Ajay Gambhir

8.2k citations

88 papers · 5.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 37

Energy Engineering and Power Technology top 0.05%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment top 1%
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research 16
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies 11
General Energy top 1%
Environmental Engineering top 0.5%
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability 29
Pollution top 1%
- Energy and Environment Impacts 10
Economics and Econometrics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics 52
Mechanical Engineering
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies 16
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization 10
Global and Planetary Change
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 9

Co-authors: Adam Hawkes Oliver Schmidt Iain Staffell Jenny Nelson Sheridan Few Tamaryn Napp Massimo Tavoni Alexandre C. Köberle
Cited by: Energy Engineering and Power Technology Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment General Energy
Journals: Nature (1 paper)Nature Communications (4 papers)SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Greece Spain

In The Last Decade

Ajay Gambhir

85 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

2025 Nature Climate Change
2019 Climate Policy
2019 Nature Communications
2017 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2017 Nature Energy

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1	Energy and socioeconomic system transformation through a decade of IPCC-assessed scenariosbreakdown → Nature Climate Change ·Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Shivika Mittal,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Georgios Xexakis,Ajay Gambhir,Lukas Hermwille,Panagiotis Fragkos,Wolfgang Obergassel,Mikel González‐Eguino,Faidra Filippidou,Ida Sognnæs,Linda Clarke,Glen P. Peters	2025	16
2	The impacts of decarbonization pathways on Sustainable Development Goals in the European Union Communications Earth & Environment ·Jorge Moreno,Lorenza Campagnolo,Baptiste Boitier,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Konstantinos Koasidis,Ajay Gambhir,Mikel González‐Eguino,Sigit Perdana,Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Alessandro Chiodi,Elisa Delpiazzo,Haris Doukas,Maurizio Gargiulo,Andrea Herbst,Khaled Al‐Dabbas,Şirin Alibaş,Felix Neuner,Pierre Le Mouël,Marc Vielle	2024	19
3	Carbon pricing and system reliability impacts on pathways to universal electricity access in Africa Nature Communications ·Hamish Beath,Shivika Mittal,Sheridan Few,Benedict Winchester,Philip Sandwell,Christos N. Markides,Jenny Nelson,Ajay Gambhir	2024	3
4	Stakeholder-driven scenario analysis of ambitious decarbonisation of the Russian economy SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·А. А. Широв,A. Yu. Kolpakov,Ajay Gambhir,Konstantinos Koasidis,Alexandre C. Köberle,Ben McWilliams,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας	2023	9
5	Co-creating socio-technical scenarios for net-zero emission pathways: Comparison of five national case studies SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Jakob Wachsmuth,Philine Warnke,Ajay Gambhir,Sara Giarola,Konstantinos Koasidis,Shivika Mittal,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Kathleen Vaillancourt,Haris Doukas	2023	12
6	Powering past coal is not enough Nature Climate Change ·Ajay Gambhir	2023	4
7	A multimodel analysis of post-Glasgow climate targets and feasibility challenges Nature Climate Change ·Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Shivika Mittal,Ajay Gambhir,Robin Lamboll,Haris Doukas,Sara Giarola,Adam Hawkes,Konstantinos Koasidis,Alexandre C. Köberle,Haewon McJeon,Sigit Perdana,Glen P. Peters,Joeri Rogelj,Ida Sognnæs,Marc Vielle,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας	2023	53
8	Adjusting 1.5 degree C climate change mitigation pathways in light of adverse new information Nature Communications ·Ajay Gambhir,Shivika Mittal,Robin Lamboll,Neil Grant,Dan Bernie,Laila Gohar,Adam Hawkes,Alexandre C. Köberle,Joeri Rogelj,Jason Lowe	2023	14
