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2026

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D-Index
89
Citations
26012
World Ranking
300
National Ranking
3

Christian Breyer publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Breyer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 254 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Christian Breyer D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Christian Breyer is affiliated with Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of engineering, energy, and environmental science, with particular emphasis on renewable energy systems and sustainability.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several fields of study, including:

  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader areas, their subfields of expertise are:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Pollution
  • Environmental Engineering

The main research topics addressed by Christian Breyer encompass:

  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Christian Breyer has a significant publication record, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Energy
  • Applied Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Low-cost renewable electricity as the key driver of the global energy transition towards sustainability" (2021, Energy)
  • "Solar photovoltaics is ready to power a sustainable future" (2021, Joule)
  • "On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research" (2022, IEEE Access)
  • "Assessment of lithium criticality in the global energy transition and addressing policy gaps in transportation" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Global potential of green ammonia based on hybrid PV-wind power plants" (2021, Applied Energy)

Christian Breyer has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Dmitrii Bogdanov
  • Arman Aghahosseini
  • Ayobami Solomon Oyewo
  • Rasul Satymov
  • Ashish Gulagi

Best Publications

  • Techno-economic assessment of CO2 direct air capture plants

    Mahdi Fasihi;Olga Efimova;Christian Breyer

  • Low-cost renewable electricity as the key driver of the global energy transition towards sustainability

    Dmitrii Bogdanov;Manish Ram;Arman Aghahosseini;Ashish Gulagi

  • Status and perspectives on 100% renewable energy systems

    Kenneth Hansen;Christian Breyer;Henrik Lund

  • Radical transformation pathway towards sustainable electricity via evolutionary steps.

    Dmitrii Bogdanov;Javier Farfan;Kristina Sadovskaia;Arman Aghahosseini

  • Global overview on grid-parity

    Christian Breyer;Alexander Gerlach

  • Flexible electricity generation, grid exchange and storage for the transition to a 100% renewable energy system in Europe

    Michael Child;Claudia Kemfert;Dmitrii Bogdanov;Christian Breyer

  • On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research

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  • Solar photovoltaics is ready to power a sustainable future

    Marta Victoria;Nancy Haegel;Ian Marius Peters;Ron Sinton

  • Response to 'Burden of proof': A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems'

    Tom Brown;Tom Brown;Tobias Bischof-Niemz;Kornelis Blok;Christian Breyer

  • Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy

    Nancy M. Haegel;Harry Atwater;Teresa Barnes;Christian Breyer

  • Impact of weighted average cost of capital, capital expenditure, and other parameters on future utility-scale PV levelised cost of electricity

    Eero Vartiainen;Gaëtan Masson;Christian Breyer;David Moser

  • Assessment of lithium criticality in the global energy transition and addressing policy gaps in transportation.

    Peter Greim;A. A. Solomon;Christian Breyer

  • North-East Asian Super Grid for 100% renewable energy supply: Optimal mix of energy technologies for electricity, gas and heat supply options

    Dmitrii Bogdanov;Christian Breyer

  • Job creation during the global energy transition towards 100% renewable power system by 2050

    Manish Ram;Arman Aghahosseini;Christian Breyer

  • Global energy storage demand for a 100% renewable electricity supply

    Guido Pleßmann;Matthias Erdmann;Markus Hlusiak;Christian Breyer

  • Global potential of green ammonia based on hybrid PV-wind power plants

    Mahdi Fasihi;Robert Weiss;Jouni Savolainen;Christian Breyer

  • On the role of solar photovoltaics in global energy transition scenarios

    Christian Breyer;Dmitrii Bogdanov;Ashish Gulagi;Arman Aghahosseini

  • Full energy sector transition towards 100% renewable energy supply: Integrating power, heat, transport and industry sectors including desalination

    Dmitrii Bogdanov;Ashish Gulagi;Mahdi Fasihi;Christian Breyer

  • Sustainability guardrails for energy scenarios of the global energy transition

    Michael Child;Otto Koskinen;Lassi Linnanen;Christian Breyer

  • Local cost of seawater RO desalination based on solar PV and wind energy: A global estimate

    Upeksha Caldera;Dmitrii Bogdanov;Christian Breyer

  • Solar photovoltaics demand for the global energy transition in the power sector

    Christian Breyer;Dmitrii Bogdanov;Arman Aghahosseini;Ashish Gulagi

Frequent Co-Authors

Dmitrii Bogdanov
Dmitrii Bogdanov Lappeenranta University of Technology
Felix Creutzig
Felix Creutzig Technical University of Berlin
Jan Christoph Goldschmidt
Jan Christoph Goldschmidt Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Vasilis Fthenakis
Vasilis Fthenakis Columbia University
Henrik Lund
Henrik Lund Aalborg University
Garvin Heath
Garvin Heath National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Marco Raugei
Marco Raugei Oxford Brookes University
Thomas Reindl
Thomas Reindl National University of Singapore
Sarah Kurtz
Sarah Kurtz University of California, Merced
Moritz Riede
Moritz Riede University of Oxford

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