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| 1 | The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6 | Geoscientific Model Development | 2016 | 2,414 |
| 2 | Microplastics in freshwaters and drinking water: Critical review and assessment of data quality | Water Research | 2019 | 1,551 |
| 3 | The sociology of expectations in science and technology | Technology Analysis and Strategic Management | 2006 | 1,242 |
| 4 | TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access | Global Change Biology | 2020 | 1,156 |
| 5 | Identification of microplastic in effluents of waste water treatment plants using focal plane array-based micro-Fourier-transform infrared imaging | Water Research | 2017 | 1,115 |
| 6 | Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions | Nature Climate Change | 2016 | 1,030 |
| 7 | Scenarios towards limiting global mean temperature increase below 1.5 °C | Nature Climate Change | 2018 | 861 |
| 8 | Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research | Nature Sustainability | 2020 | 805 |
| 9 | Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points | Science | 2022 | 715 |
| 10 | Persistent growth of CO2 emissions and implications for reaching climate targets | Nature Geoscience | 2014 | 635 |
| 11 | Integrated life-cycle assessment of electricity-supply scenarios confirms global environmental benefit of low-carbon technologies | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2015 | 531 |
| 12 | Soil invertebrate fauna enhances grassland succession and diversity | Nature | 2003 | 507 |
| 13 | CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ECOSYSTEMS: THE ROLE OF STOICHIOMETRY | Ecology | 2004 | 506 |
| 14 | Harmonization of global land use change and management for the period 850–2100 (LUH2) for CMIP6 | Geoscientific Model Development | 2020 | 496 |
| 15 | Alternative pathways to the 1.5 °C target reduce the need for negative emission technologies | Nature Climate Change | 2018 | 494 |
| 16 | A Holistic Perspective on Corporate Sustainability Drivers | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management | 2015 | 493 |
| 17 | Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy | Nature | 2020 | 484 |
| 18 | Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome | Nature | 2018 | 482 |
| 19 | Emissions from Photovoltaic Life Cycles | Environmental Science & Technology | 2008 | 477 |
| 20 | Endangered plants persist under phosphorus limitation | Nature | 2005 | 457 |
| 21 | Luminescent Solar Concentrators - A review of recent results | Optics Express | 2008 | 449 |
| 22 | Assessing the impacts of 1.5 °C global warming – simulation protocol of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP2b) | Geoscientific Model Development | 2017 | 447 |
| 23 | Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | 2016 | 436 |
| 24 | People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2021 | 428 |
| 25 | Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics | Regional Studies | 2015 | 427 |
| 26 | Residual fossil CO2 emissions in 1.5–2 °C pathways | Nature Climate Change | 2018 | 421 |
| 27 | The renaissance of the Sabatier reaction and its applications on Earth and in space | Nature Catalysis | 2019 | 419 |
| 28 | Energy investment needs for fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals | Nature Energy | 2018 | 411 |
| 29 | Evaluating sustainability transitions pathways: Bridging analytical approaches to address governance challenges | Global Environmental Change | 2015 | 399 |
| 30 | Quality Criteria for the Analysis of Microplastic in Biota Samples: A Critical Review | Environmental Science & Technology | 2018 | 394 |
| 31 | Sediment connectivity: a framework for understanding sediment transfer at multiple scales | Earth Surface Processes and Landforms | 2015 | 388 |
| 32 | The Role of Carbon Capture and Utilization, Carbon Capture and Storage, and Biomass to Enable a Net-Zero-CO2 Emissions Chemical Industry | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research | 2020 | 342 |
| 33 | Reconciling complexity with stability in naturally assembling food webs | Nature | 2007 | 340 |
| 34 | Drivers of declining CO2 emissions in 18 developed economies | Nature Climate Change | 2019 | 339 |
| 35 | Related Variety, Unrelated Variety and Technological Breakthroughs: An analysis of US State-Level Patenting | Regional Studies | 2015 | 335 |
| 36 | Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system | Nature Food | 2020 | 324 |
| 37 | Assessing China’s efforts to pursue the 1.5°C warming limit | Science | 2021 | 322 |
| 38 | Towards a theory of regional diversification: combining insights from Evolutionary Economic Geography and Transition Studies | Regional Studies | 2017 | 321 |
| 39 | Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Measures of Uncertainty in Model‐Based Environmental Assessment: The NUSAP System | Risk Analysis | 2005 | 317 |
| 40 | Sharing a quota on cumulative carbon emissions | Nature Climate Change | 2014 | 301 |
| 41 | The challenges of water, waste and climate change in cities | Environment, Development and Sustainability | 2017 | 293 |
| 42 | Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework | Nature Climate Change | 2020 | 286 |
| 43 | Net-zero emission targets for major emitting countries consistent with the Paris Agreement | Nature Communications | 2021 | 286 |
| 44 | Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement | Nature Communications | 2020 | 276 |
| 45 | Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply | Nature Climate Change | 2021 | 272 |
| 46 | Roles of Systemic Intermediaries in Transition Processes | International Journal of Innovation Management | 2003 | 260 |
| 47 | Resource nexus perspectives towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals | Nature Sustainability | 2018 | 258 |
| 48 | Photovoltaics energy payback times, greenhouse gas emissions and external costs: 2004–early 2005 status | Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications | 2006 | 245 |
| 49 | Towards a Conceptual Framework for The Study of Shifts in Modes of Environmental Governance – Experiences From The Netherlands | Environmental Policy and Governance | 2012 | 245 |
| 50 | Keeping sustainable innovation on a leash? Exploring incumbents’ institutional strategies | Business Strategy and the Environment | 2015 | 234 |
