Mark Howells

14.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
186 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Mark Howells is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Pollution and Energy Engineering and Power Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Howells has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 80 papers in Pollution and 62 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Recurrent topics in Mark Howells's work include Energy and Environment Impacts (80 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (73 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (62 papers). Mark Howells is often cited by papers focused on Energy and Environment Impacts (80 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (73 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (62 papers). Mark Howells collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Mark Howells's co-authors include Morgan Bazilian, Holger Rogner, Manuel Welsch, Sebastian Hermann, Francesco Fuso Nerini, Dolf Gielen, Shahid Hussain Siyal, Pasquale Steduto, Dimitrios Mentis and Alexander Mueller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Mark Howells

172 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Considering the energy, water and food nexus: Towards an ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2011 2013 2019 250 500 750
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. Considering the energy, water and food nexus: Towards an integrated modelling approach
    2011 937 citations Holger Rogner, Mark Howells et al. Energy Policy profile →
  2. OSeMOSYS: The Open Source Energy Modeling System
    2011 576 citations Mark Howells, Holger Rogner et al. Energy Policy profile →
  3. Integrated analysis of climate change, land-use, energy and water strategies
    2013 496 citations Mark Howells, Rebecka Engström et al. profile →
  4. Connecting climate action with other Sustainable Development Goals
    2019 462 citations Francesco Fuso Nerini, Mark Howells 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
Mark Howells Sweden 47 3.3k 3.2k 2.4k 2.1k 1.4k 186 7.7k
Ali Mostafaeipour Iran 53 1.6k 0.5× 2.6k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 322 0.2× 1.3k 0.9× 185 7.2k
Holger Rogner Austria 19 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 888 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 603 0.4× 35 3.2k
Brian Ó Gallachóir Ireland 43 974 0.3× 4.3k 1.3× 1.5k 0.6× 292 0.1× 2.1k 1.5× 169 7.7k
Christian Bauer Switzerland 47 1.5k 0.4× 3.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 328 0.2× 2.0k 1.5× 120 12.2k
Stefan Pfenninger Switzerland 28 733 0.2× 4.6k 1.4× 1.7k 0.7× 297 0.1× 1.4k 1.0× 69 6.4k
Alexandre Szklo Brazil 40 1.0k 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 439 0.2× 459 0.2× 1.6k 1.2× 203 5.5k
Brian Vad Mathiesen Denmark 60 1.7k 0.5× 14.2k 4.4× 6.0k 2.5× 509 0.2× 6.7k 4.8× 174 18.8k
Kuaanan Techato Thailand 44 1.1k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 682 0.3× 354 0.2× 978 0.7× 222 6.6k
Poul Alberg Østergaard Denmark 54 1.0k 0.3× 8.3k 2.6× 3.6k 1.5× 306 0.1× 3.8k 2.7× 168 11.0k
Younes Noorollahi Iran 45 768 0.2× 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 296 0.1× 2.0k 1.4× 160 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Howells

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All Works

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Cannone, Carla, Abhishek Shivakumar, César Valderrama, et al.. (2024). clicSAND for OSeMOSYS: A User-Friendly Interface Using Open-Source Optimisation Software for Energy System Modelling Analysis. Energies. 17(16). 3923–3923. 2 indexed citations
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Cannone, Carla, Pooya Hoseinpoori, Elizabeth M. Tennyson, et al.. (2023). Addressing Challenges in Long-Term Strategic Energy Planning in LMICs: Learning Pathways in an Energy Planning Ecosystem. Energies. 16(21). 7267–7267. 7 indexed citations
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Korkovelos, Alexandros, et al.. (2021). Population cluster data to assess the urban-rural split and electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific Data. 8(1). 117–117. 19 indexed citations
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Alfstad, Thomas, et al.. (2019). Integrated analysis of land-use, energy and water systems for large-scale biofuel production in Bolivia. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 18452.
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Rozenberg, Julie, et al.. (2019). Determinants of energy futures—a scenario discovery method applied to cost and carbon emission futures for South American electricity infrastructure. Environmental Research Communications. 1(2). 25001–25001. 17 indexed citations
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Gardumi, Francesco, Vignesh Sridharan, Eunice Ramos, et al.. (2019). An indicative Climate-Land-Energy-Water (CLEW) nexus analysis of Sierra Leone. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 16261. 1 indexed citations
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Sridharan, Vignesh, Oliver Broad, Abhishek Shivakumar, et al.. (2019). Resilience of the Eastern African electricity sector to climate driven changes in hydropower generation. Nature Communications. 10(1). 302–302. 90 indexed citations
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Ramos, Eunice, Mark Howells, Vignesh Sridharan, et al.. (2019). The Climate Land Energy Water systems (CLEWs) Framework: From mapping to models to research agenda's. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 17917.
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Gardumi, Francesco, Abhishek Shivakumar, Robbie Morrison, et al.. (2018). From the development of an open-source energy modelling tool to its application and the creation of communities of practice: The example of OSeMOSYS. Energy Strategy Reviews. 20. 209–228. 96 indexed citations
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Korkovelos, Alexandros, et al.. (2017). Electrification pathways for Kenya–linking spatial electrification analysis and medium to long term energy planning. Environmental Research Letters. 12(9). 95008–95008. 66 indexed citations
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Korkovelos, Alexandros, Dimitrios Mentis, Shahid Hussain Siyal, et al.. (2017). A geospatial assessment of mini/small hydropower potential in Sub-Saharan Africa. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 6825. 1 indexed citations
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Taliotis, Constantinos, Richard Alexander Roehrl, & Mark Howells. (2016). Global Least-cost User-friendly CLEWs Open-Source Exploratory (GLUCOSE) Model. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.
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Howells, Mark. (2006). Targeting of industrial audits for DSM planning. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 1 indexed citations
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Howells, Mark, Thomas Alfstad, David G. Victor, Gary Goldstein, & Uwe Remme. (2005). An Energy Model for a Low Income Rural African Village. Energy Policy. 33. 13 indexed citations
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Lloyd, P, et al.. (2004). The energy profile of a rural community. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 9 indexed citations

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