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Steven Van Passel

Steven Van Passel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 49 1450 1292 14 12 302 9838
Environmental Sciences 52 4465 4274 62 61 335 10603

Steven Van Passel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven Van Passel between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven Van Passel published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 20.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2018. 22 of the 463 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2018. 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 21 publications 2026: 1 publication
2004 2026

463 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven Van Passel: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 5
2008 5
2009 8
2010 7
2011 14
2012 39
2013 37
2014 29
2015 30
2016 27
2017 27
2018 40
2019 36
2020 24
2021 25
2022 24
2023 23
2024 29
2025 21
2026 1
Total 463
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Steven Van Passel publications per year - data summary

  • Steven Van Passel, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Antwerp, has 463 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 40 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 20.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 20.1 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 98 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 51 publications (6.4 per year); 2012-2019: 265 publications (33.1 per year); 2020-2026: 147 publications (21.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Steven Van Passel publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven Van Passel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 302–306 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 302 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24 302
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Steven Van Passel publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 42–46 to 521+ publications.
  • Steven Van Passel, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Antwerp, records 302 publications - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Steven Van Passel, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Steven Van Passel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 137–141 publications, holding 111 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 48% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 521 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Steven Van Passel D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven Van Passel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74 49
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Steven Van Passel D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 72 ranges running from 30 to 101+ D-Index.
  • Steven Van Passel, a Economics and Finance scholar from University of Antwerp, records 49 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Steven Van Passel, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Steven Van Passel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 33 D-Index, holding 178 scientists (5% 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 101 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Steven Van Passel is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium, where their research primarily addresses environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their scholarly output encompasses a substantial corpus of work totaling more than ninety-one publications in environmental science and seventy-seven in agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's research spans key subfields including economics and econometrics, general agricultural and biological sciences, global and planetary change, strategy and management, and soil science.

Principal topics of their work include sustainable supply chain management, agricultural innovations and practices, climate change impacts on agriculture, economic and environmental valuation, environmental impact and sustainability, land use and ecosystem services, and agricultural risk and resilience.

Steven Van Passel has contributed to a variety of recent papers, such as:

  • Urban green infrastructure: A review on valuation toolkits from an urban planning perspective, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Rethinking resilient agriculture: From Climate-Smart Agriculture to Vulnerable-Smart Agriculture, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Techno-economic assessment of mechanical recycling of challenging post-consumer plastic packaging waste, 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Economic performance of pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste: Open-loop versus closed-loop recycling, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • A review on learning effects in prospective technology assessment, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Frequent collaborators have included Pieter Billen, Enyew Adgo, Hossein Azadi, Jan Nyssen, and Philippe Nimmegeers.

Their work has been published in several notable venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Environment Development and Sustainability
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Best Publications

  • Enhanced Landfill Mining in view of multiple resource recovery: a critical review

    Peter Tom Jones;Daneel Geysen;Yves Tielemans;Steven Van Passel

  • Organic Farming and Small-Scale Farmers: Main Opportunities and Challenges

    Zeynab Jouzi;Hossein Azadi;Fatemeh Taheri;Kiumars Zarafshani

  • Bridging the gap between LCA, LCC and CBA as sustainability assessment tools

    Rob Hoogmartens;Steven Van Passel;Karel Van Acker;Maarten Dubois

  • Measuring farm sustainability and explaining differences in sustainable efficiency

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

  • MOTIFS: a monitoring tool for integrated farm sustainability

    Marijke Meul;Steven Van Passel;Frank Nevens;Joost Dessein

  • Life cycle analyses of organic photovoltaics: a review

    Sebastien Lizin;Steven Van Passel;Ellen De Schepper;Wouter Maes

  • Determinants of risk behaviour: effects of perceived risks and risk attitude on farmer’s adoption of risk management strategies

    F. van Winsen;Y. de Mey;L. Lauwers;S. Van Passel

  • Urban green infrastructure: A review on valuation toolkits from an urban planning perspective.

    Wito Van Oijstaeijen;Steven Van Passel;Jan Cools

  • A Ricardian Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on European Agriculture

    Steven Van Passel;Steven Van Passel;Steven Van Passel;Emanuele Massetti;Robert O. Mendelsohn

  • Rethinking resilient agriculture: From Climate-Smart Agriculture to Vulnerable-Smart Agriculture

    Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Hossein Azadi;Saghi Movahhed Moghaddam;Stefan Burkart;Hossein Mahmoudi

  • How to assess the potential of emerging green technologies? Towards a prospective environmental and techno-economic assessment framework

    Gwenny Thomassen;Miet Van Dael;Steven Van Passel;Steven Van Passel;Fengqi You

  • The economics of enhanced landfill mining: private and societal performance drivers

    Steven Van Passel;Maarten Dubois;Maarten Dubois;Johan Eyckmans;Johan Eyckmans;Serge de Gheldere

  • Techno-economic assessment of mechanical recycling of challenging post-consumer plastic packaging waste

    Macarena Larrain;Steven Van Passel;Gwenny Thomassen;Gwenny Thomassen;Bart Van Gorp

  • Renewable energy development in rural areas of Iran

    Nashmil Afsharzade;Abdolhamid Papzan;Mehdi Ashjaee;Sohrab Delangizan

  • Battery pack recycling: Behaviour change interventions derived from an integrative theory of planned behaviour study

    Sebastien Lizin;Miet Van Dael;Steven Van Passel

  • A systematic review of environmental and economic impacts of smart grids

    M. Moretti;S. Njakou Djomo;S. Njakou Djomo;H. Azadi;K. May

  • Multilevel and multi-user sustainability assessment of farming systems

    Steven Van Passel;Marijke Meul

  • The Future of Ex-Ante LCA? Lessons Learned and Practical Recommendations

    Matthias Buyle;Amaryllis Audenaert;Pieter Billen;Katrien Boonen

  • Economic performance of pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste : open-loop versus closed-loop recycling

    Macarena Larrain;Steven Van Passel;Gwenny Thomassen;Gwenny Thomassen;Uros Kresovic

  • Sustainable value assessment of farms using frontier efficiency benchmarks

    Steven Van Passel;Guido Van Huylenbroeck;Ludwig Lauwers;Erik Mathijs

  • Food Miles to assess sustainability: A revision

    Steven Van Passel

  • MOTIFS : a monitoring tool for integrated farm sustainability

    Marijke Meul;Steven Van Passel;Frank Nevens;Joost Dessein

Frequent Co-Authors

Hossein Azadi
Hossein Azadi Ghent University
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Frank Witlox
Frank Witlox Ghent University
Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Guido Van Huylenbroeck Ghent University
Miet Maertens
Miet Maertens KU Leuven
Robert M. Malina
Robert M. Malina The University of Texas at Austin
Erik Mathijs
Erik Mathijs KU Leuven
Robert Mendelsohn
Robert Mendelsohn Yale University
Jean Manca
Jean Manca Hasselt University
Ben Derudder
Ben Derudder KU Leuven

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