Christian Breyer

26.5k total citations · 12 hit papers
314 papers, 18.4k citations indexed

About

Christian Breyer is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Breyer has authored 314 papers receiving a total of 18.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 155 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology and 109 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Christian Breyer's work include Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (155 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (142 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (89 papers). Christian Breyer is often cited by papers focused on Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (155 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (142 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (89 papers). Christian Breyer collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Germany and United States. Christian Breyer's co-authors include Dmitrii Bogdanov, Mahdi Fasihi, Arman Aghahosseini, Michael Child, Ashish Gulagi, Upeksha Caldera, Javier Farfan, Manish Ram, Ayobami Solomon Oyewo and Olga Efimova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Christian Breyer

303 papers receiving 17.5k 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.

  1. Techno-economic assessment of CO2 direct air capture plants
    2019 802 citations Mahdi Fasihi, Christian Breyer et al. profile →
  2. Low-cost renewable electricity as the key driver of the global energy transition towards sustainability
    2021 613 citations Dmitrii Bogdanov, Manish Ram et al. Energy profile →
  3. Status and perspectives on 100% renewable energy systems
    2019 522 citations Christian Breyer et al. Energy profile →
  4. Radical transformation pathway towards sustainable electricity via evolutionary steps
    2019 484 citations Dmitrii Bogdanov, Arman Aghahosseini et al. Nature Communications profile →
  5. Solar photovoltaics is ready to power a sustainable future
    2021 448 citations Christian Breyer et al. profile →
  6. Flexible electricity generation, grid exchange and storage for the transition to a 100% renewable energy system in Europe
    2019 426 citations Michael Child, Dmitrii Bogdanov et al. Renewable Energy profile →
  7. Assessment of lithium criticality in the global energy transition and addressing policy gaps in transportation
    2020 365 citations Christian Breyer et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. Response to ‘Burden of proof: A comprehensive review of the feasibility of 100% renewable-electricity systems’
    2018 356 citations Christian Breyer et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
  9. Impact of weighted average cost of capital, capital expenditure, and other parameters on future utility‐scale PV levelised cost of electricity
    2019 334 citations E. Vartiainen, Christian Breyer et al. profile →
  10. Job creation during the global energy transition towards 100% renewable power system by 2050
    2019 305 citations Manish Ram, Arman Aghahosseini et al. profile →
  11. Global potential of green ammonia based on hybrid PV-wind power plants
    2021 295 citations Mahdi Fasihi, Christian Breyer et al. Applied Energy profile →
  12. Role and trends of flexibility options in 100% renewable energy system analyses towards the Power-to-X Economy
    2025 25 citations Siavash Khalili, Gabriel Lopez et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Breyer Finland 75 9.5k 6.7k 5.5k 4.0k 2.8k 314 18.4k
Brian Vad Mathiesen Denmark 60 14.2k 1.5× 6.0k 0.9× 6.7k 1.2× 1.7k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 174 18.8k
Henrik Lund Denmark 74 19.3k 2.0× 8.1k 1.2× 8.3k 1.5× 2.3k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 318 25.7k
Neven Duić Croatia 66 7.3k 0.8× 3.5k 0.5× 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 421 14.9k
Morgan Bazilian United States 61 4.6k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 4.5k 0.8× 4.7k 1.2× 2.1k 0.7× 243 16.5k
Iain Staffell United Kingdom 52 10.9k 1.1× 4.7k 0.7× 5.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 144 17.9k
Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem United Arab Emirates 82 10.6k 1.1× 2.6k 0.4× 8.2k 1.5× 1.5k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 415 25.1k
André Faaij Netherlands 90 4.4k 0.5× 2.2k 0.3× 4.3k 0.8× 3.1k 0.8× 6.5k 2.3× 391 28.0k
Jinyue Yan Sweden 83 6.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.3× 5.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.4× 3.7k 1.3× 658 28.1k
A.G. Olabi United Arab Emirates 105 14.4k 1.5× 3.5k 0.5× 10.5k 1.9× 1.8k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 580 38.8k
Daniel M. Kammen United States 65 4.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.3× 4.5k 0.8× 5.5k 1.4× 3.2k 1.1× 338 19.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mensah, Theophilus Nii Odai, Ayobami Solomon Oyewo, & Christian Breyer. (2025). The global sustainable bioenergy potential until 2050 in global-national resolution. Applied Energy. 400. 126464–126464. 2 indexed citations
