Nature Sustainability

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Sustainability is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Regional patterns of wild animal hunting in African tropical forests512
The case for history in planning future food systems transformations482
Particulates and anaemia in India436
Globally elevated greenhouse gas emissions from polluted urban rivers414
A fresh start to sustainable sewage nitrogen removal299
Economic drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon298
Translating Earth system boundaries for cities and businesses292
Drowning carbon sinks?263
Identifying biases in the global placement of river gauges259
A titanium dioxide sponge for capturing lead leaking from perovskite solar cells256
Reverse the Cerrado’s neglect248
Alarming patterns of mature forest loss in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest247
Viability and desirability of financing conservation in Africa through fire management242
Towards sustainable aquaculture in the Amazon233
Analysing content of Paris climate pledges with computational linguistics221
Electrochemical lithium recycling from spent batteries with electricity generation220
Time to recover217
Research for greener batteries217
A truly sustainable future216
Summers up in smoke211
From natural capital accounting to natural capital banking208
The cow in the room208
Artificial intelligence for reducing the carbon emissions of 5G networks in China195
Increase in exposure of humans and infrastructure to large wildfires in the United States194
Response diversity as a sustainability strategy194
On policies and protests190
An investment strategy to address biodiversity loss from agricultural expansion187
Punishment institutions selected and sustained through voting and learning185
Global bioenergy with carbon capture and storage potential is largely constrained by sustainable irrigation183
Public health impacts of an imminent Red Sea oil spill181
Towards a unified understanding of human–nature interactions179
The motivation–impact gap in pro-environmental clothing consumption177
Charge carrier unveiled174
Public–private sharing of carbon sequestration risk162
Offsetting the greenhouse gas footprint of hydropower with floating solar photovoltaics158
Air-stable naphthalene derivative-based electrolytes for sustainable aqueous flow batteries151
Author Correction: The cultural evolution of collective property rights for sustainable resource governance151
A fairer and more effective carbon tax151
Author Correction: Effects of fishery bycatch-mitigation measures on vulnerable marine fauna and target catch149
Lithium recovery from brines148
A renewable and socially accepted energy system for astronomical telescopes144
Outcomes and policy focus of environmental litigation in the United States140
Efficacy of mitigation strategies for aquifer sustainability under climate change139
A two-salt solution for batteries133
Analytical utility of the JMP school water, sanitation and hygiene global monitoring data132
A river delta in transition130
A responsible energy transition125
Perry L. McCarty 1931–2023121
The economics of reversing fisheries-induced evolution120
Cooperate to save a changing planet118
An exploration of biodiversity limits to grazing ruminant milk and meat production117
Accelerating innovative water treatment in Latin America117
Principles for transformative ocean governance115
Weaving nature into social safety nets113
Author Correction: The importance of capturing management in forest restoration targets112
Continuing large-scale global trade and illegal trade of highly hazardous chemicals111
Diminishing returns on labour in the global marine food system109
Informal and formal markets in meeting water needs108
Transformative localization to accelerate the 2030 Agenda107
Space bioprocess engineering as a potential catalyst for sustainability106
Small Island Developing States under threat by rising seas even in a 1.5 °C warming world104
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with nanofertilizers102
Visualizing greener cities96
Severe decline in large farmland trees in India over the past decade96
The Global Climate Hub93
Weighing up policy tools93
Sustainable power generation from sewage with engineered microorganisms as electrocatalysts91
Our fifth anniversary91
Systems-level partnerships for sustainability at scale89
The ‘Pact for the Future’89
Olympic legacies and the sustainability agenda88
Electrolyte design for lithium-ion batteries with a cobalt-free cathode and silicon oxide anode88
Securing oil palm smallholder livelihoods without more deforestation in Indonesia87
Applying the food–energy–water nexus concept at the local scale85
A watershed moment for healthy watersheds83
Historical dynamics of landslide risk from population and forest-cover changes in the Kivu Rift83
Effects of global climate mitigation on regional air quality and health82
Data needed to decarbonize paratransit in Sub-Saharan Africa82
Diversified cropping systems with limited carbon accrual but increased nitrogen supply80
The impact of genetically modified crops on bird diversity80
A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks79
On track to achieve no net loss of forest at Madagascar’s biggest mine79
Adapting wild biodiversity conservation approaches to conserve agrobiodiversity78
An evaluation of the sustainability of the Olympic Games76
Urban water crises driven by elites’ unsustainable consumption76
