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Reinhard Madlener

Reinhard Madlener

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Economics and Finance
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
76
Citations
16978
World Ranking
342
National Ranking
7

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
73
Citations
16405
World Ranking
878
National Ranking
21

Reinhard Madlener 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 Reinhard Madlener sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 407 publications — 93rd percentile

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

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

Reinhard Madlener 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 Reinhard Madlener 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
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Reinhard Madlener is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with extensive work in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Economics and Econometrics, Automotive Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Energy Efficiency and Management
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems

Madlener has contributed to a variety of journals and publication venues. Frequent venues include SSRN Electronic Journal, with 47 publications, Energy Policy (6), Energies (5), Energy (4), and Energy Research & Social Science (3).

Their recent papers feature topics related to energy markets, sustainable energy technologies, and policy-related issues. Some notable papers include:

  • "Business models for peer-to-peer energy trading in Germany based on households' beliefs and preferences" (2021), published in Applied Energy
  • "Energy Efficiency: What Has Research Delivered in the Last 40 Years?" (2021), published in Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Sustainable operation of geothermal power plants: why economics matters" (2021), published in Geothermal Energy
  • "Business model innovation for the energy market: Joint value creation for electricity retailers and their customers" (2021), published in Energy Research & Social Science
  • "Techno-economic analysis and optimal sizing of hybrid PV-wind systems for hydrogen production by PEM electrolysis in California and Northern Germany" (2023), published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Over their career, Madlener has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include Paul Fabianek, Siamak Sheykhha, Ayse Tugba Atasoy, Constanze Liepold, and Oliver Ruhnau.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of urbanization on urban structures and energy demand: What can we learn for urban energy planning and urbanization management?

    Reinhard Madlener;Yasin Sunak

  • Consumer preferences for alternative fuel vehicles: A discrete choice analysis

    André Hackbarth;Reinhard Madlener

  • Sustainable energy futures : Methodological challenges in combining scenarios and participatory multi-criteria analysis

    Katharina Kowalski;Sigrid Stagl;Reinhard Madlener;Ines Omann

  • A real options evaluation model for the diffusion prospects of new renewable power generation technologies

    Gürkan Kumbaroğlu;Reinhard Madlener;Mustafa Demirel

  • Wind farm siting using a spatial Analytic Hierarchy Process approach: A case study of the Städteregion Aachen

    Tim Höfer;Yasin Sunak;Hafiz Siddique;Reinhard Madlener

  • How to promote renewable energy systems successfully and effectively

    R Haas;W Eichhammer;C Huber;Ole Langniss

  • ENERGY REBOUND AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A REVIEW OF THE MAIN ISSUES AND RESEARCH NEEDS

    Reinhard Madlener;Blake Alcott

  • Factors influencing German house owners' preferences on energy retrofits

    Martin Achtnicht;Reinhard Madlener

  • Evaluation of economically optimal retrofit investment options for energy savings in buildings

    Gürkan Kumbaroğlu;Reinhard Madlener

  • Willingness-to-pay for alternative fuel vehicle characteristics: A stated choice study for Germany

    André Hackbarth;André Hackbarth;Reinhard Madlener

  • Homeowners' preferences for adopting innovative residential heating systems: A discrete choice analysis for Germany

    Carl Christian Michelsen;Reinhard Madlener

  • New ways for the integrated appraisal of national energy scenarios: The case of renewable energy use in Austria

    Reinhard Madlener;Katharina Kowalski;Sigrid Stagl

  • Economics of centralized and decentralized compressed air energy storage for enhanced grid integration of wind power

    Reinhard Madlener;Jochen Latz

  • Modeling the diffusion of residential photovoltaic systems in Italy: An agent-based simulation

    Johannes Palmer;Giovanni Sorda;Reinhard Madlener

  • Sustainability-guided promotion of renewable electricity generation

    Reinhard Madlener;Sigrid Stagl

  • Switching from fossil fuel to renewables in residential heating systems: An empirical study of homeowners' decisions in Germany

    Carl Christian Michelsen;Reinhard Madlener

  • Assessing the performance of biogas plants with multi-criteria and data envelopment analysis

    Reinhard Madlener;Carlos Henggeler Antunes;Luis C. Dias

  • Motivational factors influencing the homeowners’ decisions between residential heating systems: An empirical analysis for Germany

    Carl Christian Michelsen;Reinhard Madlener

  • The Role of Wood Material for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

    Leif Gustavsson;R. Madlener;H.F. Hoen;G. Jungmeier

  • Hydrogen storage for wind parks: A real options evaluation for an optimal investment in more flexibility

    Daniel Kroniger;Reinhard Madlener

  • Willingness-to-pay for alternative fuel vehicle characteristics: a stated choice study for Germany.

    Reinhard Madlener;André Hackbarth

  • Summary of the 3rd ENER Forum: How to promote renewable energy systems successfully and effectively

    R. Haas;C. Huber;W. Eichhammer;O. Langniss

Frequent Co-Authors

Leif Gustavsson
Leif Gustavsson Linnaeus University
Dirk Uwe Sauer
Dirk Uwe Sauer RWTH Aachen University
Sigrid Stagl
Sigrid Stagl Vienna University of Economics and Business
Antonello Monti
Antonello Monti RWTH Aachen University
Peter Zweifel
Peter Zweifel University of Zurich
Carlos Henggeler Antunes
Carlos Henggeler Antunes University of Coimbra
Marilyn A. Brown
Marilyn A. Brown Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael P. Clements
Michael P. Clements University of Reading
André Bardow
André Bardow ETH Zurich
Derek W. Bunn
Derek W. Bunn London Business School

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