Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Aims & Scope

The journal offers a platform for reporting studies of innovations and socio-economic transitions to enhance an environmentally sustainable economy and thus solve structural resource scarcity and environmental problems, notably related to fossil energy use and climate change.

This involves attention for technological, organizational, economic, institutional and political innovations as well as economy-wide and sector changes, such as in the areas of energy, transport, agriculture and water management.

The journal aims to tackle the most difficult questions, dealing with social, economic, behavioral-psychological and political barriers and opportunities as well as their complex interaction.

The journal is multidisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, and invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines within the social, environmental and innovation sciences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.1
2024	5.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.108

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	86

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1306

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2115

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Energy, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions: Responses to seven criticisms

  Citation: 2035

  Authors: Frank W.

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

  Citation: 1951

  Authors: Jonathan, Frank W., Florian, Jochen, Elsie, Anna, Floortje, Flor, Anna, Frank, Lea, David, Georg, Sampsa, Kirsten, Paula, Mari, Andrew, Marie Susan, Bjorn, Bonno, Rob, Harald, Björn, Johan, Benjamin, Bruno, Dan, Peter

• Putting the sharing economy into perspective

  Citation: 734

  Authors: Koen, Juliet

• The geography of sustainability transitions: Review, synthesis and reflections on an emergent research field

  Citation: 708

  Authors: Teis, Lars

• Exploring the governance and politics of transformations towards sustainability

  Citation: 566

  Authors: James, Karsten, Joost, Sandra, Oscar, Carolina, Margot, Karen, Mahendra, Aliyu

• What drives eco-innovation? A review of an emerging literature

  Citation: 557

  Authors: Jana, Mitja

• Engaging with the politics of sustainability transitions

  Citation: 513

  Authors: James

• Sharing for people, planet or profit? Analysing motivations for intended sharing economy participation

  Citation: 478

  Authors: Lars, Toon

• Technological innovation systems in contexts: Conceptualizing contextual structures and interaction dynamics

  Citation: 436

  Authors: Anna, Marko, Staffan, Jochen, Björn, Bernhard

• Towards a sufficiency-driven business model: Experiences and opportunities

  Citation: 379

  Authors: N.M.P., S.W.

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