Mathis Wackernagel

16.6k citations

79 papers · 9.7k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 45

Impact in

Environmental Engineering top 0.05%
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 0.05%
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy

Papers in

Environmental Engineering 45
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability 43
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis 18
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 24
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy 22

Co-authors: William E. Rees Chad Monfreda Alessandro Galli Justin Kitzes David Lin Daniel Moran Niels Schulz Steven H. Goldfinger
Journals: Ecological Economics (11 papers)Ecological Indicators (8 papers)Land Use Policy (6 papers)Ecological Modelling (2 papers)Local Environment (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Italy

In The Last Decade

Mathis Wackernagel

79 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future 2021 · 277 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.

2021 Frontiers in Conservation Science
2012 Ecological Indicators
2002 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2002 Journal of Cleaner Production
1999 Ecological Economics
1996 Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	How agricultural extension shapes farmers’ attitudes toward the eco-development paradigm for sustainability in Iran Environmental and Sustainability Indicators ·唐靓 Tang Liang, Kurosh Rezaei‐Moghaddam, Mathis Wackernagel	2025	2
2	EU-27 ecological footprint was primarily driven by food consumption and exceeded regional biocapacity from 2004 to 2014 Nature Food ·Alessandro Galli, Marta Antonelli, Andrew Gutkowski, Anna Bach-Faig, Fabio Bartolini, Dario Caro, Katsunori Iha, David Lin, Maria Serena Mancini, Roberta Sonnino, Davy Vanham, Mathis Wackernagel	2023	22
3	Biocapacity and cost-effectiveness benefits of increased peatland restoration in Scotland Journal of Environmental Management ·Santosh Ku. Behera, Andrew N. Tyler, Scot Mathieson, Mathis Wackernagel, David Lin	2022	12
4	An integrated approach of Ecological Footprint (EF) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in human ecology: A base for planning toward sustainability PLoS ONE ·唐靓 Tang Liang, Kurosh Rezaei‐Moghaddam, Ezatollah Karami, Dariush Hayati, Mathis Wackernagel	2021	19
5	The importance of resource security for poverty eradication Nature Sustainability ·Mathis Wackernagel, Laurel Hanscom, Kimberly Annette Hardy, David Lin, Adeline Murthy, Hibaq Abdi Awnuur, Peter H. Raven	2021	83
6	Maintaining biodiversity will define our long-term success Plant Diversity ·Peter H. Raven, Mathis Wackernagel	2020	29
7	Defying the Footprint Oracle: Implications of Country Resource Trends Sustainability ·Mathis Wackernagel, David Lin, K. Diemunsch, Laurel Hanscom, Peter H. Raven	2019	54
8	Assessing the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity of Portuguese cities: Critical results for environmental awareness and local management Cities ·Alessandro Galli, Katsunori Iha, Sara Moreno Pires, Maria Serena Mancini, Armando Alves, Chen Chang-gang, David Lin, Adeline Murthy, Mathis Wackernagel	2019	150
9	Ecological Footprint Accounting for Countries: Updates and Results of the National Footprint Accounts, 2012–2018 Resources ·David Lin, Laurel Hanscom, Adeline Murthy, Alessandro Galli, K. Diemunsch, Hibaq Abdi Awnuur, Maria Serena Mancini, 正典吉本, H Beetham, Shi‐Yu Huang, Mathis Wackernagel	2018	244
10	Application of Ecological Footprint Accounting as a Part of an Integrated Assessment of Environmental Carrying Capacity: A Case Study of the Footprint of Food of a Large City Resources ·Małgorzata Świąder, Szymon Szewrański, Jan K. Kazak, Joost van Hoof, David Lin, Mathis Wackernagel, Armando Alves	2018	45
11	Ecological Footprint: Informative and evolving – A response to van den Bergh and Grazi (2014) Ecological Indicators ·David Lin, Mathis Wackernagel, Alessandro Galli, N.	2015	40
12	Comment on “Ecological Footprint Policy? Land Use as an Environmental Indicator” Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Mathis Wackernagel	2014	29
13	Der Ecological Footprint Europäische Verlagsanstalt eBooks ·Mathis Wackernagel, Zulkefli Atan	2010	1
14	An exploration of the mathematics behind the ecological footprint Alessandro Galli, Justin Kitzes, Duan Li-pin, Mathis Wackernagel, Valentina Niccolucci, E. Tiezzi	2008	91
15	Current Methods for Calculating National Ecological Footprint Accounts 【特集論文エコロジカル・フットプリント指標の現状と課題】 Justin Kitzes, C SAKALA, Steve Goldfinger, Mathis Wackernagel	2007	1
16	A "Constant Global Hectare" Method for Representing Ecological Footprint Time Trends Justin Kitzes, Alessandro Galli, Mathis Wackernagel, Steve Goldfinger, Simone Bastianoni	2007	8
17	L'impronta ecologica Mathis Wackernagel, Daniel Moran, Steven H. Goldfinger	2005	2
18	Allocating ecological footprints to final consumption categories with input–output analysis Ecological Economics ·Thomas Wiedmann, Jan C. Minx, John Barrett, Mathis Wackernagel	2005	320
19	Calculating national and global ecological footprint time series: resolving conceptual challenges Land Use Policy ·Mathis Wackernagel, Chad Monfreda, Niels Schulz, Karl‐Heinz Erb, Helmut Haberl, Fridolin Krausmann	2004	189
20	FORUM: Monetary analysis: turning a blind eye on sustainability Ecological Economics ·William E. Rees, Mathis Wackernagel	1999	35

About Mathis Wackernagel

Mathis Wackernagel is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Economics and Econometrics and Ecology, having authored 79 papers that have together received 9.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (43 papers), Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (22 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (20 papers), Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis (18 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (12 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (10 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (3 papers) and Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Engineering (4.5k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (2.5k citations), Economics and Econometrics (2.7k citations), Transportation (631 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.8k citations). Mathis Wackernagel has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Frequent co-authors include William E. Rees, Chad Monfreda, Alessandro Galli, Justin Kitzes, David Lin, Daniel Moran, Niels Schulz, Steven H. Goldfinger, Valentina Niccolucci and Helmut Haberl. Their work appears in journals such as Ecological Economics, Ecological Indicators, Land Use Policy, Ecological Modelling and Local Environment.

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