Steve Pye

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Steve Pye is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve Pye has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 29 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Steve Pye's work include Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (24 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (22 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (21 papers). Steve Pye is often cited by papers focused on Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (24 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (22 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (21 papers). Steve Pye collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and France. Steve Pye's co-authors include James Price, Dan Welsby, Paul Ekins, Neil Strachan, Francis G.N. Li, Pei‐Hao Li, Hannah Daly, Paul Deane, Paul E. Dodds and Joseph F. DeCarolis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Steve Pye

62 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Unextractable fossil fuels in a 1.5 °C world

2021 608 citations Dan Welsby, James Price et al. Nature profile →
Global fossil fuel reduction pathways under different climate mitigation strategies and ambitions

2023 210 citations Ploy Achakulwisut, Peter Erickson et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steve Pye

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Modelling transport decarbonisation pathways in Vietnam: Synergies and trade-offs in supporting the energy transition 2025 ·Energy Strategy Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Steve Pye	0
2	The global implications of a Russian gas pivot to Asia 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Steve Pye, Michael Bradshaw, James Price, (unknown), Caroline Kuzemko, (unknown), Dan Welsby, Paul E. Dodds	1
3	The map behind the roadmap—Introducing a geospatial energy model for utility-scale solar and wind power buildout in Kenya 2024 ·(unknown), (unknown), Elizabeth M. Tennyson, (unknown), (unknown), Dimitris Mentis, Steve Pye, Adam Hawkes, Sebastian Sterl	4
4	Addressing Challenges in Long-Term Strategic Energy Planning in LMICs: Learning Pathways in an Energy Planning Ecosystem 2023 ·Energies ·Carla Cannone, Pooya Hoseinpoori, (unknown), Elizabeth M. Tennyson, Francesco Gardumi, (unknown), Steve Pye, Yacob Mulugetta, (unknown), Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Taco Niet, John Harrison, (unknown), (unknown), Adam Hawkes, (unknown), (unknown), William Blyth, Mark Howells	7
5	Unpacking the modeling process for energy policy making 2023 ·Risk Analysis ·Samuele Lo Piano, (unknown), Arnald Puy, Steve Pye, Andrea Saltelli, Stefán Thor Smith, J.P. van der Sluijs	5
6	Global fossil fuel reduction pathways under different climate mitigation strategies and ambitions breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Ploy Achakulwisut, Peter Erickson, Céline Guivarch, Roberto Schaeffer, Elina Brutschin, Steve Pye	210
7	Revealing effective regional decarbonisation measures to limit global temperature increase in uncertain transition scenarios with machine learning techniques 2023 ·Climatic Change ·(unknown), Steve Pye, Ilkka Keppo, Marc Jaxa-Rozen, Evelina Trutnevyte	5
8	Fossil extraction bans and carbon taxes: Assessing their interplay through multiple models 2023 ·iScience ·(unknown), Lara Aleluia Reis, (unknown), Olivier Dessens, Panagiotis Fragkos, Robert Pietzcker, Steve Pye, Renato Rodrigues, Massimo Tavoni	5
9	Socio-political feasibility of coal power phase-out and its role in mitigation pathways 2023 ·Nature Climate Change ·Greg Muttitt, James Price, Steve Pye, Dan Welsby	66
10	Using large ensembles of climate change mitigation scenarios for robust insights 2022 ·Nature Climate Change ·Céline Guivarch, Thomas Le Gallic, Nico Bauer, Panagiotis Fragkos, Daniel Huppmann, Marc Jaxa-Rozen, Ilkka Keppo, Elmar Kriegler, Tamás Krisztin, Giacomo Marangoni, Steve Pye, Keywan Riahi, Roberto Schaeffer, Massimo Tavoni, Evelina Trutnevyte, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Fabian Wagner	54
11	Energy demand reduction options for meeting national zero-emission targets in the United Kingdom 2022 ·Nature Energy ·John Barrett, Steve Pye, (unknown), Oliver Broad, James Price, Nick Eyre, Jillian Anable, Christian Brand, (unknown), (unknown), Alice Garvey, Jannik Giesekam, Greg Marsden, Jonathan Norman, Tadj Oreszczyn, Paul Ruyssevelt, Kate Scott	118
12	Challenges and opportunities for energy system modelling to foster multi-level governance of energy transitions 2022 ·Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·(unknown), Will McDowall, Steve Pye	38
13	Unextractable fossil fuels in a 1.5 °C world breakdown → 2021 ·Nature ·Dan Welsby, James Price, Steve Pye, Paul Ekins	608
14	A pathway design framework for sectoral deep decarbonization: the case of passenger transportation 2020 ·Climate Policy ·Julien Lefèvre, (unknown), Steve Pye, Jordi Tovilla, Francis Li, Ken Oshiro, Henri Waisman, Jean-Michel Cayla, Runsen Zhang	30
15	Modelling net-zero emissions energy systems requires a change in approach 2020 ·Climate Policy ·Steve Pye, Oliver Broad, Chris Bataille, Paul E. Brockway, Hannah Daly, Rachel Freeman, Ajay Gambhir, Oliver Geden, Fionn Rogan, (unknown), Julia Tomei, (unknown), Jim Watson	124
16	An equitable redistribution of unburnable carbon 2020 ·Nature Communications ·Steve Pye, (unknown), Nick Hughes, James Price, Dan Welsby, Paul Ekins	62
17	Assessing qualitative and quantitative dimensions of uncertainty in energy modelling for policy support in the United Kingdom 2018 ·Energy Research & Social Science ·Steve Pye, Francis G.N. Li, Arthur C. Petersen, Oliver Broad, Will McDowall, James Price, Will Usher	43
18	Public health air pollution impacts of pathway options to meet the 2050 UK Climate Change Act target: a modelling study 2018 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·M. L. Williams, Sean Beevers, Nutthida Kitwiroon, David Dajnak, Heather Walton, Melissa Lott, Steve Pye, Daniela Fecht, Mireille B. Toledano, Mike Holland	8
19	The Lancet Countdown on health benefits from the UK Climate Change Act: a modelling study for Great Britain 2018 ·The Lancet Planetary Health ·M. L. Williams, Melissa Lott, Nutthida Kitwiroon, David Dajnak, Heather Walton, Mike Holland, Steve Pye, Daniela Fecht, Mireille B. Toledano, Sean Beevers	43
20	The future role of natural gas in the UK: A bridge to nowhere? 2017 ·Energy Policy ·Christophe McGlade, Steve Pye, Paul Ekins, Michael Bradshaw, Jim Watson	62

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