| The water footprint of bioenergy W Gerbens-Leenes, AY Hoekstra, TH van der Meer Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (25), 10219-10223, 2009 | 936 | 2009 |
| The water footprint of energy from biomass: A quantitative assessment and consequences of an increasing share of bio-energy in energy supply PW Gerbens-Leenes, AY Hoekstra, TH Van der Meer Ecological economics 68 (4), 1052-1060, 2009 | 591 | 2009 |
| The water footprint of poultry, pork and beef: A comparative study in different countries and production systems PW Gerbens-Leenes, MM Mekonnen, AY Hoekstra Water resources and industry 1, 25-36, 2013 | 441 | 2013 |
| Consumption patterns and their effects on land required for food PW Gerbens-Leenes, S Nonhebel Ecological Economics 42 (1-2), 185-199, 2002 | 409 | 2002 |
| The consumptive water footprint of electricity and heat: a global assessment MM Mekonnen, PW Gerbens-Leenes, AY Hoekstra Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 1 (3), 285-297, 2015 | 322 | 2015 |
| Past and future trends in grey water footprints of anthropogenic nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to major world rivers C Liu, C Kroeze, AY Hoekstra, W Gerbens-Leenes Ecological indicators 18, 42-49, 2012 | 313 | 2012 |
| Food consumption patterns and economic growth. Increasing affluence and the use of natural resources PW Gerbens-Leenes, S Nonhebel, MS Krol Appetite 55 (3), 597-608, 2010 | 308 | 2010 |
| Design and development of a measuring method for environmental sustainability in food production systems PW Gerbens-Leenes, HC Moll, AJMS Uiterkamp Ecological economics 46 (2), 231-248, 2003 | 285 | 2003 |
| Biofuel scenarios in a water perspective: The global blue and green water footprint of road transport in 2030 PW Gerbens-Leenes, AR Van Lienden, AY Hoekstra, TH Van der Meer Global Environmental Change 22 (3), 764-775, 2012 | 235 | 2012 |
| Biofuel scenarios in a water perspective: The global blue and green water footprint of road transport in 2030 PW Gerbens-Leenes, AR Van Lienden, AY Hoekstra, TH Van der Meer Global Environmental Change 22 (3), 764-775, 2012 | 235 | 2012 |
| A method to determine land requirements relating to food consumption patterns PW Gerbens-Leenes, S Nonhebel, W Ivens Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 90 (1), 47-58, 2002 | 227 | 2002 |
| The water footprint of sweeteners and bio-ethanol W Gerbens-Leenes, AY Hoekstra Environment international 40, 202-211, 2012 | 180 | 2012 |
| Food and land use. The influence of consumption patterns on the use of agricultural resources W Gerbens-Leenes, S Nonhebel Appetite 45 (1), 24-31, 2005 | 129 | 2005 |
| China’s rising hydropower demand challenges water sector J Liu, D Zhao, PW Gerbens-Leenes, D Guan Scientific reports 5 (1), 1-14, 2015 | 110 | 2015 |
| Reply to Pfister and Hellweg: Water footprint accounting, impact assessment, and life-cycle assessment AY Hoekstra, W Gerbens-Leenes, TH van der Meer Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (40), E114-E114, 2009 | 108 | 2009 |
| The water footprint of second-generation bioenergy: a comparison of biomass feedstocks and conversion techniques V Mathioudakis, PW Gerbens-Leenes, TH Van der Meer, AY Hoekstra Journal of cleaner production 148, 571-582, 2017 | 102 | 2017 |
| Future electricity: The challenge of reducing both carbon and water footprint MM Mekonnen, PW Gerbens-Leenes, AY Hoekstra Science of the total environment 569, 1282-1288, 2016 | 95 | 2016 |
| The blue and grey water footprint of construction materials: Steel, cement and glass PW Gerbens-Leenes, AY Hoekstra, R Bosman Water resources and industry 19, 1-12, 2018 | 94 | 2018 |
| China’s coal-fired power plants impose pressure on water resources X Zhang, J Liu, Y Tang, X Zhao, H Yang, PW Gerbens-Leenes, ... Journal of Cleaner Production 161, 1171-1179, 2017 | 90 | 2017 |
| The water footprint of biofuel-based transport W Gerbens-Leenes, AY Hoekstra Energy & Environmental Science 4 (8), 2658-2668, 2011 | 90 | 2011 |
