Frank Biermann: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Frank Biermann's h-index is 87 (229 i10-index, 33,937+ total citations across 587+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Frank Biermann is affiliated with Research Professor of Global Sustainability Governance, Utrecht University.
Frank Biermann is a researcher affiliated with Research Professor of Global Sustainability Governance, Utrecht University, specializing in global governance, global environmental politics, global environmental governance. Their work has been cited 33,937 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United Kingdom.
Frank Biermann's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 587 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 87
- i10-Index
- 229
- Total Citations
- 33,937
- Citing Countries
- 14
As of July 2026.
Frank Biermann has an h-index of 87 and 33,937 total citations across 587 publications, with research cited by institutions in 14 countries.
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Global governance by goal-setting: The novel approach of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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About Frank Biermann's research
Frank Biermann is a researcher in global governance, global environmental politics and global environmental governance at Research Professor of Global Sustainability Governance, Utrecht University. Their work has been cited 33,937 times across 587 publications (h-index 87), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Global governance by goal-setting: The novel approach of the UN Sustainable Development Goals” (2017), has accumulated 1,707 citations. Other influential works include “The fragmentation of global governance architectures: a framework for analysis” (2009) with 1,662 citations and “Preparing for a warmer world: Towards a global governance system to protect climate refugees” (2010) with 1,033 citations.
Citations of Frank Biermann's research come primarily from United Kingdom, Denmark and South Africa, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.











