Edgar G. Hertwich

26.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
253 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Edgar G. Hertwich is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Edgar G. Hertwich has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Environmental Engineering, 72 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 71 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Edgar G. Hertwich's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (173 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (57 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (56 papers). Edgar G. Hertwich is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (173 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (57 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (56 papers). Edgar G. Hertwich collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Netherlands. Edgar G. Hertwich's co-authors include Glen P. Peters, Richard Wood, Anders Arvesen, Anders Hammer Strømman, Kjartan Steen‐Olsen, Konstantin Stadler, Bhawna Singh, Jan Weinzettel, Stefan Pauliuk and Hogne Nersund Larsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Edgar G. Hertwich

244 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Hit Papers

Carbon Footprint of Nations: A Global, Trade-Linked Analysis 2008 2026 2014 2020 2009 2008 2018 2015 2014 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Carbon Footprint of Nations: A Global, Trade-Linked Analysis
    2009 1.3k citations Edgar G. Hertwich, Glen P. Peters profile →
  2. CO2Embodied in International Trade with Implications for Global Climate Policy
    2008 994 citations Glen P. Peters, Edgar G. Hertwich profile →
  3. Towards demand-side solutions for mitigating climate change
    2018 599 citations Edgar G. Hertwich et al. profile →
  4. Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption
    2015 573 citations Richard Wood, Arnold Tukker et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology profile →
  5. Integrated life-cycle assessment of electricity-supply scenarios confirms global environmental benefit of low-carbon technologies
    2014 567 citations Edgar G. Hertwich, Anders Arvesen et al. profile →
  6. Affluence drives the global displacement of land use
    2013 502 citations Edgar G. Hertwich, Glen P. Peters et al. profile →
  7. CO2 emissions from biomass combustion for bioenergy: atmospheric decay and contribution to global warming
    2011 483 citations Glen P. Peters, Anders Hammer Strømman et al. profile →
  8. Understanding future emissions from low-carbon power systems by integration of life-cycle assessment and integrated energy modelling
    2017 379 citations Anders Arvesen, Edgar G. Hertwich et al. profile →
  9. Carbon, Land, and Water Footprint Accounts for the European Union: Consumption, Production, and Displacements through International Trade
    2012 359 citations Edgar G. Hertwich et al. profile →
  10. Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review
    2019 318 citations Edgar G. Hertwich, Stefan Pauliuk et al. profile →
  11. Global scenarios of resource and emission savings from material efficiency in residential buildings and cars
    2021 213 citations Stefan Pauliuk, Peter Berrill et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edgar G. Hertwich Norway 73 11.1k 5.7k 4.8k 2.0k 1.9k 253 19.6k
Manfred Lenzen Australia 88 17.4k 1.6× 10.5k 1.8× 5.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 308 29.3k
Thomas Wiedmann Australia 65 11.2k 1.0× 6.5k 1.1× 3.4k 0.7× 882 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 171 18.2k
Sangwon Suh United States 60 9.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.5× 2.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 979 0.5× 182 21.4k
Glen P. Peters Norway 74 13.3k 1.2× 11.7k 2.0× 6.3k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 181 25.6k
Mark A. J. Huijbregts Netherlands 74 9.1k 0.8× 2.2k 0.4× 1.9k 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 391 25.2k
Reinout Heijungs Netherlands 66 10.4k 0.9× 2.1k 0.4× 1.7k 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 253 17.8k
Yi‐Ming Wei China 89 10.1k 0.9× 14.6k 2.5× 7.4k 1.5× 3.6k 1.8× 750 0.4× 388 25.6k
Steven J. Davis United States 71 7.3k 0.7× 6.4k 1.1× 3.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 750 0.4× 185 21.6k
Dabo Guan United Kingdom 97 18.5k 1.7× 15.5k 2.7× 5.8k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 817 0.4× 303 31.7k
Yong Geng China 95 9.5k 0.9× 7.6k 1.3× 3.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 507 32.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hertwich, Edgar G., et al.. (2025). Material and energy use in Norway's residential building archetypes. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29(4). 1121–1134. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Meng, Paul Behrens, Zhipeng Tang, et al.. (2023). Additional north-south differences in China revealed by the Planetary Pressure-Adjusted Human Development Index. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 198. 107191–107191. 12 indexed citations
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Tu, Qingshi & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2021). A mechanistic model to link technical specifications of vehicle end‐of‐life treatment with the potential of closed‐loop recycling of post‐consumer scrap alloys. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(3). 704–717. 13 indexed citations
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Berrill, Peter, T. Reed Miller, Yasushi Kondo, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2019). Capital in the American carbon, energy, and material footprint. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24(3). 589–600. 42 indexed citations
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Vivanco, David Font, Ranran Wang, Sebastiaan Deetman, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2018). Unraveling the Nexus: Exploring the Pathways to Combined Resource Use. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 23(1). 241–252. 20 indexed citations
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Majeau‐Bettez, Guillaume, Thomas Dandres, Stefan Pauliuk, et al.. (2017). Choice of Allocations and Constructs for Attributional or Consequential Life Cycle Assessment and Input‐Output Analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(4). 656–670. 47 indexed citations
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Vivanco, David Font, Ranran Wang, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2017). Nexus Strength: A Novel Metric for Assessing the Global Resource Nexus. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(6). 1473–1486. 42 indexed citations
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Majeau‐Bettez, Guillaume, Richard Wood, Edgar G. Hertwich, & Anders Hammer Strømman. (2015). When Do Allocations and Constructs Respect Material, Energy, Financial, and Production Balances in LCA and EEIO?. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(1). 67–84. 25 indexed citations
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Simas, Moana, Richard Wood, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2014). Labor Embodied in Trade. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(3). 343–356. 83 indexed citations
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Singh, Bhawna, Anders Hammer Strømman, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2012). Environmental Damage Assessment of Carbon Capture and Storage. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(3). 407–419. 14 indexed citations
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Arvesen, Anders, Jingru Liu, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2010). Energy Cost of Living and Associated Pollution for Beijing Residents. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 14(6). 890–901. 13 indexed citations
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Larsen, Hogne Nersund & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2010). Implementing Carbon‐Footprint‐Based Calculation Tools in Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 14(6). 965–977. 51 indexed citations
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Strømman, Anders Hammer, Edgar G. Hertwich, & Faye Duchin. (2008). Shifting Trade Patterns as a Means of Reducing Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 13(1). 38–57. 34 indexed citations
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Peters, Glen P. & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2006). The Importance of Imports for Household Environmental Impacts. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 10(3). 89–109. 124 indexed citations
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Tukker, Arnold, Maurie J. Cohen, Edgar G. Hertwich, et al.. (2006). The Oslo Declaration on Sustainable Consumption. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 10(1-2). 9–14. 41 indexed citations
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Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2005). Consumption and Industrial Ecology. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 9(1-2). 1–6. 51 indexed citations
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Hertwich, Edgar G.. (2005). Consumption and the Rebound Effect: An Industrial Ecology Perspective. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 9(1-2). 85–98. 435 indexed citations
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Hertwich, Edgar G., James K. Hammitt, & William S. Pease. (2000). A Theoretical Foundation for Life‐Cycle Assessment. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 4(1). 13–28. 83 indexed citations

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