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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 50 4887 4678 129 123 140 12545

Niklas Höhne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Niklas Höhne between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Niklas Höhne published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2021. 4 of the 161 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2021. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
2001 2025

161 publications in total across all disciplines

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Niklas Höhne: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 3
2004 0
2005 2
2006 2
2007 3
2008 7
2009 10
2010 9
2011 6
2012 4
2013 9
2014 15
2015 9
2016 6
2017 13
2018 11
2019 13
2020 10
2021 16
2022 5
2023 2
2024 3
2025 1
Total 161
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Niklas Höhne 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 Niklas Höhne 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, 131–140 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: 140 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
131–140 544 140
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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Niklas Höhne 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 Niklas Höhne 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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 50
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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Overview

Niklas Höhne is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and economics, with extensive work in climate change policy and economics, sustainability, and related fields.

The main fields of study for Niklas Höhne include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Sociology and Political Science

The scientist's primary research topics cover several areas, such as:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Some notable recent papers by Niklas Höhne include:

  • "Wave of net zero emission targets opens window to meeting the Paris Agreement," 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • "Emissions: world has four times the work or one-third of the time," 2020, Nature

Other significant papers with contributions in their research group are:

  • "Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication," 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Beyond national climate action: the impact of region, city, and business commitments on global greenhouse gas emissions," 2020, Climate Policy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Niklas Höhne include:

  • Takeshi Kuramochi
  • Michel den Elzen
  • Frederic Hans
  • Mark Roelfsema
  • Leonardo Nascimento

Their research has been published in various venues, with multiple publications in these key outlets:

  • Climate Policy
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Climate Change

Niklas Höhne has contributed to book publications with TemaNord, including titles such as:

  • "The impact of COVID-19 and recovery packages on emission pathways to 2030: Inputs to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021 Final project report," 2022
  • "Unpacking the green recovery spending," 2022

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Policies, Instruments and Co-operative Arrangements

    Sujata Gupta;Dennis Tirpak;Nicholas Burger;Joyeeta Gupta

  • Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement

    Mark Roelfsema;Heleen L. van Soest;Heleen L. van Soest;Mathijs Harmsen;Mathijs Harmsen;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Copenhagen Accord pledges are paltry

    Joeri Rogelj;Julia E. M. S. Nabel;Claudine Chen;William Hare

  • Regional GHG reduction targets based on effort sharing: a comparison of studies

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Donovan Escalante

  • State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2014

    Alexandre Kossoy;Klaus Oppermann;Alexandrina Platonova-Oquab;Suphachol Suphachalasai

  • Implications of various effort-sharing approaches for national carbon budgets and emission pathways

    Nicole J. van den Berg;Nicole J. van den Berg;Heleen L. van Soest;Heleen L. van Soest;Andries F. Hof;Andries F. Hof;Michel G. J. den Elzen

  • Reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in Annex I and non-Annex I countries for meeting concentration stabilisation targets

    Michel den Elzen;Niklas Höhne

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from current and enhanced policies of China until 2030: Can emissions peak before 2030?

    Michel den Elzen;Hanna Fekete;Niklas Höhne;Annemiek Admiraal

  • The Paris Agreement: resolving the inconsistency between global goals and national contributions

    Niklas Höhne;Takeshi Kuramochi;Carsten Warnecke;Frauke Röser

  • Wave of net zero emission targets opens window to meeting the Paris Agreement

    Niklas Höhne;Matthew J. Gidden;Michel den Elzen;Frederic Hans

  • Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action

    Sander Chan;Harro van Asselt;Thomas Hale;Kenneth W. Abbott

  • Emissions: world has four times the work or one-third of the time

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Joeri Rogelj;Bert Metz

  • Aligning corporate greenhouse-gas emissions targets with climate goals

    Oskar Krabbe;Giel Linthorst;Kornelis Blok;Wina Crijns-Graus

  • Differentiating (historic) responsibilities for climate change

    Benito Müller;Niklas Höhne;Christian Ellermann

  • A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication

    Hanna Fekete;Takeshi Kuramochi;Mark Roelfsema;Mark Roelfsema;Michel den Elzen

  • Exploring fair and ambitious mitigation contributions under the Paris Agreement goals

    Xunzhang Pan;Michel den Elzen;Niklas Höhne;Fei Teng

  • A research roadmap for quantifying non-state and subnational climate mitigation action

    Angel Hsu;Angel Hsu;Niklas Höhne;Takeshi Kuramochi;Mark Roelfsema

  • Common but differentiated convergence (CDC): a new conceptual approach to long-term climate policy

    Niklas Höhne;Michel den Elzen;Martin Weiss

  • Countries’ contributions to climate change: effect of accounting for all greenhouse gases, recent trends, basic needs and technological progress

    Michel G. J. den Elzen;Jos G. J. Olivier;Niklas Höhne;Greet Janssens-Maenhout

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel G.J. den Elzen
Michel G.J. den Elzen Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Joeri Rogelj
Joeri Rogelj Imperial College London
Harald Winkler
Harald Winkler University of Cape Town
Michiel Schaeffer
Michiel Schaeffer Wageningen University & Research
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Kornelis Blok
Kornelis Blok Delft University of Technology
Keywan Riahi
Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Jason Lowe
Jason Lowe Met Office
Fabian Wagner
Fabian Wagner International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Malte Meinshausen
Malte Meinshausen University of Melbourne

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