen, The Logic of Sufficiency. Sustainability Science Practice and Policy. 3(1). 79–86. 1 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (2005). The Logic of Sufficiency. 156 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Ronie-Richele Garcia-Johnson 1968–2003. Global Environmental Politics. 3(4). iii–v. 1 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (1999). Consumption and environment: some conceptual issues. Ecological Economics. 31(3). 347–363. 83 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (1998). From Property Regime to International Regime: An Ecosystems Perspective. Global Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations. 4(4). 395–413. 6 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (1997). The shading and distancing of commerce: When internalization is not enough. Ecological Economics. 20(3). 235–253. 95 indexed citations
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Risse, Thomas, Thomas Risse, Thomas Risse, et al.. (1995). Bringing Transnational Relations Back In. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Princen, Thomas. (1995). Intermediaries in International Conflict. Princeton University Press eBooks. 48 indexed citations
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Finger, Matthias & Thomas Princen. (1994). Environmental NGOs in World Politics: Linking the Local and the Global. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 182 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (1987). International mediation?The view from the Vatican. Negotiation Journal. 3(4). 347–366. 1 indexed citations
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Princen, Thomas. (1987). International Mediation—The Mew from the Vatican. Negotiation Journal. 3(4). 347–366. 14 indexed citations

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