Steven J. Davis

41.8k total citations · 31 hit papers
185 papers, 21.6k citations indexed

About

Steven J. Davis is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven J. Davis has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 21.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 55 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 48 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Steven J. Davis's work include Climate Change Policy and Economics (40 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (39 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (35 papers). Steven J. Davis is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Policy and Economics (40 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (39 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (35 papers). Steven J. Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Steven J. Davis's co-authors include Ken Caldeira, Zhu Liu, Qiang Zhang, Dabo Guan, H. Damon Matthews, Jennifer Burney, Philippe Ciais, Glen P. Peters, Chaopeng Hong and Dan Tong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Steven J. Davis

181 papers receiving 20.9k citations

Hit Papers

Consumption-based accounting of CO 2 emissions 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2010 2015 2010 2016 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Consumption-based accounting of CO 2 emissions
    2010 1.3k citations Steven J. Davis, Ken Caldeira Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Future CO 2 Emissions and Climate Change from Existing Energy Infrastructure
    2010 1.1k citations Steven J. Davis, Ken Caldeira et al. Science profile →
  3. Systems integration for global sustainability
    2015 962 citations Steven J. Davis et al. Science profile →
  4. Greenhouse gas mitigation by agricultural intensification
    2010 750 citations Jennifer Burney, Steven J. Davis et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Carbon Lock-In: Types, Causes, and Policy Implications
    2016 727 citations Steven J. Davis et al. profile →
  6. Committed emissions from existing energy infrastructure jeopardize 1.5 °C climate target
    2019 550 citations Dan Tong, Qiang Zhang et al. Nature profile →
  7. Outsourcing CO 2 within China
    2013 548 citations Steven J. Davis, Dabo Guan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. Global supply-chain effects of COVID-19 control measures
    2020 546 citations Dabo Guan, Daoping Wang et al. profile →
  9. Substantial global carbon uptake by cement carbonation
    2016 446 citations Steven J. Davis, Philippe Ciais et al. profile →
  10. Structural decline in China’s CO2 emissions through transitions in industry and energy systems
    2018 433 citations Dabo Guan, Jing Meng et al. profile →
  11. China’s international trade and air pollution in the United States
    2014 389 citations Steven J. Davis, Qiang Zhang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  12. Global and regional drivers of land-use emissions in 1961–2017
    2021 389 citations Chaopeng Hong, Jennifer Burney et al. Nature profile →
  13. Role of Long-Duration Energy Storage in Variable Renewable Electricity Systems
    2020 381 citations Steven J. Davis, Mengyao Yuan et al. profile →
  14. The rise of South–South trade and its effect on global CO2 emissions
    2018 369 citations Jing Meng, Zhifu Mi et al. profile →
  15. Monitoring global carbon emissions in 2021
    2022 365 citations Zhu Liu, Steven J. Davis et al. profile →
  16. City-level climate change mitigation in China
    2018 347 citations Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan et al. Science Advances profile →
  17. Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997–2013
    2015 342 citations Steven J. Davis et al. profile →
  18. Drivers of PM2.5 air pollution deaths in China 2002–2017
    2021 306 citations Guannan Geng, Yixuan Zheng et al. profile →
  19. Monitoring global carbon emissions in 2022
    2023 305 citations Zhu Liu, Steven J. Davis et al. profile →
  20. Global urban expansion offsets climate-driven increases in terrestrial net primary productivity
    2019 293 citations Steven J. Davis, Zhu Liu et al. profile →
  21. Agricultural risks from changing snowmelt
    2020 275 citations Yue Qin, Chaopeng Hong et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  22. Pathways of China's PM2.5 air quality 2015–2060 in the context of carbon neutrality
    2021 268 citations Jing Cheng, Dan Tong et al. National Science Review profile →
  23. Global carbon emissions in 2023
    2024 221 citations Zhu Liu, Steven J. Davis et al. profile →
  24. Climate adaptation by crop migration
    2020 205 citations Steven J. Davis, Frances C. Moore et al. profile →
  25. Fossil CO2 emissions in the post-COVID-19 era
    2021 202 citations Steven J. Davis, Robert B. Jackson et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  26. Pathways to net-zero emissions from aviation
    2023 190 citations Steven J. Davis et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
  27. Record-high CO 2 emissions from boreal fires in 2021
    2023 148 citations Philippe Ciais, Steven J. Davis et al. Science profile →
  28. Cement and steel — nine steps to net zero
    2022 145 citations Steven J. Davis et al. Nature profile →
  29. Climate warming increases extreme daily wildfire growth risk in California
    2023 97 citations Steven J. Davis et al. Nature profile →
  30. Global carbon emissions and decarbonization in 2024
    2025 31 citations Biqing Zhu, Steven J. Davis et al. profile →
  31. Building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO 2 annually
    2025 30 citations Sabbie A. Miller, Steven J. Davis et al. Science profile →

