Will Steffen

83.0k total citations · 16 hit papers
150 papers, 29.0k citations indexed

About

Will Steffen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Will Steffen has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 29.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 29 papers in Atmospheric Science and 28 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Will Steffen's work include Global Energy and Sustainability Research (28 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (21 papers) and Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution (15 papers). Will Steffen is often cited by papers focused on Global Energy and Sustainability Research (28 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (21 papers) and Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution (15 papers). Will Steffen collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sweden and United States. Will Steffen's co-authors include Paul J. Crutzen, Johan Rockström, John McNeill, Katherine Richardson, Owen Gaffney, Carl Folke, Sarah Cornell, Ingo Fetzer, Stephen R. Carpenter and Reinette Biggs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Will Steffen

145 papers receiving 26.9k citations

Hit Papers

Planetary boundaries: Gui... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2015 2013 2015 2007 2018 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Will Steffen 9.6k 4.6k 4.4k 4.0k 2.8k 150 29.0k
Johan Rockström 12.5k 1.3× 6.8k 1.5× 4.8k 1.1× 5.1k 1.3× 4.2k 1.5× 228 39.2k
Jianguo Liu 13.8k 1.4× 2.7k 0.6× 8.7k 2.0× 4.3k 1.1× 3.3k 1.2× 525 32.5k
Timothy M. Lenton 9.6k 1.0× 2.6k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 2.0k 0.7× 271 23.5k
Elena M. Bennett 11.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.4× 5.0k 1.1× 3.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 171 24.8k
Katherine Richardson 5.4k 0.6× 2.0k 0.4× 3.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 148 17.6k
Dieter Gerten 8.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.3× 3.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 3.3k 1.2× 154 21.9k
Sarah Cornell 4.6k 0.5× 2.0k 0.4× 2.2k 0.5× 2.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 101 15.9k
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber 8.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 1.7k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 209 19.9k
James J. McCarthy 11.0k 1.1× 3.5k 0.8× 6.2k 1.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 222 30.3k
Stephen H. Schneider 8.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.4× 3.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 273 22.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Will Steffen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Will Steffen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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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
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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 →
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Lima, Mairon G. Bastos, Niklas Harring, Sverker C. Jagers, et al.. (2021). Large-scale collective action to avoid an Amazon tipping point - key actors and interventions. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability. 3. 100048–100048. 15 indexed citations
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Syvitski, James P. M., Colin N. Waters, John W. Day, et al.. (2020). Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch. Communications Earth & Environment. 1(1). 131 indexed citations
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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
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Lade, Steven J., Jon Norberg, John M. Anderies, et al.. (2019). Potential feedbacks between loss of biosphere integrity and climate change. Global Sustainability. 2. 12 indexed citations
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Lade, Steven J., Jonathan F. Donges, Ingo Fetzer, et al.. (2018). Analytically tractable climate–carbon cycle feedbacks under 21st century anthropogenic forcing. Earth System Dynamics. 9(2). 507–523. 5 indexed citations
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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
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Webb, Robert, Xuemei Bai, Mark Stafford‐Smith, et al.. (2017). Sustainable urban systems: Co-design and framing for transformation. AMBIO. 47(1). 57–77. 148 indexed citations
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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 →
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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 →
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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
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Steffen, Will. (2011). A Truly Complex and Diabolical Policy Problem. Oxford University Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations
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Lindenmayer, David B., Kristin B. Hulvey, Richard J. Hobbs, et al.. (2011). Avoiding bio‐perversity from carbon sequestration solutions. Conservation Letters. 5(1). 28–36. 117 indexed citations
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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 →
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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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Steffen, Will. (2006). The Arctic in an Earth System Context: From Brake to Accelerator of Change. AMBIO. 35(4). 153–159. 15 indexed citations
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Walker, Brian & Will Steffen. (1997). An Overview of the Implications of Global Change for Natural and Managed Terrestrial Ecosystems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 127 indexed citations

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