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6053
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158

Klaus Rennings 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 Klaus Rennings sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 121 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus Rennings 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 Klaus Rennings sits on this spectrum.

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: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Klaus Rennings was affiliated with the Centre for European Economic Research in Germany. Their academic contributions were focused within the economic research community linked to this institution.

There is no available information on recent papers, frequent co-authors, or specific publication venues related to their work. Likewise, no detailed records on books published, fields, subfields, or main topics of study have been provided.

The absence of documented awards or recognitions precludes further detail on distinctions earned during their career.

The scientist's professional activity took place in the past, as Klaus Rennings is deceased.

Best Publications

  • Redefining innovation — eco-innovation research and the contribution from ecological economics

    Klaus Rennings

  • Determinants of eco-innovations by type of environmental impact — The role of regulatory push/pull, technology push and market pull

    Jens Horbach;Christian Rammer;Klaus Rennings

  • End-of-pipe or cleaner production? An empirical comparison of environmental innovation decisions across OECD countries

    Manuel Frondel;Jens Horbach;Klaus Rennings

  • The influence of different characteristics of the EU environmental management and auditing scheme on technical environmental innovations and economic performance

    Klaus Rennings;Andreas Ziegler;Kathrin Ankele;Esther Hoffmann

  • Lead markets and regulation: a framework for analyzing the international diffusion of environmental innovations

    Marian Beise;Klaus Rennings

  • Integrated product policy and environmental product innovations: An empirical analysis

    Katharina-Maria Rehfeld;Klaus Rennings;Andreas Ziegler

  • What triggers environmental management and innovation? Empirical evidence for Germany

    Manuel Frondel;Jens Horbach;Klaus Rennings

  • Environmental innovations and profitability: how does it pay to be green? An empirical analysis on the German innovation survey

    Claudia Ghisetti;Klaus Rennings

  • Determinants of environmental product and process innovation

    Thomas Cleff;Klaus Rennings

  • The Impact of Regulation-Driven Environmental Innovation on Innovation Success and Firm Performance

    Klaus Rennings;Christian Rammer

  • Steps towards indicators of sustainable development: Linking economic and ecological concepts

    Klaus Rennings;Hubert Wiggering

  • Increasing energy and resource efficiency through innovation: an explorative analysis using innovation survey data

    Klaus Rennings;Christian Rammer

  • The Effect of Environmental and Social Performance on the Stock Performance of European Corporations

    Andreas Ziegler;Michael Schröder;Klaus Rennings

  • Environmental innovation and employment dynamics in different technology fields – an analysis based on the German Community Innovation Survey 2009

    Jens Horbach;Klaus Rennings

  • The Employment Impact of Cleaner Production on the Firm Level : Empirical Evidence from a Survey in Five European Countries

    Klaus Rennings;Thomas Zwick

  • Lead Markets of Environmental Innovations: A Framework for Innovation and Environmental Economics

    Marian Beise;Klaus Rennings

  • Towards a Theory and Policy of Eco-Innovation - Neoclassical and (Co-)Evolutionary Perspectives

    Klaus Rennings

  • The effect of environmental innovations on employment changes: an econometric analysis

    Klaus Rennings;Andreas Ziegler;Thomas Zwick

  • The concept of “lead markets” revisited: Contribution to environmental innovation theory

    Rainer Quitzow;Rainer Walz;Jonathan Köhler;Klaus Rennings

  • Innovation-oriented environmental regulation : theoretical approaches and empirical analysis

    Jens Hemmelskamp;Klaus Rennings;Fabio Leone

  • Integrated Product Policy and Environmental Product Innovations: An Empirical Analysis

    Klaus Rennings;Andreas Ziegler;Katharina-Maria Rehfeld

  • The Employment Impact of Cleaner Production on the Firm LevelEmpirical Evidence from a Survey in Five European Countries

    Klaus Rennings;Thomas Zwick;Thomas Zwick

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Ziegler
Andreas Ziegler University of Kassel
Christian Rammer
Christian Rammer Centre for European Economic Research
Thomas Zwick
Thomas Zwick University of Würzburg
Joachim Schleich
Joachim Schleich Grenoble School of Management
Katharina Helming
Katharina Helming Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
Martin Jänicke
Martin Jänicke Freie Universität Berlin
Thomas Heckelei
Thomas Heckelei University of Bonn
Andreas Löschel
Andreas Löschel Ruhr University Bochum
Ortwin Renn
Ortwin Renn University of Stuttgart
Florian G. Kaiser
Florian G. Kaiser Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

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