Ellen Banzhaf

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ellen Banzhaf is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen Banzhaf has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 28 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 19 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ellen Banzhaf's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (39 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (28 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (18 papers). Ellen Banzhaf is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (39 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (28 papers) and Urban Heat Island Mitigation (18 papers). Ellen Banzhaf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Chile. Ellen Banzhaf's co-authors include Jingxia Wang, Francisco de la Barrera, Sonia Reyes‐Paecke, Annegret Kindler, René Höfer, Wanben Wu, Stephan Pauleit, Bin Zhao, Jun Ma and Sigrun Kabisch and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Remote Sensing of Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Ellen Banzhaf

48 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Greening cities – To be socially inclusive? About the all... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2023 100 200 300
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. Greening cities – To be socially inclusive? About the alleged paradox of society and ecology in cities
    2017 346 citations Dagmar Haase, Sigrun Kabisch et al. Habitat International profile →
  2. A first Chinese building height estimate at 10 m resolution (CNBH-10 m) using multi-source earth observations and machine learning
    2023 182 citations Wanben Wu, Jun Ma et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ellen Banzhaf Germany 19 1.2k 929 581 221 170 49 1.8k
Jürgen Breuste Austria 25 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 551 0.9× 351 1.6× 200 1.2× 74 2.1k
Daniele La Rosa Italy 23 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 634 1.1× 282 1.3× 134 0.8× 55 2.2k
Luis Inostroza Chile 26 1.7k 1.4× 997 1.1× 795 1.4× 180 0.8× 277 1.6× 64 2.5k
Peleg Kremer United States 21 1.6k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 572 1.0× 528 2.4× 193 1.1× 52 2.5k
Simona R. Grădinaru Romania 22 1.1k 0.9× 580 0.6× 245 0.4× 156 0.7× 193 1.1× 42 1.6k
Mihai Răzvan Niţă Romania 24 1.7k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 513 0.9× 272 1.2× 215 1.3× 50 2.4k
Michael Reilly United States 6 1.3k 1.1× 528 0.6× 370 0.6× 136 0.6× 369 2.2× 10 1.8k
Brian McGrath United States 11 852 0.7× 526 0.6× 325 0.6× 180 0.8× 261 1.5× 45 1.6k
Neele Larondelle Germany 12 1.0k 0.9× 771 0.8× 307 0.5× 187 0.8× 135 0.8× 17 1.4k
Diana Andreea Onose Romania 19 1.0k 0.8× 884 1.0× 312 0.5× 216 1.0× 118 0.7× 35 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ellen Banzhaf

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ellen Banzhaf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ellen Banzhaf

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ellen Banzhaf. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ellen Banzhaf 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 Ellen Banzhaf. Ellen Banzhaf is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jones, Laurence, Steven G. Anderson, Jeppe Læssøe, et al.. (2025). Re-Thinking People and Nature Interactions in Urban Nature-Based Solutions. Sustainability. 17(7). 3043–3043.
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Wu, Wanben, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the effects of 2D/3D urban morphology on diurnal cooling efficiency of urban green space. Building and Environment. 266. 112047–112047. 7 indexed citations
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Russel, Duncan, et al.. (2024). Walkable Maps and Policy Innovation for Nature: A Novel Methodology for Understanding Policy Learning. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 23. 2 indexed citations
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Banzhaf, Ellen, et al.. (2024). Local planning scenario for shading from trees as an urban nature-based solution. City and Environment Interactions. 23. 100154–100154. 4 indexed citations
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Banzhaf, Ellen, et al.. (2023). Quality Index Approach for Analysis of Urban Green Infrastructure in Himalayan Cities. Land. 12(2). 279–279. 1 indexed citations
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Kabisch, Sigrun, Dieter Rink, & Ellen Banzhaf. (2023). Die Resiliente Stadt. Qucosa (Saxon State and University Library Dresden). 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Wanben, Jun Ma, Ellen Banzhaf, et al.. (2023). A first Chinese building height estimate at 10 m resolution (CNBH-10 m) using multi-source earth observations and machine learning. Remote Sensing of Environment. 291. 113578–113578. 182 indexed citations breakdown →
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Banzhaf, Ellen, Steven G. Anderson, Anne Jensen, et al.. (2022). Urban-Rural Dependencies and Opportunities to Design Nature-Based Solutions for Resilience in Europe and China. Land. 11(4). 480–480. 21 indexed citations
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Haase, Dagmar, Sigrun Kabisch, Annegret Haase, et al.. (2017). Greening cities – To be socially inclusive? About the alleged paradox of society and ecology in cities. Habitat International. 64. 41–48. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Jingxia & Ellen Banzhaf. (2017). Towards a better understanding of Green Infrastructure: A critical review. Ecological Indicators. 85. 758–772. 162 indexed citations
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Banzhaf, Ellen, Sigrun Kabisch, Sonja Knapp, et al.. (2016). Integrated research on land-use changes in the face of urban transformations – An analytic framework for further studies. Land Use Policy. 60. 403–407. 41 indexed citations
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Banzhaf, Ellen, et al.. (2015). Monitoring the Urban Tree Cover for Urban Ecosystem Services - The Case of Leipzig, Germany. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XL-7/W3. 301–305. 13 indexed citations
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Rink, Dieter, Ellen Banzhaf, Sigrun Kabisch, & Kerstin Krellenberg. (2015). Von der ,,Großen Transformation“ zu urbanen Transformationen. Zum WBGU-Hauptgutachten Welt im Wandel. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 24(1). 21–25. 1 indexed citations
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Barrera, Francisco de la, Sonia Reyes‐Paecke, & Ellen Banzhaf. (2015). Indicators for green spaces in contrasting urban settings. Ecological Indicators. 62. 212–219. 175 indexed citations
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Hese, Sören, et al.. (2012). DELINEATING PARAMETERS FOR OBJECT-BASED URBAN STRUCTURE MAPPING IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE USING QUICKBIRD DATA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XXXVIII-4/W19. 131–136. 9 indexed citations
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Banzhaf, Ellen, et al.. (2009). The influence of urban expansion on the flood hazard in Santiago de Chile. 1–7. 3 indexed citations
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Banzhaf, Ellen. (2007). Monitoring the development of urban gradients and inner urban structure. SPIE Newsroom. 1 indexed citations

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