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Environmental Sciences
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2023

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Environmental Sciences

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89
Citations
69245
World Ranking
602
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is primarily affiliated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. Their research spans the field of Environmental Science with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Some of the recent papers by Schellnhuber feature collaborations with multiple authors and cover a range of climate-related subjects. Notable publications include:

  • "Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth's climate by 2050" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Buildings as a global carbon sink" (2020), Nature Sustainability
  • "Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries" (2020), Nature Sustainability

Frequent co-authors of Hans Joachim Schellnhuber include:

  • Johan Rockström
  • Timothy M. Lenton
  • Josef Ludescher
  • Zhu Liu
  • Will Steffen

Their work has been published in various prominent venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Sustainability

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has also authored a book titled Dilemmata der Nachhaltigkeit, published by Nomos in 2023.

Awards received by this scientist include membership in several academies:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2012)
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften in Physics (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2005)

Best Publications

  • A safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

    Timothy M. Lenton;Hermann Held;Elmar Kriegler;Elmar Kriegler;Jim W. Hall

  • Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene.

    Will Steffen;Johan Rockström;Katherine Richardson;Timothy M. Lenton

  • Environment and development. Sustainability science.

    Kates Rw;Clark Wc;Corell R;Hall Jm

  • The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Asa Persson;Asa Persson;Lisa Deutsch;J Zalasiewicz

  • Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against

    Timothy M. Lenton;Johan Rockström;Owen Gaffney;Stefan Rahmstorf

  • A roadmap for rapid decarbonization

    Johan Rockström;Owen Gaffney;Owen Gaffney;Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen

  • Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth's climate by 2050.

    Ilona M Otto;Jonathan F Donges;Jonathan F Donges;Roger Cremades;Avit Bhowmik;Avit Bhowmik

  • Buildings as a global carbon sink

    Galina Churkina;Galina Churkina;Alan Organschi;Christopher P. O. Reyer;Andrew Ruff

  • Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios

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  • Avoiding dangerous climate change

    AJ Challinor;TR Wheeler;TM Osborne;JM Slingo

  • Indication of a Universal Persistence Law Governing Atmospheric Variability

    Eva Koscielny-Bunde;Armin Bunde;Shlomo Havlin;H. Eduardo Roman

  • Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Zhu Liu;Philippe Ciais;Zhu Deng;Ruixue Lei

  • ‘Earth system’ analysis and the second Copernican revolution

    H. J. Schellnhuber

  • Earth System Science for Global Sustainability: Grand Challenges

    W. V. Reid;D. Chen;L. Goldfarb;H. Hackmann

  • Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries

    Dieter Gerten;Dieter Gerten;Vera Heck;Vera Heck;Jonas Jägermeyr;Jonas Jägermeyr;Jonas Jägermeyr;Benjamin Leon Bodirsky

  • The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science

    I. Allison;N. L. Bindoff;R. A. Bindschadler;P. M. Cox

  • Quasiresonant amplification of planetary waves and recent Northern Hemisphere weather extremes

    Vladimir Petoukhov;Stefan Rahmstorf;Stefan Petri;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

  • The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Katherine Richardson;Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

  • Imprecise probability assessment of tipping points in the climate system

    Elmar Kriegler;Jim W. Hall;Hermann Held;Richard Dawson

  • Three years to safeguard our climate

    Christiana Figueres;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber;Gail Whiteman;Johan Rockström

  • Vulnerability to climate change and reasons for concern: a synthesis

    J.B. Smith;H.J. Schellnhuber;M. Monirul Qader Mirza;S. Fankhauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Martin Claussen
Martin Claussen Universität Hamburg
William C. Clark
William C. Clark Harvard University
Shlomo Havlin
Shlomo Havlin Bar-Ilan University
Stefan Rahmstorf
Stefan Rahmstorf Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Timothy M. Lenton
Timothy M. Lenton University of Exeter
Wolfgang Lucht
Wolfgang Lucht Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Will Steffen
Will Steffen Australian National University
Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

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