Mario Herrero

65.4k citations

326 papers · 26.1k indexed · 30 hit papers · h-index 88

Impact in

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences top 0.01%
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Soil Science top 0.1%
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Papers in

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 71
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices 61
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 103
- Climate change impacts on agriculture 69
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research 27

Co-authors: Philip K. Thornton Peter Havlík An Notenbaert Hugo Valin Michael Obersteiner Mariana C. Rufino Polly Ericksen J. van de Steeg
Journals: Agricultural Systems (37 papers)Global Food Security (16 papers)Nature Food (12 papers)Environmental Research Letters (10 papers)Global Change Biology (10 papers)
Partner nations: Australia Kenya United States

In The Last Decade

Mario Herrero

316 papers receiving 24.7k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association 2023 · 84 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2023 Circulation
2023 Nature Food
2023 Journal of Nutrition
2022 Nature Food
2021 Nature Sustainability
2021 Global Food Security
2021 Nature Communications
2020 Nature Food
2020 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2020 Global Environmental Change
2018 Nature Sustainability
2018 Annual Review of Plant Biology
2018 Global Change Biology
2018 Nature Climate Change
2017 The Lancet Planetary Health
2016 Nature Climate Change
2016 Agricultural Systems
2016 Environmental Research Letters
2016 Nature Climate Change
2016 Agricultural Systems
2015 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2014 Global Change Biology
2014 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2013 Science
2013 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 Journal of Environmental Management
2012 animal
2010 Science
2010 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 Agricultural Systems

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mario Herrero

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Mario Herrero, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

