Jens Lowitzsch

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 901 citations indexed

About

Jens Lowitzsch is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Jens Lowitzsch has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 901 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Jens Lowitzsch's work include Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (10 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (6 papers) and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (5 papers). Jens Lowitzsch is often cited by papers focused on Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (10 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (6 papers) and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (5 papers). Jens Lowitzsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Jens Lowitzsch's co-authors include Christina E. Hoicka, Florian Hanke, Luis Ramirez Camargo, Marie Claire Brisbois, Ankit Kumar, Özgür Yildiz, Iraj Hashi, Thierry Coosemans, Carsten Croonenbroeck and Barbara Breitschopf and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Jens Lowitzsch

31 papers receiving 864 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. Renewable energy communities under the 2019 European Clean Energy Package – Governance model for the energy clusters of the future?
    2020 398 citations Jens Lowitzsch, Christina E. Hoicka et al. profile →
  2. Implementing a just renewable energy transition: Policy advice for transposing the new European rules for renewable energy communities
    2021 179 citations Christina E. Hoicka, Jens Lowitzsch et al. Energy Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jens Lowitzsch Germany 11 490 278 252 167 145 34 901
Donal Brown United Kingdom 13 351 0.7× 210 0.8× 172 0.7× 186 1.1× 181 1.2× 24 840
Özgür Yildiz Germany 11 366 0.7× 459 1.7× 328 1.3× 277 1.7× 142 1.0× 20 1.1k
Christina E. Hoicka Canada 16 608 1.2× 461 1.7× 377 1.5× 296 1.8× 227 1.6× 35 1.5k
Antti Silvast Finland 13 290 0.6× 289 1.0× 146 0.6× 237 1.4× 111 0.8× 47 802
Jörg Radtke Germany 13 318 0.6× 540 1.9× 290 1.2× 382 2.3× 100 0.7× 44 998
Tineke van der Schoor Netherlands 7 258 0.5× 273 1.0× 147 0.6× 240 1.4× 77 0.5× 23 626
Matthew Hannon United Kingdom 15 314 0.6× 214 0.8× 118 0.5× 206 1.2× 233 1.6× 40 968
Bridget Woodman United Kingdom 13 233 0.5× 188 0.7× 90 0.4× 189 1.1× 120 0.8× 31 550
Dierk Bauknecht Germany 10 320 0.7× 208 0.7× 111 0.4× 166 1.0× 159 1.1× 30 701
Ijeoma Onyeji Austria 8 358 0.7× 94 0.3× 390 1.5× 47 0.3× 295 2.0× 8 941

Countries citing papers authored by Jens Lowitzsch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jens Lowitzsch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jens Lowitzsch

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jens Lowitzsch. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jens Lowitzsch 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 Jens Lowitzsch. Jens Lowitzsch 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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Lowitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2025). Crowdfunding and Energy Efficiency Contracting: Exploring New Pathways for Private Investment in Building Renovations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations
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Hashi, Iraj & Jens Lowitzsch. (2024). Comparative assessment of the progress of employee financial participation in the member states of the EU. 7(2). 124–137. 1 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2024). Feeding bees according to desired honey type: tailoring support for European Energy Communities to their function to escape the energy trilemma. Energy Research & Social Science. 114. 103579–103579. 1 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2023). Development prospects for energy communities in the EU identifying best practice and future opportunities using a morphological approach. Energy Policy. 174. 113414–113414. 12 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2023). Energy communities in rural areas: The participatory case study of Vega de Valcarce, Spain. Renewable Energy. 216. 119030–119030. 20 indexed citations
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Felice, Alex E., et al.. (2022). Coupling Rural Development with the Development of Energy Communities: A Participatory Study in Vega De Valcarce, Spain. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Hoicka, Christina E., Jens Lowitzsch, Marie Claire Brisbois, Ankit Kumar, & Luis Ramirez Camargo. (2021). Implementing a just renewable energy transition: Policy advice for transposing the new European rules for renewable energy communities. Energy Policy. 156. 112435–112435. 179 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lowitzsch, Jens. (2019). Financing Renewables while Implementing Energy Efficiency Measures through Consumer Stock Ownership Plans (CSOPs) - The H2020 Project SCORE. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 290(1). 12051–12051. 4 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens. (2019). Energy Transition. Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications). 43 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens. (2019). Consumer Stock Ownership Plans (CSOPs)—The Prototype Business Model for Renewable Energy Communities. Energies. 13(1). 118–118. 30 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens. (2016). Community participation and sustainable investment in city projects: The Berlin Water Consumer Stock Ownership Plan. Journal of urban regeneration and renewal. 10(2). 138–138. 3 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens & Iraj Hashi. (2014). The Promotion of Employee Ownership and Participation. Staffordshire Online Repository (Staffordshire University). 10 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2013). Vom Verbraucher zum Energieproduzenten Finanzierung dezentraler Energieproduktion unter Beteiligung von Bürgern als Konsumenten mittels sog. Consumer Stock Ownership Plans (CSOPs). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Lowitzsch, Jens, et al.. (2012). Employee Financial Participation in Companies‘ Proceeds. 4 indexed citations

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