Omar Masera

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Omar Masera is a scholar working on Pollution, Biomedical Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Masera has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Pollution, 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Omar Masera's work include Energy and Environment Impacts (16 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (7 papers). Omar Masera is often cited by papers focused on Energy and Environment Impacts (16 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (8 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (7 papers). Omar Masera collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Netherlands. Omar Masera's co-authors include Daniel M. Kammen, Carlos A. García, Fabio Manzini, Margaret Skutsch, Karin Troncoso, Alicia Melgoza‐Castillo, Gerardo Bocco, Jorge Islas, Miguel Martínez‐Ramos and John Vandermeer and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Omar Masera

38 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

From Linear Fuel Switching to Multiple Cooking Strategies: A Critique and Alternative to the Energy Ladder Model

2000 759 citations Omar Masera, Daniel M. Kammen et al. World Development profile →

Peers

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Adrián Ghilardi Mexico

Puneet Dwivedi United States

Vaibhav Chaturvedi United States

Bhagirath Behera India

Edward Smeets Netherlands

Francis X. Johnson Sweden

Charles Jumbe Malawi

Diego Silva Herran Japan

Manfred Denich Germany

N. Nakićenović Austria

Adrián Ghilardi Mexico

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273 ×0.6

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517 ×1.3

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226 ×0.6

EEPT

334 ×1.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Omar Masera

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Fields of papers citing papers by Omar Masera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omar Masera

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Omar Masera. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Omar Masera based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Omar Masera. Omar Masera is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Berrueta, Víctor, et al.. (2022). Pellets from Lignocellulosic Material Obtained from Pruning Guava Trees: Characterization, Energy Performance and Emissions. Sustainability. 14(3). 1336–1336. 6 indexed citations

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Mwampamba, Tuyeni H., et al.. (2021). Life Cycle Assessment of Forest-Derived Solid Biofuels: a Systematic Review of the Literature. BioEnergy Research. 15(4). 1711–1732. 6 indexed citations

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Masera, Omar, et al.. (2015). Energetic sustainability of three arabica coffee growing systems used by family farming units in Espírito Santo state. Engenharia Agrícola. 35(3). 397–405. 10 indexed citations

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García, Carlos A., Adrián Ghilardi, Margaret Skutsch, et al.. (2014). Sustainable bioenergy options for Mexico: GHG mitigation and costs. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 43. 545–552. 39 indexed citations

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Garcia, Christine, et al.. (2013). Escenarios de bioenergía en México: potencial de sustitución de combustibles fósiles y mitigación de GEI. Revista Mexicana de Física. 59(2). 93–103. 3 indexed citations

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Skutsch, Margaret, et al.. (2011). Jatropha in Mexico: Environmental and Social Impacts of an Incipient Biofuel Program. Ecology and Society. 16(4). 55 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, Margaret Skutsch, Rudi Drigo, Pablo Pacheco, & Omar Masera. (2010). Assessing deforestation from biofuels: Methodological challenges. Applied Geography. 31(2). 508–518. 35 indexed citations

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Birdsey, Richard A., Jennifer C. Jenkins, Mark Johnston, et al.. (2007). North American forests. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 15(3). 236–9. 19 indexed citations

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Skutsch, Margaret, Neil Bird, Michael Dutschke, et al.. (2007). Clearing the way for reducing emissions from tropical deforestation. Environmental Science & Policy. 10(4). 322–334. 65 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Ramos, Miguel, et al.. (2007). Assessing implications of land-use and land-cover change dynamics for conservation of a highly diverse tropical rain forest. Biological Conservation. 138(1-2). 131–145. 82 indexed citations

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Masera, Omar. (2003). Climate Change Policy: A Survey. Environmental Science & Policy. 6(6). 548–548. 40 indexed citations

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Masera, Omar, et al.. (2000). From Linear Fuel Switching to Multiple Cooking Strategies: A Critique and Alternative to the Energy Ladder Model. World Development. 28(12). 2083–2103. 759 indexed citations breakdown →

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Masera, Omar. (2000). Environmental science and policy in the next century: a personal view of future challenges. Environmental Science & Policy. 3(2-3). 59–60. 2 indexed citations

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Masera, Omar, Marta Astier, & Santiago López‐Ridaura. (1999). Sustentabilidad y evaluación de sistemas de manejo de recursos naturales. El marco de evaluación MESMIS. 5(59). 7–16. 23 indexed citations

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Brown, Sandra, Youba Sokona, Rizaldi Boer, et al.. (1999). Evaluating approaches for estimating net emissions of carbon dioxide from forest harvesting and wood products. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 41 indexed citations

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Parks, Peter J., David O. Hall, Bengt Kriström, et al.. (1997). An economic approach to planting trees for carbon storage. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 27(sup001). 9–21. 10 indexed citations

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Sheinbaum, Claudia, et al.. (1997). Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigation Options for Mexico in Year 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Masera, Omar. (1996). Forest management options for sequestering carbon in Mexico. Fuel and Energy Abstracts. 37(3). 221–221. 2 indexed citations

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Masera, Omar, M.R. Bellon, & Gerardo Segura. (1995). Forest management options for sequestering carbon in Mexico. Biomass and Bioenergy. 8(5). 357–367. 34 indexed citations

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Masera, Omar & Gautam S. Dutt. (1991). A thermodynamic analysis of energy needs: A case study in A Mexican village. Energy. 16(4). 763–769. 11 indexed citations

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