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85
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746
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Matti Kummu 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 Matti Kummu sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 310 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Matti Kummu 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 Matti Kummu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Matti Kummu is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and has contributed extensively to Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Sociology and Political Science, and Environmental Engineering.

Their research covers diverse topics that include Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture, Climate Variability and Models, and Global Energy and Sustainability Research.

Recent publications by Matti Kummu include:

  • Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries (2023), published in Science Advances
  • Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries (2020), published in Nature Sustainability
  • Increasing dependence of lowland populations on mountain water resources (2020), published in Nature Sustainability
  • Illuminating water cycle modifications and Earth system resilience in the Anthropocene (2020), published in Water Resources Research
  • Local food crop production can fulfil demand for less than one-third of the population (2020), published in Nature Food

Kummu collaborates frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Vili Virkki
  • Miina Porkka
  • Mika Jalava
  • Matias Heino
  • Dieter Gerten

The scientist's work appears predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Food
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Earth's Future
  • Nature Sustainability

Best Publications

  • Lost food, wasted resources: global food supply chain losses and their impacts on freshwater, cropland, and fertiliser use

    M.S. Kummu;de H. Moel;M. Porkka;S. Siebert

  • Water scarcity assessments in the past, present, and future

    Junguo Liu;Hong Yang;Hong Yang;Simon N. Gosling;Matti Kummu

  • The world’s road to water scarcity: shortage and stress in the 20th century and pathways towards sustainability

    M. Kummu;J. H. A. Guillaume;J. H. A. Guillaume;H. de Moel;S. Eisner

  • Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015

    Matti Kummu;Maija Taka;Joseph H.A. Guillaume

  • Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries

    Dieter Gerten;Dieter Gerten;Vera Heck;Vera Heck;Jonas Jägermeyr;Jonas Jägermeyr;Jonas Jägermeyr;Benjamin Leon Bodirsky

  • Sediment-related impacts due to upstream reservoir trapping, the Lower Mekong River

    Matti Kummu;Olli Varis

  • Is physical water scarcity a new phenomenon? Global assessment of water shortage over the last two millennia

    Matti Kummu;Philip J Ward;Hans de Moel;Olli Varis

  • A global data set of the extent of irrigated land from 1900 to 2005

    Stefan Siebert;Matti Kummu;Miina Porkka;Petra Döll

  • How Close Do We Live to Water? A Global Analysis of Population Distance to Freshwater Bodies

    Matti Kummu;Hans de Moel;Philip J. Ward;Olli Varis

  • Water savings potentials of irrigation systems:: global simulation of processes and linkages

    Jonas Jägermeyr;Dieter Gerten;Jens Heinke;Jens Heinke;Jens Heinke;Sibyll Schaphoff

  • Future changes in Mekong River hydrology: impact of climate change and reservoir operation on discharge

    H. Lauri;de H. Moel;P.J. Ward;T.A. Räsänen

  • Basin-wide sediment trapping efficiency of emerging reservoirs along the Mekong

    Matti Kummu;Xi Xi Lu;Jian-Jun Wang;Olli Varis

  • Increasing dependence of lowland populations on mountain water resources

    Daniel Viviroli;Matti Kummu;Michel Meybeck;Marko Kallio

  • Towards a revised planetary boundary for consumptive freshwater use: role of environmental flow requirements

    Dieter Gerten;Holger Hoff;Holger Hoff;Johan Rockström;Jonas Jägermeyr

  • Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress”

    D. Vanham;Arjen Y. Hoekstra;Y. Wada;F. Bouraoui

  • Impact of the Mekong River Flow Alteration on the Tonle Sap Flood Pulse

    Matti Kummu;Juha Sarkkula

  • From food insufficiency towards trade dependency: a historical analysis of global food availability

    Miina Porkka;Matti Kummu;Stefan Siebert;Olli Varis

  • Strong influence of El Niño Southern Oscillation on flood risk around the world

    Philip J. Ward;Brenden Jongman;Matti Kummu;Michael D. Dettinger

  • Changing sediment budget of the Mekong: Cumulative threats and management strategies for a large river basin

    G. Mathias Kondolf;G. Mathias Kondolf;Rafael J.P. Schmitt;Rafael J.P. Schmitt;Paul Carling;Steve Darby

  • The unfolding water drama in the Anthropocene: towards a resilience-based perspective on water for global sustainability

    Johan Rockström;Malin Falkenmark;T. Allan;Carl Folke

Frequent Co-Authors

Olli Varis
Olli Varis Aalto University
Yoshihide Wada
Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dieter Gerten
Dieter Gerten Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Stefan Siebert
Stefan Siebert University of Göttingen
Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Xixi Lu
Xixi Lu National University of Singapore
Ingo Fetzer
Ingo Fetzer Stockholm Resilience Centre
Hong Yang
Hong Yang Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Maria Cristina Rulli
Maria Cristina Rulli Polytechnic University of Milan
Pavel Kabat
Pavel Kabat Wageningen University & Research

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