2026 Ottmar Edenhofer: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	79	297	266	6	6	296	26309

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ottmar Edenhofer is affiliated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. Their research spans across various domains primarily within economics and environmental sciences, focusing extensively on the intersection of climate change policy, economics, and sustainability.

With a substantial body of work in the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Edenhofer has contributed to topics such as Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, as well as Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth. Their research also covers specialized areas including Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, and Climate Change and Geoengineering.

Edenhofer's publication record includes significant contributions to several academic venues. Notably, Edenhofer has published extensively in the SSRN Electronic Journal and Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. Other frequent venues include Nature Climate Change, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and Nature.

Among recent papers linked to their domain are:

Planet-proofing the global food system, 2020, Nature Food
The future of coal in a carbon-constrained climate, 2020, Nature Climate Change
COVID-19-induced low power demand and market forces starkly reduce CO2 emissions, 2021, Nature Climate Change
Quantification of an efficiency-sovereignty trade-off in climate policy, 2020, Nature
Alternative carbon price trajectories can avoid excessive carbon removal, 2021, Nature Communications

Edenhofer frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include Matthias Kalkuhl, Max Franks, Gunnar Luderer, Michael Pahle, and Kai Lessmann. These collaborations indicate a network of academic relationships centered on environmental economics and climate policy research.

Best Publications

Mitigation from a cross-sectoral perspective

Terry Barker;Igor Bashmakov;Awwad Alharthi;Markus Ammann

2913
Citations
Growth in emission transfers via international trade from 1990 to 2008

Glen P. Peters;Jan C. Minx;Christopher L. Weber;Ottmar Edenhofer

1907
Citations
Renewable energy sources and climate change mitigation : special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Ottmar Edenhofer;Ramón Pichs-Madruga;Youba Sokona;Kristin Seyboth

1148
Citations
Making carbon pricing work for citizens

David Klenert;Linus Mattauch;Linus Mattauch;Emmanuel Combet;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer

786
Citations
System LCOE: What are the costs of variable renewables?

Falko Ueckerdt;Lion Hirth;Lion Hirth;Gunnar Luderer;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer

742
Citations
Fossil-fueled development (SSP5): An energy and resource intensive scenario for the 21st century

Elmar Kriegler;Nico Bauer;Alexander Popp;Florian Humpenöder

736
Citations
Integration costs revisited – An economic framework for wind and solar variability ☆

Lion Hirth;Falko Ueckerdt;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer

536
Citations
Causes of the EU ETS price drop: Recession, CDM, renewable policies or a bit of everything? - New evidence

Nicolas Koch;Sabine Fuss;Godefroy Grosjean;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer

533
Citations
The Economics of Low Stabilization: Model Comparison of Mitigation Strategies and Costs

Ottmar Edenhofer;Brigitte Knopf;Terry Barker;Lavinia Baumstark

529
Citations
The IPCC AR5 guidance note on consistent treatment of uncertainties: a common approach across the working groups

Michael D. Mastrandrea;Katharine J. Mach;Gian-Kasper Plattner;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer

423
Citations
Locked into Copenhagen pledges — Implications of short-term emission targets for the cost and feasibility of long-term climate goals

Keywan Riahi;Keywan Riahi;Elmar Kriegler;Nils Johnson;Christoph Bertram

417
Citations
Planet-proofing the global food system

Johan Rockström;Ottmar Edenhofer;Juliana Gaertner;Fabrice DeClerck

416
Citations
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

Ottmar Edenhofer

378
Citations
Induced Technological Change: Exploring its Implications for the Economics of Atmospheric Stabilization Synthesis Report from the Innovation Modeling Comparison Project

Ottmar Edenhofer;Kai Lessmann;Claudia Kemfert;Michael Grubb

371
Citations
On the economics of renewable energy sources

Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer;Lion Hirth;Lion Hirth;Brigitte Knopf;Michael Pahle

340
Citations
Risk Management and Climate Change

Howard Kunreuther;Geoffrey Heal;Myles Allen;Ottmar Edenhofer

321
Citations
Global fossil energy markets and climate change mitigation – an analysis with REMIND

Nico Bauer;Ioanna Mouratiadou;Gunnar Luderer;Lavinia Baumstark

289
Citations
Policy design for the Anthropocene

Thomas Sterner;Edward B. Barbier;Ian Bateman;Inge van den Bijgaart

283
Citations
The economics of decarbonizing the energy system—results and insights from the RECIPE model intercomparison

Gunnar Luderer;Valentina Bosetti;Michael Jakob;Marian Leimbach

266
Citations
Economic mitigation challenges: how further delay closes the door for achieving climate targets

Gunnar Luderer;Robert C Pietzcker;Christoph Bertram;Elmar Kriegler

262
Citations
Comparison of carbon capture and storage with renewable energy technologies regarding structural, economic, and ecological aspects in Germany

Peter Viebahn;Joachim Nitsch;Manfred Fischedick;Andrea Esken

253
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Luderer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Jan Christoph Steckel Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Nico Bauer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Elmar Kriegler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Matthias Kalkuhl University of Potsdam

Jan Minx University of Leeds

Felix Creutzig Technical University of Berlin

Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University

Alexander Popp Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

External Links

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