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Jessica Aschemann-Witzel

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
50
Citations
10798
World Ranking
2748
National Ranking
21

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel 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 Jessica Aschemann-Witzel sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel 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 Jessica Aschemann-Witzel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Food Science, Plant Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Marketing, and Ecology.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as food waste reduction and sustainability, organic food and agriculture, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, environmental sustainability in business, obesity, physical activity and diet, consumer attitudes and food labeling, and urban agriculture and sustainability.

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel has co-authored several publications with frequent collaborators including Gabriele Torma, Gastón Ares, Susanne Pedersen, Lukas Fesenfeld, and Tobias Schmidt.

Key recent papers include:

  • Plant-based food and protein trend from a business perspective: markets, consumers, and the challenges and opportunities in the future (2020), Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Upcycled by-product use in agri-food systems from a consumer perspective: A review of what we know, and what is missing (2021), Technological Forecasting and Social Change
  • Defining upcycled food: The dual role of upcycling in reducing food loss and waste (2023), Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • My style, my food, my waste! Consumer food waste-related lifestyle segments (2020), Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Publication venues where this researcher has frequently published include AEA Randomized Controlled Trials, Food Quality and Preference, Trends in Food Science & Technology, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Appetite.

In addition to journal articles, Jessica Aschemann-Witzel has contributed to book publications, including a 2023 book titled Food Sustainability Understanding in the Nordic-Baltic countries published by TemaNord.

Best Publications

  • Making sense of the "clean label" trends: A review of consumer food choice behavior and discussion of industry implications.

    Daniele Asioli;Daniele Asioli;Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Vincenzina Caputo;Riccardo Vecchio

  • Consumer-related food waste: causes and potential for action

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Ilona de Hooge;Pegah Amani;Tino Bech-Larsen

  • Plant-based food and protein trend from a business perspective: markets, consumers, and the challenges and opportunities in the future

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Rebecca Futtrup Gantriis;Paola Fraga;Federico J. A. Perez-Cueto

  • Can't Buy Me Green? A Review of Consumer Perceptions of and Behavior toward the Price of Organic Food

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Stephan Zielke

  • Policies to promote healthy eating in Europe: a structured review of policies and their effectiveness

    Sara Capacci;Mario Mazzocchi;Bhavani Shankar;José Brambila Macias

  • This apple is too ugly for me!: Consumer preferences for suboptimal food products in the supermarket and at home

    Ilona E. de Hooge;Marije Oostindjer;Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Anne Normann

  • Processing- and product-related causes for food waste and implications for the food supply chain.

    Norbert Raak;Claudia Symmank;Susann Zahn;Jessica Aschemann-Witzel

  • Are school meals a viable and sustainable tool to improve the healthiness and sustainability of children´s diet and food consumption? A cross-national comparative perspective

    Marije Oostindjer;Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Qing Wang;Silje Elisabeth Skuland

  • Key characteristics and success factors of supply chain initiatives tackling consumer-related food waste – A multiple case study

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Ilona E. de Hooge;Harald Rohm;Anne Normann

  • Consumer behaviour towards price-reduced suboptimal foods in the supermarket and the relation to food waste in households.

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Jacob Haagen Jensen;Mette Hyldetoft Jensen;Viktorija Kulikovskaja

  • Effects of nutrition label format and product assortment on the healthfulness of food choice

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Klaus G. Grunert;Hans C.M. van Trijp;Svetlana Bialkova

  • Consumers’ categorization of food ingredients: Do consumers perceive them as ‘clean label’ producers expect? An exploration with projective mapping

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Paula Varela;Anne Odile Peschel

  • Elaborating on the attitude–behaviour gap regarding organic products: young Danish consumers and in-store food choice

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Emilie Marie Niebuhr Aagaard

  • How important is country-of-origin for organic food consumers? A review of the literature and suggestions for future research

    John Thøgersen;Susanne Pedersen;Maria Paternoga;Eva Schwendel

  • Consumer-Related Food Waste: Role of Food Marketing and Retailers and Potential for Action

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Ilona de Hooge;Anne Normann

  • Are organic consumers preferring or avoiding foods with nutrition and health claims

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Nicole Maroscheck;Ulrich Hamm

  • Does front-of-pack nutrition information improve consumer ability to make healthful choices? Performance of warnings and the traffic light system in a simulated shopping experiment.

    Leandro Machín;Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;María Rosa Curutchet;Ana Giménez

  • The impact of organic certification and country of origin on consumer food choice in developed and emerging economies

    John Thøgersen;Susanne Pedersen;Jessica Aschemann-Witzel

  • Consumer in-store choice of suboptimal food to avoid food waste: The role of food category, communication and perception of quality dimensions

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Ana Giménez;Gastón Ares

  • Upcycled by-product use in agri-food systems from a consumer perspective: A review of what we know, and what is missing

    Jessica Aschemann-Witzel;Isadora Do Carmo Stangherlin

  • Comparative performance of three interpretative front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes: Insights for policy making

    Gastón Ares;Fiorella Varela;Leandro Machin;Lucía Antúnez

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Verbeke
Wim Verbeke Ghent University
John Thøgersen
John Thøgersen Aarhus University
Susanne S. Pedersen
Susanne S. Pedersen University of Southern Denmark
Klaus G. Grunert
Klaus G. Grunert Aarhus University
Ulrich Hamm
Ulrich Hamm University of Kassel
Moira Dean
Moira Dean Queen's University Belfast
Monique Raats
Monique Raats University of Surrey
Hans C.M. van Trijp
Hans C.M. van Trijp Wageningen University & Research
Gro V. Amdam
Gro V. Amdam Arizona State University
Paul Rozin
Paul Rozin University of Pennsylvania

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