Walter Leal Filho

47.1k total citations · 19 hit papers
792 papers, 28.4k citations indexed

About

Walter Leal Filho is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Education and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Leal Filho has authored 792 papers receiving a total of 28.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 126 papers in Education and 109 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Walter Leal Filho's work include Sustainability in Higher Education (118 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (86 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (85 papers). Walter Leal Filho is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability in Higher Education (118 papers), Environmental Education and Sustainability (86 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (85 papers). Walter Leal Filho collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Brazil. Walter Leal Filho's co-authors include Luciana Brandli, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Yuko Ishida, Arminda Paço, Osvaldo Luíz Gonçalves Quelhas, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Zainulabeuddin Syed, Rosley Anholon, Lucas Veiga Ávila and Paul Pace and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Walter Leal Filho

763 papers receiving 27.3k citations

Hit Papers

Odorant Reception in Insects: Roles of Receptors, Binding... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2019 2018 2018 2018 400 800 1.2k
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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. Odorant Reception in Insects: Roles of Receptors, Binding Proteins, and Degrading Enzymes
    2012 1.3k citations Walter Leal Filho profile →
  2. Sustainable Development Goals and sustainability teaching at universities: Falling behind or getting ahead of the pack?
    2019 475 citations Walter Leal Filho, Arminda Paço et al. profile →
  3. Assessing research trends related to Sustainable Development Goals: local and global issues
    2018 396 citations Amanda Lange Sálvia, Walter Leal Filho et al. profile →
  4. The role of transformation in learning and education for sustainability
    2018 371 citations Walter Leal Filho, Rosley Anholon et al. profile →
  5. A literature-based review on potentials and constraints in the implementation of the sustainable development goals
    2018 354 citations Walter Leal Filho, Lucas Veiga Ávila et al. profile →
  6. The future we want
    2015 322 citations Walter Leal Filho et al. profile →
  7. Towards sustainable development through the perspective of eco-efficiency - A systematic literature review
    2017 308 citations Walter Leal Filho et al. profile →
  8. A review of the socio-economic advantages of textile recycling
    2019 249 citations Walter Leal Filho, Arminda Paço et al. profile →
  9. Using the sustainable development goals towards a better understanding of sustainability challenges
    2018 241 citations Walter Leal Filho et al. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology profile →
  10. Understanding human vulnerability to climate change: A global perspective on index validation for adaptation planning
    2021 183 citations Edmond Totin, Walter Leal Filho et al. profile →
  11. Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa
    2021 156 citations Walter Leal Filho, Edmond Totin et al. profile →
  12. Impacts of COVID-19 and social isolation on academic staff and students at universities: a cross-sectional study
    2021 151 citations Walter Leal Filho, Mark Mifsud et al. profile →
  13. A framework for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in university programmes
    2021 137 citations Walter Leal Filho, Fernanda Frankenberger et al. profile →
  14. Understanding Rare Earth Elements as Critical Raw Materials
    2023 107 citations Walter Leal Filho, Pınar Gökçin Özuyar et al. Sustainability profile →
  15. An overview of the engagement of higher education institutions in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
    2022 95 citations Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Sálvia et al. profile →
  16. When the alarm bells ring: Why the UN sustainable development goals may not be achieved by 2030
    2023 92 citations Walter Leal Filho, Izabela Simon Rampasso et al. profile →
  17. Digital transformation towards sustainability in higher education: state-of-the-art and future research insights
    2023 57 citations Walter Leal Filho et al. Environment Development and Sustainability profile →
  18. The added value of partnerships in implementing the UN sustainable development goals
    2024 48 citations Walter Leal Filho, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis et al. profile →
  19. Transformative organisational learning for sustainability in higher education: A literature review and an international multi-case study
    2024 26 citations Walter Leal Filho 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
Walter Leal Filho Germany 85 5.5k 5.5k 5.2k 5.0k 3.1k 792 28.4k
Mark R. Rosenzweig United States 101 358 0.1× 4.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.3× 722 0.1× 910 0.3× 500 36.6k
Paul R. Ehrlich United States 100 3.8k 0.7× 155 0.0× 301 0.1× 4.9k 1.0× 5.1k 1.6× 485 43.8k
Georgina M. Mace United Kingdom 85 1.5k 0.3× 109 0.0× 285 0.1× 3.9k 0.8× 4.5k 1.4× 186 42.3k
Stephen R. Carpenter United States 119 1.7k 0.3× 85 0.0× 547 0.1× 8.2k 1.6× 2.3k 0.7× 398 96.7k
Michael Siegrist Switzerland 90 1.7k 0.3× 122 0.0× 249 0.0× 3.8k 0.8× 547 0.2× 457 30.4k
C. S. Holling United States 55 2.9k 0.5× 63 0.0× 371 0.1× 6.2k 1.2× 4.1k 1.3× 107 51.7k
Wim Verbeke Belgium 92 1.6k 0.3× 82 0.0× 138 0.0× 2.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.3× 417 29.0k
David Tilman United States 149 7.3k 1.3× 50 0.0× 212 0.0× 5.5k 1.1× 7.4k 2.4× 306 125.0k
Jules Pretty United Kingdom 67 988 0.2× 23 0.0× 450 0.1× 3.1k 0.6× 814 0.3× 209 30.9k
William C. Clark United States 37 191 0.0× 236 0.0× 460 0.1× 1.9k 0.4× 208 0.1× 121 9.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Leal Filho

