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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 87 226 190 40 34 173 66999

Frank W. Geels publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank W. Geels between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank W. Geels published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2005. 17 of the 194 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2005. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 11 publications
1997 2025

194 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank W. Geels: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 7
2001 1
2002 7
2003 2
2004 12
2005 14
2006 9
2007 11
2008 7
2009 1
2010 6
2011 7
2012 7
2013 3
2014 2
2015 9
2016 4
2017 8
2018 9
2019 8
2020 13
2021 9
2022 8
2023 11
2024 6
2025 11
Total 194
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Frank W. Geels 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 Frank W. Geels 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, 164–173 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: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
164–173 391 173
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
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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Frank W. Geels 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 Frank W. Geels 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, 87 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: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19 87
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Frank W. Geels is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a notable concentration on sustainability and climate change governance, climate change policy and economics, and environmental impact and sustainability.

Their work extensively covers several interconnected fields and subfields including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Environmental Engineering

Main topics addressed in their publications feature:

  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Challenges in the acceleration of sustainability transitions (2020), Environmental Research Letters
  • Why carbon pricing is not sufficient to mitigate climate change-and how "sustainability transition policy" can help (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Sociotechnical agendas: Reviewing future directions for energy and climate research (2020), Energy Research & Social Science
  • Innovation and climate change: A review and introduction to the special issue (2022), Technovation
  • Navigating tensions between rapid and just low-carbon transitions (2022), Environmental Research Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Frank W. Geels include:

  • Benjamin K. Sovacool
  • Bruno Turnheim
  • Marfuga Iskandarova
  • Jochen Markard
  • Martina Ayoub

They commonly publish in venues such as:

  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Research Policy
  • Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Frank W. Geels has been recognized through awards including membership in the Academia Europaea since 2015 and fellowship in the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Technological transitions as evolutionary reconfiguration processes: a multi-level perspective and a case-study

    FW Frank Geels

  • Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways

    FW Frank Geels;JW Johan Schot

  • From sectoral systems of innovation to socio-technical systems: Insights about dynamics and change from sociology and institutional theory

    FW Frank Geels

  • The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions: Responses to seven criticisms

    Frank W. Geels

  • Strategic niche management and sustainable innovation journeys: Theory, findings, research agenda and policy

    JW Johan Schot;FW Frank Geels

  • An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions

    Jonathan Köhler;Frank W. Geels;Florian Kern;Jochen Markard

  • Ontologies, socio-technical transitions (to sustainability), and the multi-level perspective

    Frank W. Geels

  • Regime Resistance against Low-Carbon Transitions: Introducing Politics and Power into the Multi-Level Perspective

    Frank W Geels

  • Technological Transitions And System Innovations: A Co-evolutionary And Socio-technical Analysis

    Frank W. Geels

  • A socio-technical analysis of low-carbon transitions: introducing the multi-level perspective into transport studies

    Frank W. Geels

  • Processes and patterns in transitions and system innovations: Refining the co-evolutionary multi-level perspective

    FW Frank Geels

  • The dynamics of transitions in socio-technical systems: A multi-level analysis of the transition pathway from horse-drawn carriages to automobiles (1860–1930)

    FW Frank Geels

  • The ongoing energy transition: Lessons from a socio-technical, multi-level analysis of the Dutch electricity system (1960-2004)

    Gpj Geert Verbong;FW Frank Geels

  • System Innovation and the Transition to Sustainability: Theory, Evidence and Policy

    Boelie Elzen;Frank W. Geels;Kenneth Green

  • Sociotechnical transitions for deep decarbonization.

    Frank W. Geels;Benjamin K. Sovacool;Benjamin K. Sovacool;Tim Schwanen;Steve Sorrell

  • Non-linearity and Expectations in Niche-Development Trajectories: Ups and Downs in Dutch Biogas Development (1973–2003)

    FW Frank Geels;Rpjm Rob Raven

  • Towards demand-side solutions for mitigating climate change

    Felix Creutzig;Joyashree Roy;William F. Lamb;Inês M. L. Azevedo

  • Socio-technical transitions to sustainability: a review of criticisms and elaborations of the Multi-Level Perspective

    Frank W Geels

  • Dynamics in socio-technical systems : typology of change processes and contrasting case studies

    Frank W. Geels;René Kemp

  • The enactment of socio-technical transition pathways: A reformulated typology and a comparative multi-level analysis of the German and UK low-carbon electricity transitions (1990–2014)

    Frank W. Geels;Florian Kern;Gerhard Fuchs;Nele Hinderer

  • Technological transitions and system innovations: A co-evolutionary and socio-technical analysis: A Co-evolutionary and Socio-Technical Analysis

    Frank W. Geels

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin K. Sovacool
Benjamin K. Sovacool University of Sussex
Johan Schot
Johan Schot Utrecht University
René Kemp
René Kemp Maastricht University
Rob Raven
Rob Raven Monash University
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Jochen Markard
Jochen Markard ETH Zurich
Andries F. Hof
Andries F. Hof Utrecht University
Ken Green
Ken Green University of Manchester
Karoline S. Rogge
Karoline S. Rogge University of Sussex
Tim Schwanen
Tim Schwanen University of Oxford

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