Constantine Samaras

7.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
101 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Constantine Samaras is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Constantine Samaras has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31 papers in Automotive Engineering and 22 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Constantine Samaras's work include Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (24 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (18 papers) and Transportation and Mobility Innovations (16 papers). Constantine Samaras is often cited by papers focused on Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (24 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (18 papers) and Transportation and Mobility Innovations (16 papers). Constantine Samaras collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Greece. Constantine Samaras's co-authors include Avi Chaim Mersky, Paulina Jaramillo, Nidhi Kalra, Chris Hendrickson, Corey D. Harper, Sean Qian, Frances Sprei, Sonia C. Mangones, Paul Sorensen and Karlyn D. Stanley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Constantine Samaras

97 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles: Implications for Policy

2008 547 citations Constantine Samaras et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers

2014 454 citations Constantine Samaras et al. profile →
Estimating potential increases in travel with autonomous vehicles for the non-driving, elderly and people with travel-restrictive medical conditions

2016 329 citations Corey D. Harper, Chris Hendrickson et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Constantine Samaras	2.4k	1.8k	1.2k	742	723	101	5.4k
Gregory A. Keoleian	2.4k 1.0×	3.3k 1.8×	1.4k 1.1×	333 0.4×	540 0.7×	193	11.6k
Zia Wadud	1.5k 0.6×	678 0.4×	615 0.5×	957 1.3×	173 0.2×	88	2.8k
Chris Hendrickson	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.8k 2.5×	542 0.7×	258	9.6k
Han Hao	3.3k 1.4×	3.3k 1.8×	1.8k 1.5×	420 0.6×	162 0.2×	205	7.5k
Inês L. Azevedo	878 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	255 0.3×	368 0.5×	117	5.2k
Nuri C. Onat	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	890 0.7×	383 0.5×	151 0.2×	95	4.3k
Oliver Heidrich	2.2k 0.9×	3.9k 2.1×	414 0.3×	193 0.3×	1.0k 1.4×	85	9.2k
Patrick Jochem	2.4k 1.0×	3.2k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	372 0.5×	180 0.2×	160	4.8k
Shanyong Wang	757 0.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	511 0.7×	222 0.3×	378	15.5k
Omer Tatari	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	379 0.5×	87 0.1×	92	5.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Constantine Samaras

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20 of 20 papers shown

Armanios, Daniel Erian, et al.. (2024). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Civil and Environmental Engineering Education: Social Justice in a Changing Climate. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings. 11 indexed citations

Samaras, Constantine, et al.. (2022). A Review of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Applications Using Green Infrastructure for Flood Management. Earth s Future. 10(7). 27 indexed citations

Jaramillo, Paulina, et al.. (2022). Potential hydropower contribution to mitigate climate risk and build resilience in Africa. Nature Climate Change. 12(8). 719–727. 25 indexed citations

López-Cantú, Tania, et al.. (2022). Incorporating uncertainty from downscaled rainfall projections into climate resilience planning in U.S. cities. Environmental Research Infrastructure and Sustainability. 2(4). 45006–45006. 4 indexed citations

Azevedo, Inês M.L., et al.. (2021). Expert elicitation on paths to advance fuel cell electric vehicles. Energy Policy. 160. 112671–112671. 17 indexed citations

Jaramillo, Paulina, et al.. (2021). Hydropower under climate uncertainty: Characterizing the usable capacity of Brazilian, Colombian and Peruvian power plants under climate scenarios. Energy Sustainable Development. 61. 217–229. 34 indexed citations

Azevedo, Inês L., et al.. (2020). Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles: Expert Elicitation and a Levelized Cost of Driving Model. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(1). 553–562. 27 indexed citations

López-Cantú, Tania, Andreas F. Prein, & Constantine Samaras. (2020). Uncertainties in Future U.S. Extreme Precipitation From Downscaled Climate Projections. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(9). 75 indexed citations

Azevedo, Inês L., et al.. (2019). Expert assessments of the cost and expected future performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells for vehicles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(11). 4899–4904. 139 indexed citations

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Harper, Corey D., Chris Hendrickson, & Constantine Samaras. (2018). Exploring the Economic, Environmental, and Travel Implications of Changes in Parking Choices due to Driverless Vehicles: An Agent-Based Simulation Approach. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 144(4). 37 indexed citations

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Schivley, Greg, Inês L. Azevedo, & Constantine Samaras. (2018). Assessing the evolution of power sector carbon intensity in the United States. Environmental Research Letters. 13(6). 64018–64018. 51 indexed citations

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Azevedo, Inês M.L., et al.. (2018). Total Cost of Ownership of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles Using Expert Assessments. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2018-02(42). 1419–1419. 2 indexed citations

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Michalek, Jeremy J., et al.. (2018). On-Demand Ridesourcing Has Reduced Per-Capita Vehicle Registrations and Gasoline Use in U.S. States. Transportation Research Board 97th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 5 indexed citations

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Harper, Corey D., Chris Hendrickson, & Constantine Samaras. (2018). Exploring the Economic, Environmental, and Travel Implications of Changes in Parking Choices Due to Driverless Vehicles. Transportation Research Board 97th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations

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Stolaroff, Joshuah K., et al.. (2018). Energy use and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of drones for commercial package delivery. Nature Communications. 9(1). 409–409. 326 indexed citations

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Jaramillo, Paulina, et al.. (2016). Beyond Global Warming Potential: A Comparative Application of Climate Impact Metrics for the Life Cycle Assessment of Coal and Natural Gas Based Electricity. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(4). 857–873. 41 indexed citations

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Harper, Corey D., Sonia C. Mangones, Chris Hendrickson, & Constantine Samaras. (2015). Bounding the Potential Increases in Vehicles Miles Traveled for the Non-Driving and Elderly Populations and People with Travel-Restrictive Medical Conditions in an Automated Vehicle Environment. Transportation Research Board 94th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 4 indexed citations

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Michalek, Jeremy J., Mikhail Chester, & Constantine Samaras. (2012). Getting the Most Out of Electric Vehicle Subsidies. Issues in Science and Technology. 28(4). 25–27. 9 indexed citations

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Samaras, Constantine, et al.. (2011). Characterizing the U.S. Industrial Base for Coal-Powered Electricity. American Journal of Therapeutics. 17(5). 516–22. 2 indexed citations

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Samaras, Constantine, et al.. (2009). Policies to Promote Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Oil Displacement. Transportation Research Board 88th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations

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