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Erik Mathijs

Erik Mathijs

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
56
Citations
13289
World Ranking
1883
National Ranking
18

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

Jozef Deckers
Jozef Deckers KU Leuven
Louis V. Verchot
Louis V. Verchot Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain
Damian Maye
Damian Maye University of Gloucestershire
Steven Van Passel
Steven Van Passel University of Antwerp
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Terry Marsden
Terry Marsden Cardiff University
Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers KU Leuven
Catrien J.A.M. Termeer
Catrien J.A.M. Termeer Wageningen University & Research

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