Christoph Bertram

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Christoph Bertram is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Bertram has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christoph Bertram's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (26 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (19 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (14 papers). Christoph Bertram is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (26 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (19 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (14 papers). Christoph Bertram collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Netherlands. Christoph Bertram's co-authors include Gunnar Luderer, Elmar Kriegler, Ottmar Edenhofer, Robert Pietzcker, Keywan Riahi, Detlef P. van Vuuren, David McCollum, Nico Bauer, Shinichiro Fujimori and Alexander Popp and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Bertram

63 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Assessing China’s efforts to pursue the 1.5°C warming limit 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 100 200 300
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. Assessing China’s efforts to pursue the 1.5°C warming limit
    2021 391 citations Hongbo Duan, Sheng Zhou et al. Science profile →
  2. Impact of declining renewable energy costs on electrification in low-emission scenarios
    2021 365 citations Gunnar Luderer, Leon Merfort et al. Nature Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph Bertram Germany 25 1.3k 1.1k 869 638 483 74 2.8k
Hector Pollitt United Kingdom 29 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 791 0.9× 481 0.8× 337 0.7× 58 2.8k
Jiyong Eom South Korea 33 918 0.7× 914 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 936 1.5× 543 1.1× 67 3.6k
Alban Kitous Netherlands 26 1.1k 0.8× 951 0.9× 726 0.8× 467 0.7× 313 0.6× 34 2.1k
Harmen Sytze de Boer Netherlands 20 789 0.6× 717 0.7× 765 0.9× 869 1.4× 536 1.1× 34 3.0k
Céline Guivarch France 33 1.1k 0.8× 950 0.9× 701 0.8× 404 0.6× 669 1.4× 70 2.7k
Pantélis Capros Greece 27 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 797 0.9× 940 1.5× 195 0.4× 105 2.6k
Jiang Lin United States 22 875 0.7× 683 0.6× 852 1.0× 782 1.2× 312 0.6× 73 2.9k
Christophe McGlade United Kingdom 15 910 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 658 0.8× 645 1.0× 673 1.4× 27 3.7k
Joyashree Roy India 26 837 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 785 0.9× 288 0.5× 327 0.7× 99 2.9k
Gokul Iyer United States 28 1.3k 1.0× 880 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 539 0.8× 621 1.3× 87 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Christoph Bertram

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christoph Bertram

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Bertram

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christoph Bertram. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christoph Bertram 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 Christoph Bertram. Christoph Bertram 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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Luderer, Gunnar, Leon Merfort, Falko Ueckerdt, et al.. (2022). Author Correction: Impact of declining renewable energy costs on electrification in low-emission scenarios. Nature Energy. 7(4). 380–381. 4 indexed citations
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Rottoli, Marianna, et al.. (2022). The wide range of possible aviation demand futures after the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental Research Letters. 17(6). 64009–64009. 9 indexed citations
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Bertram, Christoph, Gunnar Luderer, Felix Creutzig, et al.. (2021). COVID-19-induced low power demand and market forces starkly reduce CO2 emissions. Nature Climate Change. 11(3). 193–196. 103 indexed citations
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Duan, Hongbo, Sheng Zhou, Kejun Jiang, et al.. (2021). Assessing China’s efforts to pursue the 1.5°C warming limit. Science. 372(6540). 378–385. 391 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rafaj, Peter, Gregor Kiesewetter, Volker Krey, et al.. (2021). Air quality and health implications of 1.5 °C–2 °C climate pathways under considerations of ageing population: a multi-model scenario analysis. Environmental Research Letters. 16(4). 45005–45005. 32 indexed citations
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Luderer, Gunnar, Leon Merfort, Falko Ueckerdt, et al.. (2021). Impact of declining renewable energy costs on electrification in low-emission scenarios. Nature Energy. 7(1). 32–42. 365 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rezaei, Reza, et al.. (2020). Holistic Engine and EAT Development of Low NO<sub>X</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub> Concepts for HD Diesel Engine Applications. SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility. 3(1). 320–336. 7 indexed citations
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Rezaei, Reza, et al.. (2020). Hybrid Phenomenological and Mathematical-Based Modeling Approach for Diesel Emission Prediction. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 9 indexed citations
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Bauer, Nico, Christoph Bertram, Anselm Schultes, et al.. (2020). Quantification of an efficiency–sovereignty trade-off in climate policy. Nature. 588(7837). 261–266. 75 indexed citations
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Oshiro, Ken, Keii Gi, Shinichiro Fujimori, et al.. (2019). Mid-century emission pathways in Japan associated with the global 2 °C goal: national and global models’ assessments based on carbon budgets. Climatic Change. 162(4). 1913–1927. 30 indexed citations
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Rezaei, Reza, et al.. (2018). Holistic Development of Future Low NO<sub>x</sub> Emission Concepts for Heavy-Duty Applications. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 10 indexed citations
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Vrontisi, Zoi, Gunnar Luderer, Bert Saveyn, et al.. (2018). Enhancing global climate policy ambition towards a 1.5 °C stabilization: a short-term multi-model assessment. Environmental Research Letters. 13(4). 44039–44039. 53 indexed citations
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Jewell, Jessica, David McCollum, Johannes Emmerling, et al.. (2018). Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in energy-exporting regions. Nature. 554(7691). 229–233. 151 indexed citations
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Luderer, Gunnar, Robert Pietzcker, Christoph Bertram, et al.. (2013). Economic mitigation challenges: how further delay closes the door for achieving climate targets. Environmental Research Letters. 8(3). 34033–34033. 164 indexed citations
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Bertram, Christoph. (1995). NATO on Track for the 21st Century?. Security Dialogue. 26(1). 65–71. 2 indexed citations
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Bertram, Christoph. (1989). The Changing Strategic Landscape.
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Bertram, Christoph. (1982). Third-World Conflict and International Security. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Bertram, Christoph, et al.. (1982). Nuclear proliferation in the 1980s: Perspectives and proposals. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Bertram, Christoph. (1981). Strategic Deterrence in a Changing Environment. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Bertram, Christoph. (1978). Arms control and the technological change : elements of a new approach. 2 indexed citations

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