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Researcher · Breakthrough Institute · United States

Michael Shellenberger

Michael Shellenberger publishes mostly in Sociology and Political Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Political Science and International Relations, on topics such as Global Energy and Sustainability Research, American Environmental and Regional History and Law, Ethics, and AI Impact.

OpenAlex
World rank
#2,545,485
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#748,722
of 1,627,098
Works
40
Citations
1.3k
Citations per work
31.7
h-index
9
i10-index 9Top 27% in Sociology and Political Science
Michael Shellenberger

What does Michael Shellenberger research?

Michael Shellenberger's work is mostly in Social Sciences (24%), Environmental Science (12%), Energy (10%).

Everything else: 20 works · 50.0% of their workPhysical Sciences: 11 works · 26.3% of their workEnvironmental Science: 5 works · 11.9% of their workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 works · 6.6% of their workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 works · 5.3% of their workEnergy: 4 works · 10.5% of their workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 works · 10.5% of their workEngineering: 2 works · 3.9% of their workAerospace Engineering: 2 works · 3.9% of their workSocial Sciences: 9 works · 23.7% of their workSocial Sciences: 9 works · 23.7% of their workSociology and Political Science: 7 works · 17.1% of their workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 works · 6.6% of their workTHEIR WORKMichaelShellenberger40works
Physical Sciences26%Social Sciences24%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
  1. Everything else2050.0%
    1. Environmental Science511.9%
    2. Energy410.5%
    3. Engineering23.9%
    1. Social Sciences923.7%
  1. 1Sociology and Political Science17% of their works
  2. 2Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment10% of their works
  3. 3Political Science and International Relations7% of their works
  4. 4Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law7% of their works
  5. 5Global and Planetary Change5% of their works
  6. 6Aerospace Engineering4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Michael Shellenberger's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Energy Transition, Fossil Fuels, EROI, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Peak Oil.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change144 topics
  2. Renewable Energy112 topics
  3. Sustainability112 topics
  4. Energy Transition102 topics
  5. Fossil Fuels92 topics
  6. EROI71 topic
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions73 topics
  8. Peak Oil71 topic
  9. Global Warming52 topics
  10. Conservation41 topic
  11. Environmental Impact42 topics
  12. Environmental Movement41 topic
  13. Economic Impacts31 topic
  14. Impact31 topic
  15. Organizational Culture31 topic
  16. Policy Instruments31 topic
  17. Air Force21 topic
  18. Carbon Footprint21 topic
  19. Ecocriticism21 topic
  20. Food Systems21 topic
  21. Life Cycle Assessment21 topic
  22. Literature21 topic
  23. Modernization21 topic
  24. Sustainable Diets21 topic

Where does Michael Shellenberger work?

Michael Shellenberger's main affiliation in the publication record is Breakthrough Institute, United States.

How many publications and citations does Michael Shellenberger have?

OpenAlex counts 40 works and 1,266 citations for Michael Shellenberger, an h-index of 9, ranking #2,545,485 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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