About Vaclav Smil is a scholar working on
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,
Sociology and Political Science and
Global and Planetary Change .
According to data from OpenAlex, Vaclav Smil has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment , 16 papers in
Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in
Global and Planetary Change . Recurrent topics in Vaclav Smil's work include
Global Energy and Sustainability Research (27 papers),
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (7 papers) and
Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Vaclav Smil is often cited by papers focused on Global Energy and Sustainability Research (27 papers), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (7 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Vaclav Smil collaborates with scholars based in
Canada ,
United States and
China . Vaclav Smil's co-authors include
Richard N. Cooper ,
R. E. Munn ,
William C. Clark ,
D. Gale Johnson ,
John Waterbury ,
Philip L. Wagner ,
James N. Galloway ,
Rosamond L. Naylor ,
Harold A. Mooney and
Walter P. Falcon and has published in prestigious journals such as
Nature ,
Science and
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers PHOSPHORUS IN THEENVIRONMENT: Natural Flows and Human Int... 1988 2026 2000 2013 2000 1999 1999 1988 250 500 750 Peers Vaclav Smil
Comparison fields: 5 of 210 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1.9k Ecology 1.3k Global and Planetary Change 1.1k Environmental Engineering 1.0k Environmental Chemistry 1000 Sociology and Political Science 945 Economics and Econometrics 944 Plant Science 910 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 876 Soil Science 835 Catalysis 806 Pollution 618 Materials Chemistry 604 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 602 Water Science and Technology 507 Political Science and International Relations 432 Agronomy and Crop Science 407 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 394 Food Science 344 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 330 Biomedical Engineering 321 Atmospheric Science 297 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 254 Nature and Landscape Conservation 204 Organic Chemistry 192 Geochemistry and Petrology 179 Mechanical Engineering 175 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 169 Molecular Biology 168 Oceanography 165 Management Science and Operations Research 160 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 158 Nutrition and Dietetics 147 Building and Construction 146 Computer Networks and Communications 143 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 137 Ocean Engineering 134 Strategy and Management 134 Genetics 119 General Health Professions 113 General Energy 108 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 108 Insect Science 102 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 96 Social Psychology 93 Inorganic Chemistry 92 Marketing 83 Mechanics of Materials 74 Control and Systems Engineering 72 Animal Science and Zoology 69 Gender Studies 64 Geography, Planning and Development 64 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 61 Demography 60 Astronomy and Astrophysics 59 Automotive Engineering 59 Biomaterials 55 Anthropology 51 Civil and Structural Engineering 49 Artificial Intelligence 47 Urban Studies 45 Development 44 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 42 Process Chemistry and Technology 41 Earth-Surface Processes 41 Cultural Studies 41 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 40 Aerospace Engineering 40 Aquatic Science 38 Paleontology 38 Forestry 37 Physiology 37 Safety Research 34 Education 33 Transportation 32 Finance 31 Obstetrics and Gynecology 31 Nephrology 28 Computational Mechanics 27 History and Philosophy of Science 26 Management of Technology and Innovation 25 Analytical Chemistry 25 Health 24 Law 24 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 24 Business and International Management 22 Epidemiology 21 Archeology 20 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 19 Cell Biology 19 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 19 Literature and Literary Theory 19 Small Animals 19 Ecological Modeling 17 Information Systems and Management 16 History 16 Philosophy 16 Biochemistry 16 Cognitive Neuroscience 16 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 15 Media Technology 14 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 14 Pharmaceutical Science 13 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 13 Information Systems 12 Polymers and Plastics 12 Geophysics 11 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 11 Applied Psychology 11 Surgery 11 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 11 Developmental and Educational Psychology 11 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 11 Infectious Diseases 11 Biotechnology 10 Rheumatology 10 Electrochemistry 10 Computational Theory and Mathematics 10 Bioengineering 9 General Decision Sciences 9 Modeling and Simulation 9 Accounting 9 Clinical Psychology 8 Public Administration 8 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 8 Pharmacology 7 Management Information Systems 7 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 7 Oncology 7 Parasitology 7 Hematology 6 Computer Science Applications 6 General Social Sciences 6 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 6 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 Architecture 5 Molecular Medicine 5 Immunology 5 Reproductive Medicine 5 Human-Computer Interaction 5 Archeology 5 Spectroscopy 5 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 Condensed Matter Physics 4 Aging 4 Biophysics 4 Metals and Alloys 4 Emergency Medical Services 4 Communication 4 Pharmacy 4 Geology 4 Sensory Systems 4 Speech and Hearing 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 Physiology 4 Complementary and alternative medicine 4 Endocrinology 3 Ceramics and Composites 3 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 Clinical Biochemistry 3 Psychiatry and Mental health 3 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 Filtration and Separation 3 Fuel Technology 3 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Dermatology 2 Geometry and Topology 2 Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Biological Psychiatry 2 Conservation 2 Immunology and Allergy 2 General Materials Science 2 Urology 2 Microbiology 2 Statistics and Probability 2 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Cancer Research 2 Mathematical Physics 2 Toxicology 2 Genetics 2 Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 Hardware and Architecture 2 Applied Mathematics 2 Emergency Medicine 1 Health Informatics 1 Virology 1 Classics 1 Museology 1 Space and Planetary Science 1 Language and Linguistics 1 Instrumentation 1 Pharmacology 1 Health Information Management 1 Orthodontics 1 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 Oral Surgery 1 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 Signal Processing 1 Religious studies 1 Chemical Health and Safety 1 Neurology 1 Equine 1 Developmental Biology 1 Horticulture 1 Biochemistry 1
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1.9k Ecology 1.3k Global and Planetary Change 1.1k Environmental Engineering 1.0k Environmental Chemistry 1000 Steven Van Passel Belgium
Benjamin Leon Bodirsky Germany
Wilfried Winiwarter Austria
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All Works Load more (20 of 233) # Work Indexed citations 1 4 2 20 3 U.S. Energy Policy: The Need for Radical Departures
7 4 2007 · AMBIO · James N. Galloway ,
Marshall Burke ,
G. E. Bradford ,
Rosamond L. Naylor ,
Walter P. Falcon ,
Ashok K. Chapagain ,
Joanne Catherine Gaskell ,
Ellen McCullough ,
Harold A. Mooney ,
Kirsten L.L. Oleson ,
H. Steinfeld ,
Tom Wassenaar ,
Vaclav Smil 155 5 Feeding the world: how much more rice do we need?
6 6 China's past, China's future : energy, food, environment
27 7 Optimizing nitrogen management in food and energy production, and environment change - Reponse
1 8 6 9 4 10 11 11 22 12 158 13 How rich is China
3 14 439 15 30 16 On Energy and Land
5 17 Deforestation in China
20 18 Energy Flows in the Developing World
16 19 Chinese energy demand falls back
0 20 China claims lead in biogas energy supply
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