Lorenz Keyßer

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Lorenz Keyßer is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Economics and Econometrics and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorenz Keyßer has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 4 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 3 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lorenz Keyßer's work include Global Energy and Sustainability Research (6 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (3 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (3 papers). Lorenz Keyßer is often cited by papers focused on Global Energy and Sustainability Research (6 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (3 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (3 papers). Lorenz Keyßer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Australia and United Kingdom. Lorenz Keyßer's co-authors include Manfred Lenzen, J. Steinberger, Thomas Wiedmann, Jason Hickel, Paul E. Brockway, Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, Aljoša Slameršak, Giorgos Kallis, Jarmo Kikstra and Arunima Malik and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Energy and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Lorenz Keyßer

6 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Scientists’ warning on affluence

2020 662 citations Thomas Wiedmann, Manfred Lenzen et al. Nature Communications profile →
1.5 °C degrowth scenarios suggest the need for new mitigation pathways

2021 230 citations Lorenz Keyßer, Manfred Lenzen Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Lorenz Keyßer

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Mélanie Pichler Austria

Daniel Hausknost Austria

Barbara Plank Austria

Milena Büchs United Kingdom

Blake Alcott United Kingdom

Moinul Islam Japan

Fatimah Kari Malaysia

Andrew L. Fanning United Kingdom

Annela Anger-Kraavi United Kingdom

Eva Alfredsson Sweden

Mélanie Pichler Austria

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411 ×1.3

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286 ×0.9

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338 ×1.4

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213 ×0.9

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250 ×1.1

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Citations per year, relative to Lorenz Keyßer Lorenz Keyßer (= 1×) peers Mélanie Pichler

Countries citing papers authored by Lorenz Keyßer

Since Specialization

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This map shows the geographic impact of Lorenz Keyßer's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Lorenz Keyßer with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Lorenz Keyßer more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Lorenz Keyßer

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lorenz Keyßer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lorenz Keyßer. The network helps show where Lorenz Keyßer may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lorenz Keyßer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lorenz Keyßer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lorenz Keyßer 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 Lorenz Keyßer. Lorenz Keyßer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Keyßer, Lorenz, J. Steinberger, & Matthias Schmelzer. (2025). Economic growth dependencies and imperatives: A review of key theories and their conflicts. Ecological Economics. 238. 108745–108745.

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Kikstra, Jarmo, Mengyu Li, Paul E. Brockway, et al.. (2024). Downscaling down under: towards degrowth in integrated assessment models. Economic Systems Research. 36(4). 576–606. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Mengyu, Lorenz Keyßer, Jarmo Kikstra, et al.. (2023). Integrated assessment modelling of degrowth scenarios for Australia. Economic Systems Research. 36(4). 545–575. 13 indexed citations

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Keyßer, Lorenz & Manfred Lenzen. (2021). 1.5 °C degrowth scenarios suggest the need for new mitigation pathways. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2676–2676. 230 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hickel, Jason, Paul E. Brockway, Giorgos Kallis, et al.. (2021). Urgent need for post-growth climate mitigation scenarios. Nature Energy. 6(8). 766–768. 139 indexed citations

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Wiedmann, Thomas, Manfred Lenzen, Lorenz Keyßer, & J. Steinberger. (2020). Scientists’ warning on affluence. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3107–3107. 662 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alexander, Samuel, Manfred Lenzen, Patrick Moriarty, et al.. (2020). Energy descent as a post-carbon transition scenario: How ‘knowledge humility’ reshapes energy futures for post-normal times. Futures. 122. 102565–102565. 32 indexed citations

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