About The 4.5k papers published in Futures in the last decades have received a total of 98.4k indexed citations.
Papers published in Futures usually cover
Sociology and Political Science (1.1k papers),
Global and Planetary Change (580 papers) and
Management Science and Operations Research (480 papers) specifically the topics of Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (424 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (349 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (191 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Futures are
Jerome R. Ravetz ,
Silvio Funtowicz ,
Trevor Williams ,
Richard A. Slaughter ,
Lutz E. Schlange ,
Spyros Makridakis ,
Sohail Inayatullah ,
Jonathan Gershuny ,
Erich Jantsch and
John Robinson .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Futures
Comparison fields: 5 of 246 Sociology and Political Science 25.5k Global and Planetary Change 17.9k Management Science and Operations Research 12.8k Economics and Econometrics 12.4k Strategy and Management 11.0k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9.9k Management of Technology and Innovation 7.7k Political Science and International Relations 6.4k Education 5.4k Marketing 4.7k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4.3k Information Systems and Management 4.1k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4.0k Artificial Intelligence 4.0k Building and Construction 3.8k Social Psychology 3.7k General Health Professions 3.4k Environmental Engineering 3.4k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.9k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2.8k Transportation 2.6k Urban Studies 2.4k Management Information Systems 2.4k Information Systems 2.2k Ecology 2.1k Demography 2.0k Plant Science 1.9k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1.9k Media Technology 1.9k General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.9k Communication 1.9k Finance 1.8k Business and International Management 1.8k Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.7k Mechanical Engineering 1.7k Safety Research 1.7k Pollution 1.5k Ocean Engineering 1.5k Human-Computer Interaction 1.5k Geography, Planning and Development 1.4k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1.4k Water Science and Technology 1.3k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.3k Accounting 1.3k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1.3k Biomedical Engineering 1.2k Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1.2k Nature and Landscape Conservation 1.2k Automotive Engineering 1.2k Development 1.2k Clinical Psychology 1.1k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.0k Public Administration 1.0k Computer Science Applications 1.0k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1.0k Control and Systems Engineering 926 Gender Studies 906 Food Science 901 Developmental and Educational Psychology 891 Atmospheric Science 880 Philosophy 845 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 812 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 807 Environmental Chemistry 769 Civil and Structural Engineering 720 Literature and Literary Theory 715 Molecular Biology 670 Anthropology 600 Health 584 Computational Theory and Mathematics 574 Cultural Studies 570 Materials Chemistry 556 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 547 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 541 Applied Psychology 527 Human Factors and Ergonomics 506 History and Philosophy of Science 504 General Social Sciences 502 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 492 Physiology 490 Soil Science 482 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 447 General Decision Sciences 441 Computer Networks and Communications 431 Ecological Modeling 428 Genetics 406 General Energy 396 Archeology 380 Law 372 Emergency Medical Services 356 Museology 326 Nutrition and Dietetics 326 Epidemiology 289 Aerospace Engineering 278 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 275 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 272 Health Informatics 233 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 233 Speech and Hearing 231 Reproductive Medicine 222 History 207 Mechanics of Materials 193 Agronomy and Crop Science 192 Oceanography 173 Computational Mechanics 168 Modeling and Simulation 168 Health Information Management 158 Insect Science 154 Language and Linguistics 151 Forestry 137 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 135 Infectious Diseases 128 Psychiatry and Mental health 122 Conservation 120 Architecture 118 Surgery 118 Signal Processing 111 Catalysis 110 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 109 Pharmacology 107 Geology 107 Religious studies 95 Occupational Therapy 95 Statistics and Probability 92 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 85 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 84 Earth-Surface Processes 83 Medical Laboratory Technology 81 Polymers and Plastics 78 Biochemistry 77 Biomaterials 74 Paleontology 70 Linguistics and Language 69 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 69 Music 68 Condensed Matter Physics 67 Geochemistry and Petrology 64 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 63 Organic Chemistry 61 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 60 Inorganic Chemistry 60 Analytical Chemistry 57 General Psychology 54 Aquatic Science 54 Geophysics 53 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 52 Pharmacy 52 Oncology 48 Pharmacology 48 Library and Information Sciences 47 Emergency Medicine 45 Small Animals 45 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 44 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 43 Software 40 Animal Science and Zoology 38 Family Practice 36 Biotechnology 36 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 31 Geriatrics and Gerontology 30 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 30 Space and Planetary Science 30 Spectroscopy 29 Sensory Systems 28 Complementary and alternative medicine 28 Electrochemistry 28 Research and Theory 27 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 25 Immunology 24 Process Chemistry and Technology 24 Obstetrics and Gynecology 22 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 22 Numerical Analysis 21 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 20 Cell Biology 20 Toxicology 19 Neurology 19 Endocrinology 19 Rehabilitation 17 Life-span and Life-course Studies 17 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 16 Gastroenterology 16 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 16 Hardware and Architecture 16 Hematology 15 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 15 Pharmaceutical Science 14 Archeology 13 Cancer Research 13 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 12 Applied Mathematics 12 Horticulture 12 Neurology 12 General Arts and Humanities 11 Biophysics 11 Fuel Technology 11 Mathematical Physics 11 Microbiology 11 Aging 10 Classics 10 Geometry and Topology 10 Leadership and Management 10 Clinical Biochemistry 10 Chemical Health and Safety 10 Parasitology 9 Physiology 9 Ophthalmology 9 Rheumatology 9 Bioengineering 9 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 8 Ceramics and Composites 8 General Dentistry 7 Biochemistry 7 Genetics 7 Metals and Alloys 6 Oral Surgery 6 Molecular Medicine 6 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 6 General Materials Science 6 Dermatology 5 Otorhinolaryngology 5 Virology 5 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 5 Internal Medicine 5 Industrial relations 5 Nephrology 4 Developmental Biology 4 Radiation 4 Computational Mathematics 4 Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 Theoretical Computer Science 3 Periodontics 3 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Filtration and Separation 2 Transplantation 2 Algebra and Number Theory 2 Hepatology 2 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 2 Orthodontics 2 Developmental Neuroscience 2 Anatomy 1 Medical Terminology 1 Biological Psychiatry 1 Equine 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Urology 1
Sociology and Political Science 25.5k Global and Planetary Change 17.9k Management Science and Operations Research 12.8k Economics and Econometrics 12.4k Strategy and Management 11.0k Australasian Journal of Paramedicine Australia
Sustainable Cities and Society China
Environmental Science & Policy United States
Environment and Planning A Economy and Space United Kingdom
Journal of Rural Studies United Kingdom
Energy Research & Social Science United States
Ecology and Society United States
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