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J.C.J.M. van den Bergh

J.C.J.M. van den Bergh

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Spain
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
85
Citations
27959
World Ranking
272
National Ranking
4

J.C.J.M. van den Bergh 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 J.C.J.M. van den Bergh sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 490 publications — 98th percentile

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

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

J.C.J.M. van den Bergh 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 J.C.J.M. van den Bergh sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 85 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Spain Leader Award
  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

J.C.J.M. van den Bergh is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily spans economics, econometrics, finance, and environmental science, with significant focus on climate change and sustainability topics.

Their scholarly output includes extensive work in Economics and Econometrics as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Additional areas of study encompass Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Global and Planetary Change.

Van den Bergh's research topics cover several interrelated themes:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ecological Economics
  • Climate Policy
  • Energy Policy
  • Environmental and Resource Economics

Recent noteworthy papers include:

  • Designing an effective climate-policy mix: accounting for instrument synergy (2021, Climate Policy)
  • A review of agent-based modeling of climate-energy policy (2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change)
  • Carbon tax acceptability with information provision and mixed revenue uses (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Urbanization, Migration, and Adaptation to Climate Change (2020, One Earth)
  • Differences in CO2 emissions of solar PV production among technologies and regions: Application to China, EU and USA (2020, Energy Policy)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Ivan Savin, Stefan Drews, Joël Foramitti, Juana Castro Santa, and Théo Konc, contributing to many joint publications.

J.C.J.M. van den Bergh has been recognized as a Member of the Academia Europaea since 2010.

Best Publications

  • Economic Growth and Emissions: Reconsidering the Empirical Basis of Environmental Kuznets Curves

    S.M de Bruyn;S.M de Bruyn;J.C.J.M van den Bergh;J.C.J.M van den Bergh;J.B Opschoor

  • Ecological-economic analysis of wetlands; scientific integration for management and policy

    R.Kerry Turner;R.Kerry Turner;Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh;Tore Söderqvist;Aat Barendregt

  • Spatial sustainability, trade and indicators: an evaluation of the ‘ecological footprint’

    Jeroen C.J.M van den Bergh;Harmen Verbruggen

  • What explains public support for climate policies? A review of empirical and experimental studies

    Stefan Drews;Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • Economic valuation of biodiversity: sense or nonsense?

    Paulo A.L.D Nunes;Jeroen C.J.M van den Bergh

  • Environment versus growth — A criticism of "degrowth" and a plea for "a-growth"

    Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh;Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • Environmental innovation and societal transitions: Introduction and overview

    Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh;Bernhard Truffer;Bernhard Truffer;Giorgos Kallis

  • The GDP paradox

    Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • Dependence of flood risk perceptions on socioeconomic and objective risk factors

    W. J. W. Botzen;J. C. J. H. Aerts;J. C. J. M. van den Bergh

  • Willingness of homeowners to mitigate climate risk through insurance

    W.J.W. Botzen;J.C.J.H. Aerts;J.C.J.M. van den Bergh;J.C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • Review article: assessing the costs of natural hazards - state of the art and knowledge gaps

    V. Meyer;N. Becker;V. Markantonis;R. Schwarze

  • An Empirical Multi‐Country Analysis of the Impact of Environmental Regulations on Foreign Trade Flows

    Cees Van Beers;Jeroen C. J. M. Van Den Bergh

  • Perceived fairness and public acceptability of carbon pricing : a review of the literature

    Sara Maestre-Andrés;Stefan Drews;Jeroen van den Bergh

  • Insurance against climate change and flooding in the Netherlands: present, future, and comparison with other countries.

    W. J. W. Botzen;J. C. J. M. Van Den Bergh

  • Values of natural and human-made wetlands: A meta-analysis

    Andrea Ghermandi;Andrea Ghermandi;Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh;Luke M. Brander;Henri L. F. de Groot

  • Risk attitudes to low-probability climate change risks: WTP for flood insurance

    W.J.W. Botzen;J.C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • Structural Decomposition Analysis of Physical Flows in the Economy

    Rutger Hoekstra;Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • Energy Conservation More Effective With Rebound Policy

    Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh

  • Alternative models of individual behaviour and implications for environmental policy

    Jeroen C.J.M van den Bergh;Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell;Giuseppe Munda

  • Evolutionary policies for sustainable development: adaptive flexibility and risk minimising

    Christian Rammel;Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • Evolutionary theorizing and modeling of sustainability transitions

    Karolina Safarzyńska;Koen Frenken;Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

  • MONETARY VALUATION OF INSURANCE AGAINST FLOOD RISK UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

    W. J. Wouter Botzen;Jeroen C. J. M. Van Den Bergh

  • Coevolution of economic behaviour and institutions: towards a theory of institutional change

    Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh;Sigrid Stagl

  • Climate change and increased risk for the insurance sector: a global perspective and an assessment for the Netherlands

    W. J. W. Botzen;J. C. J. M. van den Bergh;J. C. J. M. van den Bergh;L. M. Bouwer

  • Evolutionary Theories in Environmental and Resource Economics: Approaches and Applications

    J. C. J. M. van den Bergh;J. M. Gowdy

  • Individual preferences for reducing flood risk to near zero through elevation

    W. J. W. Botzen;J. C. J. H. Aerts;J. C. J. M. van den Bergh;J. C. J. M. van den Bergh

  • Monetary valuation of the social cost of CO2 emissions : A critical survey

    J.C.J.M. van den Bergh;J.C.J.M. van den Bergh;W.J.W. Botzen

  • Evaluation of risks of metal flows and accumulation in economy and environment

    J.B Guinée;J.C.J.M van den Bergh;J Boelens;P.J Fraanje

  • A lower bound to the social cost of CO2 emissions.

    J. C. J. M. van den Bergh;J. C. J. M. van den Bergh;W. J. W. Botzen

  • Ecological Economics: Themes, Approaches, and Differences with Environmental Economics

    J.C.J.M. van den Bergh

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Nijkamp
Peter Nijkamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
W. J. Wouter Botzen
W. J. Wouter Botzen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Erik T. Verhoef
Erik T. Verhoef Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Paulo A. L. D. Nunes
Paulo A. L. D. Nunes Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Roy Brouwer
Roy Brouwer University of Waterloo
Laurens M. Bouwer
Laurens M. Bouwer Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
John M. Gowdy
John M. Gowdy Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Annegret H. Thieken
Annegret H. Thieken University of Potsdam
Kenneth Button
Kenneth Button George Mason University

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