Border = papers with Mario Herrero Line = papers co-authored together Mario Herrero links everyone, so they are left out of the graph.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Exploring women’s dietary diversity amidst climate variability: a comparative analysis across eight low- and middle- income countries Environmental Research Letters ·Bianca Carducci, Rukundo K. Benedict, Janet M. Corrigan, Benjamin K. Mayala, Sorrel Namasté, Franco Bilotto, Peiyu Cao, Mario Herrero, Zhe Guo, Jessica Fanzo	2025	0
2	Global trends in grassland carrying capacity and relative stocking density of livestock Global Change Biology ·Johannes Piipponen, Mika Jalava, Jan de Leeuw, Afag Rizayeva, Cécile Godde, Gabriel Cramer, Mario Herrero, Matti Kummu	2022	75
3	COVID-19 pandemic lessons for agri-food systems innovation Environmental Research Letters ·Christopher B. Barrett, Jessica Fanzo, Mario Herrero, Daniel Mason-D’Croz, Alexander Mathys, Philip K. Thornton, Stephen A. Wood, Tim G. Benton, Shenggen Fan, Laté Lawson-Lartego, Rebecca Nelson, Jianbo Shen, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda	2021	21
4	The Key Role of Production Efficiency Changes in Livestock Methane Emission Mitigation SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Jinfeng Chang, Shushi Peng, Yi Yin, Philippe Ciais, Peter Havlík, Mario Herrero	2021	52
5	China’s future food demand and its implications for trade and environment Nature Sustainability ·Hao Zhao, Jinfeng Chang, Peter Havlík, M. van Dijk, Hugo Valin, Charlotte Janssens, Lin Ma, Zhaohai Bai, Mario Herrero, Pete Smith, Michael Obersteiner Hit paper breakdown →	2021	218
6	Improved feeding and forages at a crossroads: Farming systems approaches for sustainable livestock development in East Africa Outlook on Agriculture ·Birthe K. Paul, Jeroen CJ Groot, Brigitte L. Maass, An Notenbaert, Mario Herrero, Pablo Tittonell	2020	30
7	Modelling the global economic consequences of a major African swine fever outbreak in China Nature Food ·Daniel Mason-D’Croz, Jessica Bogard, Mario Herrero, Sherman Robinson, Timothy B. Sulser, Keith Wiebe, Dirk Willenbockel, H. Charles J. Godfray	2020	135
8	Promising options for improving livestock production and productivity in developing countries CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·Dolapo Enahoro, Mario Herrero, Nancy L. Johnson	2019	2
9	Author Correction: The potential of future foods for sustainable and healthy diets Nature Sustainability ·Alejandro Parodi, Adrian Leip, I.J.M. de Boer, P.M. Slegers, Friederike Ziegler, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Mario Herrero, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Hugo Valin, C.E. van Middelaar, Joop J. A. van Loon, H.H.E. van Zanten	2019	6
10	The potential of future foods for sustainable and healthy diets Nature Sustainability ·Alejandro Parodi, Adrian Leip, I.J.M. de Boer, P.M. Slegers, Friederike Ziegler, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Mario Herrero, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Hugo Valin, C.E. van Middelaar, Joop J. A. van Loon, H.H.E. van Zanten Hit paper breakdown →	2018	243
11	Livelihoods and food security in an urban linked, high potential region of Tanzania: Changes over a three year period Agricultural Systems ·Simon Fraval, James Hammond, Mats Lannerstad, S.J. Oosting, George Sayula, Nils Teufel, Silvia Silvestri, Elizabeth J. Poole, Mario Herrero, Mark T. van Wijk	2017	20
12	Toward a new generation of agricultural system data, models, and knowledge products: State of agricultural systems science Agricultural Systems ·James W. Jones, John M. Antle, Bruno Basso, Kenneth J. Boote, Richard T. Conant, Ian Foster, Hubert Charles, Mario Herrero, Richard E. Howitt, Sander Janssen, B. A. Keating, Rafael Muñoz‐Carpena, Cheryl Porter, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Tim Wheeler Hit paper breakdown →	2016	279
13	Livestock and global change: Emerging issues for sustainable food systems Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mario Herrero, Philip K. Thornton	2013	281
14	Coping with drought and climate change in the pastoral sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy considerations CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·Mario Herrero, Philip K. Thornton, Simplice Nouala, An Notenbaert, Polly Ericksen, Jan de Leeuw	2010	1
15	Profit efficiency among Kenyan smallholders milk producers: A case study of Meru-South district, Kenya African Journal of Agricultural Research ·Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’a, Joseph Kungu, N.A. de Ridder, Mario Herrero	2010	36
16	Livelihood Choices and Returns among Pastoralists: Evidence from Southern Kenya Nomadic Peoples ·Maren Radeny, David Nkedianye, Patti Kristjanson, Mario Herrero	2007	17
17	Responding to the livestock revolution: the role of globalisation and implications for poverty alleviation. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·E. Owen, T. Smith, Marilyn Steele, Simon Anderson, Alex Duncan, Mario Herrero	2004	34
18	Crop-livestock intensification and interactions across three continents: main report CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·Isabelle Baltenweck, Steven J. Staal, M. N. M. Ibrahim, Mario Herrero, Federico J. Holmann, Jabbar, Victor M. Manyong, B.R. Patil, Philip K. Thornton, T.O. Williams, Michael Waithaka, Tobias Wolff	2003	5
19	Sward structure and patterns of defoliation of signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) pastures under different cattle grazing intensities Tropical grasslands ·Juan Busqué, Mario Herrero	2001	3
20	Comparison of Models for Describing the Lactation Curve of Latxa Sheep and an Analysis of Factors Affecting Milk Yield Journal of Dairy Science ·R. Ruíz, L. M. Oregui, Mario Herrero	2000	76

About Mario Herrero

Mario Herrero is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Ecology, having authored 326 papers that have together received 26.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (120 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (69 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (61 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (58 papers), Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology (33 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (30 papers), Agriculture and Rural Development Research (27 papers) and Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (4.5k citations), Soil Science (3.9k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6.6k citations), Ecology (8.6k citations) and Agronomy and Crop Science (3.4k citations). Mario Herrero has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, Kenya and United States. Frequent co-authors include Philip K. Thornton, Peter Havlík, An Notenbaert, Hugo Valin, Michael Obersteiner, Mariana C. Rufino, Polly Ericksen, J. van de Steeg, Silvia Silvestri and Pete Smith. Their work appears in journals such as Agricultural Systems, Global Food Security, Nature Food, Environmental Research Letters and Global Change Biology.

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