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2022

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D-Index
81
Citations
25126
World Ranking
352
National Ranking
15

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.

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44 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.

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.

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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.

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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