Will McDowall

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Will McDowall is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Will McDowall has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 21 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 18 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Will McDowall's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (18 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (16 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (15 papers). Will McDowall is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (18 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (16 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (15 papers). Will McDowall collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Canada. Will McDowall's co-authors include Malcolm Eames, Paul E. Dodds, Paul Ekins, Raimund Bleischwitz, Beijia Huang, René Kemp, Francis Li, Teresa Doménech, Serdar Türkeli and Yong Geng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Will McDowall

65 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for heating: A review

2015 595 citations Paul E. Dodds, Will McDowall et al. profile →
Circular Economy Policies in China and Europe

2017 495 citations Will McDowall, Yong Geng et al. Journal of Industrial Ecology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Will McDowall	1.3k	1.0k	822	723	701	65	4.3k
Björn A. Sandén	1.1k 0.8×	676 0.6×	599 0.7×	185 0.3×	828 1.2×	81	4.4k
Benjamin McLellan	1.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	314 0.4×	575 0.8×	847 1.2×	170	7.5k
Geoffrey P. Hammond	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	588 0.7×	272 0.4×	623 0.9×	161	6.2k
Daniela Thrän	904 0.7×	720 0.7×	632 0.8×	538 0.7×	330 0.5×	237	4.9k
Rawshan Ara Begum	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	378 0.5×	505 0.7×	1.8k 2.6×	121	6.8k
Alan C. Brent	1.1k 0.8×	744 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	693 1.0×	402 0.6×	280	6.2k
Lars J Nilsson	562 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	288 0.4×	266 0.4×	781 1.1×	112	4.4k
Tobias S. Schmidt	2.3k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	738 0.9×	695 1.0×	2.4k 3.5×	151	7.0k
Idiano D’Adamo	1.1k 0.9×	844 0.8×	2.1k 2.6×	295 0.4×	935 1.3×	182	7.5k
Volker H. Hoffmann	1.3k 1.0×	887 0.8×	2.0k 2.5×	283 0.4×	2.3k 3.3×	115	7.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Will McDowall

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Fields of papers citing papers by Will McDowall

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will McDowall

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Will McDowall. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Will McDowall based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Will McDowall. Will McDowall is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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McDowall, Will, et al.. (2025). Advertising restrictions and sustainability transitions: does banning advertising of harmful products induce innovation in benign alternatives?. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 56. 101000–101000. 1 indexed citations

Süsser, Diana, Georgios Xexakis, Evelina Trutnevyte, et al.. (2024). Advancing participatory energy systems modelling. Energy Strategy Reviews. 52. 101319–101319. 18 indexed citations

McDowall, Will, et al.. (2024). Reflective Appraisal of Transformative Innovation Policy: Development of the Sustainability Transition and Innovation Review (STIR) Approach and Application to Canada. Sustainability. 16(12). 5106–5106. 1 indexed citations

McDowall, Will, et al.. (2023). Mapping regional vulnerability in Europe’s energy transition: development and application of an indicator to assess declining employment in four carbon-intensive industries. Climatic Change. 176(2). 23 indexed citations

McDowall, Will, et al.. (2022). Challenges and opportunities for energy system modelling to foster multi-level governance of energy transitions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 161. 112330–112330. 38 indexed citations

Grubb, Michael, Paul Drummond, Will McDowall, et al.. (2021). Induced innovation in energy technologies and systems: a review of evidence and potential implications for CO₂ mitigation. Environmental Research Letters. 16(4). 43007–43007. 89 indexed citations

Keppo, Ilkka, Isabela Butnar, Nico Bauer, et al.. (2021). Exploring the possibility space: taking stock of the diverse capabilities and gaps in integrated assessment models. Environmental Research Letters. 16(5). 53006–53006. 124 indexed citations

Ewijk, Stijn van & Will McDowall. (2020). Diffusion of flue gas desulfurization reveals barriers and opportunities for carbon capture and storage. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4298–4298. 29 indexed citations

Kemp, René, Anthony Arundel, Christian Rammer, et al.. (2019). Measuring Eco-Innovation for a Green Economy. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 66(4). 391–404. 3 indexed citations

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McDowall, Will. (2018). Disruptive innovation and energy transitions: Is Christensen’s theory helpful?. UCL Discovery (University College London). 5 indexed citations

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Pye, Steve, Francis G.N. Li, Arthur C. Petersen, et al.. (2018). Assessing qualitative and quantitative dimensions of uncertainty in energy modelling for policy support in the United Kingdom. Energy Research & Social Science. 46. 332–344. 43 indexed citations

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Vivanco, David Font, Serenella Sala, & Will McDowall. (2018). Roadmap to Rebound: How to Address Rebound Effects from Resource Efficiency Policy. Sustainability. 10(6). 2009–2009. 41 indexed citations

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McDowall, Will, Yong Geng, Beijia Huang, et al.. (2017). Circular Economy Policies in China and Europe. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(3). 651–661. 495 indexed citations breakdown →

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McDowall, Will. (2015). Are scenarios of hydrogen vehicle adoption optimistic? A comparison with historical analogies. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 20. 48–61. 25 indexed citations

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Dodds, Paul E. & Will McDowall. (2013). The future of the UK gas network. Energy Policy. 60. 305–316. 95 indexed citations

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Dodds, Paul E. & Will McDowall. (2012). The future of the natural gas pipeline system in the UK. UCL Discovery (University College London). 6 indexed citations

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Eames, Malcolm & Will McDowall. (2010). Sustainability, foresight and contested futures: exploring visions and pathways in the transition to a hydrogen economy. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 22(6). 671–692. 40 indexed citations

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Nicol, Anne‐Marie, et al.. (2008). Accuracy, comprehensibility, and use of material safety data sheets: A review. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 51(11). 861–876. 34 indexed citations

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Nicol, Anne‐Marie, et al.. (2008). Communicating the Risks of a New, Emerging Pathogen: The Case of Cryptococcus gattii. Risk Analysis. 28(2). 373–386. 16 indexed citations

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Agnolucci, Paolo & Will McDowall. (2007). Technological change in niches: Auxiliary Power Units and the hydrogen economy. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 74(8). 1394–1410. 26 indexed citations

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