Detlef P. van Vuuren

118.6k total citations · 31 hit papers
485 papers, 59.4k citations indexed

About

Detlef P. van Vuuren is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Detlef P. van Vuuren has authored 485 papers receiving a total of 59.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 263 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 175 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 161 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Detlef P. van Vuuren's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (251 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (155 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (112 papers). Detlef P. van Vuuren is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (251 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (155 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (112 papers). Detlef P. van Vuuren collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Detlef P. van Vuuren's co-authors include Keywan Riahi, Tom Kram, Steven J. Smith, Elmar Kriegler, Jae Edmonds, Allison M. Thomson, Jean‐François Lamarque, Michel den Elzen, Elke Stehfest and Brian C. O’Neill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Detlef P. van Vuuren

478 papers receiving 57.2k citations

Hit Papers

The representative concentration pathways: an overview 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2010 2016 2011 2015 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. The representative concentration pathways: an overview
    2011 5.9k citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Jae Edmonds et al. profile →
  2. The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment
    2010 5.0k citations Jae Edmonds, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Nature profile →
  3. The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6
    2016 3.2k citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Keywan Riahi et al. profile →
  4. The RCP greenhouse gas concentrations and their extensions from 1765 to 2300
    2011 2.8k citations M. Kainuma, Keywan Riahi et al. profile →
  5. The roads ahead: Narratives for shared socioeconomic pathways describing world futures in the 21st century
    2015 2.1k citations Keywan Riahi, Bas van Ruijven et al. Global Environmental Change profile →
  6. A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared socioeconomic pathways
    2013 1.8k citations Keywan Riahi, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. profile →
  7. Modeling global residential sector energy demand for heating and air conditioning in the context of climate change
    2008 870 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Energy Policy profile →
  8. Global drivers of future river flood risk
    2015 793 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  9. Exploring global changes in nitrogen and phosphorus cycles in agriculture induced by livestock production over the 1900–2050 period
    2011 766 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Elke Stehfest et al. profile →
  10. RCP2.6: exploring the possibility to keep global mean temperature increase below 2°C
    2011 739 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Elke Stehfest et al. profile →
  11. Indicators for energy security
    2009 665 citations Bert Kruyt, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Energy Policy profile →
  12. Energy, land-use and greenhouse gas emissions trajectories under a green growth paradigm
    2016 613 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Elke Stehfest et al. Global Environmental Change profile →
  13. Climate benefits of changing diet
    2009 590 citations Elke Stehfest, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. profile →
  14. Stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations at low levels: an assessment of reduction strategies and costs
    2007 567 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Michel den Elzen et al. profile →
  15. Persistent growth of CO2 emissions and implications for reaching climate targets
    2014 556 citations Gunnar Luderer, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. profile →
  16. Phosphorus demand for the 1970–2100 period: A scenario analysis of resource depletion
    2010 525 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Global Environmental Change profile →
  17. Alternative pathways to the 1.5 °C target reduce the need for negative emission technologies
    2018 514 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Elke Stehfest et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  18. A new scenario framework for Climate Change Research: scenario matrix architecture
    2013 510 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Keywan Riahi et al. profile →
  19. Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050
    2020 481 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. profile →
  20. Assessing China’s efforts to pursue the 1.5°C warming limit
    2021 391 citations Mathijs Harmsen, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. profile →
  21. Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply
    2021 389 citations David Gernaat, Harmen Sytze de Boer et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  22. A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared climate policy assumptions
    2014 379 citations Jae Edmonds, Keywan Riahi et al. profile →
  23. Evaluating sustainability transitions pathways: Bridging analytical approaches to address governance challenges
    2015 373 citations Andries F. Hof, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Global Environmental Change profile →
  24. Net-zero emission targets for major emitting countries consistent with the Paris Agreement
    2021 371 citations Heleen van Soest, Michel den Elzen et al. profile →
  25. Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework
    2020 366 citations Keywan Riahi, Bas van Ruijven et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  26. Plastic futures and their CO2 emissions
    2022 351 citations Vassilis Daioglou, Marc Londo et al. Nature profile →
  27. Drivers of declining CO2 emissions in 18 developed economies
    2019 350 citations Charlie Wilson, Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  28. Bridging analytical approaches for low-carbon transitions
    2016 322 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  29. Scientific evidence on the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals
    2022 247 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  30. Afforestation for climate change mitigation: Potentials, risks and trade‐offs
    2019 237 citations Jonathan Doelman, Elke Stehfest et al. profile →
  31. Carbon for soils, not soils for carbon
    2023 120 citations Detlef P. van Vuuren et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Detlef P. van Vuuren Netherlands 108 23.9k 13.4k 11.9k 9.8k 9.6k 485 59.4k
Keywan Riahi Austria 79 20.4k 0.9× 9.3k 0.7× 6.8k 0.6× 9.7k 1.0× 6.9k 0.7× 269 44.6k
Pete Smith United Kingdom 135 15.7k 0.7× 5.1k 0.4× 10.1k 0.9× 4.1k 0.4× 3.0k 0.3× 800 66.9k
Jae Edmonds United States 60 11.2k 0.5× 6.1k 0.5× 4.4k 0.4× 5.0k 0.5× 3.7k 0.4× 216 24.0k
Robert B. Jackson United States 131 34.1k 1.4× 3.0k 0.2× 8.7k 0.7× 10.5k 1.1× 2.5k 0.3× 460 84.9k
Josep G. Canadell Australia 83 19.0k 0.8× 3.8k 0.3× 5.1k 0.4× 9.3k 0.9× 2.7k 0.3× 210 37.2k
Malte Meinshausen Germany 49 12.4k 0.5× 5.8k 0.4× 3.4k 0.3× 6.1k 0.6× 3.5k 0.4× 119 24.1k
Philippe Ciais France 146 60.6k 2.5× 3.5k 0.3× 12.5k 1.0× 28.4k 2.9× 2.1k 0.2× 1.1k 94.7k
Pierre Friedlingstein United Kingdom 87 27.5k 1.1× 3.4k 0.3× 5.0k 0.4× 13.5k 1.4× 2.1k 0.2× 228 41.3k
Johan Rockström Sweden 78 12.5k 0.5× 4.2k 0.3× 4.2k 0.4× 2.0k 0.2× 2.4k 0.3× 228 39.2k
Steven J. Smith United States 55 15.0k 0.6× 3.1k 0.2× 3.4k 0.3× 10.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.2× 210 26.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Detlef P. van Vuuren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Detlef P. van Vuuren

