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422

John Fien 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 John Fien sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 148 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Fien 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 John Fien sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Fien is a researcher affiliated with RMIT University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with specific attention to media technology, general health professions, sociology and political science, civil and structural engineering, and building and construction.

Their recent publications address topics related to disaster management, urban resilience, smart cities, and sustainability. Key papers include:

  • "Design and Disaster Resilience: Toward a Role for Design in Disaster Mitigation and Recovery," published in 2022 in Architecture
  • "Integrating Technology and Urban Resilience: A Comprehensive Analysis of Smart City Initiatives in Sydney," published in 2024 in Sustainability
  • "Conversations on school-community learning partnerships for sustainability (a guidebook)," published in 2024 in the RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library)
  • "Smart Technologies for Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Comparing Tier 1 and Tier 2 Approaches in Australia," published in 2025 in Sustainability

Fien's research extensively covers topics such as:

  • Smart Cities and Technologies
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
  • Smart Parking Systems Research
  • IoT Networks and Protocols
  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Fien include Esther Charlesworth, Shabnam Varzeshi, Leila Irajifar, Jo Smith, and Leonie Wheeler.

Publications by Fien have appeared most often in the journals Sustainability, Architecture, and the RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library).

Best Publications

  • Education for the environment: Critical curriculum theorising and environmental education

    John Fien

  • Program Effectiveness in Facilitating Intergenerational Influence in Environmental Education: Lessons From the Field

    Roy Ballantyne;John Francis Fien;Jan Packer

  • Students as catalysts of environmental change: a framework for researching intergenerational influence through environmental education

    Roy Ballantyne;Sharon Connell;John Fien

  • The global challenge of sustainability

    John Francis Fien;Daniella Tilbury

  • Transitioning to low carbon communities: from behaviour change to systemic change: lessons from Australia

    Susie Moloney;Ralph E. Horne;John Fien

  • If It Doesn't Directly Affect You, You Don't Think About It’: a qualitative study of young people's environmental attitudes in two Australian cities

    Sharon Connell;John Fien;Jenny Lee;Helen Sykes

  • School Environmental Education Programme Impacts upon Student and Family Learning: A case study analysis

    Roy Ballantyne;John Francis Fien;Jan Packer

  • Capacity building: Facilitating citizen participation in local governance

    Michael Cuthill;John Fien

  • Advancing sustainability in higher education: issues and opportunities for research

    John Francis Fien

  • Education and sustainability : responding to the global challenge

    Daniella Tilbury;Robert B. Stevenson;John Fien;Danie Schreuder

  • Environmental education: a pathway to sustainability

    John Fien

  • Implementing the UN SDGs in Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned

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  • Sustainable procurement in Malaysian organizations: Practices, barriers and opportunities

    Adela J. McMurray;Md. Mazharul Islam;Chamhuri Siwar;John Fien

  • Teaching for a Sustainable World: the Environmental and Development Education Project for Teacher Education

    John Fien

  • Education and Conservation: Lessons from an Evaluation.

    John Francis Fien;William Scott;Daniella Tilbury

  • Participatory futures methods: towards adaptability and resilience in climate-vulnerable communities

    Jennifer M. Gidley;John Fien;Jodi-Anne Smith;Dana C. Thomsen

  • Advancing sustainability in higher education

    John Fien

  • Education for sustainability

    John Fien

  • 'Education for the Environment: A critique'—an analysis

    John Francis Fien

  • Teacher Education for Sustainability

    John Francis Fien;R. Maclean

  • Learning for a sustainable environment: an agenda for teacher education in Asia and the Pacific

    John Fien;Daniella Tilbury

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy Ballantyne
Roy Ballantyne University of Queensland
Jan Packer
Jan Packer University of Queensland
David L. Morris
David L. Morris University of New South Wales
Fabrice G. Renaud
Fabrice G. Renaud University of Glasgow
David F. Treagust
David F. Treagust Curtin University

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