Thomas Breu

1.5k total citations
49 papers, 899 citations indexed

About

Thomas Breu is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Breu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 899 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Breu's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (8 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (8 papers) and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (7 papers). Thomas Breu is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (8 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (8 papers) and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (7 papers). Thomas Breu collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Nepal and Ethiopia. Thomas Breu's co-authors include Peter Messerli, Markus Giger, Sandra Eckert, Hans Hurni, Andreas Heinimann, Kerstin Nolte, Jann Lay, Ward Anseeuw, Michael B. Dwyer and Daniel Maselli and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Breu

40 papers receiving 809 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Breu 321 309 238 149 146 49 899
Karen Tscherning 282 0.9× 320 1.0× 264 1.1× 221 1.5× 199 1.4× 12 1.1k
Markus Giger 657 2.0× 551 1.8× 475 2.0× 221 1.5× 195 1.3× 44 1.5k
Volker Beckmann 238 0.7× 327 1.1× 134 0.6× 110 0.7× 179 1.2× 69 1.0k
Edmond Totin 239 0.7× 418 1.4× 168 0.7× 303 2.0× 142 1.0× 40 1.3k
Jen Dyer 167 0.5× 332 1.1× 143 0.6× 184 1.2× 158 1.1× 18 856
Biliang Luo 426 1.3× 150 0.5× 348 1.5× 111 0.7× 218 1.5× 28 1.1k
Insa Theesfeld 171 0.5× 237 0.8× 98 0.4× 179 1.2× 91 0.6× 69 831
Floriane Clément 219 0.7× 497 1.6× 138 0.6× 330 2.2× 146 1.0× 38 1.2k
Lívia Bíziková 284 0.9× 306 1.0× 148 0.6× 209 1.4× 93 0.6× 42 1.2k
Yanbin Qi 379 1.2× 408 1.3× 307 1.3× 113 0.8× 123 0.8× 73 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Breu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Breu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Breu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Breu 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 Thomas Breu. Thomas Breu 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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Zabel, Astrid, Amare Bantider, Thomas Breu, et al.. (2025). Time for change: Recommendations for action during the proposed EUDR postponement. AMBIO. 54(4). 740–744.
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Moser, Stephanie, et al.. (2024). The added value of including citizen perspectives in a transition management process towards climate neutrality. Insights from an experience in the Swiss Alps. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33(3). 295–305.
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Urbach, Davnah, Nakul Chettri, Eklabya Sharma, et al.. (2023). A multi‐methods approach for assessing how conserving biodiversity interacts with other sustainable development goals in Nepal. Sustainable Development. 31(5). 3239–3253. 14 indexed citations
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Bragge, Peter, Thomas Breu, Henrik Carlsen, et al.. (2022). How policymakers and other leaders can build a more sustainable post-COVID-19 ‘normal’. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 7–7. 10 indexed citations
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Adler, Carolina, et al.. (2021). On which common ground to build? Transferable knowledge across cases in transdisciplinary sustainability research. Sustainability Science. 16(6). 1891–1905. 11 indexed citations
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Dach, Susanne Wymann von, Anne Zimmermann, Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel, David Molden, & Thomas Breu. (2021). Mountain Research and Development Embarks on Its Fifth Decade. Mountain Research and Development. 41(1).
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Breu, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Where to begin? Defining national strategies for implementing the 2030 Agenda: the case of Switzerland. Sustainability Science. 16(1). 183–201. 39 indexed citations
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Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan, Susanne Wymann von Dach, Anne Zimmermann, Thomas Breu, & David Molden. (2019). Focus Issue: The Role of Culture in Transformation Towards Sustainable Development in Mountains. Mountain Research and Development. 39(4). 8 indexed citations
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Oberlack, Christoph, Thomas Breu, Markus Giger, et al.. (2019). Theories of change in sustainability science: Understanding how change happens. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 28(2). 106–111. 46 indexed citations
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Bonfoh, Bassirou, Silvia Hostettler, Inza Koné, et al.. (2019). Leveraging research partnerships to achieve the 2030 Agenda: Experiences from North-South cooperation. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 28(2). 143–150. 18 indexed citations
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Breu, Thomas, David Molden, Susanne Wymann von Dach, Anne Zimmermann, & Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel. (2017). Focus Issue: Mountain Forests and the SDGs. Mountain Research and Development. 37(3). 245–245. 3 indexed citations
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Breu, Thomas, Christoph Bader, Peter Messerli, et al.. (2016). Large-Scale Land Acquisition and Its Effects on the Water Balance in Investor and Host Countries. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0150901–e0150901. 42 indexed citations
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Hurni, Hans, Markus Giger, Hanspeter Liniger, et al.. (2015). Soils, agriculture and food security: the interplay between ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 15. 25–34. 62 indexed citations
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Hering, Janet G., et al.. (2015). Local perspectives on water. Science. 349(6247). 479–480. 24 indexed citations
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Paulsson, Maria, et al.. (2015). Promoting research-user collaboration: an assessment of funding schemes: Fifth NCCR North-South Report on Effectiveness. Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern. 1 indexed citations
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Portner, Brigitte, et al.. (2014). Biofuels for a Greener Economy? Insights from Jatropha Production in Northeastern Ethiopia. Sustainability. 6(9). 6188–6202. 15 indexed citations
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Breu, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Assessing the broad societal impacts of research: The case of the NCCR North-South Programme. ARBOR - Bern University of Applied Sciences Repository. 1 indexed citations
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Anseeuw, Ward, Thomas Breu, Markus Giger, et al.. (2012). Large-scale land acquisitions in the 'Global South': creating evidence on a global level. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Breu, Thomas, Daniel Maselli, & Hans Hurni. (2005). Knowledge for Sustainable Development in the Tajik Pamir Mountains. Mountain Research and Development. 25(2). 139–146. 28 indexed citations
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Bichsel, Christine, et al.. (2002). Mountains of the world : community development between subsidy, subsidiarity and sustainability. 1 indexed citations

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