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Paula Kivimaa 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 Paula Kivimaa sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 113 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paula Kivimaa 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 Paula Kivimaa 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
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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paula Kivimaa is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the fields of social sciences, environmental science, and energy. Their research spans several subfields including global and planetary change, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, management of technology and innovation, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their main research topics include sustainability and climate change governance, global energy security and policy, climate change policy and economics, global energy and sustainability research, innovative approaches in technology and social development, innovation, technology, and society, as well as university-industry-government innovation models.

Paula Kivimaa has contributed multiple papers with notable examples such as:

  • "What opportunities could the COVID-19 outbreak offer for sustainability transitions research on electricity and mobility?" (2020, Energy Research & Social Science)
  • "Moving beyond disruptive innovation: A review of disruption in sustainability transitions" (2020, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions)
  • "Conceptualising the systemic activities of intermediaries in sustainability transitions" (2020, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions)
  • "Transformative outcomes: assessing and reorienting experimentation with transformative innovation policy" (2021, Science and Public Policy)
  • "Guides or gatekeepers? Incumbent-oriented transition intermediaries in a low-carbon era" (2020, Energy Research & Social Science)

Frequent co-authors include Marja Helena Sivonen, Jani Lukkarinen, Karoline S. Rogge, Marie Claire Brisbois, and Eeva Primmer. These collaborations highlight a network of researchers focused on sustainability transitions and innovation policy.

Paula Kivimaa's publications appear most frequently in these venues:

  • Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Oxford Open Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Science and Public Policy

In addition to journal articles, Paula Kivimaa has contributed to academic books, including a publication titled Security in Sustainable Energy Transitions (2024) by Cambridge University Press.

Best Publications

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

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

  • Creative destruction or mere niche support? Innovation policy mixes for sustainability transitions

    Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Florian Kern

  • 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

  • Government-affiliated intermediary organisations as actors in system-level transitions

    Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa

  • Policy packaging or policy patching? The development of complex energy efficiency policy mixes

    F. Kern;P. Kivimaa;P. Kivimaa;M. Martiskainen

  • Climate policy integration, coherence and governance

    P. Mickwitz;F. Aix;S. Beck;D. Carss

  • Experiments in climate governance – A systematic review of research on energy and built environment transitions

    Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Mikael Hildén;Dave Huitema;Dave Huitema;Andrew Jordan

  • Passing the baton: How intermediaries advance sustainability transitions in different phases

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

  • What opportunities could the COVID-19 outbreak offer for sustainability transitions research on electricity and mobility?

    Wisdom Kanda;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa

  • Moving beyond disruptive innovation: A review of disruption in sustainability transitions

    Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Senja Laakso;Annika Lonkila;Minna Kaljonen

  • Vulnerability and resistance in the United Kingdom's smart meter transition

    Benjamin K. Sovacool;Benjamin K. Sovacool;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Sabine Hielscher;Sabine Hielscher;Kirsten Jenkins

  • The challenge of greening technologies—Environmental policy integration in Finnish technology policies

    Paula Kivimaa;Per Mickwitz

  • Conceptualising the systemic activities of intermediaries in sustainability transitions

    Wisdom Kanda;Mika Kuisma;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Olof Hjelm

  • The role of policy instruments in the innovation and diffusion of environmentally friendlier technologies: popular claims versus case study experiences

    Per Mickwitz;Heli Hyvättinen;Paula Kivimaa

  • Technical skills, disinterest and non-functional regulation: Barriers to building energy efficiency in Finland viewed by energy service companies

    Hanna-Liisa Kangas;David Lazarevic;David Lazarevic;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa

  • Transformative outcomes: Assessing and reorienting experimentation with transformative innovation policy

    Bipashyee Ghosh;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Matias Ramirez;Johanes Schot

  • The need for policy coherence to trigger a transition to biogas production

    Suvi Huttunen;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Venla Virkamäki

  • Guides or gatekeepers? Incumbent-oriented transition intermediaries in a low-carbon era

    Benjamin K. Sovacool;Benjamin K. Sovacool;Bruno Turnheim;Bruno Turnheim;Bruno Turnheim;Mari Martiskainen;Donal Brown

  • Policy Mixes, Policy Interplay and Low Carbon Transitions: The Case of Passenger Transport in Finland

    Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Venla Virkamäki;Venla Virkamäki

  • Creating innovative zero carbon homes in the United Kingdom — Intermediaries and champions in building projects

    Mari Martiskainen;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa

  • Public policy as a part of transforming energy systems: framing bioenergy in Finnish energy policy.

    Paula Kivimaa;Per Mickwitz

  • Further reflections on vulnerability and resistance in the United Kingdom's smart meter transition

    Benjamin K. Sovacool;Benjamin K. Sovacool;Paula Kivimaa;Paula Kivimaa;Sabine Hielscher;Sabine Hielscher;Kirsten Jenkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Benjamin K. Sovacool
Benjamin K. Sovacool University of Sussex
Paul Upham
Paul Upham University of Groningen
Karoline S. Rogge
Karoline S. Rogge University of Sussex
Dave Huitema
Dave Huitema Wageningen University & Research
Eva Heiskanen
Eva Heiskanen University of Helsinki
Frans Berkhout
Frans Berkhout King's College London
Jens Newig
Jens Newig Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Andrew Jordan
Andrew Jordan University of East Anglia
Johan Schot
Johan Schot Utrecht University
Laurens Klerkx
Laurens Klerkx Wageningen University & Research

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