Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Top Research Topics at Environmental innovation and societal transitions?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Sustainability, Industrial organization, Economic system, Politics and Corporate governance. The journal explores topics in Sustainability which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Sociotechnical system, Process (engineering) and Environmental resource management. The in-depth study on Industrial organization also explores topics in the intersecting field of Operations management.

The work on Politics tackled in it brings together disciplines like Energy transition and Political economy. It focuses on Energy transition research which is adjacent to topics in Renewable energy. Renewable energy and Natural resource economics are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

• Sustainability (37.84%)
• Industrial organization (14.77%)
• Economic system (13.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions: Responses to seven criticisms (1257 citations)
• Putting the sharing economy into perspective (471 citations)
• An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions (456 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Environmental innovation and societal transitions:

Sustainability, Politics, Economic system, Environmental resource management and Economic geography are the main subjects of interest in the most cited papers. The Sustainability studies presented in the journal articles encompass related topics like Sustainability organizations and also examine its connection to subjects such as Perspective (graphical). The most cited articles about Politics cover related areas such as Social movement and also touches on topics like Context (language use).

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Law
• World War II
• Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Sustainability, Context (language use), Economic system, Industrial organization and Corporate governance are tackled in Environmental innovation and societal transitions. Environmental innovation and societal transitions aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Sustainability and Perspective (graphical). It facilitated discussions that integrated Context (language use) with the fields of Offshore wind power, Value (ethics), Food systems, Citizen journalism and Legitimacy.

Economic system research discussed connects with the study of Energy transition. The Industrial organization works featured in Environmental innovation and societal transitions incorporate elements from Competition (economics) and China. Environmental innovation and societal transitions features Field (Bourdieu) research that overlaps with concepts in Agency (sociology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The battle of the buzzwords : A comparative review of the circular economy and the sharing economy concepts (12 citations)
• Moving beyond disruptive innovation: A review of disruption in sustainability transitions (11 citations)
• The digital sharing economy: A confluence of technical and social sharing (7 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Environmental innovation and societal transitions (based on the number of publications) are:

• Marko P. Hekkert (19 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Rob Raven (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Florian Kern (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Bernhard Truffer (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jonathan Köhler (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Environmental innovation and societal transitions (based on the number of publications) are:

• Utrecht University (62 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Sussex (45 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• Chalmers University of Technology (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Lund University (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Delft University of Technology (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 13.51% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.94% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.62% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.38% of all publications and 39.06% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities and Future Perspectives

Students and professionals aiming to break into the field often question what career opportunities and future perspectives they might have. For those with a keen interest in sustainability, industrial organization, politics, and corporate governance, extensive possibilities exist. After achieving the necessary theoretical understanding and practical skills in the field, one can consider various career paths.

Roles such as Environmental Consultant, Urban Planner, Sustainability Officer, Policy Analyst, and more become viable options, offering exciting and impactful ways to make a difference in industries ranging from corporate organizations to public governance. To illustrate, an urban planner in New Jersey may play a crucial role in shaping the sustainable future of the city.

Armed with the right education, the field opens up a diverse array of sectors to work in. Furthermore, the nature of the research and issues examined in the journal implies an evolving field, suggesting a future of continuous learning and professional development. As societal interest and concern for sustainability, politics, economic systems, and corporate governance grow, jobs in these fields are expected to follow suit.

In conclusion, the area of Environmental Innovation and societal transitions provides both a challenging and fulfilling career that could lead to real and tangible changes in our society's approach towards these critical issues.