Ulf Sonesson

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Ulf Sonesson is a scholar working on Ecology, Food Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulf Sonesson has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Ecology, 22 papers in Food Science and 20 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ulf Sonesson's work include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (55 papers), Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (21 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (20 papers). Ulf Sonesson is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (55 papers), Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (21 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (20 papers). Ulf Sonesson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Spain and Canada. Ulf Sonesson's co-authors include Christel Cederberg, A. Meybeck, Jennifer Davis, Friederike Ziegler, Bruno Notarnicola, Serenella Sala, Erwan Saouter, Sarah J. McLaren, Assumpció Antón and Magnus Dalemo and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ulf Sonesson

94 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Global food losses and food waste: extent, causes and prevention.

2011 2.3k citations Christel Cederberg, Ulf Sonesson et al. FAO eBooks profile →
The role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges

2016 497 citations Ulf Sonesson et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ulf Sonesson Sweden	39	2.5k	2.5k	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	97	7.0k
Christel Cederberg Sweden	32	2.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	677 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	1000 1.0×	67	6.0k
Thomas Nemecek Switzerland	40	4.9k 1.9×	2.0k 0.8×	572 0.5×	2.7k 2.3×	1.7k 1.7×	111	9.6k
Adrian Leip Italy	41	4.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.6×	746 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	106	8.9k
I.J.M. de Boer Netherlands	60	6.2k 2.4×	2.1k 0.8×	589 0.5×	2.5k 2.2×	1.4k 1.3×	285	13.1k
Ian Vázquez‐Rowe Peru	45	1.7k 0.7×	936 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.6×	480 0.5×	148	6.0k
Marı́a Teresa Moreira Spain	70	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	2.3k 1.9×	3.6k 3.1×	3.3k 3.2×	433	16.6k
Gumersindo Feijóo Spain	68	2.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	2.3k 1.8×	3.3k 2.9×	3.2k 3.1×	371	14.8k
Serenella Sala Italy	61	2.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.7×	4.1k 3.5×	949 0.9×	213	12.9k
Sara González‐García Spain	50	1.7k 0.7×	740 0.3×	635 0.5×	2.1k 1.8×	445 0.4×	184	6.5k
Tara Garnett United Kingdom	34	4.6k 1.8×	2.2k 0.9×	211 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	50	8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ulf Sonesson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ulf Sonesson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulf Sonesson

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All Works

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Lindahl, Cecilia, et al.. (2025). Considering greenhouse gas emissions from feed production in diet formulation for dairy cows as a means of reducing the carbon footprint. animal. 19(7). 101544–101544.

Sonesson, Ulf, et al.. (2024). Drivers of a more sustainable future food system – Lessons from Sweden. Journal of Cleaner Production. 462. 142639–142639. 1 indexed citations

Strid, Anna, et al.. (2021). Sustainability Indicators for Foods Benefiting Climate and Health. Sustainability. 13(7). 3621–3621. 23 indexed citations

Colombo, Patricia Eustachio, Emma Patterson, Liselotte Schäfer Elinder, et al.. (2019). Optimizing School Food Supply: Integrating Environmental, Health, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Diet Sustainability with Linear Programming. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(17). 3019–3019. 41 indexed citations

Emanuelsson, Andreas, Friederike Ziegler, Leif Pihl, Mattias Sköld, & Ulf Sonesson. (2014). Accounting for overfishing in life cycle assessment: new impact categories for biotic resource use. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 19(5). 1156–1168. 48 indexed citations

Ford, Jennifer S., Nathan Pelletier, Friederike Ziegler, et al.. (2012). Proposed Local Ecological Impact Categories and Indicators for Life Cycle Assessment of Aquaculture. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(2). 254–265. 36 indexed citations

Korsæth, Audun, Trond Maukon Henriksen, Ulf Sonesson, et al.. (2012). Environmental life cycle assessment of cereal and bread production in Norway. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A – Animal Science. 62(4). 242–253. 32 indexed citations

Cederberg, Christel, Fredrik Hedenus, Stefan Wirsenius, & Ulf Sonesson. (2012). Trends in greenhouse gas emissions from consumption and production of animal food products – implications for long-term climate targets. animal. 7(2). 330–340. 42 indexed citations

Cederberg, Christel, et al.. (2011). Global food losses and food waste: extent, causes and prevention.. FAO eBooks. 2338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sonesson, Ulf, Johanna Berlin, & Friederike Ziegler. (2010). Environmental assessment and management in the food industry. Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks. 30 indexed citations

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Berlin, Johanna, Ulf Sonesson, & Anne‐Marie Tillman. (2008). Product Chain Actors' Potential for Greening the Product Life Cycle. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 12(1). 95–110. 45 indexed citations

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Sonesson, Ulf, et al.. (2005). Home Transport and Wastage: Environmentally Relevant Household Activities in the Life Cycle of Food. AMBIO. 34(4). 371–371. 48 indexed citations

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Berlin, Johanna, Ulf Sonesson, & Anne‐Marie Tillman. (2005). A life cycle based method to minimise environmental impact of dairy production through product sequencing. Journal of Cleaner Production. 15(4). 347–356. 44 indexed citations

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Sonesson, Ulf, et al.. (2005). Home Transport and Wastage: Environmentally Relevant Household Activities in the Life Cycle of Food. AMBIO. 34(4). 371–375. 42 indexed citations

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Sonesson, Ulf, Håkan Jönsson, & Berit Mattsson. (2004). Postconsumption Sewage Treatment in Environmental Systems Analysis of Foods. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 8(3). 51–64. 11 indexed citations

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Sonesson, Ulf & Johanna Berlin. (2003). Calculating the cost. 68(3). 29–32. 5 indexed citations

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Sonesson, Ulf, et al.. (2003). Energy for preparation and storing of food : models for calculation of energy use for cooking and cold storage in households. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 25 indexed citations

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Pell, Mikael, et al.. (2000). Formation and Emission of N2O and CH4 from Compost Heaps of Organic Household Waster. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 62(3). 317–331. 118 indexed citations

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Björklund, Anna, et al.. (1999). Planning Biodegradable Waste Management in Stockholm. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 3(4). 43–58. 39 indexed citations

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Sonesson, Ulf. (1996). The ORWARE simulation model. Epsilon Open Archive (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet biblioteket (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)). 2 indexed citations

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