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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 73 633 553 25 22 262 20815

Laurens Klerkx publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Laurens Klerkx between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Laurens Klerkx published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 13 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2014. 21 of the 298 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2014. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 6 publications
2003 2025

298 publications in total across all disciplines

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Laurens Klerkx: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 3
2007 0
2008 10
2009 6
2010 10
2011 8
2012 13
2013 19
2014 36
2015 19
2016 15
2017 21
2018 11
2019 15
2020 22
2021 23
2022 26
2023 19
2024 15
2025 6
Total 298
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Laurens Klerkx 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 Laurens Klerkx 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, 254–263 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: 262 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162 262
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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Laurens Klerkx 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 Laurens Klerkx 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 73
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

Laurens Klerkx is a researcher affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, specializing in the intersection of agriculture, innovation, and sustainability. Their work spans multiple fields, notably Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting.

Their research scope covers a number of subfields including General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science, Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, and Strategy and Management.

Klerkx's main topics of research include:

  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Notable recent publications authored by or including Laurens Klerkx are:

  • Supporting food systems transformation: The what, why, who, where and how of mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems (2020), Agricultural Systems
  • Current status and future challenges in implementing and upscaling vertical farming systems (2021), Nature Food
  • The future(s) of digital agriculture and sustainable food systems: An analysis of high-level policy documents (2020), Ecosystem Services
  • Digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas: A socio-cyber-physical system framework to support responsibilisation (2021), Journal of Rural Studies
  • Drivers of decoupling and recoupling of crop and livestock systems at farm and territorial scales (2020), Ecology and Society

Klerkx frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Cees Leeuwis
  • James Turner
  • P. Marijn Poortvliet
  • Kristiaan P.W. Kok
  • Daniel Gaitán-Cremaschi

Their work is regularly published in a set of journals that serve as key venues for agricultural and rural studies research. These include:

  • The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
  • Agricultural Systems
  • Journal of Rural Studies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Agriculture and Human Values

Best Publications

  • A review of social science on digital agriculture, smart farming and agriculture 4.0: New contributions and a future research agenda

    Laurens Klerkx;Emma Jakku;Pierre Labarthe

  • Adaptive management in agricultural innovation systems: The interactions between innovation networks and their environment

    Laurens Klerkx;Noelle Aarts;Noelle Aarts;Cees Leeuwis

  • Evolution of systems approaches to agricultural innovation: concepts, analysis and interventions

    Laurens Klerkx;Barbara van Mierlo;Cees Leeuwis

  • Establishment and embedding of innovation brokers at different innovation system levels: Insights from the Dutch agricultural sector

    Laurens Klerkx;Cees Leeuwis

  • Towards a typology of intermediaries in sustainability transitions: A systematic review and a research agenda

    Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Wouter Boon;Sampsa Hyysalo;Laurens Klerkx

  • Dealing with the game-changing technologies of Agriculture 4.0: How do we manage diversity and responsibility in food system transition pathways?

    Laurens Klerkx;David Rose

  • Matching demand and supply in the agricultural knowledge infrastructure: Experiences with innovation intermediaries

    Laurens Klerkx;Cees Leeuwis

  • Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Capacity: Are Innovation Brokers the Answer?

    Laurens Klerkx;Andrew Hall;Cees Leeuwis

  • Unravelling the role of innovation platforms in supporting co-evolution of innovation: Contributions and tensions in a smallholder dairy development programme

    Catherine W. Kilelu;Laurens Klerkx;Cees Leeuwis

  • Beyond agricultural innovation systems? Exploring an agricultural innovation ecosystems approach for niche design and development in sustainability transitions

    Ashlee Ann E. Pigford;Gordon M. Hickey;Laurens Klerkx

  • Orchestrating innovation networks: The case of innovation brokers in the agri-food sector

    Maarten H. Batterink;Emiel F.M. Wubben;Laurens Klerkx;S.W.F. (Onno) Omta

  • Balancing multiple interests: embedding innovation intermediation in the agricultural knowledge infrastructure

    Laurens Klerkx;Cees Leeuwis

  • Systemic perspectives on scaling agricultural innovations. A review

    Seerp Wigboldus;Laurens Klerkx;Cees Leeuwis;Marc Schut;Marc Schut

  • The future(s) of digital agriculture and sustainable food systems: An analysis of high-level policy documents

    Alana Lajoie-O'Malley;Kelly Bronson;Simone van der Burg;Laurens Klerkx

  • Managing Socio-Ethical Challenges in the Development of Smart Farming: From a Fragmented to a Comprehensive Approach for Responsible Research and Innovation

    C. Eastwood;L. Klerkx;M. Ayre;B. Dela Rue

  • Combinations of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital for farm innovation: How farmers configure different support networks

    Gabriela Cofré-Bravo;Laurens Klerkx;Alejandra Engler

  • Supporting food systems transformation : The what, why, who, where and how of mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems

    Laurens Klerkx;Stephanie Begemann

  • Dynamics and distribution of public and private research and extension roles for technological innovation and diffusion: Case studies of the implementation and adaptation of precision farming technologies

    C. Eastwood;L. Klerkx;R. Nettle

  • Innovation platforms: experiences with their institutional embedding in agricultural research for development

    Marc Schut;Laurens Klerkx;Murat Sartas;Dieuwke Lamers

  • Beyond knowledge brokerage: An exploratory study of innovation intermediaries in an evolving smallholder agricultural system in Kenya

    Catherine W. Kilelu;Laurens Klerkx;Cees Leeuwis;Andy Hall

  • The interaction of multiple champions in orchestrating innovation networks: Conflicts and complementarities

    Laurens Klerkx;Noelle Aarts

Frequent Co-Authors

Cees Leeuwis
Cees Leeuwis Wageningen University & Research
Jonne Rodenburg
Jonne Rodenburg University of Greenwich
Lammert Bastiaans
Lammert Bastiaans Wageningen University & Research
Paula Kivimaa
Paula Kivimaa University of Sussex
James O.S. Hammond
James O.S. Hammond Birkbeck, University of London
Paul C. Struik
Paul C. Struik Wageningen University & Research
Timothy S. Griffin
Timothy S. Griffin University of Maine
Alfons Oude Lansink
Alfons Oude Lansink Wageningen University & Research
Jianchu Xu
Jianchu Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pablo Tittonell
Pablo Tittonell University of Groningen

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