Ulf J.J. Hahnel

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ulf J.J. Hahnel is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulf J.J. Hahnel has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ulf J.J. Hahnel's work include Environmental Education and Sustainability (32 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (19 papers) and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (14 papers). Ulf J.J. Hahnel is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Education and Sustainability (32 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (19 papers) and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (14 papers). Ulf J.J. Hahnel collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United Kingdom. Ulf J.J. Hahnel's co-authors include Tobias Brosch, Mario Herberz, Hans Spada, Stéphanie Mertens, David Parra, Alejandro Pena-Bello, Sebastian Gölz, Stefanie Lena Hille, M. Patel and Evelina Trutnevyte and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Ulf J.J. Hahnel

54 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The effectiveness of nudging: A meta-analysis of choice a... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2024 100 200 300
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. The effectiveness of nudging: A meta-analysis of choice architecture interventions across behavioral domains
    2021 344 citations Stéphanie Mertens, Mario Herberz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation
    2024 58 citations Kristian Steensen Nielsen, Viktoria Cologna et al. Nature Climate Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ulf J.J. Hahnel Switzerland 24 587 575 535 331 309 57 1.9k
Verena Tiefenbeck Switzerland 16 527 0.9× 428 0.7× 212 0.4× 121 0.4× 227 0.7× 53 1.4k
Geertje Schuitema Ireland 23 564 1.0× 843 1.5× 669 1.3× 256 0.8× 689 2.2× 48 2.7k
Elizabeth V. Hobman Australia 21 414 0.7× 572 1.0× 696 1.3× 230 0.7× 274 0.9× 43 2.8k
Shu Yang China 17 298 0.5× 614 1.1× 225 0.4× 150 0.5× 632 2.0× 50 1.8k
Xiaojing Xu United States 21 344 0.6× 436 0.8× 266 0.5× 227 0.7× 245 0.8× 38 1.6k
Elisha R. Frederiks Australia 10 393 0.7× 512 0.9× 254 0.5× 212 0.6× 242 0.8× 13 1.3k
Rebecca Ford United Kingdom 20 516 0.9× 318 0.6× 315 0.6× 181 0.5× 96 0.3× 70 1.6k
Karen Stenner Australia 14 398 0.7× 508 0.9× 1.3k 2.5× 203 0.6× 234 0.8× 20 2.7k
Nicole D. Sintov United States 18 370 0.6× 326 0.6× 223 0.4× 150 0.5× 167 0.5× 45 1.1k
Michael Nye United Kingdom 12 500 0.9× 663 1.2× 444 0.8× 167 0.5× 199 0.6× 18 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Nielsen, Kristian Steensen, et al.. (2025). Climate impact perceptions and associations with reported behaviors and policy support in three countries. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 108. 102841–102841.
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Nielsen, Kristian Steensen, Viktoria Cologna, Jan Michael Bauer, et al.. (2024). Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation. Nature Climate Change. 14(4). 322–330. 58 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hahnel, Ulf J.J., et al.. (2024). The energy crisis differentially impacted Swiss and German citizens’ energy literacy and efficiency preferences but not their support for climate policies. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 544–544. 1 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Kristian Steensen, Jan Michael Bauer, Ramit Debnath, et al.. (2024). Underestimation of personal carbon footprint inequality in four diverse countries. Nature Climate Change. 14(11). 1136–1143. 18 indexed citations
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Brosch, Tobias, et al.. (2024). A trust inoculation to protect public support of governmentally mandated actions to mitigate climate change. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 115. 104656–104656. 5 indexed citations
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Brosch, Tobias, et al.. (2023). A Preregistered Field Study of the Trust Inoculation Against a Negative Event Involving Geothermal Energy Systems. Collabra Psychology. 9(1). 2 indexed citations
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Brosch, Tobias, et al.. (2023). Initial evidence for a systematic link between core values and emotional experiences in environmental situations. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 88. 102026–102026. 7 indexed citations
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Hahnel, Ulf J.J., et al.. (2022). Short and long-term dominance of negative information in shaping public energy perceptions: The case of shallow geothermal systems. Energy Policy. 167. 113070–113070. 19 indexed citations
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Mertens, Stéphanie, Mario Herberz, Ulf J.J. Hahnel, & Tobias Brosch. (2021). The effectiveness of nudging: A meta-analysis of choice architecture interventions across behavioral domains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(1). 344 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adams, Sophie, Donal Brown, Ruzanna Chitchyan, et al.. (2021). Social and Economic Value in Emerging Decentralized Energy Business Models: A Critical Review. Energies. 14(23). 7864–7864. 39 indexed citations
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Fell, Michael J., Chien Chen, Matthew H. Goldberg, et al.. (2020). Validity of energy social research during and after COVID-19: challenges, considerations, and responses. Energy Research & Social Science. 68. 101646–101646. 47 indexed citations
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Spada, Hans, et al.. (2018). Independence without control: Autarky outperforms autonomy benefits in the adoption of private energy storage systems. Energy Policy. 122. 214–228. 57 indexed citations
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Hahnel, Ulf J.J., et al.. (2014). Intentions to adopt photovoltaic systems depend on homeowners' expected personal gains and behavior of peers. Renewable Energy. 75. 407–415. 205 indexed citations
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Hahnel, Ulf J.J., et al.. (2014). What is green worth to you? Activating environmental values lowers price sensitivity towards electric vehicles. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 40. 306–319. 62 indexed citations
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Hahnel, Ulf J.J., et al.. (2012). What the term agent stands for in the Smart Grid definition of agents and multi-agent systems from an engineer's perspective. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1301–1305. 17 indexed citations
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Hahnel, Ulf J.J., Sebastian Gölz, & Hans Spada. (2012). How accurate are drivers’ predictions of their own mobility? Accounting for psychological factors in the development of intelligent charging technology for electric vehicles. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice. 48. 123–131. 12 indexed citations

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