Mycorrhizal fungi-mediated uptake of tree-derived nitrogen by maize in smallholder farms74
Large and inequitable flood risks in Los Angeles, California74
Land loss due to human-altered sediment budget in the Mississippi River Delta74
Photoelectrochemical production of disinfectants from seawater73
Lattice-sulfur-impregnated zero-valent iron crystals for long-term metal encapsulation72
From the ashes71
Ignition matters71
Community-led rebuilding after the LA wildfires71
Best practices for oxygen electrocatalysis70
Sustainable polymer coating for stainproof fabrics70
Upcycling of polyolefins into detergents70
The role of midstream actors in advancing the sustainability of agri-food supply chains70
Reversal of the levee effect towards sustainable floodplain management70
Preventing lead leakage in perovskite solar cells with a sustainable titanium dioxide sponge70
The spread and cost of saltwater intrusion in the US Mid-Atlantic69
Ferric sauce for potassium-ion battery69
Sea-level rise from land subsidence in major coastal cities69
Best practices for radiative cooling69
Sustained productivity and the persistence of coral reef fisheries68
Quantifying the human cost of global warming67
Co-benefits of marine protected areas for nature and people66
Confluence of fire and people65
Leveraging the collaborative power of AI and citizen science for sustainable development65
Displacing fishmeal with protein derived from stranded methane64
Fast-charge high-voltage layered cathodes for sodium-ion batteries64
Growing prominence of deep-sea life in marine bioprospecting63
Reprocessable and ultratough epoxy thermosetting plastic63
A seaweed aquaculture imperative to meet global sustainability targets62
Sustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice61
Limited quantity and quality of steel supply in a zero-emission future61
Carbon-efficient carbon dioxide electrolysers61
Perceptions of degrowth in the European Parliament61
New pathways for e-waste recycling60
Bioinspired hierarchical porous membrane for efficient uranium extraction from seawater59
Effects of expanding electric vehicle charging stations in California on the housing market58
Mercury and CO2 emissions from artisanal gold mining in Brazilian Amazon rainforest57
Ultrastable electrocatalytic seawater splitting at ampere-level current density57
Environmental impacts along the value chain from the consumption of ultra-processed foods57
Chemical recycling of a lignin-based non-isocyanate polyurethane foam57
Citizen science tackles plastics in Ghana56
Solar-driven waste-to-chemical conversion by wastewater-derived semiconductor biohybrids56
Air quality, health and equity implications of electrifying heavy-duty vehicles56
Advancing bio-based materials for sustainable solutions to food packaging56
Climate-driven ecological thresholds in China’s drylands modulated by grazing55
China’s future food demand and its implications for trade and environment55
Hybrid polymer network cathode-enabled soluble-polysulfide-free lithium–sulfur batteries55
Achieving sustainability of greenhouses by integrating stable semi-transparent organic photovoltaics55
Including stewardship in ecosystem health assessment54
Techno-economic assessment of low-temperature carbon dioxide electrolysis54
Dynamic electrochromism for all-season radiative thermoregulation54
Rebound in China’s coastal wetlands following conservation and restoration54
Forest conservation in Indigenous territories and protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon54
Understanding intercalation chemistry for sustainable aqueous zinc–manganese dioxide batteries54
Recycled micro-sized silicon anode for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries53
Towards circular plastics within planetary boundaries53
Valorization of waste biodegradable polyester for methyl methacrylate production53
A large but transient carbon sink from urbanization and rural depopulation in China52
Institutional navigation for polycentric sustainability governance52
Impacts of urban expansion on natural habitats in global drylands52
A bio-based nanofibre hydrogel filter for sustainable water purification52
Floating macrolitter leaked from Europe into the ocean51
Sustainable upcycling of spent LiCoO2 to an ultra-stable battery cathode at high voltage50
An all-weather radiative human body cooling textile50
Sustainable layered cathode with suppressed phase transition for long-life sodium-ion batteries50
Impact of the Russia–Ukraine armed conflict on water resources and water infrastructure50
Earlier collapse of Anthropocene ecosystems driven by multiple faster and noisier drivers49
Ultrahigh-nickel layered cathode with cycling stability for sustainable lithium-ion batteries49
How disruptive climate protests can benefit the broader climate movement48
Cross-national public acceptance of sustainable global supply chain policy instruments47
Telecoupled impacts of the Russia–Ukraine war on global cropland expansion and biodiversity47
A green solvent increases the stability of a perovskite ink for scalable processing47
Squeezed by inflation46
Sustainable health systems46
Urgent action is needed to restore the water sector in Ukraine46
Charting a sustainable course for batteries46
Narratives for change46
Dealing with systemic environmental risks46
Reconciling oil palm and ecosystems45
Looking for massive carbon capture45
Climate, caribou and human needs linked by analysis of Indigenous and scientific knowledge45
Most rocks trap CO245
National-level evaluation of a community-based marine management initiative44
