Elsa Varela

1.1k total citations
43 papers, 619 citations indexed

About

Elsa Varela is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsa Varela has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 619 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Elsa Varela's work include Economic and Environmental Valuation (16 papers), Forest Management and Policy (10 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (7 papers). Elsa Varela is often cited by papers focused on Economic and Environmental Valuation (16 papers), Forest Management and Policy (10 papers) and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (7 papers). Elsa Varela collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Germany and Italy. Elsa Varela's co-authors include Mario Soliño, Elena Górriz‐Mifsud, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Robert Mavsar, Feliu López‐i‐Gelats, José María Gil Roig, Jabier Ruiz-Mirazo, Ana Olaizola Tolosana, Fernando Pulido and Gerardo Moreno and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Ecological Economics and Journal of Applied Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Elsa Varela

40 papers receiving 599 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elsa Varela Spain 16 362 156 121 91 63 43 619
José L. Oviedo Spain 16 426 1.2× 314 2.0× 120 1.0× 139 1.5× 44 0.7× 48 678
Mark Appiah Finland 14 422 1.2× 72 0.5× 105 0.9× 85 0.9× 54 0.9× 37 687
T. Rodríguez-Ortega Spain 8 371 1.0× 162 1.0× 173 1.4× 127 1.4× 27 0.4× 10 646
Lawrence Damnyag Ghana 12 367 1.0× 92 0.6× 82 0.7× 57 0.6× 46 0.7× 26 595
Sérgio Rivero Brazil 8 596 1.6× 179 1.1× 179 1.5× 113 1.2× 48 0.8× 23 848
Johanne Pelletier United States 14 380 1.0× 129 0.8× 111 0.9× 39 0.4× 28 0.4× 24 593
María Vallejos Argentina 14 434 1.2× 65 0.4× 140 1.2× 68 0.7× 37 0.6× 22 656
Lukas Egarter Vigl Italy 15 736 2.0× 126 0.8× 201 1.7× 152 1.7× 76 1.2× 28 1.0k
Marieke Sandker Spain 11 366 1.0× 81 0.5× 149 1.2× 54 0.6× 40 0.6× 15 519
Paola Ovando Spain 14 316 0.9× 170 1.1× 57 0.5× 58 0.6× 27 0.4× 37 474

Countries citing papers authored by Elsa Varela

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elsa Varela

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elsa Varela

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elsa Varela. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elsa Varela 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 Elsa Varela. Elsa Varela 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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Altmann, Brigitte, Elsa Varela, Noelia Zafra‐Calvo, et al.. (2025). Animal board invited review: A biocultural perspective of animal farming systems in Europe. animal. 19(6). 101515–101515.
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Iofrıda, Nathalıe, et al.. (2025). Less is more? Differences of social impacts on farm workers in short/long agricultural supply chains in Spain. Journal of Rural Studies. 119. 103765–103765.
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Wunder, Sven, et al.. (2025). Examining innovative designs of agri-environmental schemes in Europe: A case comparison of impact pathways. Ecosystem Services. 73. 101728–101728. 1 indexed citations
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Topp, Emmeline, et al.. (2024). Mediterranean farmers’ understandings of ‘good soil management’ and ‘good farmer’ identity in the context of conservation agriculture. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 22(1). 5 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa, et al.. (2024). Climate change perceptions and adaptation by Sebei pastoralists in Mount Elgon, Uganda: a qualitative survey. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 20(1). 102–102. 2 indexed citations
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Abildtrup, Jens, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel, et al.. (2023). Preferences for climate change policies: the role of co-benefits. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. 13(1). 110–128. 6 indexed citations
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Tolosana, Ana Olaizola, et al.. (2023). Assessing consumers' preferences for beef and lamb meat linked to wildfire prevention services. Meat Science. 206. 109346–109346. 2 indexed citations
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Prat‐Guitart, Nuria, et al.. (2022). Fire Eaters: Exploring Consumer Preferences for Labeling Extensive Livestock Products Providing Wildfire Prevention Services. Land. 11(5). 700–700. 4 indexed citations
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Tolosana, Ana Olaizola, et al.. (2022). Implementing the livelihood resilience framework: An indicator-based model for assessing mountain pastoral farming systems. Agricultural Systems. 199. 103405–103405. 21 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa, et al.. (2022). Assessing Public Preferences for a Wildfire Mitigation Policy in Crete, Greece. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Kallas, Zein, Elsa Varela, Marija Cerjak, et al.. (2019). Can innovations in traditional pork products help thriving EU untapped pig breeds? A non-hypothetical discrete choice experiment with hedonic evaluation. Meat Science. 154. 75–85. 27 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa, Kris Verheyen, Alicia Valdés, et al.. (2017). Promoting biodiversity values of small forest patches in agricultural landscapes: Ecological drivers and social demand. The Science of The Total Environment. 619-620. 1319–1329. 38 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa & Ana Belén Robles Cruz. (2016). Ecosystem services and socio-economic benefits of Mediterranean grasslands.. 13–27. 21 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, & Mario Soliño. (2014). Understanding the heterogeneity of social preferences for fire prevention management. Ecological Economics. 106. 91–104. 40 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa, Pierre‐Alexandre Mahieu, Marek Giergiczny, Pere Riera, & Mario Soliño. (2014). Testing the single opt-out reminder in choice experiments: An application to fuel break management in Spain. Journal of Forest Economics. 20(3). 212–222. 22 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa, et al.. (2007). Valoración económica del pastoreo en términos de costes evitados en labores de prevención de incendios forestales.. BMC Biotechnology. 20(1). 46–46. 8 indexed citations
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Varela, Elsa, et al.. (2007). Estudios agroforestales en Andalucía Oriental: datos, planteamientos, expectativas, compromisos y experiencias. Cuadernos de la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales. 155–162. 1 indexed citations
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Navarro, Emilio, et al.. (2000). Using 1-D and 3-D Models for the Simulation of Gas Exchange Processes. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 7 indexed citations

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