Moana Simas

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Moana Simas is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Moana Simas has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Environmental Engineering, 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Moana Simas's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (14 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (7 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (7 papers). Moana Simas is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (14 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (7 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (7 papers). Moana Simas collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Netherlands and Brazil. Moana Simas's co-authors include Richard Wood, Konstantin Stadler, Sérgio Almeida Pacca, Arnold Tukker, Stefan Giljum, Stephan Lutter, Tatyana Bulavskaya, Arjan de Koning, Edgar G. Hertwich and Kirsten S. Wiebe and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Moana Simas

23 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global Sustainability Accounting—Developing EXIOBASE for Multi-Regional Footprint Analysis

2014 349 citations Richard Wood, Konstantin Stadler et al. Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Moana Simas Norway	16	953	547	340	275	179	24	1.5k
Joy Murray Australia	16	904 0.9×	620 1.1×	225 0.7×	286 1.0×	96 0.5×	43	1.4k
David Font Vivanco United Kingdom	23	870 0.9×	519 0.9×	734 2.2×	267 1.0×	166 0.9×	37	1.8k
Fanxin Meng China	31	1.2k 1.3×	885 1.6×	365 1.1×	126 0.5×	302 1.7×	91	2.5k
Hanspeter Wieland Austria	13	618 0.6×	387 0.7×	205 0.6×	184 0.7×	92 0.5×	23	1.3k
João F. D. Rodrigues Netherlands	28	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	570 1.7×	384 1.4×	235 1.3×	59	2.3k
Kirsten S. Wiebe Norway	18	702 0.7×	490 0.9×	275 0.8×	185 0.7×	72 0.4×	40	1.1k
Junnian Song China	27	1.2k 1.2×	933 1.7×	396 1.2×	148 0.5×	214 1.2×	75	2.2k
Xi Ji China	28	1.1k 1.2×	685 1.3×	362 1.1×	160 0.6×	149 0.8×	44	2.0k
Margarita Robaina Portugal	26	627 0.7×	1.1k 2.0×	450 1.3×	218 0.8×	227 1.3×	75	1.9k
Anders Bjørn Denmark	23	786 0.8×	362 0.7×	237 0.7×	444 1.6×	96 0.5×	71	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Moana Simas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moana Simas

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Simas, Moana, et al.. (2025). Sustainability effects of material demand by next-generation lithium-ion battery technologies: A global value chain perspective. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 219. 108294–108294. 1 indexed citations

Murray, Joy, Anne Owen, Moana Simas, & Arunima Malik. (2022). A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of Global Consumption. 4 indexed citations

Wiebe, Kirsten S., et al.. (2022). Circular Economy and the triple bottom line in Norway. Circular Economy and Sustainability. 3(1). 1–33. 23 indexed citations

Mehling, Michael, Prajal Pradhan, Emma Aisbett, et al.. (2021). Close the carbon loophole. One Earth. 4(5). 587–590. 1 indexed citations

Wood, Richard, Karsten Neuhoff, Daniel Moran, et al.. (2019). The structure, drivers and policy implications of the European carbon footprint. Climate Policy. 20(sup1). S39–S57. 82 indexed citations

Weidema, Bo P., Moana Simas, Jannick Schmidt, et al.. (2019). Relevance of attributional and consequential information for environmental product labelling. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 25(5). 900–904. 12 indexed citations

Wood, Richard, Konstantin Stadler, Moana Simas, et al.. (2018). Growth in Environmental Footprints and Environmental Impacts Embodied in Trade: Resource Efficiency Indicators from EXIOBASE3. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(3). 553–564. 167 indexed citations

Montt, Guillermo, et al.. (2018). L'action pour le climat, une action contre l'emploi? Évaluation des conséquences du scénario à 2 °C sur l'emploi. Revue internationale du Travail. 157(4). 573–613. 1 indexed citations

Montt, Guillermo, et al.. (2018). Does climate action destroy jobs? An assessment of the employment implications of the 2‐degree goal. International Labour Review. 157(4). 519–556. 36 indexed citations

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Montt, Guillermo, et al.. (2018). ¿La acción climática destruye empleos? Efectos del objetivo de los 2 °C del Acuerdo de París en el empleo. Revista Internacional del Trabajo. 137(4). 567–607. 1 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Sarah, Carl‐Johan Södersten, Kirsten S. Wiebe, et al.. (2018). Understanding GHG emissions from Swedish consumption - Current challenges in reaching the generational goal. Journal of Cleaner Production. 212. 428–437. 33 indexed citations

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Wood, Richard J., Konstantin Stadler, Moana Simas, et al.. (2017). Growth In Environmental Footprints And Environmental Impacts Embodied In Trade: Resource Efficiency Indicators From Exiobase3. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

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Simas, Moana, Stefan Pauliuk, Richard Wood, Edgar G. Hertwich, & Konstantin Stadler. (2017). Correlation between production and consumption-based environmental indicators. Ecological Indicators. 76. 317–323. 39 indexed citations

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Tukker, Arnold, Stefan Giljum, Arjan de Koning, et al.. (2016). Environmental and resource footprints in a global context: Europe’s structural deficit in resource endowments. Global Environmental Change. 40. 171–181. 192 indexed citations

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Salvo, Gabriele, Moana Simas, Sérgio Almeida Pacca, et al.. (2015). Estimating the human appropriation of land in Brazil by means of an Input–Output Economic Model and Ecological Footprint analysis. Ecological Indicators. 53. 78–94. 39 indexed citations

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Simas, Moana, Richard Wood, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2014). Labor Embodied in Trade. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(3). 343–356. 83 indexed citations

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Simas, Moana, Laura Golsteijn, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Richard Wood, & Edgar G. Hertwich. (2014). The “Bad Labor” Footprint: Quantifying the Social Impacts of Globalization. Sustainability. 6(11). 7514–7540. 87 indexed citations

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Simas, Moana & Sérgio Almeida Pacca. (2013). Energia eólica, geração de empregos e desenvolvimento sustentável. Estudos Avançados. 27(77). 99–116. 38 indexed citations

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Simas, Moana & Sérgio Almeida Pacca. (2013). Socio-economic Benefits of Wind Power in Brazil. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems. 1(1). 27–40. 24 indexed citations

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Simas, Moana & Sérgio Almeida Pacca. (2011). Windpower Contribution to Sustainable Development in Brazil. Linköping electronic conference proceedings. 57. 2626–2633. 4 indexed citations

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