9	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 ·Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Konstantinos Koasidis,Aikaterini Forouli,Gabriele Cassetti,Alessandro Chiodi,Maurizio Gargiulo,Sara Giarola,Alexandre C. Köberle,Themistoklis Koutsellis,Shivika Mittal,Sigit Perdana,Marc Vielle,Georgios Xexakis,Haris Doukas,Ajay Gambhir	2022	20
10	Halving Global CO2 Emissions by 2050: Technologies and Costs White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) ·Lola Vallejo,Christoph Mazur,Alexandre Strapasson,Tim Cockerill,Ajay Gambhir,Tom Hills,Mark Jennings,R.M. Jones,Nicole Kalas,James Keirstead,Cheng Seong Khor,Tamaryn Napp,Danlu Tong,Jeremy Woods,Nilay Shah	2021	4
11	Confronting mitigation deterrence in low-carbon scenarios Environmental Research Letters ·Neil Grant,Adam Hawkes,Shivika Mittal,Ajay Gambhir	2021	55
12	The cost of mitigation revisited Nature Climate Change ·Alexandre C. Köberle,Toon Vandyck,Céline Guivarch,Nick Macaluso,Valentina Bosetti,Ajay Gambhir,Massimo Tavoni,Joeri Rogelj	2021	52
13	A multi-model analysis of long-term emissions and warming implications of current mitigation efforts Nature Climate Change ·Ida Sognnæs,Ajay Gambhir,Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Αλέξανδρος Νίκας,Annela Anger-Kraavi,Ha Bui,Lorenza Campagnolo,Elisa Delpiazzo,Haris Doukas,Sara Giarola,Neil Grant,Adam Hawkes,Alexandre C. Köberle,A. Yu. Kolpakov,Shivika Mittal,Jorge Moreno,Sigit Perdana,Joeri Rogelj,Marc Vielle,Glen P. Peters	2021	92
14	The cost and emissions advantages of incorporating anchor loads into solar mini-grids in India SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Hamish Beath,Muriel Hauser,Philip Sandwell,Ajay Gambhir,Sheridan Few,Clementine L. Chambon,Jenny Nelson	2021	8
15	The Impact of U.S. Re‐engagement in Climate on the Paris Targets Earth s Future ·Dirk-Jan Van de Ven,Michael Westphal,Mikel González‐Eguino,Ajay Gambhir,Glen P. Peters,Ida Sognnæs,Haewon McJeon,Nathan Hultman,Kevin Kennedy,Tom Cyrs,Leon Clarke	2021	5
16	A deep dive into the modelling assumptions for biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS): a transparency exercise Environmental Research Letters ·Isabela Butnar,Pei-Hao Li,Neil Strachan,Joana Portugal‐Pereira,Ajay Gambhir,Pete Smith	2019	41
17	Assessing the Feasibility of Global Long-Term Mitigation Scenarios Energies ·Ajay Gambhir,Laurent Drouet,David McCollum,Tamaryn Napp,Dan Bernie,Adam Hawkes,Oliver Fricko,Peter Havlík,Keywan Riahi,Valentina Bosetti,Jason Lowe	2017	46
18	The Contribution of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation to Achieving Long-Term Temperature Goals Energies ·Ajay Gambhir,Tamaryn Napp,Adam Hawkes,Lena Höglund-Isaksson,Wilfried Winiwarter,Pallav Purohit,Fabian Wagner,Dan Bernie,Jason Lowe	2017	21
19	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 ·Sheridan Few,Ajay Gambhir,Tamaryn Napp,Adam Hawkes,Stéphane Mangeon,Dan Bernie,Jason Lowe	2017	9
20	Exploring the Feasibility of Low-Carbon Scenarios Using Historical Energy Transitions Analysis Energies ·Tamaryn Napp,Dan Bernie,Rebecca T. Thomas,Jason Lowe,Adam Hawkes,Ajay Gambhir	2017	41

About Ajay Gambhir

Ajay Gambhir is a scholar working on Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Environmental Engineering and Economics and Econometrics, having authored 88 papers that have together received 5.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (52 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (29 papers), Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (16 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (16 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (11 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (10 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (10 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Energy Engineering and Power Technology (1.5k citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (1.6k citations) and General Energy (85 citations). Ajay Gambhir has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Greece and Spain. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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