2026 Christian Breyer: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	89	300	285	3	3	254	26012

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

1075
Citations
Low-cost renewable electricity as the key driver of the global energy transition towards sustainability

Dmitrii Bogdanov;Manish Ram;Arman Aghahosseini;Ashish Gulagi

814
Citations
Status and perspectives on 100% renewable energy systems

Kenneth Hansen;Christian Breyer;Henrik Lund

689
Citations
Radical transformation pathway towards sustainable electricity via evolutionary steps.

Dmitrii Bogdanov;Javier Farfan;Kristina Sadovskaia;Arman Aghahosseini

601
Citations
Global overview on grid-parity

Christian Breyer;Alexander Gerlach

601
Citations
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

584
Citations
On the History and Future of 100% Renewable Energy Systems Research

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579
Citations
Solar photovoltaics is ready to power a sustainable future

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

576
Citations
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

520
Citations
Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy

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

498
Citations
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

460
Citations
Assessment of lithium criticality in the global energy transition and addressing policy gaps in transportation.

Peter Greim;A. A. Solomon;Christian Breyer

460
Citations
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

437
Citations
Job creation during the global energy transition towards 100% renewable power system by 2050

Manish Ram;Arman Aghahosseini;Christian Breyer

400
Citations
Global energy storage demand for a 100% renewable electricity supply

Guido Pleßmann;Matthias Erdmann;Markus Hlusiak;Christian Breyer

388
Citations
Global potential of green ammonia based on hybrid PV-wind power plants

Mahdi Fasihi;Robert Weiss;Jouni Savolainen;Christian Breyer

377
Citations
On the role of solar photovoltaics in global energy transition scenarios

Christian Breyer;Dmitrii Bogdanov;Ashish Gulagi;Arman Aghahosseini

371
Citations
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

347
Citations
Sustainability guardrails for energy scenarios of the global energy transition

Michael Child;Otto Koskinen;Lassi Linnanen;Christian Breyer

280
Citations
Local cost of seawater RO desalination based on solar PV and wind energy: A global estimate

Upeksha Caldera;Dmitrii Bogdanov;Christian Breyer

270
Citations
Solar photovoltaics demand for the global energy transition in the power sector

Christian Breyer;Dmitrii Bogdanov;Arman Aghahosseini;Ashish Gulagi

253
Citations