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Filho, Walter Leal, Robert Stojanov, C. Matsoukas, et al.. (2024). An assessment of climate change impacts on oases in northern Africa. Ecological Indicators. 166. 112287–112287. 6 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Abdul‐Lateef Balogun, et al.. (2023). Towards more sustainable responses to natural hazards and climate change challenges via transformative adaptation. Cities. 141. 104525–104525. 10 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, Diogo Guedes Vidal, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, et al.. (2023). Correction : Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective. Energy Sustainability and Society. 13(1). 3 indexed citations
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Sigahi, Tiago F. A. C., Vitor William Batista Martins, Izabela Simon Rampasso, et al.. (2023). Towards the SDGs for gender equality and decent work: investigating major challenges faced by Brazilian women in STEM careers with international experience. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 7 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, et al.. (2023). Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into the strategy of higher education institutions. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 30(5). 564–575. 47 indexed citations
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Hunt, Julian David, Behnam Zakeri, Andreas Nascimento, et al.. (2023). Isothermal Deep Ocean Compressed Air Energy Storage: An Affordable Solution for Seasonal Energy Storage. Energies. 16(7). 3118–3118. 13 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, Artie W. Ng, Ayyoob Sharifi, et al.. (2022). Global tourism, climate change and energy sustainability: assessing carbon reduction mitigating measures from the aviation industry. Sustainability Science. 18(2). 983–996. 39 indexed citations
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Mello, Sidney Luiz de Matos, et al.. (2022). Promoting inclusion and equity in Higher Education: Is this the role of distance learning in Brazil?. Ensaio Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação. 31(118). 3 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, et al.. (2021). The Unsustainable Use of Sand: Reporting on a Global Problem. Sustainability. 13(6). 3356–3356. 69 indexed citations
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Peñaflor, Maria Fernanda G. V., et al.. (2021). Fungal phytopathogen modulates plant and insect responses to promote its dissemination. The ISME Journal. 15(12). 3522–3533. 33 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, Amanda Lange Sálvia, Fernanda Frankenberger, et al.. (2020). Governance and sustainable development at higher education institutions. Environment Development and Sustainability. 23(4). 6002–6020. 46 indexed citations
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Paço, Arminda, Walter Leal Filho, Lucas Veiga Ávila, & Karen E. Dennis. (2020). Fostering sustainable consumer behavior regarding clothing: Assessing trends on purchases, recycling and disposal. Textile Research Journal. 91(3-4). 373–384. 66 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, Mark Mifsud, Petra Molthan‐Hill, et al.. (2019). Climate Change Scepticism at Universities: A Global Study. Sustainability. 11(10). 2981–2981. 23 indexed citations
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Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta, Daniel Jugend, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, et al.. (2017). “There is no carnival without samba”: Revealing barriers hampering biodiversity-based R&D and eco-design in Brazil. Journal of Environmental Management. 206. 236–245. 24 indexed citations
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Al‐Amin, Abul Quasem, Mohammad Nurul Azam, Fatimah Kari, & Walter Leal Filho. (2011). Assessing the scenario concerning environmental sustainability in Malaysia. Scientific Research and Essays. 6(1). 103–109. 2 indexed citations
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Filho, Walter Leal, et al.. (2009). Renewable energy in Turkey and selected European countries : potentials, policies and techniques : a handbook. Peter Lang eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Syed, Zainulabeuddin & Walter Leal Filho. (2009). Acute olfactory response of Culex mosquitoes to a human- and bird-derived attractant. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(44). 18803–18808. 212 indexed citations
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Syed, Zainulabeuddin, Yuko Ishida, Katherine Taylor, Deborah A. Kimbrell, & Walter Leal Filho. (2006). Pheromone reception in fruit flies expressing a moth's odorant receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(44). 16538–16543. 124 indexed citations
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Horst, Reto, Fred F. Damberger, Peter Luginbühl, et al.. (2001). NMR structure reveals intramolecular regulation mechanism for pheromone binding and release. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(25). 14374–14379. 234 indexed citations
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Bynoe, Paulette & Walter Leal Filho. (1995). Current Trends in Environmental Education and Public Awareness in Guyana.. 14(4). 291–300. 1 indexed citations

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