Wilfried Winiwarter

21.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
158 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Wilfried Winiwarter is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Economics and Econometrics and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilfried Winiwarter has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Atmospheric Science, 50 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 41 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wilfried Winiwarter's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (49 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (43 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (32 papers). Wilfried Winiwarter is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (49 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (43 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (32 papers). Wilfried Winiwarter collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Poland and United States. Wilfried Winiwarter's co-authors include Mark A. Sutton, Jan Willem Erisman, Zbigniew Klimont, James N. Galloway, A. R. Mosier, Paul J. Crutzen, Keith A. Smith, Adrian Leip, O. Oenema and Hans van Grinsven and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wilfried Winiwarter

152 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

How a century of ammonia ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2008 2011 2008 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. How a century of ammonia synthesis changed the world
    2008 3.3k citations James N. Galloway, Zbigniew Klimont et al. profile →
  2. N 2 O release from agro-biofuel production negates global warming reduction by replacing fossil fuels
    2008 927 citations Paul J. Crutzen, A. R. Mosier et al. Atmospheric chemistry and physics profile →
  3. Too much of a good thing
    2011 851 citations Wilfried Winiwarter et al. Nature profile →
  4. Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results
    2008 770 citations Wilfried Winiwarter et al. profile →
  5. Cost-effective control of air quality and greenhouse gases in Europe: Modeling and policy applications
    2011 532 citations Markus Amann, Jens Borken et al. profile →
  6. Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM 2.5 air pollution
    2021 325 citations Lin Zhang, Xiuming Zhang et al. profile →
  7. Acceleration of global N2O emissions seen from two decades of atmospheric inversion
    2019 277 citations Luis Lassaletta, Wilfried Winiwarter et al. profile →
  8. Unlocking bacterial potential to reduce farmland N2O emissions
    2024 57 citations Silas H. W. Vick, Lars Molstad et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wilfried Winiwarter Austria 43 2.8k 2.3k 2.1k 1.9k 1.8k 158 12.0k
Hong Jiang China 73 956 0.3× 931 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 518 0.3× 2.6k 1.4× 481 20.8k
Denise L. Mauzerall United States 59 4.7k 1.7× 3.4k 1.5× 2.1k 1.0× 244 0.1× 1.0k 0.5× 126 12.2k
Mark A. Sutton United Kingdom 67 6.5k 2.4× 2.6k 1.2× 2.3k 1.1× 2.5k 1.3× 1.9k 1.0× 289 25.5k
Éric Lichtfouse France 63 880 0.3× 1.6k 0.7× 882 0.4× 401 0.2× 2.8k 1.5× 372 17.3k
Jan Willem Erisman Netherlands 63 6.3k 2.3× 2.4k 1.1× 2.7k 1.3× 2.6k 1.3× 1.9k 1.1× 296 27.8k
Malte Meinshausen Germany 49 6.1k 2.2× 1.3k 0.6× 3.4k 1.6× 437 0.2× 3.5k 1.9× 119 24.1k
Joeri Rogelj Austria 62 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 3.8k 1.8× 521 0.3× 3.9k 2.1× 161 17.7k
Rajasekhar Balasubramanian‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Singapore 77 2.6k 1.0× 4.8k 2.1× 2.2k 1.1× 319 0.2× 1.3k 0.7× 306 19.8k
Jinren Ni China 73 511 0.2× 2.5k 1.1× 3.1k 1.5× 306 0.2× 2.9k 1.6× 332 18.6k
Zbigniew Klimont Austria 66 12.9k 4.7× 10.7k 4.7× 3.8k 1.8× 1.9k 1.0× 2.8k 1.5× 229 25.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wilfried Winiwarter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Xiuming, et al.. (2026). Halving global ammonia emissions with cost-effective measures. Nature Sustainability. 9(2). 247–259.
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Winiwarter, Wilfried, et al.. (2025). Peri-urban ammonia emissions in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei decrease with restructuring of China's livestock industry. Agricultural Systems. 228. 104396–104396. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Tingyu, Weifang Li, Junjie Yi, et al.. (2025). A multi-level integration framework for sustainable nitrogen management in tropical agriculture. One Earth. 8(5). 101308–101308.
