Richard S.J. Tol

41.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
503 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

Richard S.J. Tol is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard S.J. Tol has authored 503 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 301 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 143 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 99 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Richard S.J. Tol's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (251 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (118 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (78 papers). Richard S.J. Tol is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (251 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (118 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (78 papers). Richard S.J. Tol collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Richard S.J. Tol's co-authors include Gary Yohe, Samuel Fankhauser, Robert J. Nicholls, David Anthoff, Katrin Rehdanz, Jacqueline M. Hamilton, Athanasios T. Vafeidis, Joel B. Smith, Jochen Hinkel and Yuan Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Richard S.J. Tol

473 papers receiving 23.9k citations

Hit Papers

Considering the energy, water and food nexus: Toward... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2011 2014 2002 2009 2004 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard S.J. Tol Netherlands 87 12.2k 7.2k 5.4k 4.2k 3.2k 503 26.4k
Stéphane Hallegatte United States 59 4.4k 0.4× 8.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.3× 4.2k 1.0× 2.0k 0.6× 231 18.2k
Robert Costanza United States 93 13.2k 1.1× 29.8k 4.1× 2.5k 0.5× 4.5k 1.1× 5.6k 1.8× 380 55.2k
Johan Rockström Sweden 78 4.2k 0.3× 12.5k 1.7× 2.4k 0.4× 6.8k 1.6× 4.2k 1.3× 228 39.2k
Stephen Polasky United States 92 9.8k 0.8× 20.8k 2.9× 1.5k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 2.9k 0.9× 265 41.8k
Pete Smith United Kingdom 135 5.1k 0.4× 15.7k 2.2× 3.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.4× 10.1k 3.2× 800 66.9k
Elmar Kriegler Germany 55 5.8k 0.5× 9.0k 1.2× 3.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 3.9k 1.2× 126 19.6k
Keywan Riahi Austria 79 9.3k 0.8× 20.4k 2.8× 6.9k 1.3× 2.3k 0.6× 6.8k 2.2× 269 44.6k
Edward B. Barbier United States 72 6.4k 0.5× 11.1k 1.5× 1.1k 0.2× 2.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 351 29.2k
Jae Edmonds United States 60 6.1k 0.5× 11.2k 1.5× 3.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 4.4k 1.4× 216 24.0k
Detlef P. van Vuuren Netherlands 108 13.4k 1.1× 23.9k 3.3× 9.6k 1.8× 3.9k 0.9× 11.9k 3.8× 485 59.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard S.J. Tol

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tol, Richard S.J.. (2025). Trends and biases in the social cost of carbon. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1548(1). 248–259.
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Estrada, Francisco, Richard S.J. Tol, & W. J. Wouter Botzen. (2025). Economic consequences of spatial variation and temporal variability of climate change. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1547(1). 170–182.
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Tol, Richard S.J., et al.. (2021). The impact of the Bono Social de Electricidad on energy poverty in Spain. Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex). 41 indexed citations
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Schneider, Uwe A., et al.. (2010). The impact of weather variability and climate change on pesticide applications in the US -- An empirical investigation. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 14 indexed citations
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Storch, Harry, Richard S.J. Tol, & Götz Flöser. (2008). Environmental crises : [science and policy]. Springer eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Roson, Roberto, Francesco Bosello, & Richard S.J. Tol. (2008). Economy-Wide Estimates of the Implications of Climate Change: Human Health – a Rejoinder. Ecological Economics. 14–15. 6 indexed citations
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Lyons, Seán, Karen Mayor, & Richard S.J. Tol. (2008). Environmental Accounts for the Republic of Ireland: 1990-2005. Econstor (Econstor). 107(223). 190–216. 9 indexed citations
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Blignaut, James, et al.. (2007). Triple dividends of water consumption charges in South Africa - article no. W05412. Water Resources Research. 43(5). 16 indexed citations
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Ruane, Frances & Richard S.J. Tol. (2007). ACADEMIC QUALITY, POWER AND STABILITY: AN APPLICATION TO ECONOMICS IN THE REPUBLIC IRELAND. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6 indexed citations
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Kuik, O.J., et al.. (2006). Methodological aspects of recent climate change damage cost studies. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 8(1). 19–40. 21 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yuan & Richard S.J. Tol. (2005). Water Use in China’s Domestic, Industrial and Agricultural Sectors: An Empirical Analysis. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 8 indexed citations
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Tol, Richard S.J., et al.. (2005). Decision Making Under Catastrophic Risk And Learning: The Case Of The Possible Collapse Of The West Antarctic Ice Sheet. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Aerts, J.C.J.H., Frans Berkhout, Frank Biermann, et al.. (2005). Post-2012 Climate Policy: Assessing the options. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations
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Berrittella, Maria, Katrin Rehdanz, Roberto Roson, & Richard S.J. Tol. (2005). THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WATER PRICING: A COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 14 indexed citations
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Tol, Richard S.J., et al.. (2004). Impact of international emission reduction on energy and forestry sector of Indonesia. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 62 indexed citations
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Roson, Roberto & Richard S.J. Tol. (2003). AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODEL OF ECONOMY-ENERGY-CLIMATE – THE MODEL WIAGEM: A COMMENT. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6(1). 75–82. 9 indexed citations
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Tol, Richard S.J., et al.. (2000). Weather impacts on natural, social and economic systems in the Netherlands. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 7 indexed citations
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Tol, Richard S.J.. (1999). New estimates of the damage costs of climate change. Part I: Benchmark estimates. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 21 indexed citations
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Tol, Richard S.J.. (1999). Methane emission reduction: an application of FUND. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 1 indexed citations
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Gilbert, A., H. Goosen, & Richard S.J. Tol. (1998). Water and Environment: Scoping study for the European Forum for Integrated Environmental Assessment. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations

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