Edmond Totin

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Edmond Totin is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Sociology and Political Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Edmond Totin has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Edmond Totin's work include Climate change impacts on agriculture (16 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (12 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers). Edmond Totin is often cited by papers focused on Climate change impacts on agriculture (16 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (12 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers). Edmond Totin collaborates with scholars based in Benin, Netherlands and United States. Edmond Totin's co-authors include Walter Leal Filho, James Butler, S.E. Werners, Russell M. Wise, Katharine Vincent, Robert B. Zougmoré, Barbara van Mierlo, Nicholas P. Simpson, Philip K. Thornton and Portia Adade Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Global Change Biology and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

Edmond Totin

38 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Understanding human vulnerability to climate change: A global perspective on index validation for adaptation planning

2021 183 citations Joern Birkmann, Ali Jamshed et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa

2021 156 citations Walter Leal Filho, Edmond Totin et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Adaptation pathways: A review of approaches and a learning framework

2021 132 citations Edmond Totin et al. Environmental Science & Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edmond Totin Benin	21	418	383	303	239	168	40	1.3k
David Mkwambisi Malawi	16	367 0.9×	447 1.2×	212 0.7×	243 1.0×	217 1.3×	34	1.1k
Boniface Kiteme Switzerland	19	481 1.2×	270 0.7×	292 1.0×	355 1.5×	230 1.4×	66	1.6k
Edwin Castellanos Guatemala	19	400 1.0×	251 0.7×	210 0.7×	278 1.2×	154 0.9×	36	1.2k
Amy Quandt United States	15	280 0.7×	384 1.0×	188 0.6×	216 0.9×	243 1.4×	46	1.0k
Lívia Bíziková Canada	16	306 0.7×	249 0.7×	209 0.7×	284 1.2×	148 0.9×	42	1.2k
Karen Tscherning Germany	9	320 0.8×	407 1.1×	221 0.7×	282 1.2×	264 1.6×	12	1.1k
Rohan Nelson Australia	15	473 1.1×	593 1.5×	291 1.0×	224 0.9×	218 1.3×	24	1.2k
Genesis T. Yengoh Sweden	19	363 0.9×	232 0.6×	188 0.6×	163 0.7×	194 1.2×	36	1.1k
Desalegn Yayeh Ayal Ethiopia	24	629 1.5×	581 1.5×	350 1.2×	224 0.9×	256 1.5×	61	1.8k
Amy M. Lerner United States	20	403 1.0×	187 0.5×	215 0.7×	247 1.0×	106 0.6×	35	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Edmond Totin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edmond Totin

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Filho, Walter Leal, et al.. (2025). Obstacles to implementing indigenous knowledge in climate change adaptation in Africa. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123678–123678. 3 indexed citations

Eriksen, Siri, Nicholas P. Simpson, Bruce Glavovic, et al.. (2024). Pathways for urgent action towards climate resilient development. Nature Climate Change. 14(12). 1212–1215. 13 indexed citations

Harvey, Blane, Chandni Singh, Paulina Aldunce, et al.. (2024). Engaging diverse knowledge holders in adaptation research. Nature Climate Change. 14(7). 662–664. 4 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Abdul‐Lateef Balogun, et al.. (2023). Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation. Cities. 141. 104525–104525. 10 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Franziska Wolf, Edmond Totin, et al.. (2022). Is indigenous knowledge serving climate adaptation? Evidence from various African regions. Development Policy Review. 41(2). 21 indexed citations

Kerr, Rachel Bezner, Lars Otto Næss, Edmond Totin, et al.. (2022). Interplays between changing biophysical and social dynamics under climate change: Implications for limits to sustainable adaptation in food systems. Global Change Biology. 28(11). 3580–3604. 20 indexed citations

Olabisi, Laura Schmitt, et al.. (2022). Building consensus and increasing self-efficacy: participatory scenarios as a tool for developing food security solutions in West Africa. Regional Environmental Change. 22(1). 6 indexed citations

Williams, Portia Adade, Nicholas P. Simpson, Edmond Totin, Michelle A. North, & Christopher H. Trisos. (2021). Feasibility assessment of climate change adaptation options across Africa: an evidence-based review. Environmental Research Letters. 16(7). 73004–73004. 47 indexed citations

Filho, Walter Leal, Edmond Totin, James Franke, et al.. (2021). Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa. The Science of The Total Environment. 806(Pt 1). 150420–150420. 156 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schipper, E. Lisa F., Jonathan Ensor, Aditi Mukherji, et al.. (2021). Equity in climate scholarship: a manifesto for action. Climate and Development. 13(10). 853–856. 20 indexed citations

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Filho, Walter Leal, Lindsay C. Stringer, Edmond Totin, et al.. (2021). Whose voices, whose choices? Pursuing climate resilient trajectories for the poor. Environmental Science & Policy. 121. 18–23. 24 indexed citations

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Filho, Walter Leal, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Abdul‐Lateef Balogun, et al.. (2021). The influence of ecosystems services depletion to climate change adaptation efforts in Africa. The Science of The Total Environment. 779. 146414–146414. 68 indexed citations

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Birkmann, Joern, Ali Jamshed, Joanna M. McMillan, et al.. (2021). Understanding human vulnerability to climate change: A global perspective on index validation for adaptation planning. The Science of The Total Environment. 803. 150065–150065. 183 indexed citations breakdown →

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Filho, Walter Leal, Tony Wall, Fátima Alvés, et al.. (2021). The impacts of the early outset of the COVID-19 pandemic on climate change research: Implications for policy-making. Environmental Science & Policy. 124. 267–278. 13 indexed citations

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Birkmann, Joern, Daniel Feldmeyer, Joanna M. McMillan, et al.. (2021). Regional clusters of vulnerability show the need for transboundary cooperation. Environmental Research Letters. 16(9). 94052–94052. 24 indexed citations

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Segnon, Alcade C., Edmond Totin, Robert B. Zougmoré, et al.. (2020). Differential household vulnerability to climatic and non-climatic stressors in semi-arid areas of Mali, West Africa. Climate and Development. 13(8). 697–712. 30 indexed citations

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Dinesh, Dhanush, Robert B. Zougmoré, Joost Vervoort, et al.. (2018). Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement. Sustainability. 10(8). 2616–2616. 43 indexed citations

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Totin, Edmond, Alcade C. Segnon, Marc Schut, et al.. (2018). Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability. 10(6). 1990–1990. 95 indexed citations

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Sidibé, Amadou, et al.. (2017). Multi-scale governance in agriculture systems: Interplay between national and local institutions around the production dimension of food security in Mali. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. 84(1). 94–102. 17 indexed citations

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Totin, Edmond, et al.. (2016). Assessment of climate change policy and institutional context: The case of Ghana. 3 indexed citations

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