Ryna Cui

2.9k citations

41 papers · 1.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 15

Impact in

General Energy top 5%
Environmental Engineering top 2%
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Papers in ⓘ

Economics and Econometrics 25
- Climate Change Policy and Economics 22
Environmental Engineering 17
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability 15

Co-authors: Sha Yu (8 shared papers)Leon Clarke (8 shared papers)Nathan Hultman (12 shared papers)Haewon McJeon (13 shared papers)Morgan R. Edwards (5 shared papers)Arijit Sen (3 shared papers)Diyang Cui (3 shared papers)Gokul Iyer (10 shared papers)
Journals: Nature Communications (5 papers)Environmental Research Letters (4 papers)Earth s Future (3 papers)One Earth (2 papers)Applied Energy (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States China South Korea

In The Last Decade

Ryna Cui

36 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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A plant-by-plant strategy for high-ambition coal power phaseout in China 2021 · 278 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Nature Communications
2021 National Science Review

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1	A plant-by-plant strategy for high-ambition coal power phaseout in China Nature Communications ·Ryna Cui, Nathan Hultman, Diyang Cui, Haewon McJeon, Sha Yu, Morgan R. Edwards, Arijit Sen, Kaihui Song, Christina Bowman, Leon Clarke, Junjie Kang, Jiehong Lou, Fuqiang Yang, Jiahai Yuan, Weirong Zhang, Mengye Zhu Hit paper breakdown →	2021	278
2	Pathways of China's PM2.5 air quality 2015–2060 in the context of carbon neutrality National Science Review ·Jing Cheng, Dan Tong, Qiang Zhang, Yang Liu, Yu Lei, Gang Yan, Liu Yan, Sha Yu, Ryna Cui, Leon Clarke, Guannan Geng, Bo Zheng, Xiaoye Zhang, Steven J. Davis, Kebin He Hit paper breakdown →	2021	268
3	Quantifying operational lifetimes for coal power plants under the Paris goals Nature Communications ·Ryna Cui, Nathan Hultman, Morgan R. Edwards, Linlang He, Arijit Sen, Kavita Surana, Haewon McJeon, Gokul Iyer, Pralit Patel, Sha Yu, Ted Nace, Christine Shearer	2019	132
4	The mortality impacts of current and planned coal-fired power plants in India Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Maureen Cropper, Ryna Cui, Sarath Guttikunda, Nate Hultman, Puja Jawahar, Yongjoon Park, Xinlu Yao, Xiao‐Peng Song	2021	45
5	A climate club to decarbonize the global steel industry Nature Climate Change ·Lukas Hermwille, Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Max Åhman, Harro van Asselt, Chris Bataille, Stefan Kronshage, Annika Tönjes, Manfred Fischedick, Sebastian Oberthür, Amit Garg, Catherine Hall, Patrick Jochem, Clemens Schneider, Ryna Cui, Wolfgang Obergassel, Panagiotis Fragkos, Saritha Sudharmma Vishwanathan, Hilton Trollip	2022	44
6	EMF-33 insights on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) Climatic Change ·Matteo Muratori, Nico Bauer, Steven K. Rose, Marshall Wise, Vassilis Daioglou, Ryna Cui, Etsushi Kato, Matthew Gidden, Jessica Strefler, Shinichiro Fujimori, Ronald D. Sands, Detlef P. van Vuuren, John P. Weyant	2020	41
7	Food security under high bioenergy demand toward long-term climate goals Climatic Change ·Tomoko Hasegawa, Ronald D. Sands, Thierry Brunelle, Ryna Cui, Stefan Frank, Shinichiro Fujimori, Alexander Popp	2020	39
8	Regional responses to future, demand-driven water scarcity Environmental Research Letters ·Ryna Cui, Katherine Calvin, Leon Clarke, Mohamad Hejazi, Son H. Kim, Page Kyle, Pralit Patel, Sean Turner, Marshall Wise	2018	35
9	Quantifying the regional stranded asset risks from new coal plants under 1.5 °C Environmental Research Letters ·Morgan R. Edwards, Ryna Cui, Matilyn Bindl, Nathan Hultman, Krinjal Mathur, Haewon McJeon, Gokul Iyer, Jiawei Song, Alicia Zhao	2022	31
