Shobhakar Dhakal

8.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
84 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Shobhakar Dhakal is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Shobhakar Dhakal has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Environmental Engineering, 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Shobhakar Dhakal's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (25 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (13 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (11 papers). Shobhakar Dhakal is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (25 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (13 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (11 papers). Shobhakar Dhakal collaborates with scholars based in Thailand, Japan and United States. Shobhakar Dhakal's co-authors include Yoshiki Yamagata, Yasuyo Makido, Shinji Kaneko, Aliyu Salisu Barau, Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, Xuemei Bai, Richard Dawson, Gian Carlo Delgado Ramos, Seth Schultz and Debra Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Shobhakar Dhakal

84 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Urban energy use and carbon emissions from cities in China and policy implications

2009 676 citations Shobhakar Dhakal Energy Policy profile →
Six research priorities for cities and climate change

2018 439 citations Xuemei Bai, Richard Dawson et al. Nature profile →
Human Settlements, Infrastructure and Spatial Planning

2014 252 citations Karen C. Seto, Shobhakar Dhakal et al. eScholarship (California Digital Library) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shobhakar Dhakal Thailand	33	1.8k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	791	84	4.3k
Giovanni Baiocchi United States	29	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	686 0.6×	729 0.9×	59	5.0k
Bofeng Cai China	37	2.1k 1.2×	963 0.7×	1.8k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	563 0.7×	132	4.5k
Guangdong Li China	32	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.8k 1.5×	1.3k 1.2×	902 1.1×	63	4.4k
Bing Xue China	45	2.0k 1.1×	830 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	762 0.7×	384 0.5×	211	6.5k
Chunshan Zhou China	31	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	105	4.2k
Xiangzheng Deng China	44	2.0k 1.1×	3.2k 2.4×	2.9k 2.4×	836 0.8×	667 0.8×	196	7.6k
Helga Weisz Germany	24	1.8k 1.0×	549 0.4×	933 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	283 0.4×	48	4.0k
Xiaodong Zhu China	31	874 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	694 0.6×	294 0.4×	80	3.8k
Haimeng Liu China	33	972 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	871 1.1×	94	4.0k
Yalin Lei China	38	2.1k 1.1×	614 0.5×	2.3k 1.9×	1.2k 1.1×	378 0.5×	166	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Shobhakar Dhakal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shobhakar Dhakal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shobhakar Dhakal

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pradhan, Prajal, Sunil S. Joshi, Laxmi Prasad Pant, et al.. (2025). Policy relevance of IPCC reports for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond. Resources Environment and Sustainability. 19. 100192–100192. 8 indexed citations

Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2023). Stakeholders' perceptions of sustainable energy transition of Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 189. 114020–114020. 6 indexed citations

Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2023). Impact of carbon price on Indonesia’s power sector up to 2050. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 8 indexed citations

Mainali, Brijesh, et al.. (2023). Focus on Climate Action: What Level of Synergy and Trade-Off Is There between SDG 13; Climate Action and Other SDGs in Nepal?. Energies. 16(1). 566–566. 21 indexed citations

Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2023). Climate Change Mitigation in Thailand’s Domestic Aviation: Mitigation Options Analysis towards 2050. Energies. 16(20). 7199–7199. 5 indexed citations

Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2023). Energy Demand Modeling for the Transition of a Coal-Dependent City to a Low-Carbon City: The Case of Ulaanbaatar City. Energies. 16(17). 6291–6291. 1 indexed citations

Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2021). Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Commercial Buildings: An Environmental, Financial, and Technical Analysis of Case Studies in Thailand. Energies. 14(9). 2571–2571. 10 indexed citations

Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2020). Time series analysis of land use and land cover changes related to urban heat island intensity: Case of Bangkok Metropolitan Area in Thailand. Journal of Urban Management. 9(4). 383–395. 66 indexed citations

Creutzig, Felix, Steffen Lohrey, Xuemei Bai, et al.. (2019). Upscaling urban data science for global climate solutions. Global Sustainability. 2. 89 indexed citations

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Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2019). Cross-border electricity trade for Nepal: a SWOT-AHP analysis of barriers and opportunities based on stakeholders’ perception. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 37(3). 559–580. 19 indexed citations

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Bai, Xuemei, Richard Dawson, Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, et al.. (2018). Six research priorities for cities and climate change. Nature. 555(7694). 23–25. 439 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cai, Bofeng, Wanxin Li, Shobhakar Dhakal, & Jianghao Wang. (2017). Source data supported high resolution carbon emissions inventory for urban areas of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region: Spatial patterns, decomposition and policy implications. Journal of Environmental Management. 206. 786–799. 55 indexed citations

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Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2015). Liquid Biofuels Development in Southeast Asian Countries: An Analysis of Market, Policies and Challenges. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 7(1). 157–173. 18 indexed citations

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Seto, Karen C., Shobhakar Dhakal, Anthony G. Bigio, et al.. (2014). Human Settlements, Infrastructure and Spatial Planning. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 923–1000. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bai, Xuemei, Shobhakar Dhakal, J. Steinberger, & Helga Weisz. (2013). Drivers of urban energy use and main policy leverages. Publication Database PIK (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)). 3 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Christopher, Lawrence A. Baker, Shobhakar Dhakal, & Anu Ramaswami. (2012). Sustainable Urban Systems. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 16(6). 775–779. 43 indexed citations

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Li, Li, Changhong Chen, Cheng Huang, et al.. (2009). Energy demand and carbon emissions under different development scenarios for Shanghai, China. Energy Policy. 38(9). 4797–4807. 101 indexed citations

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Dhakal, Shobhakar. (2008). Creating an Urban Movement for Sustainable Living. Global Asia. 3(3). 16–20. 1 indexed citations

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Dhakal, Shobhakar. (2006). Urban Transportation and the Environment in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Integrating Global Carbon Concerns into Local Air Pollution Management. 16 indexed citations

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Dhakal, Shobhakar, et al.. (2005). Transport and environment in Asian cities: Reshaping the issues and opportunities into a holistic framework. 399–424. 5 indexed citations

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