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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 38 5785 5371 231 217 179 12638

John Grin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Grin between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Grin published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2000. 4 of the 205 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2000. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 9 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1986 2025

205 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Grin: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 3
1993 0
1994 1
1995 9
1996 12
1997 5
1998 2
1999 3
2000 15
2001 4
2002 3
2003 5
2004 11
2005 7
2006 7
2007 7
2008 9
2009 7
2010 15
2011 9
2012 6
2013 5
2014 7
2015 8
2016 7
2017 7
2018 10
2019 2
2020 3
2021 3
2022 3
2023 2
2024 2
2025 2
Total 205
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John Grin 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 Grin 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, 174–183 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: 179 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
174–183 313 179
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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John Grin 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 Grin 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, 38 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: 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.

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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 38
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
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

John Grin is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily addresses environmental science, with a focus on sustainability and climate change governance. Their work also engages with health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, pharmaceutical economics and policy, complex systems and decision making, ecosystem dynamics and resilience, policy transfer and learning, and infrastructure resilience and vulnerability analysis.

Their recent publications reflect diverse interests within these fields. Notable papers include:

  • 'Doing' system innovations from within the heart of the regime, 2020, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
  • Politics of complexity: Conceptualizing agency, power and powering in the transitional dynamics of complex adaptive systems, 2020, Research Policy
  • Integrating Empirical Analysis and Normative Inquiry in Health Technology Assessment: The Values in Doing Assessments of Health Technologies Approach, 2022, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
  • Understanding the role of government in sustainability transitions: A conceptual lens to analyse the Dutch gas quake case, 2023, Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • Embracing sufficiency to accelerate the energy transition, 2024, Energy Research & Social Science

Frequent co-authors in their research include Gert Jan van der Wilt, Bart Bloemen, Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea, Laura Sampietro-Colom, and Pietro Refolo. Collaboration with these researchers appears consistently across multiple publications.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, SSRN Electronic Journal, Research Policy, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

The research spans key subfields like global and planetary change, economics and econometrics, general health professions, management science and operations research, and political science and international relations.

Best Publications

  • Innovation studies and sustainability transitions: the allure of the multi-level perspective and its challenges

    Adrian Smith;Jan-Peter Voß;John Grin

  • Transitions to Sustainable Development: New Directions in the Study of Long Term Transformative Change

    John Grin;Jan Rotmans;Johan Schot

  • Introduction: From persistent problems to system innovations and transitions

    John Grin;Jan Rotmans;Johan Schot

  • Designing long-term policy: rethinking transition management

    Jan-Peter Voß;Adrian Smith;John Grin

  • The politics of sustainability transitions

    Flor Avelino;John Grin;Bonno Pel;Shivant S.S. Jhagroe

  • Contextualizing Reflexive Governance: the Politics of Dutch Transitions to Sustainability

    Carolyn M. Hendriks;John Grin

  • Facing global environmental change: environmental, human, energy, food, health and water security concepts

    H.G. Brauch;Ú. Oswald Spring;J. Grin;C. Mesjasz

  • Vision assessment : shaping technology in 21st century society towards a repertoire for technology assessment

    John Grin;Armin Grunwald

  • Technology assessment as learning

    John Grin;Henk van de Graaf

  • Theories of Policy Learning: Agency, Structure, and Change

    John Grin;Anne Loeber

  • Technology Assessment through interaction. A guide

    J. Grin;H. van de Graaf;R. Hoppe

  • Practices for reflexive design: lessons from a Dutch programme on sustainable agriculture

    John Grin;Francisca Felix;Bram Bos;Sierk Spoelstra

  • Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security

    Hans Günter Brauch;Úrsula Oswald Spring;Czeslaw Mesjasz;John Grin

  • Vision assessment: shaping technology in 21st century society

    John Grin;Armin Grunwald

  • On patterns and agency in transition dynamics: some key insights from the KSI programme

    John Grin;Jan Rotmans;Johan Schot

  • Globalization and environmental challenges: reconceptualizing security in the 21st century

    H.G. Brauch;Ú. Oswald Spring;C. Mesjasz;J. Grin

  • Coping with global environmental change, disasters and security: threats, challenges, vulnerabilities and risks

    H.G. Brauch;Ú. Oswald Spring;C. Mesjasz;J. Grin

  • Climate change adaptation in European river basins

    Patrick Huntjens;Claudia Pahl-Wostl;John Grin

  • The practical value of theory: Conceptualising learning in the pursuit of a sustainable development

    A.M.C. Loeber;B.C. van Mierlo;J. Grin;C. Leeuwis

  • The Interactive State: Democratisation from Above?

    Tjitske Akkerman;Maarten Hajer;John Grin

  • Stimulating transitions towards sustainable farming systems

    Boelie Elzen;Marc Barbier;Marc Barbier;Marianne Cerf;Marianne Cerf;John Grin

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Schot
Johan Schot Utrecht University
Jacqueline E. W. Broerse
Jacqueline E. W. Broerse Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Niki Frantzeskaki
Niki Frantzeskaki Utrecht University
Maarten Hajer
Maarten Hajer Utrecht University
Luca Bertolini
Luca Bertolini University of Amsterdam
Jürgen Scheffran
Jürgen Scheffran Universität Hamburg
Cees Leeuwis
Cees Leeuwis Wageningen University & Research
Derk Loorbach
Derk Loorbach Erasmus University Rotterdam
Claudia Pahl-Wostl
Claudia Pahl-Wostl Osnabrück University
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith University of Oxford

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