10	HOW MUCH COULD ARTICLE 6 ENHANCE NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION AMBITION TOWARD PARIS AGREEMENT GOALS THROUGH ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY? Climate Change Economics ·Jae Edmonds, Sha Yu, Haewon McJeon, Dirk Forrister, Joseph E. Aldy, Nathan Hultman, Ryna Cui, Stephanie Waldhoff, Leon Clarke, Stefano De Clara, Clayton Munnings	2021	24
11	Evaluating provincial-level employment challenge during the coal transition in China Advances in Climate Change Research ·Caitlin Hamilton, Jiawei Song, Ryna Cui, Colin C. Olson, Diyang Cui	2022	17
12	Evaluating long-term model-based scenarios of the energy system Energy Strategy Reviews ·Matthew Binsted, Gokul Iyer, Ryna Cui, Zarrar Khan, Kalyn Dorheim, Leon Clarke	2020	17
13	Diversifying heat sources in China’s urban district heating systems will reduce risk of carbon lock-in Nature Energy ·Shangwei Liu, Yang Guo, Fabian Wagner, Hongxun Liu, Ryna Cui, Denise L. Mauzerall	2024	16
14	Quantifying the reductions in mortality from air-pollution by cancelling new coal power plants Communities in ADDI (University of the Basque Country) ·Jon Sampedro, Ryna Cui, Haewon McJeon, Steven J. Smith, Nathan Hultman, Linlang He, Arijit Sen, Rita Van Dingenen, Ignacio Cazcarro	2020	15
15	A GLOBAL FOOD DEMAND MODEL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF COMPLEX HUMAN-EARTH SYSTEMS Climate Change Economics ·Jae Edmonds, Robert Link, Stephanie Waldhoff, Ryna Cui	2017	14
16	A U.S.‒China coal power transition and the global 1.5 °C pathway Advances in Climate Change Research ·Ryna Cui, Nathan Hultman, Diyang Cui, Haewon McJeon, Leon Clarke, Jiahai Yuan, Wenjia Cai	2021	12
17	Reducing transition costs towards carbon neutrality of China’s coal power plants Nature Communications ·Rui Wang, Wenjia Cai, Ryna Cui, Lin Huang, Weidong Ma, Binbin Qi, Jia Zhang, Jiang Bian, Haoran Li, Shihui Zhang, Jianxiang Shen, Xian Zhang, Jiutian Zhang, Wei Li, Le Yu, Ning Zhang, Can Wang	2025	11
18	Trade and Climate Mitigation Interactions Create Agro‐Economic Opportunities With Social and Environmental Trade‐Offs in Latin America and the Caribbean Earth s Future ·Brinda Yarlagadda, Thomas Wild, Xin Zhao, Leon Clarke, Ryna Cui, Zarrar Khan, Abigail Birnbaum, Jonathan Lamontagne	2023	10
19	Taking stock of nationally determined contributions: Continued ratcheting of ambition is critical to limit global warming to 1.5°C One Earth ·Gokul Iyer, Ryna Cui, Jae Edmonds, Allen A. Fawcett, Nathan Hultman, Haewon McJeon, Yang Ou	2023	10
20	State-by-state energy-water-land-health impacts of the US net-zero emissions goal PubMed ·Yang Ou, Gokul Iyer, Haewon McJeon, Ryna Cui, Alicia Zhao, Kowan T.V. O'Keefe, Mengqi Zhao, Yang Qiu, Daniel H. Loughlin	2023	10

About Ryna Cui

Ryna Cui is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Global and Planetary Change and Pollution, having authored 41 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (22 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (15 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (11 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (7 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (6 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (6 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (5 papers) and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Energy (28 citations), Environmental Engineering (365 citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (240 citations), Pollution (153 citations) and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (214 citations). Ryna Cui has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Frequent co-authors include Sha Yu, Leon Clarke, Nathan Hultman, Haewon McJeon, Morgan R. Edwards, Arijit Sen, Diyang Cui, Gokul Iyer, Jiehong Lou and Jiahai Yuan. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Research Letters, Earth s Future, One Earth and Applied Energy.

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