Torsten Grothmann

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Torsten Grothmann is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Grothmann has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Torsten Grothmann's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (6 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 papers). Torsten Grothmann is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (6 papers) and Climate Change Communication and Perception (5 papers). Torsten Grothmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and South Africa. Torsten Grothmann's co-authors include Anthony Patt, Fritz Reußwig, Bernd Siebenhüner, Louis Lebel, Dagmar Schröter, Marc Zebisch, Philip Bubeck, Daniel F. Lorenz, Sebastian Bamberg and Annegret H. Thieken and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Environmental Change, Climatic Change and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Grothmann

25 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Adaptive capacity and human cognition: The process of individual adaptation to climate change

2005 1.4k citations Torsten Grothmann et al. profile →
People at Risk of Flooding: Why Some Residents Take Precautionary Action While Others Do Not

2006 1.0k citations Torsten Grothmann, Fritz Reußwig Natural Hazards profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Torsten Grothmann Germany	13	1.8k	1.5k	718	544	293	26	3.1k
Marybeth Long Martello United States	7	1.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	547 1.0×	424 1.4×	9	3.8k
Coleen Vogel South Africa	31	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	957 1.3×	478 0.9×	413 1.4×	85	3.4k
A. Schiller United States	6	1.6k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.7×	530 1.0×	443 1.5×	11	4.0k
Marisa Goulden United Kingdom	12	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	836 1.2×	392 0.7×	260 0.9×	18	2.5k
Lindsey Christensen United States	11	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	561 1.0×	544 1.9×	13	4.0k
Frank Thomalla Australia	26	2.6k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	786 1.1×	302 0.6×	318 1.1×	55	4.1k
Anita Wreford New Zealand	22	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	446 0.8×	345 1.2×	78	3.2k
E. Lisa F. Schipper United Kingdom	21	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	425 0.8×	389 1.3×	38	3.6k
Katharine Vincent South Africa	31	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	515 0.9×	487 1.7×	79	4.0k
Johanna Wolf United Kingdom	10	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	903 1.3×	715 1.3×	244 0.8×	11	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torsten Grothmann

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Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2025). Opening up and closing down citizen participation in the development of a sustainable neighborhood energy system. Energy Sustainability and Society. 15(1).

Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2022). Integrating knowledge within and between knowledge types in transdisciplinary sustainability research: Seven case studies and an indicator framework. Environmental Science & Policy. 131. 14–25. 20 indexed citations

Dehnhardt, Alexandra, Torsten Grothmann, & Josephin Wagner. (2022). Cost-benefit analysis: What limits its use in policy making and how to make it more usable? A case study on climate change adaptation in Germany. Environmental Science & Policy. 137. 53–60. 24 indexed citations

Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2021). Fostering Self-Protection against Impacts of Heavy Rain at the Municipal Level. Sustainability. 13(13). 7019–7019. 3 indexed citations

Kuhlicke, Christian, Sebastian Seebauer, Paul Hudson, et al.. (2020). The behavioral turn in flood risk management, its assumptions and potential implications. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water. 7(3). 136 indexed citations

Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2020). Factors for Self-Protective Behavior against Extreme Weather Events in the Philippines. Sustainability. 12(15). 6010–6010. 4 indexed citations

Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2017). A Five-Steps Methodology to Design Communication Formats That Can Contribute to Behavior Change. SAGE Open. 7(1). 12 indexed citations

Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2014). Communicating Climate Change Adaptation. State of the Art and Lessons Learned from Ten OECD Countries. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 23(1). 30–39. 24 indexed citations

Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2014). How to Extend and Substantiate Social Science Research on Climate Adaptation Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung zur Klimaanpassung – erweitern und konkretisieren. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 23(3). 221–225. 1 indexed citations

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Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2013). Assessing institutional capacities to adapt to climate change: integrating psychological dimensions in the Adaptive Capacity Wheel. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 13(12). 3369–3384. 79 indexed citations

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Garrelts, Heiko, et al.. (2013). Vulnerabilität und Klimaanpassung: Herausforderungen adaptiver Governance im Nordwesten Deutschlands. 1 indexed citations

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Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2013). Assessing social capacity and vulnerability of private households to natural hazards – integrating psychological and governance factors. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 13(6). 1613–1628. 32 indexed citations

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Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2011). Anpassung an den Klimawandel – Potenziale sozialwissenschaftlicher Forschung in DeutschlandAdaptation to Climate Change – Potentials of Social Science Research in Germany. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 20(2). 84–90. 9 indexed citations

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Lebel, Louis, Torsten Grothmann, & Bernd Siebenhüner. (2010). The role of social learning in adaptiveness: insights from water management. International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics. 10(4). 333–353. 139 indexed citations

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Grothmann, Torsten, et al.. (2010). Guiding principles for adaptation to climate change in Europe.. Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)). 12 indexed citations

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Reckien, Diana, et al.. (2009). Klimafolgen und Anpassungsmassnahmen im Verkehr und Mobilität. 231–282. 1 indexed citations

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Grothmann, Torsten & Fritz Reußwig. (2006). People at Risk of Flooding: Why Some Residents Take Precautionary Action While Others Do Not. Natural Hazards. 38(1-2). 101–120. 1043 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zebisch, Marc, et al.. (2005). Climate change in Germany. Vulnerability and adaption of climate sensitive sectors; Klimawandel in Deutschland. Vulnerabilitaet und Anpassungsstrategien klimasensitiver Systeme. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Schröter, Dagmar, Marc Zebisch, & Torsten Grothmann. (2005). Climate Change in Germany - Vulnerability and Adaptation of Climate-Sensitive Sectors. Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)). 51 indexed citations

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Hellwig, Runa T., et al.. (2004). 26 °C – falsch verstandener Arbeitsschutz?. Bauphysik. 26(4). 197–204. 5 indexed citations

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