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  1. Rethinking Meat Alternatives in Eastern Europe: A Just Transition Lens on Policy, Perception, and Innovation in Romania

    Article • Food Science & Nutrition, April 2026, Wiley

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  2. Fruit and vegetable waste reduction measures and perceptions in the food service sector among Romanian managers and chefs

    Article • Discover Sustainability, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  3. Mapping the ethical and sustainable transition in toxicology: a bibliometric analysis and a review of new approach methodologies

    Article • Archives of Toxicology, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  4. A Community-Based Nature Understanding Framework for Exploring Socio-Ecological Dynamics in Rural Romania

    Article • Anthropocene, June 2025, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  5. A stakeholder analysis based on project managers’ perceptions: Unlocking transformative potential in Natura 2000 projects

    Article • Environmental Science & Policy, February 2025, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  6. Perceived environmental impact of meat alternatives: Effects of a sustainability label and product type

    Article • Current Research in Food Science, January 2025, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  7. Understanding nature’s contributions to people in ancient biocultural systems through network and RLQ analysis

    Article • Ecosystems and People, November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  8. Drivers of misshapen fruit and vegetable waste and reduction solutions: A bibliometric analysis and a rapid review

    Article • Sustainable Environment, November 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  9. Is Food Consumption Sustainable? Clues from Case Studies All over the World

    Article • Sustainability, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  10. Factors affecting retailers' fruit waste management: Behavior analysis using the theory of planned behavior and norm activation model

    Article • Environmental Development, September 2023, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  11. An intergenerational reading of climate change-health concern nexus: a qualitative study of the Millennials’ and Gen Z participants’ perceptions

    Article • BMC Public Health, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  12. Determinants of Food Waste in Cluj-Napoca (Romania): A Community-Based System Dynamics Approach

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  13. Climate Change Consciousness: An Exploratory Study on Farmers’ Climate Change Beliefs and Adaptation Measures

    Article • Society & Natural Resources, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  14. How Climate Change Science Is Reflected in People’s Minds. A Cross-Country Study on People’s Perceptions of Climate Change

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  15. A Comparative View of Agri-Environmental Indicators and Stakeholders’ Assessment of Their Quality

    Article • Agriculture, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  16. The nexus of traditional knowledge and climate change adaptation: Romanian farmers’ behavior towards landraces

    Article • Local Environment, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  17. Consumers' acceptance of the first novel insect food approved in the European Union: Predictors of yellow mealworm chips consumption

    Article • Food Science & Nutrition, January 2022, Wiley

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  18. Is “Wild” a Food Quality Attribute? Heavy Metal Content in Wild and Cultivated Sea Buckthorn and Consumers’ Risk Perception

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  19. Drivers of Residents’ Home Composting Intention: Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Norm Activation Model, and the Moderating Role of Composting Knowledge

    Article • Sustainability, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  20. Us and them. Is the COVID-19 pandemic a driver for xenophobia in land transactions in Romania?

    Article • Land Use Policy, April 2021, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  21. What Drives Landowners to Resist Selling Their Land? Insights from Ethical Capitalism and Landowners’ Perceptions

    Article • Land, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  22. An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Perceived Social Distancing Policies in Relation to Planning, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy Meals: An Observational Study in 38 Countries Worldwide

    Article • Frontiers in Nutrition, February 2021, Frontiers

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag, Associate Prof Christophe Matthys, Nahla Al-Bayyari

  23. Global land grab: Toward a country typology for future land negotiations

    Article • Land Use Policy, December 2020, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  24. Traditional Foods at the Click of a Button: The Preference for the Online Purchase of Romanian Traditional Foods during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Sustainability, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  25. Beliefs and Actions Towards an Environmental Ethical Life: The Christianity-Environment Nexus Reflected in a Cross-National Analysis

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  26. Analysis of territorial compatibility for Seveso-type sites using different risk assessment methods and GIS technique

    Article • Land Use Policy, June 2020, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  27. Special issue: Environmental risk mitigation for sustainable land use development

    Article • Land Use Policy, June 2020, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  28. Consumer Understanding of Food Quality, Healthiness, and Environmental Impact: A Cross-National Perspective

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  29. What Do Romanian Farmers Think about the Effects of Pesticides? Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Bio-Pesticides

    Article • Sustainability, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  30. The Little Chernobyl of Romania: The Legacy of a Uranium Mine as Negotiation Platform for Sustainable Development and the Role of New Ethics

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  31. Wastewater Reflections in Consumer Mind: Evidence from Sewage Services Consumer Behaviour

    Article • Sustainability, December 2018, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  32. Agricultural land use conflict management—Vulnerabilities, law restrictions and negotiation frames. A wake-up call

    Article • Land Use Policy, July 2018, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  33. Citizen response to a video experiment on values, interests and beliefs related to land. A “Stop and start over!” time for saving Romanian rural heritage

    Article • Land Use Policy, April 2018, Elsevier

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  34. Setting the Scene for a Healthier Indoor Living Environment: Citizens’ Knowledge, Awareness, and Habits Related to Residential Radon Exposure in Romania

    Article • Sustainability, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  35. Whereto land fragmentation–land grabbing in Romania? The place of negotiation in reaching win–win community-based solutions

    Article • Land Use Policy, May 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  36. Organic Food. Consumers’ Motivations, Perceptions and Habits

    Article • Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, October 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  37. Environmental Equity through Negotiation: A Case Study on Urban Landfills and the Roma Community

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr. Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  38. Developing Public Policy Options for Access to Drinking Water in Peripheral, Disaster and Polluted Rural Areas: A Case Study on Environment-Friendly and Conventional Technologies

    Article • Water, March 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr. Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  39. Regional Affairs

    Article • Environmental Policy and Law, January 2016, IOS Press

    Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag

  40. Organic Food Perception: Fad, or Healthy and Environmentally Friendly? A Case on Romanian Consumers

    Article • Sustainability, August 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr. Dacinia Crina Petrescu, Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag