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D-Index
68
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39124
World Ranking
1834
National Ranking
19

Volker Krey 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 Volker Krey sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 165 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Volker Krey 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 Volker Krey sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Volker Krey is affiliated with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science, with significant contributions in subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Global and Planetary Change, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist has authored work on several key topics, such as Climate Change Policy and Economics, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.

Recent publications include:

  • "Taking stock of national climate policies to evaluate implementation of the Paris Agreement," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Author Correction: Implications of intercontinental renewable electricity trade for energy systems and emissions," 2023, Nature Energy
  • "Cost and attainability of meeting stringent climate targets without overshoot," 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • "Evaluating process-based integrated assessment models of climate change mitigation," 2021, Climatic Change
  • "High with low: Harnessing the power of demand-side solutions for high wellbeing with low energy and material demand," 2024, Joule

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Keywan Riahi
  • Detlef P. van Vuuren
  • Bas van Ruijven
  • Oliver Fricko
  • Shinichiro Fujimori

Publication venues where Volker Krey has frequently contributed are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • IIASA PURE (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Nature Energy

Best Publications

  • The representative concentration pathways: an overview

    Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Jae Edmonds;Mikiko Kainuma;Keywan Riahi

  • The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions implications: An overview

    Keywan Riahi;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Elmar Kriegler;Jae Edmonds

  • RCP 8.5—A scenario of comparatively high greenhouse gas emissions

    Keywan Riahi;Shilpa Rao;Volker Krey;Cheolhung Cho

  • Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions

    Pete Smith;Steven J. Davis;Felix Creutzig;Sabine Fuss

  • Scenarios towards limiting global mean temperature increase below 1.5 °C

    Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Alexander Popp;Katherine V. Calvin;Gunnar Luderer

  • A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °c target and sustainable development goals without negative emission technologies

    Arnulf Grubler;Charlie Wilson;Charlie Wilson;Nuno Bento;Nuno Bento;Benigna Boza-Kiss

  • Energy system transformations for limiting end-of-century warming to below 1.5 °C

    Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Gunnar Luderer;Robert C. Pietzcker;Elmar Kriegler

  • The marker quantification of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathway 2: A middle-of-the-road scenario for the 21st century

    Oliver Fricko;Petr Havlik;Joeri Rogelj;Zbigniew Klimont

  • International climate policy architectures: Overview of the EMF 22 International Scenarios

    Leon Clarke;Jae Edmonds;Volker Krey;Richard Richels

  • Energy investment needs for fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving the sustainable development goals

    David L. McCollum;David L. McCollum;Wenji Zhou;Christoph Bertram;Harmen Sytze de Boer

  • Residual fossil CO2 emissions in 1.5–2 °C pathways

    Gunnar Luderer;Zoi Vrontisi;Christoph Bertram;Oreane Y. Edelenbosch;Oreane Y. Edelenbosch

  • The role of technology for achieving climate policy objectives: overview of the EMF 27 study on global technology and climate policy strategies.

    Elmar Kriegler;John Weyant;Geoffrey J. Blanford;Volker Krey

  • A new scenario logic for the Paris Agreement long-term temperature goal

    Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Daniel Huppmann;Volker Krey;Volker Krey;Keywan Riahi;Keywan Riahi

  • Connecting the Sustainable Development Goals by their energy inter-linkages

    David L McCollum;David L McCollum;Luis Gomez Echeverri;Sebastian Busch;Shonali Pachauri

  • Shared Socio-Economic Pathways of the Energy Sector – Quantifying the Narratives

    Nico Bauer;Katherine Calvin;Johannes Emmerling;Johannes Emmerling;Oliver Fricko

  • 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

  • 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

  • Determinants of Household Energy Consumption in India

    Tommi Ekholm;Tommi Ekholm;Volker Krey;Shonali Pachauri;Keywan Riahi

  • Global exposure and vulnerability to multi-sector development and climate change hotspots

    Edward Byers;Matthew Gidden;David Leclère;Juraj Balkovic

  • Energy Pathways for Sustainable Development

    K. Riahi;F. Dentener;D. Gielen;A. Grubler

Frequent Co-Authors

Keywan Riahi
Keywan Riahi International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
David L. McCollum
David L. McCollum Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Joeri Rogelj
Joeri Rogelj Imperial College London
Elmar Kriegler
Elmar Kriegler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Shinichiro Fujimori
Shinichiro Fujimori Kyoto University
Massimo Tavoni
Massimo Tavoni Polytechnic University of Milan
Oliver Fricko
Oliver Fricko Integrated Assessment and Climate Change
Gunnar Luderer
Gunnar Luderer Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Valentina Bosetti
Valentina Bosetti Bocconi University

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