Christopher Kennedy

15.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
147 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher Kennedy is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Kennedy has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Environmental Engineering, 28 papers in Building and Construction and 26 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Christopher Kennedy's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (52 papers), Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (27 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (17 papers). Christopher Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (52 papers), Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (27 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (17 papers). Christopher Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Christopher Kennedy's co-authors include Mark H. Carpenter, Sybil Derrible, Daniel Hoornweg, Joshua Engel‐Yan, Heather L. MacLean, Stéphanie Pincetl, Paul Bunje, Perinaz Bhada‐Tata, Jonathan Norman and Halla R. Sahely and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Kennedy

144 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

The Changing Metabolism of Cities

2007 826 citations Christopher Kennedy et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology profile →
The study of urban metabolism and its applications to urban planning and design

2010 567 citations Christopher Kennedy et al. profile →
Environment: Waste production must peak this century

2013 496 citations Daniel Hoornweg, Perinaz Bhada‐Tata et al. profile →
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities

2009 484 citations Christopher Kennedy, Anu Ramaswami et al. profile →
Comparing High and Low Residential Density: Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2006 482 citations Christopher Kennedy et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Christopher Kennedy	4.0k	1.9k	1.8k	1.8k	1.4k	147	10.5k
G.Q. Chen	8.5k 2.1×	849 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	374 0.2×	894 0.6×	265	13.5k
Kwok‐wing Chau	9.3k 2.4×	1.6k 0.9×	5.3k 3.0×	175 0.1×	848 0.6×	370	24.8k
Wei Chen	1.9k 0.5×	559 0.3×	544 0.3×	233 0.1×	276 0.2×	268	7.0k
Amir Mosavi	2.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	2.4k 1.4×	126 0.1×	311 0.2×	416	14.1k
Zheng Li	2.4k 0.6×	574 0.3×	496 0.3×	141 0.1×	832 0.6×	827	16.2k
Bin Chen	4.2k 1.1×	432 0.2×	1.0k 0.6×	281 0.2×	114 0.1×	382	10.2k
Francesca Campolongo	2.6k 0.7×	933 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	113 0.1×	412 0.3×	36	12.9k
Daniel M. Kammen	3.2k 0.8×	845 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	407 0.2×	79 0.1×	338	19.2k
Bo Huang	3.3k 0.8×	901 0.5×	5.0k 2.8×	1.8k 1.0×	99 0.1×	433	15.1k
Prashant Kumar	6.7k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.7×	794 0.4×	105 0.1×	466	15.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Kennedy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Kennedy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Kennedy

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20 of 20 papers shown

Binder, Claudia R., Aristide Athanassiadis, David Bristow, Helmut Haberl, & Christopher Kennedy. (2025). Tipping points toward sustainability: The role of industrial ecology. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 29(3). 622–633.

Kennedy, Christopher. (2023). Biophysical economic interpretation of the Great Depression: A critical period of an energy transition. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(4). 1197–1211. 8 indexed citations

Kennedy, Christopher, et al.. (2023). Avoiding investment in fossil fuel assets. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(4). 1184–1196. 6 indexed citations

Kennedy, Christopher & Richard Wood. (2022). Winners of the 2021 Graedel Prizes: The Journal of Industrial Ecology Best Paper Prizes. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(4). 1161–1163. 2 indexed citations

Kennedy, Christopher & Reid Lifset. (2021). Winners of the 2020 Graedel prizes: The Journal of Industrial Ecology best paper prizes. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(5). 1108–1110. 2 indexed citations

Kennedy, Christopher & Reid Lifset. (2020). Winners of the 2019 Graedel Prizes: The Journal of Industrial Ecology Best Paper Prizes. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24(5). 940–942. 3 indexed citations

Kennedy, Christopher. (2020). The energy embodied in the first and second industrial revolutions. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24(4). 887–898. 20 indexed citations

Kennedy, Christopher. (2020). A biophysical model of the industrial revolution. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(3). 663–676. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Qian, Christopher Kennedy, Tao Wang, et al.. (2020). Transforming the coal and steel nexus for China's eco‐civilization: Interplay between rail and energy infrastructure. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24(6). 1352–1363. 6 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Christopher & Reid Lifset. (2018). Winners of the 2017 Graedel Prizes: The Journal of Industrial Ecology Best Paper Prizes. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(5). 997–999. 6 indexed citations

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Singh, Shweta & Christopher Kennedy. (2017). The Nexus of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Biodiversity Impacts from Urban Metabolism. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(4). 853–867. 12 indexed citations

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Bristow, David & Christopher Kennedy. (2015). Why Do Cities Grow? Insights from Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics at the Urban and Global Scales. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(2). 211–221. 31 indexed citations

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Hoornweg, Daniel, Perinaz Bhada‐Tata, & Christopher Kennedy. (2014). Peak Waste: When Is It Likely to Occur?. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(1). 117–128. 73 indexed citations

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Mohareb, Eugene & Christopher Kennedy. (2012). Response to Wiedmann. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(3). 322–323. 1 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Christopher, Lawrence A. Baker, Shobhakar Dhakal, & Anu Ramaswami. (2012). Sustainable Urban Systems. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(6). 775–779. 43 indexed citations

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Mohareb, Eugene & Christopher Kennedy. (2012). Gross Direct and Embodied Carbon Sinks for Urban Inventories. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(3). 302–316. 15 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Christopher & Daniel Hoornweg. (2012). Mainstreaming Urban Metabolism. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(6). 780–782. 91 indexed citations

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Mohareb, Eugene & Christopher Kennedy. (2012). Greenhouse Gas Emission Scenario Modeling for Cities Using the PURGE Model. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(6). 875–888. 14 indexed citations

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Bristow, David, et al.. (2011). Hour-by-Hour Analysis for Increased Accuracy of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a Low-Energy Condominium Design. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(3). 381–393. 12 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Christopher, et al.. (2007). A Spatial Analysis of Residential Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 11(2). 133–144. 157 indexed citations

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