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Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

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Environmental Sciences
Netherlands
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 109 211 10 471 58969

Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra between 1995 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra published across 30 years, from 1995 to 2024, averaging 16.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2012. 1 of the 492 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2012. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 8 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 45 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 36 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 46 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 34 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 33 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1995 2024

492 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra: publications per year, 1995 to 2024
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 7
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 3
2004 1
2005 8
2006 10
2007 22
2008 45
2009 27
2010 36
2011 22
2012 46
2013 29
2014 34
2015 32
2016 21
2017 33
2018 32
2019 33
2020 26
2021 14
2022 3
2023 0
2024 1
Total 492
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Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 471–480 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 471 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21 471
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 109 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15 109
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra was affiliated with the University of Twente in the Netherlands and conducted research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work focused on various subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Pollution, and Ecology.

Their research covered multiple main topics, including Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Water Resources Management and Optimization, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Energy and Environment Impacts, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure.

Hoekstra authored several papers contributing to the understanding of water use and sustainability. Notable publications included:

  • Water scarcity and fish imperilment driven by beef production (2020), published in Nature Sustainability
  • Consideration of culture is vital if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (2021), published in One Earth
  • Sustainability of the blue water footprint of crops (2020), published in Advances in Water Resources
  • Blue water footprint linked to national consumption and international trade is unsustainable (2020), published in Nature Food
  • Capping Human Water Footprints in the World's River Basins (2020), published in Earth's Future

Collaboration was a significant aspect of their work, frequently coauthoring with researchers such as Maarten S. Krol, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Bunyod Holmatov, Rick J. Hogeboom, and Ranran Wang.

They published regularly in certain venues, including Advances in Water Resources, Earth's Future, Journal of Hydrology, Environmental Science & Technology, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • Four billion people facing severe water scarcity

    Mesfin Mekonnen;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

  • The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global Standard

    Maite M. Aldaya;Ashok K. Chapagain;Arjen Y. Hoekstra;Mesfin M. Mekonnen

  • The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products

    Mesfin Mekonnen;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

  • The water footprint of humanity

    Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra;Mesfin Mekonnen

  • Water footprints of nations: Water use by people as a function of their consumption pattern

    A. Y. Hoekstra;A. K. Chapagain

  • A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products

    Mesfin Mekonnen;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

  • Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet's Freshwater Resources

    Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra;Ashok Chapagain

  • Global monthly water scarcity: blue water footprints versus blue water availability.

    Arjen Y. Hoekstra;Mesfin M. Mekonnen;Ashok K. Chapagain;Ruth E. Mathews

  • Humanity’s unsustainable environmental footprint

    Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra;Thomas O. Wiedmann

  • The water footprint of cotton consumption: An assessment of the impact of worldwide consumption of cotton products on the water resources in the cotton producing countries

    Ashok Chapagain;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra;H.H.G. Savenije;R. Gautam

  • The water footprint of bioenergy

    Winnie Gerbens-Leenes;Arjen Y. Hoekstra;Theo H. van der Meer

  • Water footprints of nations

    A.K. Chapagain;A.Y. Hoekstra

  • Globalisation of water resources: Global virtual water flows in relation to international crop trade

    Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra;P.Q. Hung

  • Water Footprint Manual : State of the Art 2009

    Arjen Y. Hoekstra;Ashok K. Chapagain;Maite M. Aldaya;Mesfin M. Mekonnen

  • National water footprint accounts: The green, blue and grey water footprint of production and consumption. Volume 1: Main Report

    Mesfin Mekonnen;Arjen Y. Hoekstra

  • The blue, green and grey water footprint of rice from production and consumption perspectives

    Ashok Chapagain;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

  • The global component of freshwater demand and supply: an assessment of virtual water flows between nations as a result of trade in agricultural and industrial products

    Ashok Chapagain;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

  • Water saving through international trade of agricultural products

    Ashok Chapagain;Ashok Chapagain;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra;H.H.G. Savenije;H.H.G. Savenije

  • The water footprint of energy from biomass: A quantitative assessment and consequences of an increasing share of bio-energy in energy supply

    P.W. Gerbens-Leenes;A.Y. Hoekstra;Th.H. van der Meer

  • Water footprint scenarios for 2050: a global analysis.

    Ertug Ercin;Arjen Ysbert Hoekstra

  • The water footprint of humanity

    M. M. Mekonnen;A. Y. Hoekstra

Frequent Co-Authors

Mesfin Mekonnen
Mesfin Mekonnen University of Alabama
Martijn J. Booij
Martijn J. Booij University of Twente
Zhongbo Su
Zhongbo Su University of Twente
Hubert H. G. Savenije
Hubert H. G. Savenije Delft University of Technology
Pute Wu
Pute Wu Northwest A&F University
Junguo Liu
Junguo Liu North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
Richard S. J. Tol
Richard S. J. Tol University of Sussex
Hong Yang
Hong Yang Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Christopher M. U. Neale
Christopher M. U. Neale University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Arthur H. W. Beusen
Arthur H. W. Beusen Utrecht University

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