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Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Anis ur Rehman Khalil
Hohai University
2
Khaled Obaideen
University of Sharjah
3
David Gernaat
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
4
Tom Terlouw
Paul Scherrer Institute
5
Flannery Dolan
RAND Corporation
6
Mengistu Mengesha Maja
Haramaya University
7
Argyris Panagopoulos
National Technical University of Athens
8
Jackson Lord
Creative Commons
9
Md Abu Bakar Siddik
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
10
Davide Tonelli
Carnegie Institution for Science

Rising Stars Papers

1
Future hydrogen economies imply environmental trade-offs and a supply-demand mismatch
Nature Communications|2024
156 cit.
2
Cost-competitive decentralized ammonia fertilizer production can increase food security
Nature Food|2024
89 cit.
3
Wireless power transfer: Applications, challenges, barriers, and the role of AI in achieving sustainable development goals - A bibliometric analysis
Energy Strategy Reviews|2024
70 cit.
4
Assessment of Potential and Techno-Economic Performance of Solid Sorbent Direct Air Capture with CO<sub>2</sub> Storage in Europe
Environmental Science & Technology|2024
55 cit.
5
A comprehensive assessment of the economic and technical viability of a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) hybrid desalination system for water and salt recovery
Journal of Environmental Management|2024
44 cit.
6
Techno-economic analysis (TEA) of zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems for treatment and utilization of brine via resource recovery
Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification|2024
34 cit.
7
Assessing the Energy Footprint of Desalination Technologies and Minimal/Zero Liquid Discharge (MLD/ZLD) Systems for Sustainable Water Protection via Renewable Energy Integration
Energies|2025
33 cit.
8
Global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation potential of existing and planned hydrogen projects
Nature Energy|2025
26 cit.
9
Changes in climate extreme indices and agricultural drought monitoring in the semi-arid areas of Borana zone, southern Ethiopia
Heliyon|2025
15 cit.
10
Advancing water security in arid regions: A technological and bibliometric study on integrating hydro panels in buildings for sustainable development goals
Energy Nexus|2024
14 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Bryan Hannegan
College of the Holy Cross
2
Tareq Al‐Ansari
Hamad bin Khalifa University
3
La Zhuo
Chinese Academy of Sciences
4
Landon Marston
Virginia Tech
5
Sylvia Tramberend
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
6
Xuân Phương Nguyễn
The Ohio State University
7
Modesto Pérez‐Sánchez
Universitat Politècnica de València
8
Oluwabusola Olaniyan
Manitoba Hydro
9
Arjun Gautam
Pokhara University
10
Tabitha A. Olang
The University of Tokyo

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Energy-related approach for reduction of CO2 emissions: A critical strategy on the port-to-ship pathway
Journal of Cleaner Production|2022
307 cit.
2
Biomass-derived biochar: From production to application in removing heavy metal-contaminated water
Process Safety and Environmental Protection|2022
190 cit.
3
Technological solutions for boosting hydrogen role in decarbonization strategies and net-zero goals of world shipping: Challenges and perspectives
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews|2023
155 cit.
4
Hydrogen Production by Water Splitting with Support of Metal and Carbon-Based Photocatalysts
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering|2023
120 cit.
5
The review of power generation from integrated biomass gasification and solid oxide fuel cells: current status and future directions
Fuel|2023
116 cit.
6
Understanding behaviors of compression ignition engine running on metal nanoparticle additives-included fuels: A control comparison between biodiesel and diesel fuel
Fuel|2022
101 cit.
7
Nanotechnology-integrated phase change material and nanofluids for solar applications as a potential approach for clean energy strategies: Progress, challenges, and opportunities
Journal of Cleaner Production|2023
98 cit.
8
New Challenges towards Smart Systems’ Efficiency by Digital Twin in Water Distribution Networks
Water|2022
97 cit.
9
Data-driven robust model predictive control for greenhouse temperature control and energy utilisation assessment
Applied Energy|2023
87 cit.
10
Improving the thermal efficiency of a solar flat plate collector using MWCNT-Fe3O4/water hybrid nanofluids and ensemble machine learning
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering|2022
84 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Arjen Y. Hoekstra
University of Twente
2
Guohe Huang
University of Regina
3
William A. Phillip
University of Notre Dame
4
Paolo D’Odorico
University of California, Berkeley
5
Christian Breyer
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
6
Marc F. P. Bierkens
Utrecht University
7
Yongping Li
Jilin University
8
Walter C. Willett
Harvard University
9
Mesfin M. Mekonnen
University of Alabama
10
Yoshihide Wada
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment
Science|2011
6.5k cit.
2
Four billion people facing severe water scarcity
Science Advances|2016
5.3k cit.
3
REPRODUCIBILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SEMIQUANTITATIVE FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE
American Journal of Epidemiology|1985
4.3k cit.
4
Climate Change Will Affect the Asian Water Towers
Science|2010
4.1k cit.
5
Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits
Nature|2018
3.2k cit.
6
Diet, Lifestyle, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women
New England Journal of Medicine|2001
2.9k cit.
7
TOTAL ENERGY INTAKE: IMPLICATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSES
American Journal of Epidemiology|1986
2.8k cit.
8
Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men
New England Journal of Medicine|1993
2.4k cit.
9
The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products
Hydrology and earth system sciences|2011
2.4k cit.
10
The water footprint of humanity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2012
2.2k cit.

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