Thomas Wiedmann

26.7k total citations · 13 hit papers
171 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Wiedmann is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Wiedmann has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Environmental Engineering, 49 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 40 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Thomas Wiedmann's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (116 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (39 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (27 papers). Thomas Wiedmann is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (116 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (39 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (27 papers). Thomas Wiedmann collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Thomas Wiedmann's co-authors include Manfred Lenzen, John Barrett, Jan C. Minx, Cameron Allen, Graciela Metternicht, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Daniel Moran, Heinz Schandl, Sangwon Suh and James West and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Wiedmann

165 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

The material footprint of nations 2006 2026 2012 2019 2013 2009 2010 2014 2018 250 500 750 1000
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. The material footprint of nations
    2013 1.1k citations Thomas Wiedmann, Heinz Schandl et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. A review of recent multi-region input–output models used for consumption-based emission and resource accounting
    2009 951 citations Thomas Wiedmann profile →
  3. A definition of “carbon footprint”
    2010 847 citations Thomas Wiedmann, Jan C. Minx profile →
  4. Humanity’s unsustainable environmental footprint
    2014 777 citations Thomas Wiedmann et al. profile →
  5. Environmental and social footprints of international trade
    2018 694 citations Thomas Wiedmann, Manfred Lenzen profile →
  6. Scientists’ warning on affluence
    2020 662 citations Thomas Wiedmann, Manfred Lenzen et al. profile →
  7. Integrating Ecological, Carbon and Water footprint into a “Footprint Family” of indicators: Definition and role in tracking human pressure on the planet
    2011 643 citations Thomas Wiedmann, Stefan Giljum et al. profile →
  8. Examining the global environmental impact of regional consumption activities — Part 2: Review of input–output models for the assessment of environmental impacts embodied in trade
    2007 564 citations Thomas Wiedmann, Manfred Lenzen et al. profile →
  9. Shared producer and consumer responsibility — Theory and practice
    2006 510 citations Manfred Lenzen, Joy Murray et al. profile →
  10. Initial progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a review of evidence from countries
    2018 425 citations Thomas Wiedmann et al. profile →
  11. Decoupling global environmental pressure and economic growth: scenarios for energy use, materials use and carbon emissions
    2015 424 citations Heinz Schandl, Thomas Wiedmann et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  12. Hybrid life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from cement, concrete and geopolymer concrete in Australia
    2017 284 citations Soo Huey Teh, Thomas Wiedmann et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  13. Prioritising SDG targets: assessing baselines, gaps and interlinkages
    2018 276 citations Thomas Wiedmann 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
Thomas Wiedmann Australia 65 11.2k 6.5k 3.4k 2.0k 1.9k 171 18.2k
Edgar G. Hertwich Norway 73 11.1k 1.0× 5.7k 0.9× 4.8k 1.4× 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 253 19.6k
Manfred Lenzen Australia 88 17.4k 1.5× 10.5k 1.6× 5.9k 1.7× 3.0k 1.5× 2.4k 1.3× 308 29.3k
Sangwon Suh United States 60 9.9k 0.9× 2.8k 0.4× 2.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.5× 979 0.5× 182 21.4k
Reinout Heijungs Netherlands 66 10.4k 0.9× 2.1k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 2.5k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 253 17.8k
Glen P. Peters Norway 74 13.3k 1.2× 11.7k 1.8× 6.3k 1.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 181 25.6k
Klaus Hubacek United States 91 14.1k 1.3× 11.4k 1.7× 4.8k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 319 30.9k
Mark A. J. Huijbregts Netherlands 74 9.1k 0.8× 2.2k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 391 25.2k
Kuishuang Feng United States 74 9.2k 0.8× 7.0k 1.1× 3.2k 0.9× 686 0.3× 599 0.3× 221 16.0k
Yong Geng China 95 9.5k 0.8× 7.6k 1.2× 3.1k 0.9× 11.4k 5.8× 1.8k 0.9× 507 32.4k
Michael Zwicky Hauschild Denmark 81 9.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.3× 2.2k 0.6× 4.4k 2.2× 2.0k 1.1× 356 24.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Wiedmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stuetz, Richard M., et al.. (2025). Integrated recovery of nutrients during municipal wastewater treatment and biosolids management. Journal of Cleaner Production. 494. 144984–144984. 1 indexed citations
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Wiedmann, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Modern slavery footprints in global supply chains. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(6). 1518–1528. 18 indexed citations
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Fry, Jacob, Arne Geschke, Manfred Lenzen, et al.. (2021). Creating multi‐scale nested MRIO tables for linking localized impacts to global consumption drivers. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(1). 281–293. 15 indexed citations
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Moran, Daniel, Peter‐Paul Pichler, Heran Zheng, et al.. (2021). Estimating CO 2 Emissions for 108,000 European Cities. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations
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Petit‐Boix, Anna, Defne Apul, Thomas Wiedmann, & Sina Leipold. (2021). Transdisciplinary resource monitoring is essential to prioritize circular economy strategies in cities. Environmental Research Letters. 17(2). 21001–21001. 7 indexed citations
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Lenzen, Manfred, Arne Geschke, James West, et al.. (2021). Implementing the material footprint to measure progress towards Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 12. Nature Sustainability. 5(2). 157–166. 165 indexed citations
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Wiedmann, Thomas, Guangwu Chen, Anne Owen, et al.. (2020). Three‐scope carbon emission inventories of global cities. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(3). 735–750. 110 indexed citations
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Wiedmann, Thomas, Soo Huey Teh, & Man Hing Yu. (2019). ICM Database - Integrated Carbon Metrics Embodied Carbon Life Cycle Inventory Database. University of New South Wales. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Mo, Thomas Wiedmann, & Michalis Hadjikakou. (2019). Enabling Full Supply Chain Corporate Responsibility: Scope 3 Emissions Targets for Ambitious Climate Change Mitigation. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(1). 400–411. 46 indexed citations
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Malik, Arunima, Darian McBain, Thomas Wiedmann, Manfred Lenzen, & Joy Murray. (2018). Advancements in Input‐Output Models and Indicators for Consumption‐Based Accounting. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 23(2). 300–312. 89 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Paul & Thomas Wiedmann. (2017). Electrifying Australian transport: Hybrid life cycle analysis of a transition to electric light-duty vehicles and renewable electricity. Applied Energy. 206. 531–540. 78 indexed citations
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Wolfram, Paul, Thomas Wiedmann, & Mark Diesendorf. (2016). Carbon footprint scenarios for renewable electricity in Australia. Journal of Cleaner Production. 124. 236–245. 82 indexed citations
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Wiedmann, Thomas, Guangwu Chen, & John Barrett. (2015). The Concept of City Carbon Maps: A Case Study of Melbourne, Australia. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(4). 676–691. 130 indexed citations
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Wiedmann, Thomas & Jan C. Minx. (2015). A definition of 'carbon footprint' [Chapter 1]. OPUS 4 (Zuse Institute Berlin). 2 indexed citations
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Wiedmann, Thomas, Heinz Schandl, Manfred Lenzen, et al.. (2013). The material footprint of nations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(20). 6271–6276. 1095 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wiedmann, Thomas. (2012). Defining (Urban) Producer and Consumer Sinks. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(3). 317–321. 6 indexed citations
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Murray, Joy, Thomas Wiedmann, & Christopher Dey. (2011). Comment on “Corporate Carbon Performance Indicators Revisited”. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(1). 158–160. 6 indexed citations
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Wiedmann, Thomas, Manfred Lenzen, & John Barrett. (2009). Companies on the Scale. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 13(3). 361–383. 141 indexed citations
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Collins, Andrea, Andrew Flynn, Thomas Wiedmann, & John Barrett. (2006). The Environmental Impacts of Consumption at a Subnational Level. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 10(3). 9–24. 65 indexed citations

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