Nikit Abhyankar

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 775 citations indexed

About

Nikit Abhyankar is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Pollution and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikit Abhyankar has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 775 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 8 papers in Pollution and 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Nikit Abhyankar's work include Smart Grid Energy Management (11 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (8 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (8 papers). Nikit Abhyankar is often cited by papers focused on Smart Grid Energy Management (11 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (8 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (8 papers). Nikit Abhyankar collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and India. Nikit Abhyankar's co-authors include Amol Phadke, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, Froylan Sifuentes, Gang He, Julia Szinai, Anandasivam Gopal, Colin Sheppard, Won Young Park and Nina Khanna and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nikit Abhyankar

21 papers receiving 742 citations

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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.

Rapid cost decrease of renewables and storage accelerates the decarbonization of China’s power system

2020 301 citations Gang He, Jiang Lin et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nikit Abhyankar United States	12	457	194	161	138	137	23	775
Andrés Julián Aristizábal Colombia	14	407 0.9×	229 1.2×	144 0.9×	120 0.9×	109 0.8×	59	712
Fan Tong United States	13	581 1.3×	275 1.4×	266 1.7×	125 0.9×	121 0.9×	27	998
S. Price Hong Kong	7	509 1.1×	323 1.7×	123 0.8×	98 0.7×	159 1.2×	8	850
Martin Densing Switzerland	14	389 0.9×	223 1.1×	61 0.4×	136 1.0×	94 0.7×	23	797
Sven Teske Australia	15	355 0.8×	299 1.5×	58 0.4×	149 1.1×	182 1.3×	42	830
Xiaolong Yang China	18	553 1.2×	168 0.9×	302 1.9×	65 0.5×	144 1.1×	59	1.0k
Pelopidas Siskos Greece	11	445 1.0×	335 1.7×	212 1.3×	65 0.5×	230 1.7×	21	880
Kari Espegren Norway	12	388 0.8×	173 0.9×	85 0.5×	103 0.7×	132 1.0×	23	682
Kathleen Vaillancourt Canada	17	328 0.7×	288 1.5×	79 0.5×	101 0.7×	240 1.8×	30	913
Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson Iceland	14	553 1.2×	424 2.2×	238 1.5×	139 1.0×	115 0.8×	38	960

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20 of 20 papers shown

Abhyankar, Nikit, et al.. (2025). Accelerating room air conditioner efficiency in India: Grid, economic, and policy implications through 2035. The Electricity Journal. 38(3). 107493–107493.

Park, Won Young, Nikit Abhyankar, Eun Sung Kim, et al.. (2024). A clean energy Korea by 2035: Transitioning to 80% carbon-free electricity generation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 100262–100262. 4 indexed citations

Abhyankar, Nikit, et al.. (2024). Accelerating transmission capacity expansion by using advanced conductors in existing right-of-way. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(40). e2411207121–e2411207121. 5 indexed citations

Hendrickson, Thomas P., et al.. (2024). Decarbonizing the US Energy System. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 49(1). 163–189. 2 indexed citations

Abhyankar, Nikit, et al.. (2023). India’s path towards energy independence and a clean future: Harnessing india’s renewable edge for cost-effective energy independence by 2047. The Electricity Journal. 36(5). 107273–107273. 18 indexed citations

Rajagopal, Deepak, et al.. (2023). Comparative Evaluation of Total Cost of Ownership of Battery-Electric and Diesel Trucks in India. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2678(6). 235–247. 4 indexed citations

Abhyankar, Nikit, et al.. (2023). A new era for rural electric cooperatives: New clean energy investments, supported by federal incentives, will reduce rates, emissions, and reliance on outside power. The Electricity Journal. 36(8). 107334–107334. 3 indexed citations

Lin, Jiang, et al.. (2022). Large balancing areas and dispersed renewable investment enhance grid flexibility in a renewable-dominant power system in China. iScience. 25(2). 103749–103749. 23 indexed citations

Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Shengfei Yin, et al.. (2022). Achieving an 80% carbon-free electricity system in China by 2035. iScience. 25(10). 105180–105180. 19 indexed citations

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Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Shengfei Yin, et al.. (2022). Achieving an 80% Carbon Free Electricity System in China by 2035. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Jiang, et al.. (2021). Assessing Flexibility Options and Operational Impact of a Renewable-Dominant Power Grid in China. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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He, Gang, Jiang Lin, Froylan Sifuentes, et al.. (2020). Rapid cost decrease of renewables and storage accelerates the decarbonization of China’s power system. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2486–2486. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Can, Stéphane de la Rue du, Nikit Abhyankar, Amol Phadke, et al.. (2019). Modeling India’s energy future using a bottom-up approach. Applied Energy. 238. 1108–1125. 56 indexed citations

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Abhyankar, Nikit, Jiang Lin, Xu Liu, & Froylan Sifuentes. (2019). Economic and environmental benefits of market-based power-system reform in China: A case study of the Southern grid system. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 153. 104558–104558. 39 indexed citations

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Szinai, Julia, Colin Sheppard, Nikit Abhyankar, & Anandasivam Gopal. (2019). Reduced grid operating costs and renewable energy curtailment with electric vehicle charge management. Energy Policy. 136. 111051–111051. 151 indexed citations

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Phadke, Amol, Won Young Park, & Nikit Abhyankar. (2019). Providing reliable and financially sustainable electricity access in India using super-efficient appliances. Energy Policy. 132. 1163–1175. 32 indexed citations

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Rai, Varun, Rahul Tongia, Gireesh Shrimali, & Nikit Abhyankar. (2017). Data for development: The case for an Indian energy information administration. Energy Research & Social Science. 25. 105–109. 12 indexed citations

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Phadke, Amol, Nikit Abhyankar, & Ranjit Deshmukh. (2016). Preliminary Assessment of Renewable Energy Grid Integration in India: Insights for Power Sector Investment and Costs for Integrating 160GW of Renewable Energy from Grid Planning and Dispatch Analysis:. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

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Rai, Varun, Rahul Tongia, Gireesh Shrimali, & Nikit Abhyankar. (2016). India's Energy Data: The Urgent Need to Move from Patchwork Systems to a National Energy Information Agency. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Abhyankar, Nikit & Amol Phadke. (2012). Impact of large-scale energy efficiency programs on utility finances and consumer tariffs in India. Energy Policy. 43. 308–326. 18 indexed citations

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