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.
Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet
20157.1k citationsWill Steffen, Katherine Richardson et al.Scienceprofile →
Sustainable development goals for people and planet
20131.9k citationsDavid Griggs, Mark Stafford‐Smith et al.Natureprofile →
The trajectory of the Anthropocene: The Great Acceleration
20151.9k citationsWill Steffen, Lisa Deutsch et al.profile →
The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature
20071.8k citationsWill Steffen, Paul J. Crutzen et al.AMBIOprofile →
Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
20181.6k citationsWill Steffen, Johan Rockström et al.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesprofile →
The Global Carbon Cycle: A Test of Our Knowledge of Earth as a System
20001.5k citationsWill Steffen et al.Scienceprofile →
The Anthropocene: conceptual and historical perspectives
20111.2k citationsWill Steffen, Paul J. Crutzen et al.profile →
Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against
20191.0k citationsTimothy M. Lenton, Johan Rockström et al.Natureprofile →
The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship
2011905 citationsWill Steffen, Åsa Persson et al.AMBIOprofile →
Global change and the earth system: a planet under pressure
This map shows the geographic impact of Will Steffen's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Will Steffen with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Will Steffen more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Will Steffen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Will Steffen. The network helps show where Will Steffen may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will Steffen
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Will Steffen.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Will Steffen 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 Will Steffen. Will Steffen is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
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20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Tong, Shilu, Jonathan M. Samet, Will Steffen, Patrick L. Kinney, & Howard Frumkin. (2023). Solidarity for the Anthropocene. Environmental Research. 235. 116716–116716.9 indexed citations
2.
Kemp, Luke, Chi Xu, Joanna Depledge, et al.. (2022). Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2108146119–e2108146119.350 indexed citations breakdown →
Mann, Michael, John Cook, Christopher Wright, et al.. (2019). Why universities need to declare an ecological and climate emergency. Bristol Research (University of Bristol).4 indexed citations
Rice, Martin, et al.. (2017). Local leadership: tracking local government progress on climate change. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland).2 indexed citations
Steffen, Will, Katherine Richardson, Johan Rockström, et al.. (2015). Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Science. 347(6223). 1259855–1259855.7139 indexed citations breakdown →
11.
Griggs, David, Mark Stafford‐Smith, Owen Gaffney, et al.. (2013). Sustainable development goals for people and planet. Nature. 495(7441). 305–307.1906 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Anderies, John M., S. R. Carpenter, Will Steffen, & Johan Rockström. (2012). The Topology of Non-Linear Global Carbon Dynamics: From Tipping Points to Planetary Boundaries. Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University). 2012.6 indexed citations
Steffen, Will, Åsa Persson, Lisa Deutsch, et al.. (2011). The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship. AMBIO. 40(7). 739–761.905 indexed citations breakdown →
Stacey, Natasha, Guy Boggs, Bruce Campbell, & Will Steffen. (2009). Prepare for Impact! When People and Environment Collide in the Tropics. CDU eSpace Institutional Repository (Charles Darwin University).3 indexed citations
18.
Costanza, Robert, Lisa J. Graumlich, & Will Steffen. (2006). Sustainability or Collapse? An Integrated History and Future of People on Earth. Electronic Green Journal. 1(26). 2.201 indexed citations
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incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
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