Behnam Zakeri

6.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
81 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Behnam Zakeri is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy Engineering and Power Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Behnam Zakeri has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 23 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Recurrent topics in Behnam Zakeri's work include Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (29 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (19 papers) and Smart Grid Energy Management (17 papers). Behnam Zakeri is often cited by papers focused on Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (29 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (19 papers) and Smart Grid Energy Management (17 papers). Behnam Zakeri collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Denmark and Finland. Behnam Zakeri's co-authors include Sanna Syri, Julian David Hunt, Naser Hossein Motlagh, Keywan Riahi, Giorgio Castagneto Gissey, Andreas Nascimento, Bas van Ruijven, Samuli Rinne, Paul E. Dodds and Yoshihide Wada and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Behnam Zakeri

80 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Electrical energy storage systems: A comparative life cyc... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2020 2023 2022 2021 400 800 1.2k
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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. Electrical energy storage systems: A comparative life cycle cost analysis
    2014 1.4k citations Behnam Zakeri, Sanna Syri profile →
  2. Internet of Things (IoT) and the Energy Sector
    2020 481 citations Naser Hossein Motlagh, Julian David Hunt et al. Energies profile →
  3. Author Correction: Implications of intercontinental renewable electricity trade for energy systems and emissions
    2023 301 citations Fei Guo, Bas van Ruijven et al. Nature Energy profile →
  4. Pandemic, War, and Global Energy Transitions
    2022 253 citations Behnam Zakeri, Julian David Hunt et al. Energies profile →
  5. Trends in tools and approaches for modelling the energy transition
    2021 243 citations Behnam Zakeri et al. profile →

Peers

Behnam Zakeri
Sanna Syri Finland
Paul Deane Ireland
Goran Krajačić Croatia
Ali Q. Al‐Shetwi Malaysia
David Parra Switzerland
Pietro Elia Campana Sweden
Jakub Jurasz Poland
Zhongfu Tan China
Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar Hong Kong
Omar Ellabban Qatar
Sanna Syri Finland
Behnam Zakeri
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Behnam Zakeri

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Behnam Zakeri. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Behnam Zakeri based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Behnam Zakeri. Behnam Zakeri is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hunt, Julian David, Behnam Zakeri, Jakub Jurasz, et al.. (2025). The power of sand: Can solid gravity close the energy storage gap?. Journal of Energy Storage. 125. 116839–116839.
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Hunt, Julian David, Andreas Nascimento, Behnam Zakeri, et al.. (2024). Optimizing hydropower generation with reservoir level management in humid regions. Energy Reports. 13. 856–864. 1 indexed citations
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Kranzl, Lukas, et al.. (2024). The impact of energy prices in decarbonizing buildings’ energy use in the EU27. Energy and Buildings. 323. 114814–114814. 5 indexed citations
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Zakeri, Behnam. (2024). Digitalization for Resilient and Sustainable Energy Transitions. Energies. 17(21). 5434–5434. 2 indexed citations
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Dekker, Mark, Francesco Lombardi, Robert Pietzcker, et al.. (2024). Comparing energy system optimization models and integrated assessment models: Relevance for energy policy advice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 69–69. 2 indexed citations
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Zakeri, Behnam, Shivika Mittal, Alessio Mastrucci, et al.. (2024). Global high-resolution growth projections dataset for rooftop area consistent with the shared socioeconomic pathways, 2020–2050. Scientific Data. 11(1). 563–563. 4 indexed citations
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Hunt, Julian David, Andreas Nascimento, Oldrich Joel Romero, et al.. (2024). Hydrogen storage with gravel and pipes in lakes and reservoirs. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7723–7723. 8 indexed citations
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Gidden, Matthew, Elina Brutschin, Gaurav Ganti, et al.. (2023). Fairness and feasibility in deep mitigation pathways with novel carbon dioxide removal considering institutional capacity to mitigate. Environmental Research Letters. 18(7). 74006–74006. 21 indexed citations
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Hunt, Julian David, Behnam Zakeri, Andreas Nascimento, et al.. (2023). Ammonia Airship Cooling: An Option for Renewable Cooling in the Tropics. Energies. 17(1). 111–111. 2 indexed citations
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Hunt, Julian David, Behnam Zakeri, Jakub Jurasz, et al.. (2023). Underground Gravity Energy Storage: A Solution for Long-Term Energy Storage. Energies. 16(2). 825–825. 44 indexed citations
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Guo, Fei, Bas van Ruijven, Behnam Zakeri, et al.. (2023). Author Correction: Implications of intercontinental renewable electricity trade for energy systems and emissions. Nature Energy. 8(12). 1418–1418. 301 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guo, Fei, Bas van Ruijven, Behnam Zakeri, et al.. (2022). Implications of intercontinental renewable electricity trade for energy systems and emissions. Nature Energy. 7(12). 1144–1156. 62 indexed citations
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Hunt, Julian David, Behnam Zakeri, Walter Leal Filho, et al.. (2021). Buoyancy Energy Storage Technology: An energy storage solution for islands, coastal regions, offshore wind power and hydrogen compression. Journal of Energy Storage. 40. 102746–102746. 39 indexed citations
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Gissey, Giorgio Castagneto, et al.. (2020). Evaluating consumer investments in distributed energy technologies. Energy Policy. 149. 112008–112008. 17 indexed citations
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Motlagh, Naser Hossein, et al.. (2020). Internet of Things (IoT) and the Energy Sector. Energies. 13(2). 494–494. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zakeri, Behnam & Sanna Syri. (2016). Value of energy storage in the Nordic Power market - benefits from price arbitrage and ancillary services. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1–5. 34 indexed citations
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Zakeri, Behnam, Samuli Rinne, & Sanna Syri. (2015). Wind Integration into Energy Systems with a High Share of Nuclear Power—What Are the Compromises?. Energies. 8(4). 2493–2527. 30 indexed citations
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Zakeri, Behnam, Sanna Syri, & Samuli Rinne. (2014). Integration of wind power into energy systems with high share of nuclear capacity- The case of Finland 2020-2030. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations

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