Lester Lave

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Lester Lave is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lester Lave has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lester Lave's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (8 papers), Electric Power System Optimization (6 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Lester Lave is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (8 papers), Electric Power System Optimization (6 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Lester Lave collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Lester Lave's co-authors include Satish Joshi, Chris Hendrickson, Arpad Horvath, M. Granger Morgan, Herbert A. Simon, Baruch Fischhoff, Jay Apt, Rattan Lal, W. Michael Griffin and Daniel Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lester Lave

48 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Peer Reviewed: Economic Input–Output Models for Environme... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400 500
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. Peer Reviewed: Economic Input–Output Models for Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment
    1998 558 citations Chris Hendrickson, Arpad Horvath et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lester Lave United States 22 525 443 409 376 333 51 2.5k
Milind Kandlikar Canada 37 414 0.8× 339 0.8× 490 1.2× 581 1.5× 399 1.2× 92 3.8k
Sigrid Stagl Austria 31 243 0.5× 235 0.5× 591 1.4× 601 1.6× 291 0.9× 46 3.3k
Henri C. Moll Netherlands 30 805 1.5× 628 1.4× 685 1.7× 199 0.5× 868 2.6× 137 3.3k
Francesco Fuso Nerini Sweden 24 432 0.8× 639 1.4× 731 1.8× 500 1.3× 565 1.7× 52 4.1k
Ambuj Sagar United States 28 396 0.8× 229 0.5× 1.0k 2.5× 463 1.2× 676 2.0× 82 3.3k
Garyfallos Arabatzis Greece 35 387 0.7× 421 1.0× 950 2.3× 643 1.7× 599 1.8× 124 3.4k
Paul Jeffrey United Kingdom 36 664 1.3× 124 0.3× 301 0.7× 887 2.4× 130 0.4× 150 5.8k
Hans Bressers Netherlands 29 305 0.6× 160 0.4× 535 1.3× 426 1.1× 218 0.7× 112 2.4k
José A. Puppim de Oliveira Brazil 35 476 0.9× 127 0.3× 581 1.4× 506 1.3× 242 0.7× 141 3.6k
Julia Tomei United Kingdom 20 456 0.9× 357 0.8× 478 1.2× 308 0.8× 502 1.5× 65 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lester Lave

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lester Lave

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lester Lave. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lester Lave 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 Lester Lave. Lester Lave 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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Schwartz, Daniel, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Baruch Fischhoff, & Lester Lave. (2015). Advertising energy saving programs: The potential environmental cost of emphasizing monetary savings.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. 21(2). 158–166. 118 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester, et al.. (2013). Equity in Residential Electricity Pricing. The Energy Journal. 35(2). 1–24. 24 indexed citations
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Morgan, M. Granger, et al.. (2009). The Many Meanings of 'Smart Grid'. SSRN Electronic Journal. 32 indexed citations
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Blumsack, Seth, et al.. (2008). Electricity Prices and Costs Under Regulation and Restructuring. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Gilmore, Elisabeth & Lester Lave. (2007). Increasing Backup Generation Capacity and System Reliability by Selling Electricity During Periods of Peak Demand. 3 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester, et al.. (2003). Landscape evolution due to river incision in active mountains. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 10457. 1 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester. (2002). View Point: Risk Analysis and the Terrorism Problem in Two Parts. Risk Analysis. 22(3). 403–403. 1 indexed citations
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Hendrickson, Chris, et al.. (2002). Product disposal and re-use issues for portable computer design. 109–114. 8 indexed citations
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Horvath, Arpad, Heather L. MacLean, Chris Hendrickson, Lester Lave, & Francis C. McMichael. (2002). International environmental performance measurement in the electronics industry. 3 2. 275–280.
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Matthews, H. Scott, Lester Lave, & Heather L. MacLean. (2002). Life Cycle Impact Assessment: A Challenge for Risk Analysts. Risk Analysis. 22(5). 853–860. 32 indexed citations
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Matthews, H. Scott, Chris Hendrickson, & Lester Lave. (2000). Speakout: Harry Potter and the health of the environment. IEEE Spectrum. 37(11). 20–22. 12 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester, et al.. (1998). Recycling Postconsumer Nylon Carpet. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2(1). 117–126. 26 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester, et al.. (1998). Perceiving and Managing Business Risks: Differences between Entrepreneurs and Bankers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 30 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester, et al.. (1991). Public Perception of the Risks of Floods: Implications for Communication. Risk Analysis. 11(2). 255–267. 5 indexed citations
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Morgan, M. Granger & Lester Lave. (1990). Ethical Considerations in Risk Communication Practice and Research1. Risk Analysis. 10(3). 355–358. 32 indexed citations
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Roth, Emilie M., M. Granger Morgan, Baruch Fischhoff, Lester Lave, & Ann Bostrom. (1990). What Do We Know About Making Risk Comparisons?. Risk Analysis. 10(3). 375–387. 81 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester, et al.. (1989). At risk: The framework for regulating toxic substances. Environmental Science & Technology. 23(4). 386–391. 8 indexed citations
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Lave, Lester. (1981). The Strategy of Social Regulation. 30 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert S. & Lester Lave. (1972). Further thoughts on patient incentives.. PubMed. 7(2). 148–50. 2 indexed citations

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