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Tobias S. Schmidt

Tobias S. Schmidt

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
54
Citations
9535
World Ranking
2188
National Ranking
16

Tobias S. Schmidt publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tobias S. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 123 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Tobias S. Schmidt D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tobias S. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tobias S. Schmidt is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans a diverse set of topics primarily within economics, econometrics, finance, and engineering. The subfields they focus on include economics and econometrics, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, automotive engineering, and strategy and management.

The main areas of Tobias S. Schmidt's research encompass climate change policy and economics, energy, environment and transportation policies, global energy and sustainability research, electric vehicles and infrastructure, advanced battery technologies research, energy and environmental impacts, and energy, environment, and economic growth.

The scientist's publication record features a number of recent papers covering these themes. Notable recent works include:

  • Considering technology characteristics to project future costs of direct air capture (2024, Joule)
  • Analyzing the competitiveness of low-carbon drive-technologies in road-freight: A total cost of ownership analysis in Europe (2021, Applied Energy)
  • Accelerating Low-Carbon Innovation (2020, Joule)
  • Navigating the Clean Energy Transition in the COVID-19 Crisis (2020, Joule)
  • Integrating finance into the multi-level perspective: Technology niche-finance regime interactions and financial policy interventions (2020, Research Policy)

Tobias S. Schmidt frequently collaborates with several researchers including Bjarne Steffen, Florian Egli, Nicolas Schmid, Michael Altenbuchinger, and Rainer Spang.

The scientist's work is published extensively in journals and venues such as:

  • Joule
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Energy
  • Nature Communications
  • Environmental Research Letters

Their research contributions are situated within the domains of economics, econometrics, and finance as well as engineering, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to addressing challenges related to energy, environment, and technology transitions.

Best Publications

  • The economic viability of battery storage for residential solar photovoltaic systems - A review and a simulation model

    Joern Hoppmann;Joern Hoppmann;Jonas Volland;Tobias S. Schmidt;Volker H. Hoffmann

  • A review and probabilistic model of lifecycle costs of stationary batteries in multiple applications

    Benedikt Battke;Tobias S. Schmidt;David Grosspietsch;Volker H. Hoffmann

  • How do policies mobilize private finance for renewable energy?—A systematic review with an investor perspective

    Friedemann Polzin;Florian Egli;Bjarne Steffen;Tobias S. Schmidt

  • A dynamic analysis of financing conditions for renewable energy technologies

    Florian Egli;Bjarne Steffen;Tobias S. Schmidt

  • Measuring the temporal dynamics of policy mixes – An empirical analysis of renewable energy policy mixes’ balance and design features in nine countries

    Tobias S. Schmidt;Sebastian Sewerin

  • Technology life-cycles in the energy sector — Technological characteristics and the role of deployment for innovation

    Joern Huenteler;Joern Huenteler;Tobias S. Schmidt;Tobias S. Schmidt;Jan Ossenbrink;Volker H. Hoffmann

  • Low-carbon investment risks and de-risking

    Tobias S. Schmidt

  • The multiple roles of state investment banks in low-carbon energy finance: An analysis of Australia, the UK and Germany

    Anna Geddes;Tobias S. Schmidt;Bjarne Steffen

  • Rural electrification through village grids - Assessing the cost competitiveness of isolated renewable energy technologies in Indonesia

    Nicola U. Blum;Ratri Sryantoro Wakeling;Tobias S. Schmidt

  • The effects of climate policy on the rate and direction of innovation: a survey of the EU ETS and the electricity sector

    Tobias S. Schmidt;Malte Schneider;Karoline S. Rogge;Martin J.A. Schuetz

  • Technology as a driver of climate and energy politics

    Tobias S. Schmidt;Sebastian Sewerin

  • Use cases for stationary battery technologies: A review of the literature and existing projects

    Abhishek Malhotra;Benedikt Battke;Martin Beuse;Annegret Stephan

  • Japan's post-Fukushima Challenge - Implications from the German Experience on Renewable Energy Policy

    Joern Huenteler;Tobias S. Schmidt;Norichika Kanie

  • Accelerating Low-Carbon Innovation

    Abhishek Malhotra;Abhishek Malhotra;Tobias S. Schmidt

  • The Effect of Local and Global Learning on the Cost of Renewable Energy in Developing Countries

    Joern Huenteler;Joern Huenteler;Christian Niebuhr;Christian Niebuhr;Tobias S. Schmidt;Tobias S. Schmidt

  • The sectoral configuration of technological innovation systems: Patterns of knowledge development and diffusion in the lithium-ion battery technology in Japan

    Annegret Stephan;Tobias S. Schmidt;Catharina R. Bening;Volker H. Hoffmann

  • Limiting the public cost of stationary battery deployment by combining applications

    A. Stephan;B. Battke;M. D. Beuse;J. H. Clausdeinken

  • Navigating the Clean Energy Transition in the COVID-19 Crisis.

    Bjarne Steffen;Florian Egli;Michael Pahle;Tobias S. Schmidt

  • Anticipating industry localization effects of clean technology deployment policies in developing countries

    Tobias S. Schmidt;Joern Huenteler

  • Shedding light on solar technologies—A techno-economic assessment and its policy implications

    Michael Peters;Tobias S. Schmidt;David Wiederkehr;Malte Schneider

  • Attracting private investments into rural electrification — A case study on renewable energy based village grids in Indonesia

    Tobias S. Schmidt;Nicola U. Blum;Ratri Sryantoro Wakeling

  • How a product’s design hierarchy shapes the evolution of technological knowledge—Evidence from patent-citation networks in wind power

    Joern Huenteler;Joern Huenteler;Jan Ossenbrink;Tobias S. Schmidt;Volker H. Hoffmann

  • Experience Curves for Operations and Maintenance Costs of Renewable Energy Technologies

    Bjarne Steffen;Martin Beuse;Paul Tautorat;Tobias S. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Karoline S. Rogge
Karoline S. Rogge University of Sussex
David Epel
David Epel Stanford University
David M. Blei
David M. Blei Columbia University
Susan Athey
Susan Athey Stanford University
Ottmar Edenhofer
Ottmar Edenhofer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Thomas F. Crossley
Thomas F. Crossley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joachim Winter
Joachim Winter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stefan Reichelstein
Stefan Reichelstein University of Mannheim
Thomas J. Schmidt
Thomas J. Schmidt Paul Scherrer Institute

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