Mikiko Kainuma

24.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Mikiko Kainuma is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mikiko Kainuma has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 23 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 22 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mikiko Kainuma's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (32 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (22 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (16 papers). Mikiko Kainuma is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (32 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (22 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (16 papers). Mikiko Kainuma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Austria and United States. Mikiko Kainuma's co-authors include Keywan Riahi, Jae Edmonds, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Nebojša Nakićenović, Allison M. Thomson, Steven J. Smith, Steven K. Rose, Tom Kram, Kathy Hibbard and Toshihiko Masui and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, European Journal of Operational Research and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Mikiko Kainuma

49 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The representative concentration pathways: an overview

2011 5.9k citations Detlef P. van Vuuren, Jae Edmonds et al. Climatic Change profile →
The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment

2010 5.0k citations Richard H. Moss, Jae Edmonds et al. Nature profile →
SSP3: AIM implementation of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

2016 389 citations Shinichiro Fujimori, Tomoko Hasegawa et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mikiko Kainuma

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	“Paris at 50 degrees Celsius”: How can Paris adapt to heatwaves? 2025 ·Sustainability Science ·Mikiko Kainuma, Tomoko Ishikawa, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Establishing the use of climate citizens’ assemblies in Japan: their significance and challenges 2023 ·Sustainability Science ·Mikiko Kainuma, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shuzo Nishioka, (unknown), Tomoko Ishikawa	3
3	Accelerating actions for leveraging a climate-neutral sustainable society 2023 ·Sustainability Science ·Mikiko Kainuma, Robert Gross, Jean-Charles Hourcade, (unknown), Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Toshihiko Masui	0
4	Transformation of Japan's energy system to attain net-zero emission by 2050 2017 ·Carbon Management ·Ken Oshiro, Toshihiko Masui, Mikiko Kainuma	56
5	Post-2020 Climate Action 2017 ·DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) ·Toshihiko Masui, Mikiko Kainuma, Shinichiro Fujimori	9
6	NEW SOCIOECONOMIC SCENARIO SSP QUANTIFICATION OF THE AIM'S EXAMPLE AND ITS CHARACTERISTIC 2015 ·Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser G (Environmental Research) ·Shinichiro Fujimori, Tomoko Hasegawa, Toshihiko Masui, Kiyoshi Takahashi, Diego Silva Herran, Hancheng Dai, Yasuaki Hijioka, Mikiko Kainuma	1
7	A low-carbon society: global visions, pathways, and challenges 2013 ·Climate Policy ·Mikiko Kainuma, (unknown), Tomoki Ehara, Osamu Akashi, (unknown)	18
8	Low-carbon transitions in world regions: comparison of technological mitigation potential and costs in 2020 and 2030 through bottom-up analyses 2012 ·Sustainability Science ·Tatsuya Hanaoka, Mikiko Kainuma	21
9	The representative concentration pathways: an overview breakdown → 2011 ·Climatic Change ·Detlef P. van Vuuren, Jae Edmonds, Mikiko Kainuma, Keywan Riahi, Allison M. Thomson, Kathy Hibbard, G. C. Hurtt, Tom Kram, Volker Krey, Jean‐François Lamarque, Toshihiko Masui, Malte Meinshausen, Nebojša Nakićenović, Steven J. Smith, Steven K. Rose	5878
10	The next generation of scenarios for climate change research and assessment breakdown → 2010 ·Nature ·Richard H. Moss, Jae Edmonds, Kathy Hibbard, Martin Manning, Steven K. Rose, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Timothy R. Carter, Seita Emori, Mikiko Kainuma, Tom Kram, Gerald A. Meehl, J. F. B. Mitchell, Nebojša Nakićenović, Keywan Riahi, Steven J. Smith, Ronald J. Stouffer, Allison M. Thomson, John P. Weyant, Thomas J. Wilbanks	4991
11	A projection for global CO2 emissions from the industrial sector through 2030 based on activity level and technology changes 2010 ·Energy ·Osamu Akashi, Tatsuya Hanaoka, Yuzuru Matsuoka, Mikiko Kainuma	85
12	1 Report of 2.6 Versus 2.9 Watts/m2 RCPP Evaluation Panel 2009 ·Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology) ·John P. Weyant, Christian Azar, Mikiko Kainuma, Kejun Jiang, Nebojša Nakićenović, (unknown), Emílio Lèbre La Rovere, Gary Yohe	29
13	GLOBAL EMISSIONS AND MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES IN 2020 2009 ·Tatsuya Hanaoka, Osamu Akashi, Tomoko Hasegawa, (unknown), Kazuya Fujiwara, Yuko Kanamori, Yuzuru Matsuoka, Mikiko Kainuma	4
14	GLOBAL GHG EMISSION SCENARIOS UNDER GHG CONCENTRATION STABILIZATION TARGETS 2008 ·Yasuaki Hijioka, Yuzuru Matsuoka, (unknown), Toshihiko Masui, Mikiko Kainuma	120
15	Back-casting analysis for 70% emission reduction in Japan by 2050 2008 ·Climate Policy ·Junichi Fujino, (unknown), Tomoki Ehara, Yuzuru Matsuoka, (unknown), Mikiko Kainuma	34
16	Climate Policy Assessment 2003 ·Mikiko Kainuma, Yuzuru Matsuoka, Tsuneyuki Morita	83
17	CO2 emission forecast in Japan by AIM/end-use model 2001 ·OPSEARCH ·Mikiko Kainuma, Yuzuru Matsuoka, Tsuneyuki Morita	2
18	SCENARIOS ON GLOBAL WARMING AND THEIR MODEL ANALYSIS 1992 ·Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu ·Yuzuru Matsuoka, Tsuneyuki Morita, Mikiko Kainuma	4
19	Fuzzy Simulation and Its Application to Environmental Prediction 1989 ·Transactions of the Institute of Systems Control and Information Engineers ·Yoshiteru Nakamori, Mikiko Kainuma	1
20	Expert system for the best constitution of waste water treatment. 1986 ·Journal of Environmental Conservation Engineering ·Mikiko Kainuma, Hideo Harasawa, Masaaki Naito	0

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