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Osorio-Aravena, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2025). Insights for informing energy transition policies – Are decision makers listening to science? The case of Chile. Energy Strategy Reviews. 58. 101644–101644. 4 indexed citations
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Satymov, Rasul, Salvatore Ruggiero, Jens Weibezahn, et al.. (2025). Who will foot the bill? The opportunity cost of prioritising nuclear power over renewable energy for the case of Finland. Energy. 337. 138630–138630. 1 indexed citations
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Osorio-Aravena, Juan Carlos, Manish Ram, Arman Aghahosseini, & Christian Breyer. (2025). Evaluation of employment effects during the transition of the Chilean energy system. Energy. 318. 134839–134839. 3 indexed citations
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Satymov, Rasul, Tansu Galimova, Kim Talus, et al.. (2025). Exploring the Shetland Islands’ potential as a green e-hydrogen export hub for Europe. Energy. 339. 138682–138682.
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Lopez, Gabriel, Arman Aghahosseini, Dmitrii Bogdanov, et al.. (2025). Sustainable Energy Industry Systems in the United States and Canada Demonstrating the Value of Solar-to-X. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 15(2). 215–222.
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Oyewo, Ayobami Solomon, et al.. (2024). Power-to-X Economy: Green e-hydrogen, e-fuels, e-chemicals, and e-materials opportunities in Africa. Energy Reports. 12. 2026–2048. 11 indexed citations
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Oyewo, Ayobami Solomon, et al.. (2024). Enabling Central America's energy transition through renewable energy, energy citizenship, and regional integration. Applied Energy. 377. 124493–124493. 7 indexed citations
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Bogdanov, Dmitrii, Manish Ram, Siavash Khalili, et al.. (2024). Effects of direct and indirect electrification on transport energy demand during the energy transition. Energy Policy. 192. 114205–114205. 21 indexed citations
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Bogdanov, Dmitrii, Rasul Satymov, & Christian Breyer. (2024). Impact of temperature dependent coefficient of performance of heat pumps on heating systems in national and regional energy systems modelling. Applied Energy. 371. 123647–123647. 18 indexed citations
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Mensah, Theophilus Nii Odai, Ayobami Solomon Oyewo, Dmitrii Bogdanov, Arman Aghahosseini, & Christian Breyer. (2024). Pathway for a fully renewable power sector of Africa by 2050: Emphasising on flexible generation from biomass. Renewable Energy. 234. 121198–121198. 4 indexed citations
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Lopez, Gabriel, Tansu Galimova, Mahdi Fasihi, et al.. (2024). Assessing European supply chain configurations for sustainable e-polyethylene production from sustainable CO2 and renewable electricity. Energy Conversion and Management. 306. 118295–118295. 20 indexed citations
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Lopez, Gabriel, Tansu Galimova, Mahdi Fasihi, Dmitrii Bogdanov, & Christian Breyer. (2023). Towards defossilised steel: Supply chain options for a green European steel industry. Energy. 273. 127236–127236. 62 indexed citations
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Vartiainen, E., Christian Breyer, David Moser, et al.. (2023). Attractiveness of Photovoltaic Prosumerism in the European Electricity Market. Solar RRL. 8(1). 3 indexed citations
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Lopez, Gabriel, Dominik Keiner, Mahdi Fasihi, Tuomas Koiranen, & Christian Breyer. (2023). From fossil to green chemicals: sustainable pathways and new carbon feedstocks for the global chemical industry. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(7). 2879–2909. 136 indexed citations
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Gulagi, Ashish, et al.. (2022). The role of renewables for rapid transitioning of the power sector across states in India. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5499–5499. 52 indexed citations
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Lopez, Gabriel, Arman Aghahosseini, Michael Child, et al.. (2022). Impacts of model structure, framework, and flexibility on perspectives of 100% renewable energy transition decision-making. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 164. 112452–112452. 51 indexed citations
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Meschede, Henning, Michael Child, & Christian Breyer. (2018). Assessment of sustainable energy system configuration for a small Canary island in 2030. Energy Conversion and Management. 165. 363–372. 55 indexed citations
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Azzuni, Abdelrahman & Christian Breyer. (2017). Definitions and dimensions of energy security: a literature review. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Energy and Environment. 7(1). 148 indexed citations
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Breyer, Christian, et al.. (2009). Global energy supply potential of concentrating solar power. 19 indexed citations

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