Maria Brockhaus

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
144 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Maria Brockhaus is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Brockhaus has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 26 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Maria Brockhaus's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (95 papers), Forest Management and Policy (39 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (26 papers). Maria Brockhaus is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (95 papers), Forest Management and Policy (39 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (26 papers). Maria Brockhaus collaborates with scholars based in Indonesia, Finland and United Kingdom. Maria Brockhaus's co-authors include Monica Di Gregorio, Arild Angelsen, Louis Verchot, Houria Djoudi, Bruno Locatelli, Phạm T.T., Sunderlin W.D., Martin Herold, Veronique De Sy and M. Moeliono and has published in prestigious journals such as Cerebral Cortex, Ecological Economics and Global Environmental Change.

In The Last Decade

Maria Brockhaus

140 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

4 papers align trajectories

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.

An assessment of deforestation and forest degradation drivers in developing countries

2012 919 citations Martin Herold, Veronique De Sy et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →
Realising REDD+: national strategy and policy options

2009 496 citations Arild Angelsen, Maria Brockhaus et al. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks profile →
Multi-level governance and power in climate change policy networks

2018 244 citations Monica Di Gregorio, Leandra Fatorelli et al. Global Environmental Change profile →
Beyond dichotomies: Gender and intersecting inequalities in climate change studies

2016 230 citations Houria Djoudi, Bruno Locatelli et al. AMBIO profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria Brockhaus Indonesia	40	4.5k	1.3k	1.2k	987	733	144	6.4k
Thomas K. Rudel United States	37	5.2k 1.2×	762 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	108	7.6k
Jouni Paavola United Kingdom	43	4.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.6×	2.0k 1.7×	865 0.9×	504 0.7×	139	8.1k
Ashwini Chhatre United States	28	3.1k 0.7×	646 0.5×	875 0.7×	646 0.7×	622 0.8×	68	4.5k
Anne Larson Peru	34	3.4k 0.8×	853 0.7×	835 0.7×	490 0.5×	982 1.3×	155	4.6k
Esteve Corbera Spain	45	6.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	3.0k 2.5×	934 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	122	8.9k
Jesse Ribot United States	35	4.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.9×	930 0.8×	663 0.7×	1.7k 2.4×	88	7.8k
Bas Arts Netherlands	46	3.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	608 0.5×	488 0.5×	823 1.1×	144	5.7k
Clark C. Gibson United States	25	3.4k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	819 0.8×	776 1.1×	60	5.9k
Eduardo S. Brondízio United States	39	3.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	612 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	797 1.1×	95	7.3k
David J. Abson Germany	38	4.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	837 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	802 1.1×	83	7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Maria Brockhaus

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Brockhaus

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Brockhaus

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Giurca, Alexandru, Helga Pülzl, Krzysztof Niedziałkowski, et al.. (2025). Conflicts and policy priorities drive differences in the EU Forest strategy implementation: Insights from 15 European countries. Forest Policy and Economics. 181. 103652–103652.

Brockhaus, Maria, Veronique De Sy, Monica Di Gregorio, et al.. (2024). Data and information in a political forest: The case of REDD+. Forest Policy and Economics. 165. 103251–103251. 2 indexed citations

D’Amato, Dalia, et al.. (2024). Comparing Nordic forest governance: Key informant perspectives. Forest Policy and Economics. 170. 103368–103368. 2 indexed citations

Brockhaus, Maria, et al.. (2024). Fatal attraction to win–win-win? Debates and contestations in the media on Nature Conservation Agreement in Sabah, Malaysia. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 29(8).

Wong, Grace, et al.. (2024). What is the Problem of Gender Inequality Represented to be in Inter-National Development Policy in Burkina Faso?. Forum for Development Studies. 51(1). 71–100.

Brockhaus, Maria, Monica Di Gregorio, Houria Djoudi, et al.. (2021). The forest frontier in the Global South: Climate change policies and the promise of development and equity. AMBIO. 50(12). 2238–2255. 39 indexed citations

Locatelli, Bruno, et al.. (2020). Climate change policy networks: connecting adaptation and mitigation in multiplex networks in Peru. Climate Policy. 20(3). 354–372. 25 indexed citations

Schroeder, Heike, Monica Di Gregorio, Maria Brockhaus, & Phạm T.T.. (2020). Policy learning in REDD+ Donor Countries: Norway, Germany and the UK. Global Environmental Change. 63. 102106–102106. 8 indexed citations

Gregorio, Monica Di, Leandra Fatorelli, Jouni Paavola, et al.. (2018). Multi-level governance and power in climate change policy networks. Global Environmental Change. 54. 64–77. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moeliono, M., et al.. (2018). Strategic alignment: Integrating REDD+ in NDCs and national climate policies. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 7 indexed citations

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Korhonen‐Kurki, Kaisa, et al.. (2017). Analyzing REDD+ as an experiment of transformative climate governance: Insights from Indonesia. Environmental Science & Policy. 73. 61–70. 30 indexed citations

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Vijge, Marjanneke J., Maria Brockhaus, Monica Di Gregorio, & E. Muharrom. (2016). Framing national REDD+ benefits, monitoring, governance and finance: A comparative analysis of seven countries. Global Environmental Change. 39. 57–68. 48 indexed citations

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T.T., Phạm, et al.. (2016). The distribution of payment for forest environmental services (PFES) in Vietnam: Research evidence to inform payment guidelines. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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Loft, Lasse, et al.. (2016). Risks to REDD+: potential pitfalls for policy design and implementation. Environmental Conservation. 44(1). 44–55. 31 indexed citations

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Djoudi, Houria, et al.. (2016). Beyond dichotomies: Gender and intersecting inequalities in climate change studies. AMBIO. 45(S3). 248–262. 230 indexed citations breakdown →

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Salvini, G., Martin Herold, Veronique De Sy, et al.. (2014). How countries link REDD+ interventions to drivers in their readiness plans: implications for monitoring systems. Environmental Research Letters. 9(7). 74004–74004. 71 indexed citations

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Herold, Martin, Veronique De Sy, Maria Brockhaus, et al.. (2012). An assessment of deforestation and forest degradation drivers in developing countries. Environmental Research Letters. 7(4). 44009–44009. 919 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jagger, Pamela, Kathleen Lawlor, Maria Brockhaus, et al.. (2012). REDD+ safeguards in national policy discourse and pilot projects. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 32 indexed citations

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Peskett, Leo & Maria Brockhaus. (2009). When REDD+ goes national: a review of realities, opportunities and challenges. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks. 38 indexed citations

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Brockhaus, Maria, et al.. (2009). Ecosystem services - local benefits, global impacts. 6 indexed citations

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