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Winiwarter, Wilfried, Martin Bach, Ika Djukic, et al.. (2025). Nitrogen budgets in Europe: a methodology to quantify environmentally relevant flows of reactive nitrogen compounds on a national scale. Environmental Research Letters. 20(11). 114024–114024.
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Vick, Silas H. W., et al.. (2024). Unlocking bacterial potential to reduce farmland N2O emissions. Nature. 630(8016). 421–428. 57 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prado, A. del, Federico Dragoni, Guillermo Orozco Pardo, et al.. (2024). Modelling the effect of context-specific greenhouse gas and nitrogen emission mitigation options in key European dairy farming systems. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 44(1). 5 indexed citations
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Li, Linchao, Chaoqun Lü, Wilfried Winiwarter, et al.. (2024). Enhanced nitrous oxide emission factors due to climate change increase the mitigation challenge in the agricultural sector. Global Change Biology. 30(8). e17472–e17472. 4 indexed citations
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Rieder, Harald E., et al.. (2023). Optimal reactive nitrogen control pathways identified for cost-effective PM2.5 mitigation in Europe. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4246–4246. 28 indexed citations
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Amon, Barbara, et al.. (2023). Costs and effects of measures to reduce ammonia emissions from dairy cattle and pig production: A comparison of country-specific estimations and model calculations. Journal of Environmental Management. 344. 118678–118678. 3 indexed citations
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Shu, Yun, Jingnan Hu, Shaohui Zhang, et al.. (2022). Analysis of the air pollution reduction and climate change mitigation effects of the Three-Year Action Plan for Blue Skies on the “2+26” Cities in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 317. 115455–115455. 64 indexed citations
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Winiwarter, Wilfried, Barbara Amon, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, et al.. (2022). Focus on reactive nitrogen and the UN sustainable development goals. Environmental Research Letters. 17(5). 50401–50401. 9 indexed citations
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Amann, Markus, Gregor Kiesewetter, Wolfgang Schöpp, et al.. (2020). Reducing global air pollution: the scope for further policy interventions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 378(2183). 20190331–20190331. 119 indexed citations
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Gambhir, Ajay, Tamaryn Napp, Adam Hawkes, et al.. (2017). The Contribution of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation to Achieving Long-Term Temperature Goals. Energies. 10(5). 602–602. 21 indexed citations
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Zechmeister‐Boltenstern, Sophie, Barbara Kitzler, Edwin Haas, et al.. (2015). Effects of crop management, soil type, and climate on N2O emissions from Austrian Soils. EGUGA. 15665. 2 indexed citations
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Capros, Pantélis, Alessia De Vita, Nikolaos Tasios, et al.. (2013). EU Energy, Transport and GHG Emissions Trends to 2050 - Reference Scenario 2013. PubMed Central. 217 indexed citations
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Crutzen, Paul J., A. R. Mosier, Keith A. Smith, & Wilfried Winiwarter. (2008). N 2 O release from agro-biofuel production negates global warming reduction by replacing fossil fuels. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 8(2). 389–395. 927 indexed citations breakdown →
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Amon, Barbara, et al.. (2008). Research for climate protection: technological options for mitigation (reclip:tom).. 1 indexed citations
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Simpson, David, Wilfried Winiwarter, Gunnar Börjesson, et al.. (1999). Inventorying emissions from nature in Europe. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(D7). 8113–8152. 397 indexed citations
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Keene, W. C., R. W. Talbot, Meinrat O. Andreae, et al.. (1989). An intercomparison of measurement systems for vapor and particulate phase concentrations of formic and acetic acids. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(D5). 6457–6471. 81 indexed citations

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