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Christian Azar publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Azar sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 171 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Christian Azar D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Azar sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian Azar is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on economics and environmental science, with a notable emphasis on climate change policy and economics.

The main fields of study for Azar include:

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader areas, Azar's subfields of study cover:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Finance

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, including:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Capital Investment and Risk Analysis
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Electric Power System Optimization

Azar has published research in numerous scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Nature Climate Change
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Climatic Change
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Climate economics support for the UN climate targets," 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • "Indicate separate contributions of long-lived and short-lived greenhouse gases in emission targets," 2022, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
  • "The role of negative carbon emissions in reaching the Paris climate targets: The impact of target formulation in integrated assessment models," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "The social cost of methane," 2023, Climatic Change
  • "Investment dynamics in the energy sector under carbon price uncertainty and risk aversion," 2023, Energy and Climate Change

Frequent collaborators with whom Azar has co-authored multiple publications include:

  • Daniel Johansson
  • Thomas Sterner
  • Oliviér Boucher
  • Philippe Ciais
  • Katsumasa Tanaka

Best Publications

  • Socio-ecological Indicators for Sustainability.

    Christian Azar;John Holmberg;Kristian Lindgren

  • How much land is needed for global food production under scenarios of dietary changes and livestock productivity increases in 2030

    Stefan Wirsenius;Christian Azar;Göran Berndes

  • Carbon capture and storage from fossil fuels and biomass - Costs and potential role in stabilizing the atmosphere

    Christian Azar;Kristian Lindgren;Eric Larson;Kenneth Möllersten

  • Discounting and Distributional Considerations in the Context of Global Warming.

    Christian Azar;Thomas Sterner

  • Global energy scenarios meeting stringent CO2 constraints - cost effective fuel choices in the transportation sector

    Christian Azar;Kristian Lindgren;Björn A Andersson

  • Near-term technology policies for long-term climate targets—economy wide versus technology specific approaches

    Björn A. Sandén;Christian Azar

  • The feasibility of low CO2 concentration targets and the role of bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)

    Christian Azar;Kristian Lindgren;Michael Obersteiner;Keywan Riahi

  • Managing climate risk.

    M. Obersteiner;C. Azar;P. Kauppi;K. Mollersten

  • A scenario based analysis of land competition between food and bioenergy production in the US

    Daniel J. A. Johansson;Christian Azar

  • Policy design for the Anthropocene

    Thomas Sterner;Edward B. Barbier;Ian Bateman;Inge van den Bijgaart

  • The elusive quest for technology-neutral policies

    Christian Azar;Björn A. Sandén

  • Targets for stabilization of atmospheric CO2

    Christian Azar;Henning Rodhe

  • Climate economics support for the UN climate targets

    Martin C. Hänsel;Moritz A. Drupp;Daniel J. A. Johansson;Frikk Nesje;Frikk Nesje

  • The challenge of long-term climate change.

    Klaus F. Hasselmann;Mojib Latif;Georg Hooss;C. Azar

  • A REVIEW OF TECHNICAL CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE POLICY

    Christian Azar;Hadi Dowlatabadi

  • Meeting global temperature targets?the role of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage

    Christian Azar;Daniel J A Johansson;Niclas Mattsson

  • Are the economic costs of stabilising the atmosphere prohibitive

    Christian Azar;Stephen H. Schneider

  • Estimates of trends in global income and resource inequalities

    Fredrik Hedenus;Christian Azar

  • Energy security policies in EU-25—The expected cost of oil supply disruptions

    Fredrik Hedenus;Christian Azar;Daniel J.A. Johansson;Daniel J.A. Johansson

  • Indicate separate contributions of long-lived and short-lived greenhouse gases in emission targets

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  • Weight Factors in Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Change

    Christian Azar

  • Allowance allocation in the European emissions trading system: a commentary

    Michael Grubb;Christian Azar;U. Martin Persson

  • Are optimal emissions really optimal - four critical issues for economists in the greenhouse

    Christian Azar

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Sterner
Thomas Sterner University of Gothenburg
Göran Berndes
Göran Berndes Chalmers University of Technology
Ben Groom
Ben Groom London School of Economics and Political Science
Eric D. Larson
Eric D. Larson Princeton University
Olof Johansson-Stenman
Olof Johansson-Stenman University of Gothenburg
Henrik G. Smith
Henrik G. Smith Lund University
Stephen H. Schneider
Stephen H. Schneider Stanford University
Ottmar Edenhofer
Ottmar Edenhofer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Michael Obersteiner
Michael Obersteiner University of Oxford
Tommy Gärling
Tommy Gärling University of Gothenburg

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