Caroline Zimm

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 968 citations indexed

About

Caroline Zimm is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Caroline Zimm has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 968 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Caroline Zimm's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (9 papers), Climate Change and Geoengineering (6 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (6 papers). Caroline Zimm is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (9 papers), Climate Change and Geoengineering (6 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (6 papers). Caroline Zimm collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United Kingdom and Germany. Caroline Zimm's co-authors include Nebojša Nakićenović, Shonali Pachauri, Simon De Stercke, Charlie Wilson, Nuno Bento, Arnulf Grübler, Benigna Boza‐Kiss, Sebastian Busch, Frank Sperling and Boris Sakschewski and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Caroline Zimm

24 papers receiving 925 citations

Hit Papers

Pandemic, War, and Global Energy Transitions 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024 50 100 150 200 250
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. Pandemic, War, and Global Energy Transitions
    2022 253 citations Shonali Pachauri, Benigna Boza‐Kiss et al. profile →
  2. Quantifying the human cost of global warming
    2023 168 citations Timothy M. Lenton, Chi Xu et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  3. Justice considerations in climate research
    2024 46 citations Caroline Zimm, Kian Mintz‐Woo et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers

Caroline Zimm
Dirk-Jan Van de Ven Spain
Anton Orlov Norway
Elina Brutschin Austria
Kalim U. Shah United States
László Szabó Hungary
Jorge E. Viñuales United Kingdom
Stelios Grafakos Netherlands
Elkhan Richard Sadik‐Zada Germany
Llewelyn Hughes Australia
Annela Anger-Kraavi United Kingdom
Dirk-Jan Van de Ven Spain
Caroline Zimm
Citations per year, relative to Caroline Zimm Caroline Zimm (= 1×) peers Dirk-Jan Van de Ven

Countries citing papers authored by Caroline Zimm

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Caroline Zimm's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Caroline Zimm with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Caroline Zimm more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Caroline Zimm

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Caroline Zimm. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Caroline Zimm. The network helps show where Caroline Zimm may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caroline Zimm

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Caroline Zimm. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Caroline Zimm 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 Caroline Zimm. Caroline Zimm is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Min, Jihoon, Joel Millward-Hopkins, Paul Kishimoto, et al.. (2025). Quantifying minimum mobility and transport needs: The who, the where and the why. Energy Research & Social Science. 128. 104306–104306.
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Andrijevic, Marina, Caroline Zimm, Jonathan D. Moyer, Raya Muttarak, & Shonali Pachauri. (2025). Representing gender inequality in scenarios improves understanding of climate challenges. Nature Climate Change. 15(2). 138–146. 3 indexed citations
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Pereira, Laura, Steven R. Smith, Lauren Gifford, et al.. (2025). Beyond tipping points: risks, equity, and the ethics of intervention. Earth System Dynamics. 16(4). 1267–1285.
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Niamir, Leila, et al.. (2025). Quantifying the potential of energy communities in renewable electricity generation in The Netherlands. Energy Research & Social Science. 131. 104523–104523.
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Hoffmann, Roman, Omkar Patange, Caroline Zimm, et al.. (2025). Subnational survey data reveal persistent gaps in living standards across 75 low and middle-income countries. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4986–4986.
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Nadeem, Imran, Nebojša Nakićenović, Boris Sakschewski, et al.. (2024). Permafrost Thawing and Estimates of Vulnerable Carbon in the Northern High Latitude. Earth Systems and Environment. 9(2). 715–740. 2 indexed citations
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Eker, Sibel, Timothy M. Lenton, Tom Powell, et al.. (2024). Cross-system interactions for positive tipping cascades. Earth System Dynamics. 15(3). 789–800. 6 indexed citations
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Eker, Sibel, Charlie Wilson, Niklas Höhne, et al.. (2024). Harnessing social tipping dynamics: A systems approach for accelerating decarbonization. One Earth. 7(6). 976–988. 7 indexed citations
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Vuuren, Detlef P. van, Geanderson Ambrósio, Sushma S. Kulkarni, et al.. (2024). A review of existing model-based scenarios achieving SDGs: progress and challenges. Global Sustainability. 7. 7 indexed citations
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Mintz‐Woo, Kian, Caroline Zimm, Elina Brutschin, et al.. (2024). Climate justice discussions need new participants and new audiences. Nature Climate Change. 15(2). 122–123.
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Bento, Nuno, Arnulf Grübler, Benigna Boza‐Kiss, et al.. (2024). Leverage demand-side policies for energy security. Science. 383(6686). 946–949. 9 indexed citations
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Zimm, Caroline, Kian Mintz‐Woo, Elina Brutschin, et al.. (2024). Justice considerations in climate research. Nature Climate Change. 14(1). 22–30. 46 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abrams, Jesse F., Chris Huntingford, Mark S. Williamson, et al.. (2023). Committed Global Warming Risks Triggering Multiple Climate Tipping Points. Earth s Future. 11(11). 14 indexed citations
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Lenton, Timothy M., Chi Xu, Jesse F. Abrams, et al.. (2023). Quantifying the human cost of global warming. Nature Sustainability. 6(10). 1237–1247. 168 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bragge, Peter, Thomas Breu, Henrik Carlsen, et al.. (2022). How policymakers and other leaders can build a more sustainable post-COVID-19 ‘normal’. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 7–7. 10 indexed citations
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Nakićenović, Nebojša, et al.. (2021). Smart Specialisation, Sustainable Development Goals and Environmental Commons. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 6 indexed citations
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Wilson, Charlie, et al.. (2020). Granular technologies to accelerate decarbonization. Science. 368(6486). 36–39. 141 indexed citations
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Zimm, Caroline & Nebojša Nakićenović. (2019). What are the implications of the Paris Agreement for inequality?. Climate Policy. 20(4). 458–467. 35 indexed citations
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Zimm, Caroline, José Goldemberg, Nebojša Nakićenović, & Sebastian Busch. (2019). Is the renewables transformation a piece of cake or a pie in the sky?. Energy Strategy Reviews. 26. 100401–100401. 10 indexed citations
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Nakićenović, N., et al.. (2016). Global Commons in the Anthropocene: World Development on a Stable and Resilient Planet. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 11 indexed citations

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