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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 72 1461 1386 65 63 169 49097

Malte Meinshausen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Malte Meinshausen between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Malte Meinshausen published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2022. 14 of the 261 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2022. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 3 publications
2001 2026

261 publications in total across all disciplines

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Malte Meinshausen: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 1
2006 4
2007 1
2008 5
2009 9
2010 7
2011 16
2012 7
2013 12
2014 11
2015 8
2016 18
2017 9
2018 5
2019 14
2020 20
2021 18
2022 38
2023 19
2024 22
2025 11
2026 3
Total 261
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Malte Meinshausen 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 Malte Meinshausen 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, 161–170 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: 169 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
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
161–170 444 169
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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Malte Meinshausen 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 Malte Meinshausen 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, 72 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: 72 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
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 72
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Malte Meinshausen is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research focuses predominantly on environmental science, with significant contributions to subfields such as global and planetary change, economics and econometrics, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics Meinshausen has addressed throughout their scholarly work include:

  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Climate change policy and economics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Environmental impact and sustainability
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Global energy and sustainability research
  • Carbon dioxide capture technologies

Meinshausen has published extensively in various academic venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geoscientific Model Development
  • IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis)
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Nature

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Zebedee Nicholls, Jared Lewis, Joeri Rogelj, Elmar Kriegler, and Jarmo Kikstra.

Among Meinshausen's recent papers are:

  • The shared socio-economic pathway (SSP) greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions to 2500, 2020, published in Geoscientific Model Development
  • Climate model projections from the Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) of CMIP6, 2021, published in Earth System Dynamics
  • Realization of Paris Agreement pledges may limit warming just below 2 °C, 2022, published in Nature
  • The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report WGIII climate assessment of mitigation pathways: from emissions to global temperatures, 2022, published in Geoscientific Model Development
  • Cost and attainability of meeting stringent climate targets without overshoot, 2021, published in Nature Climate Change

Best Publications

  • The representative concentration pathways: an overview

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Jae Edmonds;Mikiko Kainuma;Keywan Riahi

  • The RCP greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions from 1765 to 2300

    Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;S. J. Smith;K. Calvin;J. S. Daniel

  • Paris Agreement climate proposals need a boost to keep warming well below 2 °C

    Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Michel den Elzen;Niklas Höhne;Taryn Fransen

  • Greenhouse-gas emission targets for limiting global warming to 2 °C

    Malte Meinshausen;Nicolai Meinshausen;William Hare;Sarah C. B. Raper

  • IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.

    Unknown

  • Warming caused by cumulative carbon emissions towards the trillionth tonne

    Myles R. Allen;David J. Frame;Chris Huntingford;Chris D. Jones

  • The shared socio-economic pathway (SSP) greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions to 2500

    Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;Zebedee R. J. Nicholls;Jared Lewis;Matthew J. Gidden

  • A roadmap for rapid decarbonization

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

  • Uncertainties in CMIP5 Climate Projections due to Carbon Cycle Feedbacks

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Malte Meinshausen;Vivek K. Arora;Chris D. Jones

  • Global warming under old and new scenarios using IPCC climate sensitivity range estimates

    Joeri Rogelj;Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;Reto Knutti

  • Emulating coupled atmosphere-ocean and carbon cycle models with a simpler model, MAGICC6 - Part 1: Model description and calibration

    M. Meinshausen;S. C. B. Raper;T. M. L. Wigley

  • The HadGEM2-ES implementation of CMIP5 centennial simulations

    C. D. Jones;J. K. Hughes;Nicolas Bellouin;S. C. Hardiman

  • Carbon dioxide and climate impulse response functions for the computation of greenhouse gas metrics:a multi-model analysis

    Fortunat Joos;Fortunat Joos;Raphael Roth;Raphael Roth;J. S. Fuglestvedt;G. P. Peters

  • Realization of Paris Agreement pledges may limit warming just below 2 °C

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  • Global Carbon and other Biogeochemical Cycles and Feedbacks

    Josep G. Canadell;Pedro M.S. Monteiro;Marcos H. Costa;Leticia Cotrim Da Cunha

  • The effects of climate extremes on global agricultural yields

    Elisabeth Vogel;Markus G. Donat;Markus G. Donat;Lisa Victoria Alexander;Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen

  • Climate model projections from the Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) of CMIP6

    Claudia Tebaldi;Kevin Debeire;Veronika Eyring;Veronika Eyring;Erich Fischer

  • Historical greenhouse gas concentrations for climate modelling (CMIP6)

    Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen;Elisabeth Vogel;Alexander Nauels;Katja Lorbacher

  • Limiting global warming to 2 °C is unlikely to save most coral reefs

    K. Frieler;M. Meinshausen;M. Meinshausen;A. Golly;M. Mengel

  • Global and regional evolution of short-lived radiatively-active gases and aerosols in the Representative Concentration Pathways

    Jean-François Lamarque;G. Page Kyle;Malte Meinshausen;Keywan Riahi

  • A new scenario logic for the Paris Agreement long-term temperature goal

    Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Daniel Huppmann;Volker Krey;Volker Krey;Keywan Riahi;Keywan Riahi

  • Emission pathways consistent with a 2 °C global temperature limit

    Joeri Rogelj;William Hare;Jason Lowe;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Probabilistic cost estimates for climate change mitigation

    Joeri Rogelj;David L. McCollum;Andy Reisinger;Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen

Frequent Co-Authors

Joeri Rogelj
Joeri Rogelj Imperial College London
Keywan Riahi
Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Katja Frieler
Katja Frieler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Anders Levermann
Anders Levermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Reto Knutti
Reto Knutti ETH Zurich
Sarah C. B. Raper
Sarah C. B. Raper Manchester Metropolitan University
Jason Lowe
Jason Lowe Met Office
Michiel Schaeffer
Michiel Schaeffer Wageningen University & Research

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