Ajay Gambhir

8.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
88 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Ajay Gambhir is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajay Gambhir has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 32 papers in Environmental Engineering and 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ajay Gambhir's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (52 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (29 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (16 papers). Ajay Gambhir is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (52 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (29 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (16 papers). Ajay Gambhir collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Greece and Spain. Ajay Gambhir's co-authors include Adam Hawkes, Oliver Schmidt, Iain Staffell, Jenny Nelson, Sheridan Few, Tamaryn Napp, Massimo Tavoni, Alexandre C. Köberle, Fergus Green and Neil Grant and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ajay Gambhir

85 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Future cost and performance of water electrolysis: An exp... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2017 2019 2019 2025 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Future cost and performance of water electrolysis: An expert elicitation study
    2017 1.5k citations Oliver Schmidt, Ajay Gambhir et al. profile →
  2. The future cost of electrical energy storage based on experience rates
    2017 854 citations Oliver Schmidt, Adam Hawkes et al. profile →
  3. An inter-model assessment of the role of direct air capture in deep mitigation pathways
    2019 376 citations Ajay Gambhir, Adam Hawkes et al. Nature Communications profile →
  4. Transitional assistance policies for just, equitable and smooth low-carbon transitions: who, what and how?
    2019 145 citations Fergus Green, Ajay Gambhir Climate Policy profile →
  5. Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenarios
    2025 16 citations Dirk-Jan Van de Ven, Shivika Mittal et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ajay Gambhir United Kingdom 37 2.3k 1.6k 1.5k 1.3k 1.1k 88 5.9k
Brian Ó Gallachóir Ireland 43 4.3k 1.8× 2.1k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 169 7.7k
Dolf Gielen Netherlands 31 2.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.5× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 78 8.5k
Benjamin McLellan Japan 48 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 575 0.4× 847 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 170 7.5k
Robert Pietzcker Germany 30 2.0k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 743 0.5× 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 62 5.0k
Sanna Syri Finland 37 2.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 542 0.4× 605 0.6× 160 5.1k
Mark A. Delucchi United States 28 2.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 852 0.6× 685 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 107 5.2k
Reinhard Haas Austria 36 2.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 993 0.7× 966 0.7× 726 0.7× 142 5.3k
Adam Hawkes United Kingdom 47 5.4k 2.3× 3.0k 1.9× 3.0k 2.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 165 11.5k
Diego Iribarren Spain 49 1.0k 0.4× 841 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 473 0.4× 1.8k 1.7× 125 5.9k
Xiliang Zhang China 48 2.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.6× 509 0.3× 2.3k 1.8× 2.3k 2.2× 140 7.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ven, Dirk-Jan Van de, Shivika Mittal, Αλέξανδρος Νίκας, et al.. (2025). Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenarios. Nature Climate Change. 15(2). 218–226. 16 indexed citations breakdown →
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Campagnolo, Lorenza, Baptiste Boitier, Αλέξανδρος Νίκας, et al.. (2024). The impacts of decarbonization pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 19 indexed citations
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Ven, Dirk-Jan Van de, Shivika Mittal, Ajay Gambhir, et al.. (2023). A multimodel analysis of post-Glasgow climate targets and feasibility challenges. Nature Climate Change. 13(6). 570–578. 53 indexed citations
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Gambhir, Ajay, Shivika Mittal, Robin Lamboll, et al.. (2023). Adjusting 1.5 degree C climate change mitigation pathways in light of adverse new information. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5117–5117. 14 indexed citations
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Широв, А. А., A. Yu. Kolpakov, Ajay Gambhir, et al.. (2023). Stakeholder-driven scenario analysis of ambitious decarbonisation of the Russian economy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100055–100055. 9 indexed citations
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Wachsmuth, Jakob, Philine Warnke, Ajay Gambhir, et al.. (2023). Co-creating socio-technical scenarios for net-zero emission pathways: Comparison of five national case studies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100064–100064. 12 indexed citations
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Gambhir, Ajay. (2023). Powering past coal is not enough. Nature Climate Change. 13(2). 117–118. 4 indexed citations
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Gambhir, Ajay & Αλέξανδρος Νίκας. (2023). Seven key principles for assessing emerging low-carbon technological opportunities for climate change mitigation action. PLOS Climate. 2(7). e0000235–e0000235. 2 indexed citations
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Ven, Dirk-Jan Van de, Αλέξανδρος Νίκας, Konstantinos Koasidis, et al.. (2022). COVID-19 recovery packages can benefit climate targets and clean energy jobs, but scale of impacts and optimal investment portfolios differ among major economies. One Earth. 5(9). 1042–1054. 20 indexed citations
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Grant, Neil, Adam Hawkes, Shivika Mittal, & Ajay Gambhir. (2021). Confronting mitigation deterrence in low-carbon scenarios. Environmental Research Letters. 16(6). 64099–64099. 55 indexed citations
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Sandwell, Philip, et al.. (2021). The cost and emissions advantages of incorporating anchor loads into solar mini-grids in India. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100003–100003. 8 indexed citations
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Sognnæs, Ida, Ajay Gambhir, Dirk-Jan Van de Ven, et al.. (2021). A multi-model analysis of long-term emissions and warming implications of current mitigation efforts. Nature Climate Change. 11(12). 1055–1062. 92 indexed citations
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Köberle, Alexandre C., Toon Vandyck, Céline Guivarch, et al.. (2021). The cost of mitigation revisited. Nature Climate Change. 11(12). 1035–1045. 52 indexed citations
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Νίκας, Αλέξανδρος, Jenny Lieu, Alevgül H. Şorman, et al.. (2020). The desirability of transitions in demand: Incorporating behavioural and societal transformations into energy modelling. Energy Research & Social Science. 70. 101780–101780. 50 indexed citations
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Green, Fergus & Ajay Gambhir. (2019). Transitional assistance policies for just, equitable and smooth low-carbon transitions: who, what and how?. Climate Policy. 20(8). 902–921. 145 indexed citations breakdown →
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Butnar, Isabela, et al.. (2019). A deep dive into the modelling assumptions for biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS): a transparency exercise. Environmental Research Letters. 15(8). 84008–84008. 41 indexed citations
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Few, Sheridan, Oliver Schmidt, & Ajay Gambhir. (2018). Energy access through electricity storage: Insights from technology providers and market enablers. Energy Sustainable Development. 48. 1–10. 24 indexed citations
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Napp, Tamaryn, et al.. (2017). Exploring the Feasibility of Low-Carbon Scenarios Using Historical Energy Transitions Analysis. Energies. 10(1). 116–116. 41 indexed citations
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Gambhir, Ajay, Tamaryn Napp, Adam Hawkes, et al.. (2017). The Contribution of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation to Achieving Long-Term Temperature Goals. Energies. 10(5). 602–602. 21 indexed citations
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Few, Sheridan, Ajay Gambhir, Tamaryn Napp, et al.. (2017). The Impact of Shale Gas on the Cost and Feasibility of Meeting Climate Targets—A Global Energy System Model Analysis and an Exploration of Uncertainties. Energies. 10(2). 158–158. 9 indexed citations

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