Resilience of reefs to overfishing44
Cross-scale plastic policy ambition43
Returning to core principles to advance the 2030 Agenda43
Addressing ‘leaks’ in climate-smart agriculture43
A sustainable alternative to bisphenol A42
Mainstreaming regenerative dynamics for sustainability42
Mapped US artificial reef footprint42
Deep-sea mining poses an unjustifiable environmental risk42
Flash upcycling of glass fibre-reinforced plastics waste42
Biodiversity conservation threatened by global mining wastes42
Greening hydropower in Africa42
Globalizing green industrial policy through technology transfers41
Technology-minded climate delegates support less stringent climate policies41
Global evidence of human well-being and biodiversity impacts of natural climate solutions40
Author Correction: Contribution of double-cropped maize ethanol in Brazil to sustainable development40
A sustainable no-kill sea urchin aquaculture method to obtain caviar39
Recasting China’s urban wastewater management standards39
Co-benefits of forest carbon projects in Southeast Asia38
Nutrient recycling potential of excreta for global crop and grassland production38
Maintaining the productivity of co-culture systems in the face of environmental change38
Lockdowns and fire in Madagascar’s parks36
Author Correction: Addressing the contribution of indirect potable reuse to inland freshwater salinization36
Politics, power and planting trees36
Turning Greenland’s sand into gold36
Global South researchers need to focus on losses and damages36
Author Correction: Vulnerability to collapse of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean36
Environmental and socioeconomic footprints of the German bioeconomy35
Searching for a MicroFEWs nexus in Alaska35
Material efficiency to tackle the sand crisis35
Progress towards sustainable agriculture hampered by siloed scientific discourses35
Recovery at sea of abandoned, lost or discarded drifting fish aggregating devices34
Author Correction: Cash transfers for pro-poor carbon taxes in Latin America and the Caribbean34
Crops better when grown together34
Blueprint for phosphorus efficiency34
In-stream turbines for rethinking hydropower development in the Amazon basin34
Re-operating dams in the Mekong33
Building a sustainable place in space33
Embedded order boosts battery membranes33
Solar power challenges33
Mineral security essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals33
Environmental impact assessments not the main barrier to timely forest management in the United States32
Job–environment feedbacks32
The importance of capturing management in forest restoration targets31
Characterizing culture’s influence in land systems31
Publisher Correction: Harnessing infrared solar energy with plasmonic energy upconversion31
Incarcerated people in the United States face deadly and growing heat exposure risk31
Wildfire smoke exposure worsens students’ learning outcomes31
Radiative electrochromism for energy-efficient buildings31
Green energy financing30
Modelling dynamic ecosystem services30
A sustainable approach to universal metabolic cancer diagnosis29
Efficient methane oxidation to formaldehyde via photon–phonon cascade catalysis29
Synthesis of valuable benzenoid aromatics from bioderived feedstock29
Mechanical weeding enhances ecosystem multifunctionality and profit in industrial oil palm29
The value of car ownership and use in the United States29
Selective extraction of uranium from seawater with biofouling-resistant polymeric peptide29
A bioinspired permeable junction approach for sustainable device microfabrication29
Global effects of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals on subjective well-being29
The aluminium demand risk of terawatt photovoltaics for net zero emissions by 205029
Greener and higher conversion of esterification via interfacial photothermal catalysis28
Substantial impacts of climate shocks in African smallholder agriculture28
Human footprint is associated with shifts in the assemblages of major vector-borne diseases28
Why win–wins are rare in complex environmental management28
Impacts of climate litigation on firm value28
Towards sustainable rare-earth-element mining27
Policy implications of multiple concurrent soil erosion processes in European farmland27
Shaping a resilient future in response to COVID-1927
A global conservation basic income to safeguard biodiversity27
Addressing the contribution of indirect potable reuse to inland freshwater salinization26
A waste-free future for fashion26
Reconciliation of energy use disparities in brick production in India26
Large-scale implementation of solar interfacial desalination26
The potential of implementing superblocks for multifunctional street use in cities26
Increasing material efficiencies of buildings to address the global sand crisis26
Impact of truck electrification on air pollution disparities in the United States25
Understanding the plastics cycle to minimize exposure25
The Earth alignment principle for artificial intelligence25
Implementing the material footprint to measure progress towards Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 1225
Olympic sustainability or Olympian smokescreen25
Ecologically unequal exchanges driven by EU consumption25
Economic costs of wind erosion in the United States25
Economic efficiency and targeting of the African Great Green Wall25
Rethinking energy planning to mitigate the impacts of African hydropower25
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