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Maximilian Auffhammer 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 Maximilian Auffhammer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Maximilian Auffhammer 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 Maximilian Auffhammer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Maximilian Auffhammer is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, focusing primarily on Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Auffhammer's work integrates technical and economic perspectives to address issues related to energy, environment, and transportation policies.

The scientist's notable publication venues include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Environmental Science & Technology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Nature. Auffhammer has contributed frequently to these journals, reflecting a consistent engagement with both environmental and economic research communities.

Key areas of study include Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Automotive Engineering. These subfields support their broader research focus on the interface of energy systems, environmental impacts, and economic policies.

Main research topics covered in Auffhammer's work are:

  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Auffhammer include:

  • "Make electric vehicles lighter to maximize climate and safety benefits," 2021, Nature
  • "Climate Adaptive Response Estimation: Short and long run impacts of climate change on residential electricity and natural gas consumption," 2022, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
  • "Reducing exposure to high levels of perfluorinated compounds in drinking water improves reproductive outcomes: evidence from an intervention in Minnesota," 2020, Environmental Health
  • "Health and Climate Impacts from Long-Haul Truck Electrification," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Energy consumption and charging load profiles from long-haul truck electrification in the United States," 2021, Environmental Research Infrastructure and Sustainability

Frequent collaborators with Auffhammer include Corinne D. Scown, Fan Tong, David L. Sunding, Derek Wolfson, and Leonie Wenz. The collaboration count suggests ongoing research partnerships, especially with Corinne D. Scown and Fan Tong, spanning multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Using Weather Data and Climate Model Output in Economic Analyses of Climate Change

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Solomon M. Hsiang;Wolfram Schlenker;Adam Sobel

  • Rice yields in tropical/subtropical Asia exhibit large but opposing sensitivities to minimum and maximum temperatures

    Jarrod R. Welch;Jeffrey R. Vincent;Maximilian Auffhammer;Piedad F. Moya

  • Forecasting the path of China's CO2 emissions using province-level information

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Richard T. Carson

  • Quantifying Economic Damages from Climate Change

    Maximilian Auffhammer

  • Climate change, the monsoon, and rice yield in India

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Maximilian Auffhammer;V. Ramanathan;Jeffrey R. Vincent

  • Climate change is projected to have severe impacts on the frequency and intensity of peak electricity demand across the United States

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Patrick Baylis;Catherine H Hausman

  • Clearing the Air? The Effects of Gasoline Content Regulation on Air Quality †

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Ryan Kellogg

  • Measuring climatic impacts on energy consumption: A review of the empirical literature☆

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Erin T. Mansur

  • Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of Energy Production and Use

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  • Integrated model shows that atmospheric brown clouds and greenhouse gases have reduced rice harvests in India.

    Maximilian Auffhammer;V. Ramanathan;Jeffrey R. Vincent

  • Climate, Extreme Heat, and Electricity Demand in California

    Norman L. Miller;Katharine Hayhoe;Jiming Jin;Maximilian Auffhammer

  • Detection and attribution of observed impacts

    W. Cramer;G.W. Yohe;M. Auffhammer;C. Huggel

  • Simulating the impacts of climate change, prices and population on California’s residential electricity consumption

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Anin Aroonruengsawat

  • Pounds That Kill:: The External Costs of Vehicle Weight

    Michael L. Anderson;Maximilian Auffhammer

  • Empirical studies on agricultural impacts and adaptation

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Wolfram Schlenker

  • Grand challenges for life-cycle assessment of biofuels.

    T. E. McKone;T. E. McKone;T. E. McKone;W. W. Nazaroff;W. W. Nazaroff;P. Berck;P. Berck;M. Auffhammer;M. Auffhammer

  • North–south polarization of European electricity consumption under future warming

    Leonie Wenz;Anders Levermann;Maximilian Auffhammer

  • Demand-Side Management and Energy Efficiency Revisited

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Carl Blumstein;Meredith Fowlie

  • The Impact of State Level Building Codes on Residential Electricity Consumption

    Anin Aroonruengsawat;Maximilian Auffhammer;Alan H. Sanstad

  • The challenge to detect and attribute effects of climate change on human and natural systems

    Daithi Stone;Maximilian Auffhammer;Maximilian Auffhammer;Mark Carey;Gerrit Hansen

  • Measuring the Effects of the Clean Air Act Amendments on Ambient PM 10 Concentrations: The Critical Importance of a Spatially Disaggregated Analysis

    Maximilian Auffhammer;Antonio M. Bento;Scott E. Lowe

  • Loss and damage attribution

    Christian Huggel;Dáithí Stone;Maximilian Auffhammer;Maximilian Auffhammer;Gerrit Hansen

  • Climate Adaptive Response Estimation: Short And Long Run Impacts Of Climate Change On Residential Electricity and Natural Gas Consumption Using Big Data

    Maximilian Auffhammer

Frequent Co-Authors

Solomon Hsiang
Solomon Hsiang University of California, Berkeley
Maureen L. Cropper
Maureen L. Cropper University of Maryland, College Park
Christian Huggel
Christian Huggel University of Zurich
Richard T. Carson
Richard T. Carson University of California, San Diego
Eric Masanet
Eric Masanet Northwestern University
Wolfgang Cramer
Wolfgang Cramer Aix-Marseille University
Umakant Mishra
Umakant Mishra Sandia National Laboratories
Arpad Horvath
Arpad Horvath University of California, Berkeley
Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Veerabhadran Ramanathan University of California, San Diego
Jeffrey R. Vincent
Jeffrey R. Vincent Duke University

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