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elzen, Michel den, et al.. (2025). Analysis of cost-effective reduction pathways for major emitting countries to achieve the Paris Agreement climate goal. VU Research Portal. 4. 100014–100014. 1 indexed citations
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Reis, Lara Aleluia, Panagiotis Fragkos, Harmen Sytze de Boer, et al.. (2024). Reducing the cost of capital to finance the energy transition in developing countries. Nature Energy. 9(10). 1241–1251. 25 indexed citations
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Tagomori, Isabela Schmidt, Mathijs Harmsen, Muhammad Awais, et al.. (2024). Climate policy and the SDGs agenda: how does near-term action on nexus SDGs influence the achievement of long-term climate goals?. Environmental Research Letters. 19(5). 54001–54001. 2 indexed citations
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Scown, Murray, Frances Dunn, Stefan C. Dekker, et al.. (2023). Global change scenarios in coastal river deltas and their sustainable development implications. Global Environmental Change. 82. 102736–102736. 23 indexed citations
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Maanen, Nicole van, Tabea Lissner, Mathijs Harmsen, et al.. (2023). Representation of adaptation in quantitative climate assessments. Nature Climate Change. 13(4). 309–311. 17 indexed citations
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Daioglou, Vassilis, et al.. (2022). Plastic futures and their CO2 emissions. Nature. 612(7939). 272–276. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baustert, Paul, Elorri Igos, Thomas Schaubroeck, et al.. (2022). Integration of future water scarcity and electricity supply into prospective LCA: Application to the assessment of water desalination for the steel industry. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(4). 1182–1194. 14 indexed citations
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Hanssen, Steef V., Zoran J. N. Steinmann, Vassilis Daioglou, et al.. (2021). Global implications of crop‐based bioenergy with carbon capture and storage for terrestrial vertebrate biodiversity. GCB Bioenergy. 14(3). 307–321. 33 indexed citations
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Biemans, Hester, et al.. (2021). Trade-offs between water needs for food, utilities, and the environment—a nexus quantification at different scales. Environmental Research Letters. 16(11). 115003–115003. 15 indexed citations
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Gernaat, David, Harmen Sytze de Boer, Vassilis Daioglou, et al.. (2021). Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply. Nature Climate Change. 11(2). 119–125. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dagnachew, Anteneh G., Miguel Poblete-Cazenave, Shonali Pachauri, et al.. (2020). Integrating energy access, efficiency and renewable energy policies in sub-Saharan Africa: a model-based analysis. Environmental Research Letters. 15(12). 125010–125010. 19 indexed citations
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Soest, Heleen van, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Jérôme Hilaire, et al.. (2019). Analysing interactions among Sustainable Development Goals with Integrated Assessment Models. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 210–225. 150 indexed citations
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Dagnachew, Anteneh G., et al.. (2019). Insight into Energy Scenarios: A comparison of key transition indicators of 2 °C scenarios. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 3 indexed citations
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McCollum, David, Charlie Wilson, Samuel Carrara, et al.. (2018). Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles. Nature Energy. 3(8). 664–673. 147 indexed citations
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Bleischwitz, Raimund, Catalina Spataru, Stacy D. VanDeveer, et al.. (2018). Resource nexus perspectives towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Nature Sustainability. 1(12). 737–743. 272 indexed citations
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Deetman, Sebastiaan, Stefan Pauliuk, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Ester van der Voet, & Arnold Tukker. (2018). Scenarios for Demand Growth of Metals in Electricity Generation Technologies, Cars, and Electronic Appliances. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(8). 4950–4959. 178 indexed citations
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Vuuren, Detlef P. van. (2012). The Emissions Gap Report 2012 : A UNEP Synthesis Report. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 67 indexed citations
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Vuuren, Detlef P. van, Jae Edmonds, M. Kainuma, Keywan Riahi, & John P. Weyant. (2011). Special Issue, "The Representative Concentration Pathways in Climatic Change". IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 2 indexed citations
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Kruyt, Bert, Detlef P. van Vuuren, H.J.M. de Vries, & Heleen Groenenberg. (2009). Indicators for energy security. Energy Policy. 37(6). 2166–2181. 665 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hoogwijk, Monique, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Stefan Boeters, et al.. (2008). Sectoral emission reduction potentials: comparing bottom-up and top-down approaches. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations

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