Renato Rodrigues

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 783 citations indexed

About

Renato Rodrigues is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Renato Rodrigues has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Renato Rodrigues's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (13 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (7 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (7 papers). Renato Rodrigues is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (13 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (7 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (7 papers). Renato Rodrigues collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and Italy. Renato Rodrigues's co-authors include Robert Pietzcker, Sebastián Osorio, Gunnar Luderer, Felix Schreyer, Michaja Pehl, Lavinia Baumstark, Marianna Rottoli, Elmar Kriegler, Falko Ueckerdt and Leon Merfort and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Renato Rodrigues

18 papers receiving 746 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.

Impact of declining renewable energy costs on electrification in low-emission scenarios

2021 365 citations Gunnar Luderer, Leon Merfort et al. Nature Energy profile →
Tightening EU ETS targets in line with the European Green Deal: Impacts on the decarbonization of the EU power sector

2021 204 citations Robert Pietzcker, Sebastián Osorio et al. Applied Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Renato Rodrigues Germany	10	347	235	230	177	145	19	783
Kathleen Vaillancourt Canada	17	328 0.9×	288 1.2×	283 1.2×	240 1.4×	118 0.8×	30	913
Olivier Bahn Canada	18	277 0.8×	314 1.3×	336 1.5×	233 1.3×	115 0.8×	53	1.1k
Felix Schreyer Germany	7	260 0.7×	169 0.7×	124 0.5×	128 0.7×	100 0.7×	12	586
Stavroula Evangelopoulou Greece	5	246 0.7×	178 0.8×	148 0.6×	147 0.8×	129 0.9×	6	543
Sven Teske Australia	15	355 1.0×	299 1.3×	146 0.6×	182 1.0×	138 1.0×	42	830
Ryōichi Komiyama Japan	17	563 1.6×	187 0.8×	151 0.7×	146 0.8×	240 1.7×	69	899
Emmanuel Hache France	15	246 0.7×	259 1.1×	228 1.0×	142 0.8×	126 0.9×	41	936
Marianna Rottoli Germany	7	247 0.7×	165 0.7×	111 0.5×	121 0.7×	94 0.6×	11	525
Margarita Mediavilla Spain	11	202 0.6×	413 1.8×	159 0.7×	250 1.4×	93 0.6×	27	906
Kari Espegren Norway	12	388 1.1×	173 0.7×	88 0.4×	132 0.7×	189 1.3×	23	682

Countries citing papers authored by Renato Rodrigues

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Renato Rodrigues

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

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19 of 19 papers shown

Schreyer, Felix, Falko Ueckerdt, Robert Pietzcker, et al.. (2025). From net-zero to zero-fossil in transforming the EU energy system. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10700–10700. 1 indexed citations

Zwaan, Bob van der, Amirhossein Fattahi, Francesco Dalla Longa, et al.. (2025). Electricity- and hydrogen-driven energy system sector-coupling in net-zero CO2 emission pathways. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1368–1368. 20 indexed citations

Strefler, Jessica, Leon Merfort, Nico Bauer, et al.. (2024). Technology availability, sector policies and behavioral change are complementary strategies for achieving net-zero emissions. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8440–8440. 4 indexed citations

Humpenöder, Florian, Alexander Popp, Leon Merfort, et al.. (2024). Food matters: Dietary shifts increase the feasibility of 1.5°C pathways in line with the Paris Agreement. Science Advances. 10(13). eadj3832–eadj3832. 15 indexed citations

Dekker, Mark, Francesco Lombardi, Robert Pietzcker, et al.. (2024). Comparing energy system optimization models and integrated assessment models: Relevance for energy policy advice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 69–69. 2 indexed citations

Schreyer, Felix, Falko Ueckerdt, Robert Pietzcker, et al.. (2024). Distinct roles of direct and indirect electrification in pathways to a renewables-dominated European energy system. One Earth. 7(2). 226–241. 25 indexed citations

Abrell, Jan, Markus Blesl, Ulrich Fahl, et al.. (2023). Optimal allocation of the EU carbon budget: A multi-model assessment. Energy Strategy Reviews. 51. 101271–101271. 10 indexed citations

Dekker, Mark, Francesco Lombardi, Robert Pietzcker, et al.. (2023). The mutual benefits of comparing energy system models and integrated assessment models. Open Research Europe. 3. 69–69. 7 indexed citations

Reis, Lara Aleluia, Olivier Dessens, Panagiotis Fragkos, et al.. (2023). Fossil extraction bans and carbon taxes: Assessing their interplay through multiple models. iScience. 26(4). 106377–106377. 5 indexed citations

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Luderer, Gunnar, Leon Merfort, Falko Ueckerdt, et al.. (2022). Author Correction: Impact of declining renewable energy costs on electrification in low-emission scenarios. Nature Energy. 7(4). 380–381. 4 indexed citations

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Luderer, Gunnar, Leon Merfort, Falko Ueckerdt, et al.. (2021). Impact of declining renewable energy costs on electrification in low-emission scenarios. Nature Energy. 7(1). 32–42. 365 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pietzcker, Robert, Luke Haywood, Brigitte Knopf, et al.. (2021). Notwendige CO2-Preise zum Erreichen des europäischen Klimaziels 2030. 2 indexed citations

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Pietzcker, Robert, Sebastián Osorio, & Renato Rodrigues. (2021). Tightening EU ETS targets in line with the European Green Deal: Impacts on the decarbonization of the EU power sector. Applied Energy. 293. 116914–116914. 204 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rodrigues, Renato, Robert Pietzcker, Panagiotis Fragkos, et al.. (2021). Narrative-driven alternative roads to achieve mid-century CO2 net neutrality in Europe. Energy. 239. 121908–121908. 64 indexed citations

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Giannousakis, Anastasis, Jérôme Hilaire, Gregory F. Nemet, et al.. (2020). How uncertainty in technology costs and carbon dioxide removal availability affect climate mitigation pathways. Energy. 216. 119253–119253. 26 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Renato & Pedro Linares. (2014). Electricity load level detail in computational general equilibrium – Part I – Data and calibration. Energy Economics. 46. 258–266. 11 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Renato & Pedro Linares. (2014). Electricity load level detail in computational general equilibrium – part II – welfare impacts of a demand response program. Energy Economics. 47. 52–67. 12 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Renato, et al.. (2011). Electricity and CO2 emission impacts of a residential electricity demand response program in Spain. Studies of Applied Economics. 29(2). 1–36. 6 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Renato, et al.. (2011). A CGE assessment of the impacts on electricity production and CO2 emissions of a residential demand response program in Spain.

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