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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 33 9502 9098 218 208 60 14943

David E.H.J. Gernaat publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David E.H.J. Gernaat between 2013 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David E.H.J. Gernaat published across 12 years, from 2013 to 2024, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2020. 1 of the 65 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2013 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2020. 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
2013 2024

65 publications in total across all disciplines

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David E.H.J. Gernaat: publications per year, 2013 to 2024
Year Publications
2013 2
2014 2
2015 3
2016 0
2017 10
2018 8
2019 7
2020 12
2021 12
2022 8
2023 0
2024 1
Total 65
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David E.H.J. Gernaat publications per year - data summary

  • David E.H.J. Gernaat, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, has 65 publications recorded across 12 years, from 2013 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2013 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive years are 2020 and 2021, with 12 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2024, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 12 years in the span carry no publications at all (2016 and 2023).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.5 per year counting only the 10 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 33 publications, 51% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2013-2016: 7 publications (1.8 per year); 2017-2020: 37 publications (9.3 per year); 2021-2024: 21 publications (5.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

David E.H.J. Gernaat publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David E.H.J. Gernaat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 51–60 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 60 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62 60
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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David E.H.J. Gernaat publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • David E.H.J. Gernaat, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, records 60 publications - the 1st percentile of the discipline.
  • 1% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than David E.H.J. Gernaat, and about 99% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and David E.H.J. Gernaat ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

David E.H.J. Gernaat D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David E.H.J. Gernaat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 33 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88 33
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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David E.H.J. Gernaat D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • David E.H.J. Gernaat, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, records 33 D-Index - the 2nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 2% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than David E.H.J. Gernaat, and about 98% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and David E.H.J. Gernaat ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

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Overview

David E.H.J. Gernaat is affiliated with the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency in the Netherlands. Their research primarily centers on environmental science and engineering, with a focus on topics related to energy systems, climate change impacts, and sustainability.

The main fields of study for David Gernaat include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Subfields of specialization encompass:

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

Their research work covers a variety of interrelated topics, such as:

  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Climate variability and models

Frequent publication venues for David Gernaat include:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Energy
  • Climatic Change
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Nature Energy

They have collaborated extensively with several researchers, notably:

  • Detlef P. van Vuuren
  • Harmen Sytze de Boer
  • Vassilis Daioglou
  • Seleshi Yalew
  • Gokul Iyer

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by David Gernaat include:

  • Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Impacts of climate change on energy systems in global and regional scenarios, 2020, Nature Energy
  • Global resource potential of seasonal pumped hydropower storage for energy and water storage, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Decarbonising the critical sectors of aviation, shipping, road freight and industry to limit warming to 1.5-2°C, 2020, Climate Policy
  • The role of residential rooftop photovoltaic in long-term energy and climate scenarios, 2020, Applied Energy

Best Publications

  • The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions implications: An overview

    Keywan Riahi;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Elmar Kriegler;Jae Edmonds

  • Scenarios towards limiting global mean temperature increase below 1.5 °C

    Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Alexander Popp;Katherine V. Calvin;Gunnar Luderer

  • Energy, land-use and greenhouse gas emissions trajectories under a green growth paradigm

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Elke Stehfest;David E. H. J. Gernaat;David E. H. J. Gernaat;Jonathan C. Doelman

  • Alternative pathways to the 1.5 °C target reduce the need for negative emission technologies

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Elke Stehfest;David E. H. J. Gernaat;David E. H. J. Gernaat;Maarten van den Berg

  • Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply

    David E. H. J. Gernaat;David E. H. J. Gernaat;Harmen Sytze de Boer;Harmen Sytze de Boer;Vassilis Daioglou;Vassilis Daioglou;Seleshi G. Yalew;Seleshi G. Yalew;Seleshi G. Yalew

  • Future air pollution in the Shared Socio-economic Pathways

    Shilpa Rao;Shilpa Rao;Zbigniew Klimont;Steven J. Smith;Steven J. Smith;Rita Van Dingenen