Peers

Steven J. Davis
Comparison fields: 5 of 192
  • Environmental Engineering 7.3k
  • Economics and Econometrics 6.4k
  • Global and Planetary Change 5.1k
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3.9k
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3.2k
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Glen P. Peters Norway
Zhu Liu China
Joeri Rogelj Austria
Elmar Kriegler Germany
Xiaoling Zhang China
Guohe Huang China
Jae Edmonds United States
Klaus Hubacek United States
Ming Xu China
Dabo Guan United Kingdom
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1
A near-real time daily European Power Consumption and Carbon Intensity Dataset (ECON-PowerCI)
2025 ·Scientific Data ·Shujie Zhang, Wenli Zhao, Biqing Zhu, Chunhua Yan, (unknown), Hou Jiang, (unknown), Philippe Ciais, Xuan Ning, Pierre Gentine, Steven J. Davis, Zhu Liu, Guo Yu Qiu
0
2
Building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO 2 annually breakdown →
2025 ·Science ·(unknown), Sabbie A. Miller, Steven J. Davis
30
3
Strategies for climate-resilient global wind and solar power systems
2025 ·Nature ·Dongsheng Zheng, (unknown), Dan Tong, Steven J. Davis, Ken Caldeira, Yuanyuan Lin, (unknown), Jingyun Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jing Cheng, Deliang Chen, Kebin He, Qiang Zhang
7
4
Long-range PM2.5 pollution and health impacts from the 2023 Canadian wildfires
2025 ·Nature ·Qiang Zhang, (unknown), Qingyang Xiao, Guannan Geng, Steven J. Davis, Xiaodong Liu, Jin Yang, (unknown), Wenyu Huang, (unknown), Binhe Luo, Randall V. Martin, Michael Bräuer, James T. Randerson, Kebin He
4
5
Synergetic strategies for carbon neutrality and clean air
2024 ·Environmental Science and Ecotechnology ·Steven J. Davis
1
6
High downward surface solar radiation conducive to ozone pollution more frequent under global warming
2023 ·Science Bulletin ·(unknown), Yang Gao, Shaoqing Zhang, Wenju Cai, Guannan Geng, Steven J. Davis, Hong Wang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mingchen Ma, (unknown), Qiaoqiao Wang, Xiaohong Yao, Huiwang Gao, Lixin Wu
30
7
Large global variations in the carbon dioxide removal potential of seaweed farming due to biophysical constraints
2023 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown), Benjamin T. Saenz, Christina A. Frieder, Matthew C. Long, (unknown), Steven J. Davis, Kristen A. Davis
23
8
Plant-by-plant decarbonization strategies for the global steel industry
2023 ·Nature Climate Change ·Ruochong Xu, Dan Tong, Steven J. Davis, Xinying Qin, Jing Cheng, Qinren Shi, Yang Liu, Cuihong Chen, Liu Yan, (unknown), (unknown), Dongsheng Zheng, Kebin He, Qiang Zhang
58
9
Food without agriculture
2023 ·Nature Sustainability ·Steven J. Davis, (unknown), Juan Moreno‐Cruz, Chaopeng Hong, Matthew R. Shaner, Ken Caldeira, Ian McKay
16
10
Environmental justice, infrastructure provisioning, and environmental impact assessment: Evidence from the California Environmental Quality Act
2023 ·Environmental Science & Policy ·(unknown), Nícola Ulibarrí, Tyler A. Scott, Steven J. Davis
18
11
Global mitigation efforts cannot neglect emerging emitters
2022 ·National Science Review ·Can Cui, Dabo Guan, Daoping Wang, Jing Meng, (unknown), Paul Brenton, Shaohui Zhang, Yuli Shan, Qiang Zhang, Steven J. Davis
9
12
Plant-level real-time monitoring data reveal substantial abatement potential of air pollution and CO2 in China’s cement sector
2022 ·One Earth ·Ling Tang, (unknown), Xin Bo, Zhifu Mi, Shouyang Wang, Guangxia Dong, Steven J. Davis
56
13
Land-use emissions embodied in international trade
2022 ·Science ·Chaopeng Hong, Hongyan Zhao, Yue Qin, Jennifer Burney, Julia Pongratz, Kerstin Hartung, Yu Liu, Frances C. Moore, Robert B. Jackson, Qiang Zhang, Steven J. Davis
117
14
Drivers and projections of global surface temperature anomalies at the local scale
2021 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Susanne A. Benz, Steven J. Davis, Jennifer Burney
21
15
Regional impacts of COVID-19 on carbon dioxide detected worldwide from space
2021 ·Science Advances ·Brad Weir, David Crisp, C. O’Dell, Sourish Basu, Abhishek Chatterjee, Jana Kolassa, Tomohiro Oda, Steven Pawson, Benjamin Poulter, Zhen Zhang, Philippe Ciais, Steven J. Davis, Zhu Liu, Lesley Ott
48
16
Climate effects of China’s efforts to improve its air quality
2020 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Yixuan Zheng, Qiang Zhang, Dan Tong, Steven J. Davis, Ken Caldeira
26
17
Effects of Deep Reductions in Energy Storage Costs on Highly Reliable Wind and Solar Electricity Systems
2020 ·iScience ·Fan Tong, Mengyao Yuan, Nathan S. Lewis, Steven J. Davis, Ken Caldeira
48
18
Economic carbon cycle feedbacks may offset additional warming from natural feedbacks
2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dawn Woodard, Steven J. Davis, James T. Randerson
59
19
Decreases in global beer supply due to extreme drought and heat
2018 ·Nature Plants ·Wei Xie, Wei Xiong, Jie Pan, Tariq Ali, Qi Cui, Dabo Guan, Jing Meng, Nathaniel D. Mueller, Erda Lin, Steven J. Davis
163
20
Greenhouse gas mitigation by agricultural intensification breakdown →
2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jennifer Burney, Steven J. Davis, David B. Lobell
750

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