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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 53 2318 2111 91 86 202 9954

Dave Huitema publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dave Huitema between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dave Huitema published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2010. 3 of the 238 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2010. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1992 2025

238 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dave Huitema: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 11
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 7
2003 9
2004 14
2005 17
2006 13
2007 7
2008 7
2009 23
2010 34
2011 6
2012 6
2013 2
2014 10
2015 12
2016 7
2017 12
2018 12
2019 4
2020 2
2021 4
2022 2
2023 0
2024 2
2025 1
Total 238
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Dave Huitema 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 Dave Huitema 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, 194–203 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: 202 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
194–203 304 202
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
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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Dave Huitema 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 Dave Huitema 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 53
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
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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Overview

Dave Huitema is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans the social sciences, with a focus on political science and international relations, public administration, building and construction, global and planetary change, and economics and econometrics.

The primary topics of Huitema's work include:

  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Mining and Resource Management
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

Huitema has published scholarly articles in several venues, including:

  • Policy Studies Journal
  • Global Environmental Politics
  • Critical Policy Studies
  • Ecology and Society

Recent published papers by Huitema's group include:

  • "The Roles of Experts and Expert-Based Information in the Advocacy Coalition Framework: Conceptual and Empirical Considerations Based on the Acid Mine Drainage Case Study in Gauteng, South Africa" (2020, Policy Studies Journal)
  • "The Empirical Realities of Polycentric Climate Governance: Introduction to the Special Issue" (2024, Global Environmental Politics)
  • "Impending doom or unnecessary panic? The struggle for discursive hegemony in South Africa's acid mine drainage policy problem" (2022, Critical Policy Studies)
  • "How is the governance of circular economy of water organized? A systematic review of the literature" (2025, Ecology and Society)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Huitema include:

  • Nikki Funke
  • Arthur C. Petersen
  • S Nienaber
  • Paul Tobin
  • Elke Kellner

Huitema's work addresses interdisciplinary themes across governance, policy frameworks, environmental sustainability, and discursive analysis. The focus on acid mine drainage policy and circular economy governance reflects a concern with resource management and environmental impacts.

Best Publications

  • Adaptive water governance: assessing the institutional prescriptions of adaptive (co-)management from a governance perspective and defining a research agenda.

    Dave Huitema;Erik Mostert;Wouter Egas;Sabine Moellenkamp

  • Emergence of polycentric climate governance and its future prospects

    Andrew J. Jordan;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema;Mikael Hilden;Harro Van Asselt

  • The black box of power in polycentric environmental governance

    T.H. Morrison;W.N. Adger;K. Brown;M.C. Lemos

  • Governing climate change : Polycentricity in Action?

    A. Jordan;D. Huitema;H.D. van Asselt

  • Realizing water transitions : The role of policy entrepreneurs in water policy change

    Dave Huitema;Sander Meijerink

  • Policy entrepreneurs and change strategies: lessons from sixteen case studies of water transitions around the globe

    Sander Meijerink;Dave Huitema

  • Innovations in climate policy: the politics of invention, diffusion, and evaluation

    Andrew Jordan;Dave Huitema

  • Climate Change Policy in the European Union: Confronting the Dilemmas of Mitigation and Adaptation?

    A. Jordan;D. Huitema;H.D. van Asselt;T. Rayner

  • Experiments in climate governance – A systematic review of research on energy and built environment transitions

    Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Mikael Hildén;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema;Andrew Jordan

  • Policy innovation in a changing climate: Sources, patterns and effects

    Andrew Jordan;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema

  • Learning effects of interactive decision-making processes for climate change adaptation

    Julia Baird;Ryan Plummer;Ryan Plummer;Constanze Haug;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema

  • Transforming European Water Governance? Participation and River Basin Management under the EU Water Framework Directive in 13 Member States

    Nicolas W. Jager;Edward Challies;Elisa Kochskämper;Jens Newig

  • Mitigation and adaptation in polycentric systems: sources of power in the pursuit of collective goals

    Tiffany H. Morrison;W. Neil Adger;Katrina Brown;Maria Carmen Lemos

  • The regional governance of climate adaptation: A framework for developing legitimate, effective, and resilient governance arrangements

    Catrien C. J. A. M. Termeer;Art Dewulf;Helena Van Rijswick;Arwin Van Buuren

  • Climate policy innovation:The adoption and diffusion of adaptation policies across Europe

    Eric Massey;Robbert Biesbroek;Dave Huitema;Andy Jordan

  • Political feasibility of 1.5°C societal transformations: the role of social justice

    James J. Patterson;James J. Patterson;Thomas Thaler;Matthew Hoffmann;Sara Hughes

  • Understanding the paradoxes of multi-level governing: Climate change policy in the European Union

    Andrew Jordan;Harro van Asselt;Frans Berkhout;Dave Huitema

  • The governance of adaptation: choices, reasons, and effects. Introduction to the Special Feature

    Dave Huitema;William Neil Adger;Frans Berkhout;Eric Massey

  • The evaluation of climate policy: theory and emerging practice in Europe

    Dave Huitema;Andrew Jordan;Eric Massey;Tim Rayner

  • Water policy entrepreneurs : a research companion to water transitions around the globe

    Dave Huitema;Sander V. Meijerink

  • Research, part of a Special Feature on New Methods for Adaptive Water Management Adaptive Water Governance: Assessing the Institutional Prescriptions of Adaptive (Co-)Management from a Governance Perspective and Defining a Research Agenda

    Dave Huitema;Erik Mostert;Wouter Egas;Sabine Moellenkamp

  • Guest Editorial, part of a Special Feature on Realizing Water Transitions: The Role of Policy Entrepreneurs in Water Policy Change Realizing water transitions: the role of policy entrepreneurs in water policy change

    Dave Huitema;Sander Meijerink

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan University of East Anglia
Harro van Asselt
Harro van Asselt University of Eastern Finland
Frans Berkhout
Frans Berkhout King's College London
Laurence J. O'Toole
Laurence J. O'Toole University of Georgia
Laurens M. Bouwer
Laurens M. Bouwer Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ryan Plummer
Ryan Plummer Brock University
Catrien J.A.M. Termeer
Catrien J.A.M. Termeer Wageningen University & Research
Jens Newig
Jens Newig Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Paula Kivimaa
Paula Kivimaa University of Sussex

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