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Energy and Climate Change
H-index 15

Energy and Climate Change

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Environmental Sciences 526 18 18 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 49
Documents by Best Scientists*: 50
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 22
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.715
Impact Factor: 5.6

Top Publications

  • Net-zero emissions energy systems: What we know and do not know

    Inês Azevedo;Christopher Bataille;John Bistline;Leon Clarke

    (2021)
    80 Citations
  • A race to zero - Assessing the position of heavy industry in a global net-zero CO2 emissions context

    Mariësse A.E. van Sluisveld;Mariësse A.E. van Sluisveld;Mariësse A.E. van Sluisveld;Harmen Sytze de Boer;Vassilis Daioglou;Vassilis Daioglou;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • The role of carbon dioxide removal in net-zero emissions pledges

    Gokul Iyer;Leon Clarke;Jae Edmonds;Allen Fawcett

    (2021)
    48 Citations
  • Observations on the transition to a net-zero energy system in the United States

    James H. Williams;Ryan A. Jones;Margaret S. Torn;Margaret S. Torn

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Water-energy-food nexus in India: A critical review

    Nazar Kholod;Meredydd Evans;Zarrar Khan;Mohamad Hejazi

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Introduction to the special issue on Net-Zero Energy Systems

    Inês Azevedo;Christopher Bataille;John Bistline;Leon Clarke

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • Climate and air pollution implications of potential energy infrastructure and policy measures in India

    Brinda Yarlagadda;Steven J. Smith;Bryan K. Mignone;Dharik Mallapragada

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Fossil energy deployment through midcentury consistent with 2°C climate stabilization

    Haewon McJeon;Bryan K. Mignone;Patrick O'Rourke;Patrick O'Rourke;Russell Horowitz

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Quantifying the reductions in mortality from air-pollution by cancelling new coal power plants

    Jon Sampedro;Ryna Yiyun Cui;Ryna Yiyun Cui;Haewon McJeon;Haewon McJeon;Steven J. Smith

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Mid-century net-zero emissions pathways for Japan: Potential roles of global mitigation scenarios in informing national decarbonization strategies

    (2024)
    9 Citations

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