Torben Birch‐Thomsen

1.5k total citations
35 papers, 647 citations indexed

About

Torben Birch‐Thomsen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Torben Birch‐Thomsen has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 647 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 10 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 7 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Torben Birch‐Thomsen's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (9 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (7 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (6 papers). Torben Birch‐Thomsen is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (9 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (7 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (6 papers). Torben Birch‐Thomsen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Tanzania and South Africa. Torben Birch‐Thomsen's co-authors include Ole Mertz, Bjarne Fog, Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen, Andreas de Neergaard, Anette Reenberg, Trevor Hill, Pia Frederiksen, Hans-Otto Sano, Jytte Agergaard and Christopher Saarnak and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy Policy, Renewable Energy and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Torben Birch‐Thomsen

32 papers receiving 610 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Torben Birch‐Thomsen Denmark 16 225 157 124 104 96 35 647
A. K. O. Homma Brazil 11 462 2.1× 189 1.2× 65 0.5× 120 1.2× 160 1.7× 128 923
Eric Keys United States 14 568 2.5× 145 0.9× 108 0.9× 70 0.7× 89 0.9× 21 828
F. Paumgarten South Africa 13 453 2.0× 167 1.1× 73 0.6× 86 0.8× 93 1.0× 17 800
Raban Chanda Botswana 17 284 1.3× 90 0.6× 113 0.9× 121 1.2× 245 2.6× 35 744
Patrick Bottazzi Switzerland 19 378 1.7× 279 1.8× 119 1.0× 108 1.0× 86 0.9× 37 853
David Baldock United Kingdom 15 196 0.9× 230 1.5× 46 0.4× 42 0.4× 83 0.9× 41 585
Helle Munk Ravnborg Denmark 11 203 0.9× 119 0.8× 151 1.2× 116 1.1× 77 0.8× 41 649
Lone Søderkvist Kristensen Denmark 17 522 2.3× 371 2.4× 123 1.0× 47 0.5× 139 1.4× 36 952
Franz Höchtl Germany 7 363 1.6× 82 0.5× 67 0.5× 48 0.5× 78 0.8× 12 600
Mariel Aguilar‐Støen Norway 16 273 1.2× 169 1.1× 168 1.4× 50 0.5× 75 0.8× 36 702

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Fields of papers citing papers by Torben Birch‐Thomsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torben Birch‐Thomsen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Torben Birch‐Thomsen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Torben Birch‐Thomsen 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 Torben Birch‐Thomsen. Torben Birch‐Thomsen 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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Birch‐Thomsen, Torben, et al.. (2023). Domestic practices for accessing water and rural-urban transformations: example of emerging urban centres in Tanzania. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 39(5). 869–894. 2 indexed citations
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Vliet, Jasper van, Torben Birch‐Thomsen, Anna M. Hersperger, et al.. (2020). Bridging the rural-urban dichotomy in land use science. Journal of Land Use Science. 15(5). 585–591. 34 indexed citations
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Silayo, Dos Santos, et al.. (2018). The effect of shortening fallow length on recovery of plant species richness, composition and growth in shifting cultivation landscapes of Kilosa District, Tanzania. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 87(2).
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Steel, Griet, et al.. (2018). Multi-activity, Multi-locality and Small-Town Development in Cameroon, Ghana, Rwanda and Tanzania. European Journal of Development Research. 31(1). 12–33. 14 indexed citations
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Gough, Katherine V. & Torben Birch‐Thomsen. (2016). Mobile rural youth in northern Ghana:combining near and distant opportunity spaces. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen).
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Oelofse, Myles, Torben Birch‐Thomsen, Jakob Magid, et al.. (2015). The impact of black wattle encroachment of indigenous grasslands on soil carbon, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Biological Invasions. 18(2). 445–456. 34 indexed citations
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Larsen, Marianne Nylandsted & Torben Birch‐Thomsen. (2014). The role of credit facilities and investment practices in rural Tanzania: a comparative study of Igowole and Ilula emerging urban centres. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 9(1). 55–73. 11 indexed citations
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Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard & Torben Birch‐Thomsen. (2013). Should I stay or should I go? Rural youth employment in Uganda and Zambia. International Development Planning Review. 35(2). 175–201. 43 indexed citations
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Mertz, Ole, Torben Birch‐Thomsen, Bo Elberling, et al.. (2011). Changes in shifting cultivation systems on small Pacific islands. Geographical Journal. 178(2). 175–187. 17 indexed citations
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Mertz, Ole, Anette Reenberg, Thilde Bech Bruun, & Torben Birch‐Thomsen. (2008). Land use decisions in smallholder rural communities in developing countries.. CABI Reviews. 4 indexed citations
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Hill, Trevor, et al.. (2008). Clear the Mind of Pre-conceived Ideas and Get Your Hands Dirty! An Approach to Field-based Courses: The SLUSE-southern Africa Experience. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 32(3). 441–457. 4 indexed citations
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Birch‐Thomsen, Torben, Bo Elberling, Bjarne Fog, & Jakob Magid. (2007). Temporal and spatial trends in soil organic carbon stocks following maize cultivation in semi-arid Tanzania, East Africa. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 79(3). 291–302. 26 indexed citations
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Agergaard, Jytte & Torben Birch‐Thomsen. (2006). Transitional rural landscapes: The role of small-scale commercial farming in former homelands of Post-Apartheid KwaZulu-Natal. Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography. 106(2). 87–102. 10 indexed citations
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Gausset, Quentin, et al.. (2005). Beyond territory and scarcity : exploring conflicts over natural resource management. 13 indexed citations
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Birch‐Thomsen, Torben & Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen. (2005). Planning with complexity—how do we deal with stakeholder and spatial heterogeneity in land use planning?. Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography. 105(2). 23–37.
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Birch‐Thomsen, Torben, Pia Frederiksen, & Hans-Otto Sano. (2001). A Livelihood Perspective on Natural Resource Management and Environmental Change in Semiarid Tanzania. Economic Geography. 77(1). 41–41. 41 indexed citations
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Mertz, Ole, et al.. (2000). Collaboration on environmental research and education between universities in Denmark, Malaysia, Thailand and Southern Africa. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 31–35. 1 indexed citations
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Mertz, Ole, et al.. (1999). Subsistence or cash: strategies for change in shifting cultivation. Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography. 1. 13 indexed citations
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Birch‐Thomsen, Torben. (1990). Agricultural change: prospects for the future. A case study from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania.. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 29(2). 146–160. 2 indexed citations

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