Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Google Scholar: 1251 citations by year-end; 180 in 2024

On the last day of 2024, according to my Google scholar profile, my research has attracted 1251 citations (+3 since December 17th). This includes 180 citations in 2024 (+3 since December 17th). My h-index remains 20 and my i10-index 38. 136 texts are listed on my profile.

As of today, my best years in terms of citations are:

#1 2022 (189)

#2 2024 (180)

#3 2023 (171)

#4 2021 (149)

#5 2016 (92)

#6 2020 (90)

However, it has happened that these numbers have changed early in the next year. By year-end 2022, for instance, 2021 was registered with 184 citations, while some of these were later moved to 2022.

Unfortunately Google Scholars does not count the citations of my 2023 article "Wasted GDP in the USA", which has 2 citations according to Springer Nature/CrossRef and 7 citations according to ResearchGate.

Monday, 30 December 2024

Abstract for ISQOLS 2025: "What deep ecologist Arne Næss can teach us about the interdisciplinary nature of economics"

I have just composed and submitted the abstract below to the organizers of The 23rd Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS 2025), which is to be held 22-25 July, 2025, in Luxembourg.

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What deep ecologist Arne Næss can teach us about the interdisciplinary nature of economics

By Morten Tønnessen (presenter), Jan Karlstrøm and Thomas Hylland Eriksen (deceased 2024)

The Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss (1912-2009) criticized modern economics for its lack of philosophical awareness and interdisciplinarity, suggesting that economists should draw inspiration from the field’s origins in philosophy. Næss’ views on how the economy should be organized and studied are significant for a proper understanding of his overall philosophy, particularly in light of his differentiation between a deep and shallow understanding of environmental issues. In this paper we review Næss’ critique of economics as an academic discipline and discuss his proposals for transforming our approach to economics, considering both its historical development and the ongoing environmental crisis. Specifically, we emphasize the importance of philosophy, ecology, and social anthropology as foundational elements for economics. Our primary reference is the Norwegian-language chapter “New tasks for political economy” from Næss’ major work in environmental philosophy, "Ecology, Community and Lifestyle". We deal with Næss’ view on the use of models and the relationship between theory and reality, the fundamental connection between ecology and the economy, what role normative systems thinking can play for economics, and how economics can be informed by economic anthropology. Our treatment of Næss´ philosophy of economics includes an investigation of his views on relations between people´s quality of life and GDP growth, and his conception of progress and welfare. In conclusion we reflect on the implications of our analysis of Arne Næss’ economic viewpoints for the future of economics. We see a need for a reorientation within economics with an increased focus on environmental issues as understood by ecologists, a reframed focus on values and goods as understood by philosophers, and a renewed emphasis on promotion of welfare as the primary goal of economics. In practice, the latter reorientation will imply adopting John Stuart Mill's categorization of economics as a branch of social philosophy.

Topic: Disciplinary Approaches to Well-Being, Happiness and Quality-of-life

Keywords: Arne Næss, Deep ecology, Ecological economics, Environmental philosophy, GDP growth, Interdisciplinarity, John Stuart Mill, Normative systems thinking, Philosophy of economics, Political economy, Quality of life, Social anthropology, Welfare

Tuesday, 24 December 2024

#39,5; second Steffens chapter finished and submitted

 Today, during sick leave and on Christmas Eve, I have had an article writing day, with some 1.700 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene", which I have now completed and submitted. 

Altogether this Autumn I have had 39,5 writing days including 20,5 article writing days, including 6 writing days in December when I´ve been on sick leave. December ended up as the month I wrote the most, slightly ahead of August and October, and today ended up as the most productive day in the Autumn semester in terms of words written. For the year as a whole I have logged more than 50.000 words written, which is the second-most on record.

Monday, 23 December 2024

#38,5

Today, during sick leave, I have had an article writing day, with some 1.100 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene". So far this Autumn I have had 38,5 writing days including 19,5 article writing days.

By now I have more words written logged in December (despite sick leave) than I had in September.

Sunday, 22 December 2024

Google Scholar: "Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change" (2009) reaches 100 citations

According to my Google Scholar profile, my article "Umwelt transitions: Uexküll and environmental change" (2009), the signature article from my ph.d. work (completed and defended 2011), has now reached 100 citations, with 12 of them being from 2024. This is my first text to reach 100 citations. On Springer´s count, the article has been accessed more than 6.000 times.

Friday, 20 December 2024

#37,5

Today, during sick leave, I have had half an article writing day, with some 750 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene". So far this Autumn I have had 37,5 writing days including 18,5 article writing days.

Thursday, 19 December 2024

#37

Today, during sick leave, I have had half an article writing day, with some 400 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene". So far this Autumn I have had 37 writing days including 18 article writing days.

Tuesday, 17 December 2024

#36,5

Today, during sick leave, I have had half an article writing day, with some 500 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene". So far this Autumn I have had 36,5 writing days including 17,5 article writing days.

Google scholar: 1248 citations; 2024 now second-best year

According to my Google Scholar profile my research has now been cited 1248 times (+12 since November 29th). This includes 177 citations in 2024 (+12), making 2024 my second-best year to date ahead of 2023 (172) but still behind 2022 (189). My h-index remains 20 and my i10-index 38.

Monday, 16 December 2024

#36

Today, during sick leave, I have had half an article writing day, mostly devoted to checking the proofs of my article "Applied umwelt theory in the context of phenomenological triangulation and descriptive phenomenology" which will appear in a special issue of Sign Systems Studies about applications of Umwelt theory shortly.

So far this Autumn I have had 36 writing days including 17 article writing days.

Friday, 13 December 2024

#35,5

Today, during sick leave, I have had half an article writing day, with some 600 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene". So far this Autumn I have had 35,5 writing days including 16,5 article writing days.

Thursday, 12 December 2024

#35

Today, during sick leave, I have had half an article writing day, with some 400 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene". So far this Autumn I have had 35 writing days including 16 article writing days.

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

#34,5

Today, during sick leave, I have had half an article writing day, with some 300 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene".  So far this Autumn I have had 34,5 writing days including 15,5 article writing days.

Tuesday, 10 December 2024

#34

Today, during sick leave (after I abruptly had surgery on December 1st), I have had half an article writing day, with some 300 words written on the article "Steffens´ early outlook reconsidered: Nature conceptions of the industrial-age Anthropocene".

So far this Autumn I have had 34 writing days including 15 article writing days.