| The Paris Agreement: resolving the inconsistency between global goals and national contributions N Höhne, T Kuramochi, C Warnecke, F Röser, H Fekete, M Hagemann, ... Climate Policy 17 (1), 16-32, 2017 | 242 | 2017 |
| A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication H Fekete, T Kuramochi, M Roelfsema, M den Elzen, N Forsell, N Höhne, ... Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 137, 110602, 2021 | 183 | 2021 |
| Fast dynamics of water droplets freezing from the outside in S Wildeman, S Sterl, C Sun, D Lohse Physical review letters 118 (8), 084101, 2017 | 122 | 2017 |
| Ten key short-term sectoral benchmarks to limit warming to 1.5 C T Kuramochi, N Höhne, M Schaeffer, J Cantzler, B Hare, Y Deng, S Sterl, ... Climate Policy 18 (3), 287-305, 2018 | 119 | 2018 |
| A new approach for assessing synergies of solar and wind power: implications for West Africa S Sterl, S Liersch, H Koch, NPM Lipzig, W Thiery Environmental Research Letters 13 (9), 094009, 2018 | 111 | 2018 |
| Hydropower dependency and climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: A nexus framework and evidence-based review G Falchetta, DEHJ Gernaat, J Hunt, S Sterl Journal of Cleaner Production 231, 1399-1417, 2019 | 107 | 2019 |
| Smart renewable electricity portfolios in West Africa S Sterl, I Vanderkelen, CJ Chawanda, D Russo, RJ Brecha, ... Nature sustainability 3 (9), 710-719, 2020 | 97 | 2020 |
| Short term policies to keep the door open for Paris climate goals E Kriegler, C Bertram, T Kuramochi, M Jakob, M Pehl, M Stevanović, ... Environmental Research Letters 13 (7), 074022, 2018 | 94 | 2018 |
| Linking solar and wind power in eastern Africa with operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam S Sterl, D Fadly, S Liersch, H Koch, W Thiery Nature Energy 6 (4), 407-418, 2021 | 69 | 2021 |
| Africa needs context-relevant evidence to shape its clean energy future Y Mulugetta, Y Sokona, PA Trotter, S Fankhauser, J Omukuti, ... Nature Energy 7 (11), 1015-1022, 2022 | 50 | 2022 |
| Correcting course: the emission reduction potential of international cooperative initiatives S Lui, T Kuramochi, S Smit, M Roelfsema, A Hsu, A Weinfurter, S Chan, ... Climate Policy 21 (2), 232-250, 2021 | 36 | 2021 |
| Highly renewable energy systems in Africa: Rationale, research, and recommendations AS Oyewo, S Sterl, S Khalili, C Breyer Joule 7 (7), 1437-1470, 2023 | 23 | 2023 |
| Turbines of the Caribbean: Decarbonising Suriname's electricity mix through hydro-supported integration of wind power S Sterl, P Donk, P Willems, W Thiery Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 134, 110352, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
| A spatiotemporal atlas of hydropower in Africa for energy modelling purposes S Sterl, A Devillers, CJ Chawanda, A Van Griensven, W Thiery, D Russo Open Research Europe 1, 2021 | 22 | 2021 |
| Dynamical and statistical phenomena of circulation and heat transfer in periodically forced rotating turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection S Sterl, HM Li, JQ Zhong Physical review fluids 1 (8), 084401, 2016 | 21 | 2016 |
| A grid for all seasons: enhancing the integration of variable solar and wind power in electricity systems across Africa S Sterl Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 8 (4), 274-281, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
| Dynamics of the large-scale circulation in turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection with modulated rotation JQ Zhong, S Sterl, HM Li Journal of fluid mechanics 778, R4, 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
| Declining cost of renewables and climate change curb the need for African hydropower expansion A Carlino, M Wildemeersch, CJ Chawanda, M Giuliani, S Sterl, W Thiery, ... Science 381 (6658), eadf5848, 2023 | 12 | 2023 |
| States, cities and businesses leading the way: a first look at decentralized climate commitments in the US T Kuramochi, N Höhne, S Sterl, K Lütkehermöller, J Seguers 2017 [2019-01-02]. https://newclimate. org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/09/states …, 2017 | 12 | 2017 |
| How much more could Germany achieve through non-state action? Quantifying the impact of subnational and international cooperative initiatives on the future greenhouse gas … N Höhne, S Sterl, H Fekete Cologne: NewClimate Institute. Available at: https://newclimate. org/2015/11 …, 2015 | 12 | 2015 |
