Anna M. Hersperger

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Anna M. Hersperger is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna M. Hersperger has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 24 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 17 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Anna M. Hersperger's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (59 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (19 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (16 papers). Anna M. Hersperger is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (59 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (19 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (16 papers). Anna M. Hersperger collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Romania and Germany. Anna M. Hersperger's co-authors include Matthias Bürgi, Simona R. Grădinaru, Eduardo Oliveira, Peter H. Verburg, Gaëtan Palka, Richard T. T. Forman, Thomas Dalang, Björn Reineking, Constantina-Alina Hossu and Felix Kienast and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Anna M. Hersperger

94 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Driving forces of landscape change – current and new directions

2004 549 citations Matthias Bürgi, Anna M. Hersperger et al. Landscape Ecology profile →
Urban land-use change: The role of strategic spatial planning

2018 251 citations Anna M. Hersperger, Eduardo Oliveira et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna M. Hersperger Switzerland	34	2.9k	766	715	653	512	95	4.2k
Wei Song China	40	4.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	953 1.3×	603 0.9×	262 0.5×	144	5.8k
Jasper van Vliet Netherlands	37	3.6k 1.2×	808 1.1×	660 0.9×	637 1.0×	235 0.5×	84	4.9k
Matthias Bürgi Switzerland	43	4.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	750 1.0×	374 0.6×	246 0.5×	129	5.6k
Christine Fürst Germany	30	2.7k 0.9×	610 0.8×	679 0.9×	582 0.9×	133 0.3×	127	3.6k
Elena G. Irwin United States	29	2.8k 1.0×	543 0.7×	429 0.6×	769 1.2×	335 0.7×	82	5.3k
David Saurı́ Spain	37	2.2k 0.8×	430 0.6×	587 0.8×	477 0.7×	401 0.8×	157	5.4k
Darla K. Munroe United States	29	2.2k 0.8×	548 0.7×	394 0.6×	294 0.5×	149 0.3×	61	3.2k
Pere Serra Spain	23	2.0k 0.7×	532 0.7×	343 0.5×	306 0.5×	471 0.9×	76	2.9k
Xiangzheng Deng China	42	5.6k 1.9×	1.5k 1.9×	1.0k 1.4×	829 1.3×	279 0.5×	153	7.7k
Joan Iverson Nassauer United States	29	3.0k 1.0×	558 0.7×	538 0.8×	2.4k 3.6×	191 0.4×	84	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Anna M. Hersperger

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna M. Hersperger

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Zhao, Chunhong, et al.. (2025). How do planning intentions spatiotemporally drive 3-D urban growth?. Habitat International. 157. 103307–103307. 1 indexed citations

Eetvelde, Veerle Van, Andreas Aagaard Christensen, & Anna M. Hersperger. (2024). Social theory and landscape ecology: understanding human agency in the context of landscapes. Landscape Ecology. 39(4). 5 indexed citations

Yu, Zhaowu, et al.. (2023). Peer effects drive non-conformance between built-up land expansion and zoning: Evidence from Zhangzhou city, China. Applied Geography. 152. 102875–102875. 4 indexed citations

Reber, Ueli, Manuel Fischer, Karin Ingold, et al.. (2022). Integrating biodiversity: a longitudinal and cross-sectoral analysis of Swiss politics. Policy Sciences. 55(2). 311–335. 9 indexed citations

Hossu, Constantina-Alina, et al.. (2021). Assessing planning implementation using the conformance and performance approach: The case of Romania's local environmental action plans. Journal of Environmental Management. 299. 113680–113680. 7 indexed citations

Hersperger, Anna M., et al.. (2021). Digitalization in land-use planning: effects of digital plan data on efficiency, transparency and innovation. European Planning Studies. 30(12). 2537–2553. 27 indexed citations

Serrano, Luz Arcelia García, et al.. (2021). An indicator-based sustainability assessment method for indigenous communities: a case study from Mexico. Environment Development and Sustainability. 24(3). 3293–3333. 5 indexed citations

Hersperger, Anna M., et al.. (2021). Landscape ecological concepts in planning: review of recent developments. Landscape Ecology. 36(8). 2329–2345. 47 indexed citations

Kienast, Felix, et al.. (2020). The compliance of land-use planning with strategic spatial planning – insights from Zurich, Switzerland. European Planning Studies. 29(7). 1231–1250. 16 indexed citations

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Palka, Gaëtan, Eduardo Oliveira, Sofia Pagliarin, & Anna M. Hersperger. (2020). Strategic spatial planning and efficacy: an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach in Lyon and Copenhagen. European Planning Studies. 29(6). 1174–1192. 16 indexed citations

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Pagliarin, Sofia, Anna M. Hersperger, & Benoît Rihoux. (2019). Implementation pathways of large-scale urban development projects (lsUDPs) in Western Europe: a qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). European Planning Studies. 28(6). 1242–1263. 22 indexed citations

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Hersperger, Anna M., Simona R. Grădinaru, Eduardo Oliveira, Sofia Pagliarin, & Gaëtan Palka. (2019). Understanding strategic spatial planning to effectively guide development of urban regions. Cities. 94. 96–105. 61 indexed citations

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Hossu, Constantina-Alina, et al.. (2019). An evaluation of environmental plans quality: Addressing the rational and communicative perspectives. Journal of Environmental Management. 256. 109984–109984. 22 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Eduardo & Anna M. Hersperger. (2018). Governance arrangements, funding mechanisms and power configurations in current practices of strategic spatial plan implementation. Land Use Policy. 76. 623–633. 64 indexed citations

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Grădinaru, Simona R. & Anna M. Hersperger. (2018). Green infrastructure in strategic spatial plans: Evidence from European urban regions. Urban forestry & urban greening. 40. 17–28. 87 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Eduardo & Anna M. Hersperger. (2017). Overcoming resource scarcity by implementing strategic regional plans through urban-regional development projects: a European perspective. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 3 indexed citations

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Grădinaru, Simona R., et al.. (2017). Impact of planning mandates on local plans: a multi-method assessment. European Planning Studies. 25(12). 2192–2211. 19 indexed citations

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Grădinaru, Simona R., Cristian Iojă, Ileana Pătru-Stupariu, & Anna M. Hersperger. (2017). Are Spatial Planning Objectives Reflected in the Evolution of Urban Landscape Patterns? A Framework for the Evaluation of Spatial Planning Outcomes. Sustainability. 9(8). 1279–1279. 49 indexed citations

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Galicia, Leopoldo, et al.. (2016). Local deforestation patterns and driving forces in a tropical dry forest in two municipalities of southern Oaxaca, Mexico (1985-2006)). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Palacio-Prieto, José Luís, et al.. (2016). Local deforestation patterns and their driving forces of tropical dry forest in two municipalities in Southern Oaxaca, Mexico (1985-2006). Investigaciones Geográficas Boletín del Instituto de Geografía. 19 indexed citations

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