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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 81 352 303 15 14 375 25126

Arthur P.J. Mol publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arthur P.J. Mol between 1989 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arthur P.J. Mol published across 33 years, from 1989 to 2021, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2013. 4 of the 390 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2013. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 14 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 36 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 42 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication
1989 2021

390 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arthur P.J. Mol: publications per year, 1989 to 2021
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 4
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 8
1998 1
1999 1
2000 14
2001 6
2002 16
2003 14
2004 19
2005 12
2006 22
2007 10
2008 36
2009 20
2010 25
2011 21
2012 16
2013 42
2014 24
2015 27
2016 17
2017 12
2018 9
2019 0
2020 3
2021 1
Total 390
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Arthur P.J. Mol publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arthur P.J. Mol sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 374–383 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 375 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41 375
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Arthur P.J. Mol D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arthur P.J. Mol sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18 81
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • China
  • Social science

His scientific interests lie mostly in Modernization theory, Corporate governance, Environmental governance, Globalization and Ecological modernization. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Ecology, Consumption, Modernity, Restructuring and Economy. His Corporate governance research incorporates themes from Public relations, Environmental resource management, Public administration, Legalization and Politics.

The concepts of his Environmental governance study are interwoven with issues in Civil society, Operations management, Environmental studies, Third party certification and Environmental politics. His work carried out in the field of Globalization brings together such families of science as Political economy, Economic system and Sustainability. His Ecological modernization study incorporates themes from Livelihood, Environmental sociology, Development economics, Capitalism and Environmental degradation.

His most cited work include:

  • Sociology, environment, and modernity: Ecological modernization as a theory of social change (441 citations)
  • Ecological modernisation theory in debate: A review (396 citations)
  • The Refinement of Production: Ecological Modernization Theory and the Chemical Industry (273 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Arthur P.J. Mol mainly investigates Corporate governance, China, Environmental resource management, Environmental planning and Sustainability. As a member of one scientific family, Arthur P.J. Mol mostly works in the field of Corporate governance, focusing on Economic system and, on occasion, Globalization and Politics. His research integrates issues of State and Ecological modernization in his study of Globalization.

As a part of the same scientific family, Arthur P.J. Mol mostly works in the field of Ecological modernization, focusing on Economy and, on occasion, Modernization theory. His China research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Economic growth, Civil society and Environmental protection. His research in Sustainability intersects with topics in Biofuel and Natural resource economics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Corporate governance (21.33%)
  • China (17.45%)
  • Environmental resource management (15.79%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Sustainability (14.68%)
  • China (17.45%)
  • Corporate governance (21.33%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Sustainability, China, Corporate governance, Environmental resource management and Natural resource economics. His studies deal with areas such as Supply chain, Economic system, Certification and Environmental governance as well as Sustainability. His China research includes elements of Economic growth, Civil society, Public participation and Environmental protection.

His Economic growth study deals with Government intersecting with Sustainable development. His Corporate governance study also includes fields such as

  • Globalization that connect with fields like Development economics,
  • Tourism which is related to area like Marine conservation. His Environmental resource management research focuses on Environmental planning and how it connects with Control and Legitimacy.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Ecological Modernisation Reader. Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice (167 citations)
  • Sustainable and responsible supply chain governance: challenges and opportunities (103 citations)
  • Transparency and value chain sustainability (91 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • China
  • Social science

His primary scientific interests are in Sustainability, China, Corporate governance, Economic growth and Government. His study in Sustainability is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Supply chain, Industrial organization and Environmental governance. His Environmental governance research incorporates elements of Enforcement, Public relations and Environmental quality.

His work in the fields of China, such as Beijing, overlaps with other areas such as Anecdotal evidence. His Corporate governance study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Civil society, Social change, Environmental change, Globalization and Environmental resource management. Arthur P.J. Mol has researched Economic growth in several fields, including Power, Mainland China, Natural resource economics and State.

Best Publications

  • Ecological modernisation theory in debate: A review

    Arthur P.J. Mol;Gert Spaargaren

  • Globalization and Environmental Reform: The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy

    Arthur P. J. Mol

  • Sociology, environment, and modernity: Ecological modernization as a theory of social change

    Gert Spaargaren;Arthur P.J. Mol

  • Ecological modernisation around the world: An introduction

    Arthur P.J. Mol;David A. Sonnenfeld

  • Participation and environmental governance: consensus, ambivalence and debate

    Harriet Bulkeley;Arthur P. J. Mol

  • The Ecological Modernisation Reader. Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice

    Arthur P.J. Mol;David A. Sonnenfeld;Gert Spaargaren

  • Ecological Modernization and the Global Economy

    Arthur P. J. Mol

  • China's environmental governance in transition

    Arthur P. J. Mol;Neil T. Carter

  • Ecological modernisation and institutional reflexivity: environmental reform in the late modern age.

    Arthur P. J. Mol

  • The Refinement of Production: Ecological Modernization Theory and the Chemical Industry

    Arthur P. J. Mol

  • The environmental movement in an era of ecological modernisation

    Arthur P.J Mol

  • Environment, modernity and the risk-society: the apocalyptic horizon of environmental reform.

    Arthur P.J. Mol;Gert Spaargaren

  • Ecological Modernisation Around the World : Perspectives and Critical Debates

    Arthur P.J. Mol;David A. Sonnenfeld

  • Sustainable and responsible supply chain governance: challenges and opportunities

    Magnus Boström;Anna Maria Jönsson;Stewart Lockie;Arthur P.J. Mol

  • Rural public acceptance of renewable energy deployment: The case of Shandong in China

    Wenling Liu;Wenling Liu;Can Wang;Arthur P.J. Mol

  • Partnerships, governance and sustainable development. Reflections on theory and practice

    P. Glasbergen;Frank Biermann;A. P. J. Mol

  • Certify Sustainable Aquaculture

    Simon Bush;Ben Belton;Derek Hall;Peter Vandergeest

  • Greening global consumption: Redefining politics and authority

    Gert Spaargaren;Arthur P.J. Mol

  • Changes and challenges: China's environmental management in transition

    Guizhen He;Yonglong Lu;Arthur P.J. Mol;Theo Beckers;Theo Beckers

  • Water pollution by intensive brackish shrimp farming in south-east Vietnam: Causes and options for control

    Pham Thi Anh;Carolien Kroeze;Simon R. Bush;Arthur P.J. Mol

  • Environment and Global Modernity

    Gert Spaargaren;A. P. J. Mol;Frederick H. Buttel

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert Spaargaren
Gert Spaargaren Wageningen University & Research
Peter Oosterveer
Peter Oosterveer Wageningen University & Research
Simon R. Bush
Simon R. Bush Wageningen University & Research
Yonglong Lu
Yonglong Lu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Neil Carter
Neil Carter University of York
Genia Kostka
Genia Kostka Freie Universität Berlin
Carolien Kroeze
Carolien Kroeze Wageningen University & Research
Harriet Bulkeley
Harriet Bulkeley Durham University
Rik Leemans
Rik Leemans Wageningen University & Research
Pieter Glasbergen
Pieter Glasbergen Maastricht University

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