Robert Heilmayr

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Heilmayr is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Heilmayr has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 12 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Robert Heilmayr's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (15 papers), Oil Palm Production and Sustainability (9 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (7 papers). Robert Heilmayr is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (15 papers), Oil Palm Production and Sustainability (9 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (7 papers). Robert Heilmayr collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Robert Heilmayr's co-authors include Éric F. Lambin, Cristián Echeverría, Kimberly M. Carlson, Holly K. Gibbs, Lisa Rausch, Rachael Garrett, Nathalie F. Walker, Yann le Polain de Waroux, Rodrigo Fuentes and Jacob Munger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert Heilmayr

30 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

The role of supply-chain initiatives in reducing deforestation

2018 330 citations Éric F. Lambin, Holly K. Gibbs et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
Effect of oil palm sustainability certification on deforestation and fire in Indonesia

2017 243 citations Kimberly M. Carlson, Robert Heilmayr et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Heilmayr United States	17	1.0k	481	371	327	255	34	1.7k
Javier Godar Sweden	21	1.1k 1.0×	527 1.1×	494 1.3×	335 1.0×	467 1.8×	32	2.1k
Charlotte Streck Germany	22	1.1k 1.1×	328 0.7×	693 1.9×	250 0.8×	167 0.7×	75	2.1k
Nathalie F. Walker United States	10	1.2k 1.1×	502 1.0×	400 1.1×	433 1.3×	427 1.7×	12	1.8k
Yann le Polain de Waroux Canada	17	989 1.0×	318 0.7×	239 0.6×	223 0.7×	459 1.8×	37	1.6k
Lisa Rausch United States	16	1.1k 1.1×	366 0.8×	412 1.1×	350 1.1×	517 2.0×	31	1.8k
Amy E. Duchelle Indonesia	29	1.7k 1.6×	337 0.7×	576 1.6×	178 0.5×	352 1.4×	65	2.2k
Catherine M. Tucker United States	24	1.0k 1.0×	285 0.6×	275 0.7×	209 0.6×	307 1.2×	51	2.1k
Raoni Rajão Brazil	25	1.7k 1.6×	430 0.9×	632 1.7×	199 0.6×	469 1.8×	66	2.7k
Paolo Cerutti Indonesia	25	1.1k 1.1×	300 0.6×	225 0.6×	460 1.4×	199 0.8×	84	1.8k
Ronaldo Serôa da Motta Brazil	14	883 0.9×	225 0.5×	549 1.5×	148 0.5×	208 0.8×	81	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Heilmayr

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Heilmayr

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All Works

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Dudney, Joan, Laura E. Dee, Robert Heilmayr, Jarrett E. K. Byrnes, & Katherine Siegel. (2025). A Causal Inference Framework for Climate Change Attribution in Ecology. Ecology Letters. 28(8). e70192–e70192. 1 indexed citations

McInturff, Alex, Peter S. Alagona, Scott D. Cooper, et al.. (2025). Triangulating habitat suitability for the locally extirpated California grizzly bear. Biological Conservation. 303. 110989–110989.

Garrett, Rachael, et al.. (2024). How well does the implementation of corporate zero-deforestation commitments in Indonesia align with aims to halt deforestation and include smallholders?. Environmental Research Letters. 19(4). 44054–44054. 2 indexed citations

Ribeiro, Vivian, et al.. (2024). Leveraging remote sensing for transparency and accountability in Amazonian commodity supply chains. One Earth. 7(11). 1935–1940. 2 indexed citations

Garcı́a, Alberto & Robert Heilmayr. (2024). Impact evaluation with nonrepeatable outcomes: The case of forest conservation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 125. 102971–102971. 3 indexed citations

Heilmayr, Robert, et al.. (2023). Spillovers to Manufacturing Plants from Multimillion Dollar Plantations: Evidence from the Indonesian Palm Oil Boom. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 11(3). 613–656. 6 indexed citations

Ermgassen, Erasmus K. H. J. zu, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Toby Gardner, et al.. (2022). Addressing indirect sourcing in zero deforestation commodity supply chains. Science Advances. 8(17). 42 indexed citations

Heilmayr, Robert, Lisa Rausch, Jacob Munger, & Holly K. Gibbs. (2020). Brazil’s Amazon Soy Moratorium reduced deforestation. Nature Food. 1(12). 801–810. 117 indexed citations

Lee, Janice Ser Huay, et al.. (2020). Does oil palm certification create trade-offs between environment and development in Indonesia?. Environmental Research Letters. 15(12). 124064–124064. 33 indexed citations

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Alagona, Peter S., Andrea J. Adams, Sarah E. Anderson, et al.. (2020). Analogies for a No-Analog World: Tackling Uncertainties in Reintroduction Planning. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 35(7). 551–554. 9 indexed citations

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Lee, Janice Ser Huay, et al.. (2020). Does the oil palm certification create trade-offs between environment and development in Indonesia?. SocArXiv (OSF Preprints). 4 indexed citations

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Carlson, Kimberly M., Jenny A. Hodgson, Colin J. McClean, et al.. (2019). Testing the benefits of conservation set‐asides for improved habitat connectivity in tropical agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology. 56(10). 2274–2285. 28 indexed citations

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Dudney, Joan, Richard J. Hobbs, Robert Heilmayr, John J. Battles, & Katharine N. Suding. (2018). Navigating Novelty and Risk in Resilience Management. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(11). 863–873. 31 indexed citations

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Lambin, Éric F., Holly K. Gibbs, Robert Heilmayr, et al.. (2018). The role of supply-chain initiatives in reducing deforestation. Nature Climate Change. 8(2). 109–116. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hamann, Maike, Kevin Berry, Tomas Chaigneau, et al.. (2018). Inequality and the Biosphere. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 43(1). 61–83. 81 indexed citations

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Carlson, Kimberly M., Robert Heilmayr, Holly K. Gibbs, et al.. (2017). Effect of oil palm sustainability certification on deforestation and fire in Indonesia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(1). 121–126. 243 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heilmayr, Robert, Cristián Echeverría, Rodrigo Fuentes, & Éric F. Lambin. (2016). A plantation-dominated forest transition in Chile. Applied Geography. 75. 71–82. 142 indexed citations

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Heilmayr, Robert. (2014). Conservation through intensification? The effects of plantations on natural forests. Ecological Economics. 105. 204–210. 37 indexed citations

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Werksman, Jacob, et al.. (2008). Leveling The Carbon Playing Field. 76 indexed citations

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Heilmayr, Robert. (2006). Sustainability Reporting At Higher Education Institutions. Scholarship @ Claremont (The Claremont Colleges). 7 indexed citations

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