Paolo Cerutti

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Paolo Cerutti is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Paolo Cerutti has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 24 papers in Strategy and Management and 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Paolo Cerutti's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (33 papers), Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (23 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (20 papers). Paolo Cerutti is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (33 papers), Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (23 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (20 papers). Paolo Cerutti collaborates with scholars based in Indonesia, France and Australia. Paolo Cerutti's co-authors include Luca Tacconi, Guillaume Lescuyer, Robert Nasi, L. Putzel, Sven Wunder, Patrick Meyfroidt, Jan Börner, Nathalie F. Walker, Ximena Rueda and Jane Lister and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Environmental Management and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Paolo Cerutti

76 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Effectiveness and synergies of policy instruments for land use governance in tropical regions
    2014 350 citations Paolo Cerutti, Sven Wunder et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paolo Cerutti Indonesia 25 1.1k 460 300 232 225 84 1.8k
Frederick W. Cubbage United States 25 1.7k 1.5× 362 0.8× 346 1.2× 192 0.8× 454 2.0× 186 2.8k
Ravi Prabhu Indonesia 21 1.1k 1.0× 227 0.5× 288 1.0× 167 0.7× 217 1.0× 67 2.1k
I.J. Visseren-Hamakers Netherlands 25 1.2k 1.1× 270 0.6× 248 0.8× 308 1.3× 271 1.2× 60 1.8k
Robert Heilmayr United States 17 1.0k 0.9× 327 0.7× 481 1.6× 100 0.4× 371 1.6× 34 1.7k
P. Cronkleton Peru 26 1.5k 1.3× 231 0.5× 252 0.8× 213 0.9× 291 1.3× 80 1.9k
Nathalie F. Walker United States 10 1.2k 1.0× 433 0.9× 502 1.7× 97 0.4× 400 1.8× 12 1.8k
Catherine M. Tucker United States 24 1.0k 0.9× 209 0.5× 285 0.9× 328 1.4× 275 1.2× 51 2.1k
Ewald Rametsteiner Austria 22 1.4k 1.3× 488 1.1× 180 0.6× 176 0.8× 586 2.6× 42 2.3k
Amy E. Duchelle Indonesia 29 1.7k 1.5× 178 0.4× 337 1.1× 269 1.2× 576 2.6× 65 2.2k
Constance L. McDermott United Kingdom 31 1.9k 1.7× 1.2k 2.5× 407 1.4× 363 1.6× 468 2.1× 91 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Paolo Cerutti

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paolo Cerutti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paolo Cerutti. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Paolo Cerutti. The network helps show where Paolo Cerutti may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paolo Cerutti

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paolo Cerutti. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paolo Cerutti 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 Paolo Cerutti. Paolo Cerutti is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bourland, Nils, Hans Beeckman, Paolo Cerutti, et al.. (2025). The potential of native tree species for forest restoration in the Central Congo Basin. Ecological Engineering. 217. 107662–107662.
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Cerutti, Paolo, et al.. (2024). [Deep geothermal and energy: electricity, geothermal lithium, critical raw materials]. Acque Sotterranee-Italian Journal of Groundwater. 13(2). 37–39.
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Enns, Charis, Nathalie van Vliet, Brock Bersaglio, et al.. (2023). Vulnerability and coping strategies within wild meat trade networks during the COVID-19 pandemic. World Development. 170. 106310–106310. 8 indexed citations
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Vliet, Nathalie van, et al.. (2023). Status of terrestrial mammals in the Yangambi Landscape, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Oryx. 57(6). 799–810. 5 indexed citations
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Tegegne, Yitagesu Tekle, Georg Winkel, Paolo Cerutti, et al.. (2022). Effects of EU illegal logging policy on timber-supplying countries: A systematic review. Journal of Environmental Management. 327. 116874–116874. 17 indexed citations
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Gießen, Lukas, Dennis Roitsch, Marko Lovrić, et al.. (2021). Quo vadis global forest governance? A transdisciplinary delphi study. Environmental Science & Policy. 123. 131–141. 24 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Paolo, et al.. (2020). Spatial distribution and perceived drivers of provisioning service values across an East African montane forest landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning. 207. 103995–103995. 7 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Paolo, et al.. (2019). Are community forests a viable model for the Democratic Republic of Congo?. Ecology and Society. 24(1). 26 indexed citations
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Sola, Phosiso, Paolo Cerutti, Wen Zhou, et al.. (2017). The environmental, socioeconomic, and health impacts of woodfuel value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic map. Environmental Evidence. 6(1). 56 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Paolo, et al.. (2017). Social impacts of the Forest Stewardship Council certification in the Congo basin. The International Forestry Review. 19(4). 50–63. 29 indexed citations
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Lescuyer, Guillaume, et al.. (2016). Contributions of community and individual small-scale logging to sustainable timber management in Cameroon. The International Forestry Review. 18(1). 40–51. 17 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Paolo, et al.. (2016). The technical and political challenges of the industrial forest sector in Cameroon. The International Forestry Review. 18(1). 26–39. 12 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Paolo, L. Putzel, Pablo Pacheco, & Jo‐Anna B Baxter. (2015). Tackling illegal logging in the tropics: From good intentions to smart policies. BioResources. 9(4). 2 indexed citations
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Carodenuto, Sophia & Paolo Cerutti. (2014). Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) in Cameroon: Perceived private sector benefits from VPA implementation. Forest Policy and Economics. 48. 55–62. 33 indexed citations
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Brown, David, Kate Schreckenberg, Neil Bird, et al.. (2008). Legal timber: verification and governance in the forest sector. Research Portal (King's College London). 39 indexed citations
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Salvioni, Alessandra, Raffaella Mariani, Christian Oberkanins, et al.. (2003). Prevalence of C282Y and E168X HFE mutations in an Italian population of Northern European ancestry.. PubMed. 88(3). 250–5. 24 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Paolo, et al.. (1995). Regulatory approach to well head protection: analysis and use of available data. Assessing and managing health risks from drinking water contamination: approaches and applications. BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca). 233. 247–254. 1 indexed citations
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Cerutti, Paolo, et al.. (1994). First Results in Identification of Aquifer Parameters by Statistical Analysis of Water-well Data Reports. BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca). 2(3). 63. 1 indexed citations

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