Nick Hughes

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Nick Hughes is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Hughes has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 10 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Nick Hughes's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (12 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (9 papers) and Global Energy and Sustainability Research (6 papers). Nick Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (12 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (9 papers) and Global Energy and Sustainability Research (6 papers). Nick Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Nick Hughes's co-authors include Susie Lonie, Neil Strachan, Julia Tomei, Laura Cozzi, Hisham Zerriffi, Ellie Cosgrave, Ben Milligan, Mark Howells, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Massimo Tavoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Marketing.

In The Last Decade

Nick Hughes

31 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

  1. Connecting climate action with other Sustainable Development Goals
    2019 462 citations Nick Hughes, Julia Tomei et al. profile →

Peers

Nick Hughes
Friedemann Polzin Netherlands
Antje Klitkou Norway
Andrea Gatto Azerbaijan
Tilman Santarius Germany
Floortje Alkemade Netherlands
Alaa Mohamd Shoukry Saudi Arabia
Michaël Aklin United States
Stephen Hall United Kingdom
Sharafat Ali China
Qingmei Tan China
Friedemann Polzin Netherlands
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Countries citing papers authored by Nick Hughes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick Hughes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Hughes

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hughes, Nick, et al.. (2024). Scenarios for Greening the Recovery: Zambia Workshop Synthesis Report. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Cronin, Jennifer, Nick Hughes, Julia Tomei, et al.. (2021). Embedding justice in the 1.5°C transition: A transdisciplinary research agenda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100001–100001. 8 indexed citations
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Pye, Steve, et al.. (2020). An equitable redistribution of unburnable carbon. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3968–3968. 62 indexed citations
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Hughes, Nick & Rajesh Chandy. (2020). Commentary: Trajectories and Twists: Perspectives on Marketing Agility from Emerging Markets. Journal of Marketing. 85(1). 59–63. 13 indexed citations
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Watson, Jim, et al.. (2019). Accelerating innovation towards net zero emissions. 4 indexed citations
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Hughes, Nick. (2019). Creating a flexible mortgage without a bank. 30(1). 40–41. 1 indexed citations
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Ekins, Paul, Nick Hughes, Steve Pye, et al.. (2017). The role of CCS in meeting climate policy targets: Understanding the potential contribution of CCS to a low carbon world, and the policies that may support that contribution. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Howard, D.C., et al.. (2014). Modelling Socio-Environmental Sensitivities: How Public Responses to Low Carbon Energy Technologies Could Shape the UK Energy System. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2014. 1–13. 7 indexed citations
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Blyth, William, et al.. (2014). Low carbon jobs: the evidence for net job creation from policy support for energy efficiency and renewable energy. Figshare. 64 indexed citations
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Hughes, Nick, Neil Strachan, & Robert Gross. (2012). The structure of uncertainty in future low carbon pathways. Energy Policy. 52. 45–54. 56 indexed citations
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Hughes, Nick, et al.. (2011). Liquidity and Savings in the Age of M-PESA (Innovations Case Narrative: Jipange KuSave). Innovations Technology Governance Globalization. 6(4). 27–42. 2 indexed citations
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Hughes, Nick & Neil Strachan. (2010). Methodological review of UK and international low carbon scenarios. Energy Policy. 38(10). 6056–6065. 102 indexed citations
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Ekins, Paul & Nick Hughes. (2009). The prospects for a hydrogen economy (2): hydrogen transitions. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 22(1). 1–17. 8 indexed citations
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Edwards, Roger, Alan Graham, Melissa Williams, et al.. (2009). Quantifying a Strategic View of Diabetes Technology Impacts: A System Dynamics Approach. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 11(7). 411–418. 5 indexed citations
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Howard, D.C., Richard Wadsworth, Jeanette Whitaker, Nick Hughes, & R.G.H. Bunce. (2009). The impact of sustainable energy production on land use in Britain through to 2050. Land Use Policy. 26. S284–S292. 35 indexed citations
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Ekins, Paul & Nick Hughes. (2009). The prospects for a hydrogen economy (1): hydrogen futures. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 21(7). 783–803. 19 indexed citations
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Strachan, Neil, Stephen R. Pye, & Nick Hughes. (2008). The role of international drivers on UK scenarios of a low-carbon society. Climate Policy. 8(sup1). S125–S139. 22 indexed citations
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Hughes, Nick & Susie Lonie. (2007). M-PESA: Mobile Money for the “Unbanked” Turning Cellphones into 24-Hour Tellers in Kenya. Innovations Technology Governance Globalization. 2(1-2). 63–81. 264 indexed citations

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