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Erik Mathijs

Erik Mathijs

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 56 1883 1700 18 18 336 13289

Erik Mathijs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erik Mathijs between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erik Mathijs published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2004. 13 of the 381 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2004. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 11 publications
1995 2025

381 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erik Mathijs: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 3
1997 13
1998 4
1999 5
2000 9
2001 6
2002 9
2003 9
2004 27
2005 26
2006 18
2007 19
2008 21
2009 18
2010 15
2011 22
2012 13
2013 18
2014 8
2015 18
2016 10
2017 9
2018 11
2019 10
2020 19
2021 12
2022 8
2023 7
2024 2
2025 11
Total 381
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Erik Mathijs publications per year - data summary

  • Erik Mathijs, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, has 381 publications recorded across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1995 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2004, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1995, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 12.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.3 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 40 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1995-2005: 112 publications (10.2 per year); 2006-2016: 180 publications (16.4 per year); 2017-2025: 89 publications (9.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Erik Mathijs publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erik Mathijs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 334–343 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 336 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69 336
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Erik Mathijs publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Erik Mathijs, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, records 336 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Erik Mathijs, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Erik Mathijs ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Erik Mathijs D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Erik Mathijs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109 56
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Erik Mathijs D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Erik Mathijs, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from KU Leuven, records 56 D-Index - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Erik Mathijs, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Erik Mathijs ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Erik Mathijs is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, focusing their academic work primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans a broad spectrum of subfields, including General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Environmental Chemistry.

The core topics addressed in their work cover Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, Organic Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis, and Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability.

Mathijs has contributed to multiple research papers published in notable scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Impact of Covid-19 on farming systems in Europe through the lens of resilience thinking (2021) in Agricultural Systems
  • Shared Socio-economic Pathways for European agriculture and food systems: The Eur-Agri-SSPs (2020) in Global Environmental Change
  • COVID-19 impacts on Flemish food supply chains and lessons for agri-food system resilience (2021) in Agricultural Systems
  • Food as a commodity, human right or common good (2021) in Nature Food
  • A sustainable food system for the European Union (2020) in Lirias (KU Leuven)

Co-author collaborations are a significant aspect of Mathijs's output, with repeated partnerships with several researchers including Peter H. Feindt, Alisa Spiegel, Erwin Wauters, M.P.M. Meuwissen, and Katrien Termeer.

Their work has appeared frequently in publication venues such as Nature Food, Agricultural Systems, EuroChoices, Journal of Environmental Management, and Journal of Cleaner Production, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within environmental and agricultural sciences.

In addition to articles, Mathijs has contributed to book publications with Cambridge University Press. Notably, they authored "Resilient and Sustainable Farming Systems in Europe" in 2022, which has accrued citations since publication.

Best Publications

  • Jatropha bio-diesel production and use

    Wouter Achten;Louis Verchot;Ywe Jan Franken;Erik Mathijs

  • SAFE--A hierarchical framework for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems

    N. Van Cauwenbergh;K. Biala;Charles Bielders;V. Brouckaert

  • A framework to assess the resilience of farming systems

    Miranda P.M. Meuwissen;Peter H. Feindt;Peter H. Feindt;Alisa Spiegel;Catrien J.A.M. Termeer

  • Adoption of soil conservation practices in Belgium: An examination of the theory of planned behaviour in the agri-environmental domain

    Erwin Wauters;Charles Bielders;Jean Poesen;Gerard Govers

  • Household livelihood strategies and forest dependence in the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

    Bedru Babulo;Bedru Babulo;Bart Muys;Fredu Nega;Fredu Nega;Eric Tollens

  • The economic contribution of forest resource use to rural livelihoods in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

    Bedru Babulo;Bart Muys;Fredu Nega;Eric Tollens

  • Jatropha biodiesel fueling sustainability

    Wouter Mj Achten;Erik Mathijs;Louis Verchot;Virendra P Singh

  • Measuring farm sustainability and explaining differences in sustainable efficiency

    Steven Van Passel;Frank Nevens;Erik Mathijs;Guido Van Huylenbroeck

  • The Economics of Agricultural Decollectivization in East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union

    Erik Mathijs;Johan F. M. Swinnen

  • Are Local Food Chains More Sustainable than Global Food Chains? Considerations for Assessment

    Gianluca Brunori;Francesca Galli;Dominique Barjolle;Rudolf van Broekhuizen

  • Biomass production and allocation in Jatropha curcas L. seedlings under different levels of drought stress

    Wouter Achten;Wouter Maes;Bert Reubens;Erik Mathijs

  • Curbing global meat consumption: Emerging evidence of a second nutrition transition

    Liesbet Vranken;Tessa Avermaete;Dimitrios Petalios;Erik Mathijs

  • Jatropha: From global hype to local opportunity

    Wouter Mj Achten;Wouter Maes;Raf Aerts;L Verchot

  • Agricultural restructuring in central and eastern Europe: implications for competitiveness and rural development

    AH Sarris;T Doucha;Erik Mathijs

  • Life cycle assessment of Jatropha biodiesel as transportation fuel in rural India

    Wouter M. J. Achten;Wouter M. J. Achten;Joana Almeida;Joana Almeida;Vincent A. Fobelets;Evelien A. Bolle

  • Framework for assessing sustainability levels in Belgium agricultural systems - SAFE

    Xavier Sauvenier;Jan Valckx;Nora Van Cauwenbergh;Erwin Wauters

  • Production Organization and Efficiency During Transition: An Empirical Analysis of East German Agriculture

    Erik Mathijs;Johan F.M. Swinnen

  • Environmental risk perception, environmental concern and propensity to participate in organic farming programmes.

    Luiza Toma;Erik Mathijs

  • Social Capital and Farmers' Willingness to Adopt Countryside Stewardship Schemes:

    Erik Mathijs

  • Beyond individual behaviour change: the role of power, knowledge and strategy in tackling climate change

    Anneleen Kenis;Erik Mathijs

  • Agricultural Privatisation, Land Reform and Farm Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe

    Johan F. M. Swinnen;Allan E. Buckwell;Erik Mathijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart Muys
Bart Muys KU Leuven
Johan F.M. Swinnen
Johan F.M. Swinnen International Food Policy Research Institute
Jozef Deckers
Jozef Deckers KU Leuven
Louis V. Verchot
Louis V. Verchot Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Miet Maertens
Miet Maertens KU Leuven
Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven
Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Guido Van Huylenbroeck Ghent University
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain
Damian Maye
Damian Maye University of Gloucestershire
Steven Van Passel
Steven Van Passel University of Antwerp

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