María Á. García-Valiñas

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

María Á. García-Valiñas is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, María Á. García-Valiñas has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Ocean Engineering, 31 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 13 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in María Á. García-Valiñas's work include Water resources management and optimization (33 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (23 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (12 papers). María Á. García-Valiñas is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (33 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (23 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (12 papers). María Á. García-Valiñas collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Canada and Australia. María Á. García-Valiñas's co-authors include Roberto Martínez‐Espiñeira, Fernando Arbués, Francisco González‐Gómez, Benno Torgler, Alison Macintyre, Andrés J. Picazo‐Tadeo, Céline Nauges, Marta Suárez-Varela, Clevo Wilson and Robert Gifford and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Ecological Economics and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

María Á. García-Valiñas

51 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Estimation of residential water demand: a state-of-the-ar... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Estimation of residential water demand: a state-of-the-art review
    2003 555 citations María Á. García-Valiñas, Roberto Martínez‐Espiñeira 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
María Á. García-Valiñas Spain 22 1.2k 644 588 332 289 55 1.8k
Giulia Romanò Italy 27 732 0.6× 275 0.4× 628 1.1× 128 0.4× 139 0.5× 68 1.8k
Ricard Giné Garriga Spain 19 385 0.3× 303 0.5× 108 0.2× 45 0.1× 131 0.5× 46 1.3k
Molly Espey United States 14 365 0.3× 214 0.3× 869 1.5× 102 0.3× 78 0.3× 29 1.6k
Adrian Cashman Barbados 18 199 0.2× 200 0.3× 92 0.2× 132 0.4× 86 0.3× 48 960
Mohammad Al‐Saidi Qatar 22 182 0.2× 545 0.8× 155 0.3× 36 0.1× 108 0.4× 52 1.3k
Laia Domènech Spain 13 241 0.2× 193 0.3× 75 0.1× 90 0.3× 78 0.3× 21 925
Alexandros Maziotis Chile 23 868 0.7× 254 0.4× 631 1.1× 109 0.3× 26 0.1× 126 1.6k
Ali Bagheri Iran 14 266 0.2× 226 0.4× 81 0.1× 48 0.1× 149 0.5× 38 944
Thomas Stephen Ramsey China 19 213 0.2× 277 0.4× 451 0.8× 30 0.1× 44 0.2× 50 1.1k
Terry L. Roe United States 21 321 0.3× 222 0.3× 859 1.5× 29 0.1× 57 0.2× 119 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by María Á. García-Valiñas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of María Á. García-Valiñas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2025). Assessing the efficiency of residential water demand: The role of information. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 47(2). 556–585. 1 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2025). The Role of Household Heterogeneity on Unplanned Water Demand Shifts. Water. 17(3). 363–363.
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2024). Nudges in sustainable water management practices: Implementation, key findings and research agenda. Journal of Cleaner Production. 456. 142282–142282. 1 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á.. (2018). Water Governance in Spain: The Role of Federalism and Private-Public Partnerships. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Ratnasiri, Shyama, Clevo Wilson, Wasantha Athukorala, et al.. (2017). Effectiveness of two pricing structures on urban water use and conservation: a quasi-experimental investigation. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies. 20(3). 547–560. 15 indexed citations
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Grafton, R. Quentin, et al.. (2017). Household adoption of energy and water-efficient appliances: An analysis of attitudes, labelling and complementary green behaviours in selected OECD countries. Journal of Environmental Management. 197. 140–150. 58 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2016). Efficient water-using technologies and habits: A disaggregated analysis in the water sector. Ecological Economics. 128. 117–129. 38 indexed citations
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Suárez-Varela, Marta, María Á. García-Valiñas, Francisco González‐Gómez, & Andrés J. Picazo‐Tadeo. (2016). Ownership and Performance in Water Services Revisited: Does Private Management Really Outperform Public?. Water Resources Management. 31(8). 2355–2373. 73 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2013). Propuesta de evaluación de la calidad de los MOOCs a partir de la Guía Afortic. 2(1). 124–132. 10 indexed citations
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Torgler, Benno, María Á. García-Valiñas, & Alison Macintyre. (2012). Justifiability of Littering: An Empirical Investigation. Environmental Values. 21(2). 209–231. 19 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2012). Affective Education and School Choice: The Spanish Case. Procedia Economics and Finance. 1. 158–167.
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González‐Gómez, Francisco, Roberto Martínez‐Espiñeira, María Á. García-Valiñas, & Miguel Ángel García Rubio. (2012). Explanatory factors of urban water leakage rates in Southern Spain. Utilities Policy. 22. 22–30. 23 indexed citations
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Torgler, Benno, María Á. García-Valiñas, & Alison Macintyre. (2011). Participation in environmental organizations: an empirical analysis. Environment and Development Economics. 16(5). 591–620. 16 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á. & Benno Torgler. (2010). Impuestos y protección medioambiental: preferencias individuales en Europa. Revista de economía aplicada. 18(54). 107–132. 1 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., Roberto Martínez‐Espiñeira, & Francisco González‐Gómez. (2010). Measuring Water Affordability: A Proposal for Urban Centres in Developed Countries. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 26(3). 441–458. 43 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2008). La integración de la formación no cognitiva en una evaluación global del servicio educativo. 1 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á.. (2007). What level of decentralization is better in an environmental context? An application to water policies. Environmental and Resource Economics. 38(2). 213–229. 19 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á.. (2006). Analysing rationing policies: drought and its effects on urban users’ welfare (Analysing rationing policies during drought). Applied Economics. 38(8). 955–965. 19 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2006). Is DEA useful in the regulation of water utilities? A dynamic efficiency evaluation (a dynamic efficiency evaluation of water utilities). Applied Economics. 39(2). 245–252. 56 indexed citations
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García-Valiñas, María Á., et al.. (2005). Prevenciones ex ante y validaciones ex post en la selección de outputs para evaluar servicios públicos: el caso de la educación *. Revista Hacienda Pública Española. 175(175). 25–60. 1 indexed citations

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