  • Impacts of climate change on energy systems in global and regional scenarios

    Seleshi G. Yalew;Seleshi G. Yalew;Seleshi G. Yalew;Michelle T. H. van Vliet;Michelle T. H. van Vliet;David E. H. J. Gernaat;David E. H. J. Gernaat;Fulco Ludwig

  • Shared Socio-Economic Pathways of the Energy Sector – Quantifying the Narratives

    Nico Bauer;Katherine Calvin;Johannes Emmerling;Johannes Emmerling;Oliver Fricko

  • Exploring SSP land-use dynamics using the IMAGE model: Regional and gridded scenarios of land-use change and land-based climate change mitigation

    Jonathan C. Doelman;Elke Stehfest;Andrzej Tabeau;Hans van Meijl

  • Afforestation for climate change mitigation: Potentials, risks and trade-offs

    Jonathan C. Doelman;Jonathan C. Doelman;Elke Stehfest;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Andrzej Tabeau

  • High-resolution assessment of global technical and economic hydropower potential

    David E. H. J. Gernaat;David E. H. J. Gernaat;Patrick W. Bogaart;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Hester Biemans

  • Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in energy-exporting regions

    Jessica Jewell;Jessica Jewell;David McCollum;David McCollum;Johannes Emmerling;Christoph Bertram

  • Global resource potential of seasonal pumped hydropower storage for energy and water storage.

    Julian D. Hunt;Edward Byers;Yoshihide Wada;Simon Parkinson;Simon Parkinson

  • Looking under the hood: A comparison of techno-economic assumptions across national and global integrated assessment models

    Volker Krey;Volker Krey;Fei Guo;Peter Kolp;Wenji Zhou

  • Assessing current and future techno-economic potential of concentrated solar power and photovoltaic electricity generation

    Alexandre C. Köberle;Alexandre C. Köberle;David E.H.J. Gernaat;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Global and regional abatement costs of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and of enhanced action to levels well below 2 °C and 1.5 °C

    Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Michel G.J. den Elzen;Annemiek Admiraal;Mark Roelfsema

  • Integrated scenarios to support analysis of the food–energy–water nexus

    Detlef P. Van Vuuren;Detlef P. Van Vuuren;David L. Bijl;Patrick Bogaart;Patrick Bogaart;Elke Stehfest

  • The role of decentralized systems in providing universal electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa – A model-based approach

    Anteneh G. Dagnachew;Paul L. Lucas;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;David E.H.J. Gernaat

  • Sensitivity of projected long-term CO2 emissions across the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

    Giacomo Marangoni;Giacomo Marangoni;Giacomo Marangoni;Massimo Tavoni;Massimo Tavoni;Massimo Tavoni;V. Bosetti;V. Bosetti;V. Bosetti;E. Borgonovo

  • IAMC 1.5°C Scenario Explorer and Data hosted by IIASA

    Daniel Huppmann;Elmar Kriegler;Volker Krey;Keywan Riahi

  • Evaluating the use of biomass energy with carbon capture and storage in low emission scenarios

    Naomi E Vaughan;Clair Gough;Sarah Mander;Emma W Littleton

  • Understanding the contribution of non-carbon dioxide gases in deep mitigation scenarios

    David E.H.J. Gernaat;Katherine Calvin;Paul L. Lucas;Gunnar Luderer

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Massimo Tavoni
Massimo Tavoni Polytechnic University of Milan
Vassilis Daioglou
Vassilis Daioglou Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Keywan Riahi
Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Andries F. Hof
Andries F. Hof Utrecht University
Volker Krey
Volker Krey International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Shinichiro Fujimori
Shinichiro Fujimori Kyoto University
Laurent Drouet
Laurent Drouet European Institute
Elke Stehfest
Elke Stehfest Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Elmar Kriegler
Elmar Kriegler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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