Makena Coffman

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Makena Coffman is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Makena Coffman has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Makena Coffman's work include Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (12 papers), Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (8 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (5 papers). Makena Coffman is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (12 papers), Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (8 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (5 papers). Makena Coffman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Morocco. Makena Coffman's co-authors include Sherilyn Wee, Paul Bernstein, Ilan Noy, Sumner La Croix, Karen Umemoto, Carl Bonham, James Griffin, Jesse Burkhardt, Jude Bayham and S. Leonard and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Research Policy and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Makena Coffman

18 papers receiving 950 citations

Hit Papers

Electric vehicles revisited: a review of factors that aff... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Electric vehicles revisited: a review of factors that affect adoption
    2016 485 citations Makena Coffman, Paul Bernstein et al. Transport Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Makena Coffman United States 11 726 500 427 201 126 20 1.0k
Paul Bernstein United States 12 557 0.8× 518 1.0× 336 0.8× 143 0.7× 276 2.2× 23 1.0k
Mehmet Efe Biresselioğlu Türkiye 15 341 0.5× 292 0.6× 185 0.4× 176 0.9× 168 1.3× 43 904
Thomas Turrentine United States 15 719 1.0× 703 1.4× 487 1.1× 183 0.9× 183 1.5× 34 1.2k
Hanna L. Breetz United States 11 328 0.5× 299 0.6× 201 0.5× 116 0.6× 242 1.9× 19 847
Hazel Pettifor United Kingdom 11 266 0.4× 356 0.7× 134 0.3× 89 0.4× 193 1.5× 17 790
Anja Peters Switzerland 8 322 0.4× 349 0.7× 198 0.5× 101 0.5× 105 0.8× 20 666
John Paul Helveston United States 9 436 0.6× 382 0.8× 216 0.5× 135 0.7× 168 1.3× 23 736
Martin Achtnicht Germany 14 274 0.4× 417 0.8× 107 0.3× 52 0.3× 333 2.6× 27 843
Arthur van Benthem United States 16 149 0.2× 469 0.9× 120 0.3× 91 0.5× 562 4.5× 42 924
Harry D. Saunders United States 16 161 0.2× 1.4k 2.9× 341 0.8× 139 0.7× 721 5.7× 37 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Makena Coffman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Makena Coffman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makena Coffman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burden, John, Tai McClellan Maaz, Makena Coffman, et al.. (2025). Economic Feasibility of Agrivoltaic Systems for Sustainable Small Scale Farming. Food and Energy Security. 14(4).
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Coffman, Makena, et al.. (2023). A comparison of state-level carbon reduction strategies: A case study of Hawai‘i. 4. 100100–100100. 2 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena, et al.. (2022). Economic and GHG impacts of a US state-level carbon tax: the case of Hawai‘i. Climate Policy. 22(7). 935–949. 3 indexed citations
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Bayham, Jude, et al.. (2022). Does air pollution increase electric vehicle adoption? Evidence from U.S. metropolitan areas, 2011–2018. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. 11(4). 438–462. 10 indexed citations
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Croix, Sumner La, et al.. (2021). Understanding changes in electric vehicle policies in the U.S. states, 2010–2018. Transport Policy. 103. 211–223. 32 indexed citations
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Wee, Sherilyn, et al.. (2020). EV driver characteristics: Evidence from Hawaii. Transport Policy. 87. 33–40. 27 indexed citations
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Wee, Sherilyn, Makena Coffman, & Sumner La Croix. (2019). Data on U.S. state-level electric vehicle policies, 2010–2015. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 23. 103658–103658. 14 indexed citations
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Wee, Sherilyn, Makena Coffman, & Sumner La Croix. (2018). Do electric vehicle incentives matter? Evidence from the 50 U.S. states. Research Policy. 47(9). 1601–1610. 127 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena, Paul Bernstein, & Sherilyn Wee. (2016). Electric vehicles revisited: a review of factors that affect adoption. Transport Reviews. 37(1). 79–93. 485 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coffman, Makena, Paul Bernstein, & Sherilyn Wee. (2016). Integrating electric vehicles and residential solar PV. Transport Policy. 53. 30–38. 70 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena, et al.. (2016). Economic and GHG impacts of natural gas for Hawaii. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies. 19(3). 519–536. 2 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena, et al.. (2015). A policy analysis of Hawaii's solar tax credit. Renewable Energy. 85. 1036–1043. 24 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena, Paul Bernstein, & Sherilyn Wee. (2015). Factors Affecting EV Adoption: A Literature Review and EV Forecast for Hawaii. 21 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena & Paul Bernstein. (2014). Linking Hawaii’s Islands with wind energy. The Annals of Regional Science. 54(1). 1–21. 5 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena. (2014). PURPA and the Impact of Existing Avoided Cost Contracts on Hawaii's Electricity Sector.
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Coffman, Makena, James Griffin, & Paul Bernstein. (2012). An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions-weighted clean energy standards. Energy Policy. 45. 122–132. 11 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena & Ilan Noy. (2011). Hurricane Iniki: measuring the long-term economic impact of a natural disaster using synthetic control. Environment and Development Economics. 17(2). 187–205. 131 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena. (2009). University leadership in island climate change mitigation. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 10(3). 239–249. 7 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena & Karen Umemoto. (2009). The triple-bottom-line: framing of trade-offs in sustainability planning practice. Environment Development and Sustainability. 12(5). 597–610. 24 indexed citations
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Coffman, Makena. (2008). Oil price shocks in an island economy: an analysis of the oil price-macroeconomy relationship. The Annals of Regional Science. 44(3). 599–620. 7 indexed citations

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