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2026

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79
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297
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6

Ottmar Edenhofer publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ottmar Edenhofer sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 296 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Ottmar Edenhofer D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ottmar Edenhofer sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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

  • Growth in emission transfers via international trade from 1990 to 2008

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

  • 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

  • Making carbon pricing work for citizens

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

  • System LCOE: What are the costs of variable renewables?

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

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

    Elmar Kriegler;Nico Bauer;Alexander Popp;Florian Humpenöder

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

    Lion Hirth;Falko Ueckerdt;Ottmar Edenhofer;Ottmar Edenhofer

  • 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

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

    Ottmar Edenhofer;Brigitte Knopf;Terry Barker;Lavinia Baumstark

  • 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

  • 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

  • Planet-proofing the global food system

    Johan Rockström;Ottmar Edenhofer;Juliana Gaertner;Fabrice DeClerck

  • Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

    Ottmar Edenhofer

  • 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

  • On the economics of renewable energy sources

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

  • Risk Management and Climate Change

    Howard Kunreuther;Geoffrey Heal;Myles Allen;Ottmar Edenhofer

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

    Nico Bauer;Ioanna Mouratiadou;Gunnar Luderer;Lavinia Baumstark

  • Policy design for the Anthropocene

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

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

    Gunnar Luderer;Valentina Bosetti;Michael Jakob;Marian Leimbach

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

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Luderer
Gunnar Luderer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Jan Christoph Steckel
Jan Christoph Steckel Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Nico Bauer
Nico Bauer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Elmar Kriegler
Elmar Kriegler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Matthias Kalkuhl
Matthias Kalkuhl University of Potsdam
Jan Minx
Jan Minx University of Leeds
Felix Creutzig
Felix Creutzig Technical University of Berlin
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
Alexander Popp
Alexander Popp Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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