Stephan Pfister

HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland — Switzerland

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

59h-index14.3kcitations217works10.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Environmental Impact and Sustainability(103), Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies(65), Water resources management and optimization(51), Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact(23), Economic and Environmental Valuation(17)

Publications217 total

Mismatches in the coffee value chain: from basic needs to hedonistic lifestyles—experiences from Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Switzerland
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Dataset of nutrient content and regionalized climate change impacts of food items per consumer country and life cycle stage based on supply location
Data in Brief·2025Open Access
Empirical evidence supports neither land sparing nor land sharing as the main strategy to manage agriculture–biodiversity tradeoffs
PNAS Nexus·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Ambitious food system interventions required to mitigate the risk of exceeding Earth’s environmental limits
One Earth·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Complementary strengths of water footprint and life cycle assessments in analyzing global freshwater appropriation and its local impacts – Recommendations from an Interdisciplinary discussion series
Ecological Indicators·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Current and Future Impacts of Lithium Carbonate from Brines: A Global Regionalized Life Cycle Assessment Model
Environmental Science & Technology·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
Is ‘local food’ best? Evaluating agricultural greenhouses in Switzerland as an alternative to imports for reducing carbon footprint
Resources Environment and Sustainability·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Rising greenhouse gas emissions embodied in the global bioeconomy supply chain
Communications Earth & Environment·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Source data to create the figures of the study "Rising greenhouse gas emissions embodied in the global bioeconomy supply chain" using REX3 with new GHG extension including LULUCF
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Global extinction probabilities of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine species groups
2024Open Access
Carbon footprint distributions of lithium-ion batteries and their materials
Nature Communications·2024· 67 citedOpen Access
Current and Future Impacts of Lithium Carbonate from Brines: A Global Regionalized Life Cycle Assessment Model
2024Open Access
Assessing the potential human health impacts of freshwater consumption: considering inequalities in water availability to assess the consequences of domestic water deprivation
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Biodiversity impacts of recent land-use change driven by increases in agri-food imports
Nature Sustainability·2024· 71 citedOpen Access
Carbon Footprint Distributions of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Their Materials
2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Landscape-Scale Biodiversity Impacts Analysis of Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Cultivation along Export Supply Chains
Environmental Science & Technology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Is lithium from geothermal brines the sustainable solution for Li-ion batteries?
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews·2024· 25 citedOpen Access
Accounting for nutrition-related health impacts in food life cycle assessment: insights from an expert workshop
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Water consumption and biodiversity: Responses to global emergency events
Science Bulletin·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Multiscale Orientation Values for Biodiversity, Climate and Water: A Scientific Input for Science- Based Targets
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Stefanie Hellweg(18), Francesca Verones(10), Bradley G. Ridoutt(9), Annette Koehler(8), Anne‐Marie Boulay(8), Masaharu Motoshita(7), Manuele Margni(6), Montserrat Núñez(6), Peter Fantke(6), Jane Bare(5), Christopher Oberschelp(5), Rolf Frischknecht(5), Olivier Jolliet(5), Laura Scherer(5), Markus Berger(4), Livia Cabernard(4), Kuishuang Feng(4), Klaus Hubacek(4), Cécile Bulle(4), Assumpció Antón(4)