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Research output per year
Personal profile
Short biography
Martin Bruckner holds degrees in Business Informatics (BSc) and Social and Human Ecology (MSc). He obtained his PhD in Social and Economic Sciences.
Martin served as a researcher at the Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI) from 2005 to 2013. In October 2013, he joined the "Global Resource Use" research group at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). Additionally, from 2023 to 2024, he served as a Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich.
Research interests
Martin specializes in modeling the physical dimension of biomass conversion and distribution networks. In his research, he develops physical/hybrid multi-regional input-output models, and applies them to explore the characteristics, drivers, environmental impacts, and dynamics of socio-economic biomass metabolism.
His work finds application in various areas, including:
- analyzing the global impacts of food and non-food product consumption on land and water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss,
- environmental risks associated with an expansion of the bioeconomy,
- the potential effects of dietary changes and the reduction of food waste, and
- climate risks in global agricultural supply chains.
Martin aims to uncover environmental dependencies along international supply chains and illuminate the connections between socio-economic activities and planetary health.
Fields of research: Land use, nutrition, international trade, input-output analysis, environmental footprinting, bioeconomy, climate change, biodiversity loss
External positions
Senior Researcher, ETH Zürich
1 Jan 2023 → 30 Sept 2024
Expertise
- Environmental footprinting
- Land use
- Food systems
- International trade
- Bioeconomy
- Climate change
- Input-output analysis
- Sustainability Research
- Biodiversity
- Global supply chains
- Nachhaltiger Konsum
Publications
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Coffee and Cigarettes: Global Stimulant Consumption Drives Biodiversity Loss in Key Ecoregions
Wilson, E., Stadler, K., Verones, F. & Bruckner, M., 28 Mar 2025Publication: Other publications › Other scientific publications
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Mapping high-impact groups across dietary sustainability and nutrition
Taherzadeh, O., Schoorlemmer, A., Behrens, P., Bruckner, M. & Cai, H., 28 Jul 2025.Publication: Working/Discussion Paper › Working Paper/Preprint
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Production- and consumption-driven spatially explicit hotspots of global cropland soil erosion
Zhai, G., Deng, Z., Li, C., Li, K., Li, W., Bruckner, M., Huang, K., Hubacek, K., Shi, Z. & Wang, Z., 1 Sept 2025, In: Cell Reports Sustainability. p. 100488Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Stranded assets in EU+UK agriculture during food system transformations
Kortleve, A., Mogollón, J., Harwatt, H., Bruckner, M., Liu, B. & Behrens, P., 22 Jan 2025Publication: Other publications › Other scientific publications
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Energy input and food output: The energy imbalance across regional agrifood systems
Rasul, K., Bruckner, M., Mempel, F., Trsek, S. & Hertwich, E. G., 1 Dec 2024, In: PNAS Nexus. 3, 12, pgae524.Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Global supply chains in the bioeconomy
Bruckner, M. (Contributor), Kuschnig, N. (Contributor), Wegner Maus, V. (Contributor) & Gutschlhofer, J. (Contributor)
18 Jun 2019 → 21 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Tracing Brazilian cattle supply chains with a hybrid MRIO model
Bruckner, M. (Contributor), Kuschnig, N. (Contributor), Wegner Maus, V. (Contributor) & Gutschlhofer, J. (Contributor)
24 Apr 2019 → 26 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Science to science
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Cell Press (Journal)
Bruckner, M. (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Journal article peer-review
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Global Land Programme (External organisation)
Bruckner, M. (Member)
2019 → …Activity: Membership/function › Membership in Association/Society/Network
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Elsevier (Journal)
Bruckner, M. (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Editorial work and peer-review › Journal article peer-review
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FISHIO: WU Project 2024 Projekt „FISHIO – understanding international supply chains of aquatic products“
Bruckner, M. (PI - Project head), Pisa, H. (Deputy project head with power of attorney ) & Martin, D. (Contact person for administrative matters)
16/07/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Internal projects
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REMASS: Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism
Giljum, S. (PI - Project head), Lutter, F. S. (Deputy project head with power of attorney ), Bruckner, M. (Deputy project head with power of attorney ), Wegner Maus, V. (Researcher), Konrad, V. (Contact person for administrative matters) & Ortiz Guzman, S. A. (Researcher)
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Research funding
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BAMBOO - Biodiversity and trade: mitigating the impacts of non-food biomass global supply chains
Bruckner, M. (PI - Project head), Ortiz Guzman, S. A. (Researcher), Hinz, O. (Researcher), Konrad, V. (Contact person for administrative matters), Martin, D. (Contact person for administrative matters), Rosadio Cayllahua, Z. (Researcher) & Trsek, S. (Researcher)
1/09/22 → 31/08/26
Project: Research funding
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Impact Grant Research 2025 "A Digital Platform for Visualizing the Environmental Impact of Your Diet"
Bruckner, M. (PI - Project head)
Project: Internal projects
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WU Project 2025 "Environmental Impacts of the Aquaculture Industry: A Global, Trade-Linked Analysis"
Bruckner, M. (PI - Project head)
Project: Internal projects
Press/Media
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Vegane Kost hilft laut Studie im Kampf gegen die Klimakrise doppelt
1/01/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Gesündere Menschen, gesünderer Planet: Vegane Kost hilft in Klimakrise doppelt
1/01/22
1 Media contribution
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