Desta Mebratu

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Desta Mebratu is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Desta Mebratu has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Desta Mebratu's work include Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (2 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (1 paper) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (1 paper). Desta Mebratu is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (2 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (1 paper) and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (1 paper). Desta Mebratu collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, South Africa and United Kingdom. Desta Mebratu's co-authors include Benjamin K. Sovacool, Luis Mundaca, Darren McCauley, Raphael J. Heffron, Vasna Ramasar, Don Huisingh, Richard Munang, Keith Alverson, Christian Brodhag and Ibrahim Thiaw and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Desta Mebratu

9 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Sustainability and sustainable development

1998 807 citations Desta Mebratu Environmental Impact Assessment Review profile →
Energy justice in the transition to low carbon energy systems: Exploring key themes in interdisciplinary research

2018 335 citations Darren McCauley, Vasna Ramasar et al. Applied Energy profile →

Peers

Desta Mebratu

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Kristin Linnerud Norway

José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra Brazil

Paul Burger Switzerland

Shirin Malekpour Australia

Markku Lehtonen United Kingdom

Ralph Horne Australia

Erling Holden Norway

Bob Giddings United Kingdom

Kate Raworth United Kingdom

Michalis Skordoulis Greece

Kristin Linnerud Norway

Desta Mebratu

343 ×1.0

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326 ×1.0

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173 ×0.7

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261 ×1.2

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137 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to Desta Mebratu Desta Mebratu (= 1×) peers Kristin Linnerud

Countries citing papers authored by Desta Mebratu

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Desta Mebratu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Desta Mebratu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Desta Mebratu. The network helps show where Desta Mebratu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desta Mebratu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Desta Mebratu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Desta Mebratu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Desta Mebratu. Desta Mebratu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Roelich, Katy, Danielle Sinnett, & Desta Mebratu. (2024). Infrastructure, wellbeing and justice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 40202–40202.

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McCauley, Darren, Vasna Ramasar, Raphael J. Heffron, et al.. (2018). Energy justice in the transition to low carbon energy systems: Exploring key themes in interdisciplinary research. Applied Energy. 233-234. 916–921. 335 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brodhag, Christian, et al.. (2014). Corporate social responsibility driven innovation. Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research. 27(2). 175–196. 32 indexed citations

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Munang, Richard, et al.. (2013). Harnessing Ecosystem-based Adaptation To Address the Social Dimensions of Climate Change. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 56(1). 18–24. 35 indexed citations

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Munang, Richard, et al.. (2013). Using Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Actions to Tackle Food Insecurity. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 55(1). 29–35. 20 indexed citations

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Mebratu, Desta & Njeri Wamukonya. (2006). Electricity sector reform in Africa: key lessons and emerging trends. Journal of Cleaner Production. 15(2). 163–165. 5 indexed citations

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Ramjeawon, Toolseeram, Harro von Blottnitz, Evans Kituyi, & Desta Mebratu. (2005). LCA Knowledge Network in Africa (ALCANET). The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 10(6). 449–449. 5 indexed citations

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Mebratu, Desta. (2001). The Knowledge Dimension of the Sustainability Challenge. 3(1). 6 indexed citations

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Huisingh, Don & Desta Mebratu. (2000). “Educating the educators” as a strategy for enhancing education on cleaner production. Journal of Cleaner Production. 8(5). 439–442. 39 indexed citations

10.

Mebratu, Desta. (1998). Sustainability and sustainable development. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 18(6). 493–520. 807 indexed citations breakdown →

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