Michael E. Webber

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
242 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Michael E. Webber is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael E. Webber has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 64 papers in Water Science and Technology and 52 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Michael E. Webber's work include Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (63 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (34 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (30 papers). Michael E. Webber is often cited by papers focused on Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (63 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (34 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (30 papers). Michael E. Webber collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Michael E. Webber's co-authors include Joshua D. Rhodes, Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Carey W. King, Robert L. Fares, Amanda Cuéllar, Kelly T. Sanders, C. Kumar N. Patel, Michael Pushkarsky, Stuart Cohen and Emily Grubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Michael E. Webber

236 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

On-Line Building Energy Optimization Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

2018 449 citations Elena Mocanu, Decebal Constantin Mocanu et al. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid profile →
Cascading risks: Understanding the 2021 winter blackout in Texas

2021 381 citations Morgan Bazilian, Joshua D. Rhodes et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michael E. Webber	3.2k	1.6k	1.4k	943	870	242	7.9k
Dolf Gielen	2.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	389 0.4×	1.8k 2.1×	78	8.5k
Khaled Elsaid	2.6k 0.8×	927 0.6×	2.7k 2.0×	375 0.4×	468 0.5×	104	7.5k
Kuaanan Techato	1.8k 0.6×	354 0.2×	978 0.7×	448 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	222	6.6k
Younes Noorollahi	2.5k 0.8×	296 0.2×	2.0k 1.4×	767 0.8×	768 0.9×	160	6.4k
Petar Sabev Varbanov	1.3k 0.4×	658 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	557 0.6×	596 0.7×	351	8.2k
S. Iniyan	2.4k 0.8×	422 0.3×	3.8k 2.7×	502 0.5×	622 0.7×	114	7.9k
Shafiqur Rehman	5.5k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	3.0k 2.2×	651 0.7×	2.7k 3.2×	412	16.5k
Enas Taha Sayed	5.5k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	4.6k 3.3×	848 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	185	14.6k
Roberto Schaeffer	1.7k 0.5×	698 0.4×	3.1k 2.2×	670 0.7×	1.5k 1.7×	194	10.5k
Vasilis Fthenakis	3.0k 1.0×	592 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	544 0.6×	2.2k 2.5×	190	9.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael E. Webber

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Clarno, Kevin, et al.. (2025). The economics of small modular reactors at coal sites: A program-level analysis within the state of Texas. Energy Policy. 202. 114572–114572. 1 indexed citations

Rhodes, Joshua D., et al.. (2025). Assessing the potential for building sector retrofits to mitigate ERCOT electricity shortfalls during Winter Storm Uri. Energy and Buildings. 344. 115964–115964.

Mertens, Jan, Jo Dewulf, Christian Breyer, et al.. (2024). From emissions to resources: mitigating the critical raw material supply chain vulnerability of renewable energy technologies. Mineral Economics. 37(3). 669–676. 17 indexed citations

Rhodes, Joshua D., et al.. (2024). A method to analyze the costs and emissions tradeoffs of connecting ERCOT to WECC. Applied Energy. 378. 124732–124732.

Webber, Michael E., et al.. (2024). Assessment of a coupled electricity and hydrogen sector in the Texas energy system in 2050. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 91. 787–799. 2 indexed citations

Laws, Nicholas D., Michael E. Webber, & Dongmei Chen. (2024). Valuing distributed energy resources for non-wires alternatives. Electric Power Systems Research. 234. 110521–110521.

Seepersad, Carolyn Conner, et al.. (2024). Circularity: Understanding the Environmental Tradeoffs of Additive Manufacturing with Waste Plastics. Recycling. 9(5). 72–72. 3 indexed citations

Rhodes, Joshua D., et al.. (2023). Perspectives on peak demand: How is ERCOT peak electric load evolving in the context of changing weather and heating electrification?. The Electricity Journal. 36(2-3). 107254–107254. 13 indexed citations

Ravikumar, Arvind, Morgan Bazilian, & Michael E. Webber. (2022). The US role in securing the European Union’s near-term natural gas supply. Nature Energy. 7(6). 465–467. 22 indexed citations

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Moretti, Isabelle & Michael E. Webber. (2021). Natural hydrogen: a geological curiosity or the primary energy source for a low-carbon future?. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 5 indexed citations

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White, Philip R., Joshua D. Rhodes, Eric Wilson, & Michael E. Webber. (2021). Quantifying the impact of residential space heating electrification on the Texas electric grid. Applied Energy. 298. 117113–117113. 65 indexed citations

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Davidson, F. Todd, et al.. (2019). Deliver Me from food waste: Model framework for comparing the energy use of meal-kit delivery and groceries. Journal of Cleaner Production. 236. 117587–117587. 26 indexed citations

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Mocanu, Elena, Decebal Constantin Mocanu, Phuong H. Nguyen, et al.. (2018). On-Line Building Energy Optimization Using Deep Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. 10(4). 3698–3708. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

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Deetjen, Thomas A., et al.. (2018). Review of climate action plans in 29 major U.S. cities: Comparing current policies to research recommendations. Sustainable Cities and Society. 41. 711–727. 53 indexed citations

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Sanders, Kelly T. & Michael E. Webber. (2014). A comparative analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of wheat and beef in the United States. Environmental Research Letters. 9(4). 44011–44011. 18 indexed citations

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King, Carey W., et al.. (2013). Coherence between Water and Energy Policies. Natural resources journal. 53(1). 117–215. 49 indexed citations

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Webber, Michael E., et al.. (2013). Four technologies and a conundrum: The glacial pace of energy innovation. Issues in Science and Technology. 29(2). 79–84. 6 indexed citations

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Webber, Michael E., et al.. (2011). Evaluating the Energy Intensity of the US Public Water System. 1735–1748. 26 indexed citations

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Stillwell, Ashlynn S., Carey W. King, & Michael E. Webber. (2010). Desalination and Long-Haul Water Transfer as a Water Supply for Dallas, Texas: A Case Study of the Energy-Water Nexus in Texas. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 33–41. 13 indexed citations

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Pushkarsky, Michael, Michael E. Webber, & C. Kumar N. Patel. (2003). Ultra-sensitive ambient ammonia detection using CO2-laser-based photoacoustic spectroscopy. Applied Physics B. 77(4). 381–385. 65 indexed citations

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