Mechthild Donner

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 880 citations indexed

About

Mechthild Donner is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Strategy and Management and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mechthild Donner has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 880 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12 papers in Strategy and Management and 6 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Mechthild Donner's work include Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development (12 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (11 papers) and Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (6 papers). Mechthild Donner is often cited by papers focused on Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development (12 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (11 papers) and Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (6 papers). Mechthild Donner collaborates with scholars based in France, Netherlands and Tunisia. Mechthild Donner's co-authors include Hugo de Vries, J. Broeze, Anne Verniquet, Katrin Kayser, Fatiha Fort, Paulo Brito, Antônio Carlos de Francisco, Rodrigo Salvador, Murillo Vetroni Barros and Anthony Halog and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Trends in Food Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Mechthild Donner

20 papers receiving 837 citations

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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.

A new circular business model typology for creating value from agro-waste

2020 204 citations Mechthild Donner, Hugo de Vries et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mechthild Donner France	13	436	249	204	184	117	22	880
Hugo de Vries France	13	328 0.8×	232 0.9×	199 1.0×	121 0.7×	90 0.8×	27	1.2k
Enrica Imbert Italy	14	326 0.7×	255 1.0×	132 0.6×	128 0.7×	34 0.3×	20	821
Francisco Joaquín Cortés‐García Chile	12	326 0.7×	77 0.3×	72 0.4×	184 1.0×	51 0.4×	15	1.1k
Dimitrios Aidonis Greece	16	456 1.0×	72 0.3×	187 0.9×	80 0.4×	50 0.4×	48	1.1k
Csaba Fogarassy Hungary	19	234 0.5×	54 0.2×	199 1.0×	303 1.6×	35 0.3×	69	1.2k
Gaetano Chinnici Italy	22	236 0.5×	137 0.6×	425 2.1×	306 1.7×	59 0.5×	67	1.4k
S.W.F. Omta Netherlands	12	408 0.9×	48 0.2×	53 0.3×	129 0.7×	120 1.0×	48	882
Biagio Pecorino Italy	20	201 0.5×	128 0.5×	345 1.7×	232 1.3×	46 0.4×	66	1.3k
Samarthia Thankappan United Kingdom	9	239 0.5×	81 0.3×	224 1.1×	157 0.9×	22 0.2×	19	1.4k
Kiara Winans United States	13	509 1.2×	44 0.2×	195 1.0×	232 1.3×	81 0.7×	20	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mechthild Donner

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20 of 20 papers shown

Donner, Mechthild, et al.. (2025). How can digitalisation contribute to sustainability of business models in agri-food value chains? A systematic literature review. The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. 28(3). 493–519.

Vries, Hugo de, et al.. (2024). Co-creation in partnerships contributing to the sustainability of food systems: insights from 52 case studies in Europe. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 8. 2 indexed citations

Donner, Mechthild, et al.. (2024). Towards sustainable food systems: a review of governance models and an innovative conceptual framework. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 5 indexed citations

Costa, Sandrine, et al.. (2024). Biological valorization of urban solid biowaste: A study among circular bioeconomy start-ups in France. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 39. 101545–101545. 6 indexed citations

Donner, Mechthild & Hugo de Vries. (2023). Business models for sustainable food systems: a typology based on a literature review. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 10 indexed citations

Donner, Mechthild & Hugo de Vries. (2023). Innovative Business Models for a Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy in the French Agrifood Domain. Sustainability. 15(6). 5499–5499. 17 indexed citations

Donner, Mechthild, et al.. (2022). Circular bioeconomy for olive oil waste and by-product valorisation: Actors’ strategies and conditions in the Mediterranean area. Journal of Environmental Management. 321. 115836–115836. 50 indexed citations

Salvador, Rodrigo, Murillo Vetroni Barros, Mechthild Donner, et al.. (2022). How to advance regional circular bioeconomy systems? Identifying barriers, challenges, drivers, and opportunities. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 32. 248–269. 89 indexed citations

Donner, Mechthild, et al.. (2022). Implementation of Circular Business Models for Olive Oil Waste and By-Product Valorization. Resources. 11(7). 68–68. 25 indexed citations

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Donner, Mechthild & Hugo de Vries. (2022). New Circular Bioeconomy Business Models for Fruit and Vegetable Waste Valorisation. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2022(1). 1 indexed citations

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Vries, Hugo de, Mechthild Donner, & Monique Axelos. (2021). A New Conceptual ‘Cylinder’ Framework for Sustainable Bioeconomy Systems and Their Actors. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 34(2). 11–11. 17 indexed citations

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Donner, Mechthild, et al.. (2021). Innovative Circular Business Models in the Olive Oil Sector for Sustainable Mediterranean Agrifood Systems. Sustainability. 13(5). 2588–2588. 54 indexed citations

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Donner, Mechthild & Hugo de Vries. (2021). How to innovate business models for a circular bio‐economy?. Business Strategy and the Environment. 30(4). 1932–1947. 116 indexed citations

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Donner, Mechthild, et al.. (2020). A new circular business model typology for creating value from agro-waste. The Science of The Total Environment. 716. 137065–137065. 204 indexed citations breakdown →

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Donner, Mechthild, Anne Verniquet, J. Broeze, Katrin Kayser, & Hugo de Vries. (2020). Critical success and risk factors for circular business models valorising agricultural waste and by-products. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 165. 105236–105236. 159 indexed citations

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Donner, Mechthild, et al.. (2019). Des modèles d’affaires circulaires pour valoriser des coproduits agricoles. Etude exploratoire de quatre initiatives. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2).

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Donner, Mechthild & Fatiha Fort. (2018). Stakeholder value-based place brand building. Journal of Product & Brand Management. 27(7). 807–818. 24 indexed citations

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Donner, Mechthild, Lummina Horlings, Fatiha Fort, & Sietze Vellema. (2016). Place branding, embeddedness and endogenous rural development: Four European cases. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 13(4). 273–292. 39 indexed citations

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Perrot, Nathalie, Hugo de Vries, Évelyne Lutton, et al.. (2015). Some remarks on computational approaches towards sustainable complex agri-food systems. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 48. 88–101. 22 indexed citations

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Donner, Mechthild, Fatiha Fort, & Sietze Vellema. (2014). How to capture place brand equity? The case of Sud de France. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 10(2). 145–157. 10 indexed citations

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