2021 - today

2025 - 2026

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Zhao, Q. et al. (2026) "Temperature thresholds of extreme heat-induced yield loss in maize and soybean reveal geographic heterogeneity across the Northern Hemisphere", Nature Food, pp. 1-16. available at: 10. 1038/s43016-026-01298-0.

Schmidt, A. et al. (2026) "Reflections on linking economic equilibrium models with agent-based models in the context of land use", Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling, p. 8. Available at: 10. 18174/sesmo.18872.

Zantout, K. et al. (2025) "Shifting dominant periods in extreme climate impacts under global warming", Nature Communications, 16(1), p. 9746. Available at: 10. 1038/s41467-025-65600-7.

Ganzenmüller, R. et al. (2025) "Humans have depleted global terrestrial carbon stocks by a quarter", One Earth, 8(8), p. 101392. Available at: 10. 1016/j.oneear.2025.101392.

Zabel, F., Knüttel, M., Poschlod, B. (2025) "CropSuite v1.0 - a comprehensive open-source crop suitability model considering climate variability for climate impact assessment", Geoscientific Model Development, 18(4), pp. 1067-1087. Available at: 10. 5194/gmd-18-1067-2025.

Argueyrolles, R., Heimann, T., Delzeit, R. (2025) "Impact of Gasoline and Diesel Subsidy Reforms on Global Biofuel Mandates", GCB Bioenergy, 17(2), pp. e70019. Available at: 10. 1111/gcbb.70019.

Heimann, T. et al. (2025) "Expert projections on the development and application of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technologies", Environmental Research Letters, 20(2), p. 024059. Available at: 10. 1088/1748-9326/ada16f.

Robin, A. (2025) "Market power and fossil fuel subsidy reforms: Who should lead the call for change?", Journal of Policy Modeling, 47(6), pp. 1113-1130. Available at: doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2025.07.007.

 

Non-peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Auer, C. et al. (2026) "Global gridded crop models underestimate yield losses from climatic extremes". Springer Science and Business Media LLC (Research Square). Available at: 10. 21203/rs.3.rs-7181139/v1.

Knüttel, M. et al. (2026) "Crop Shifting in Africa: Opportunities for Climate Change Adaptation". Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Available at: 10. 21203/rs.3.rs-8581306/v1.

Liu, X. et al. (2025) "A food crop yield emulator for integration in the compact Earth system model OSCAR (OSCAR-crop v1.0)". Copernicus Ltd. Available at: 10. 5194/egusphere-2025-4805.

Oberleitner, T. et al. (2025) "Explaining climatic drivers of yield anomalies in global crop models through metamodel-based attribution". Wiley. Available at: 10. 22541/essoar.176071967.73925210/v1.

Mohammed, A., Zabel, F., Delzeit, R. (2025) "Improving Water Policy Analysis in CGE Models: Deriving Substitution Elasticities from Biophysical Crop Data in a Case Study for Egypt". WWZ (WWZ Working Paper, 04).

Li, F. et al. (2025) "Weather and Climate Extremes Drive Grain Yield Reductions and Economic Losses in China". Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Available at: 10. 21203/rs.3.rs-5629484/v1.

 

Model & data

Florian, Z. (2026) "A global 1km solar photovoltaic raster dataset". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.18631092.

Dezhen, Y. et al. (2026) "Code and data for study 'Weather and Climate Extremes Drive Grain Yield Reductions and Economic Losses in China'". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.18160719.

Benjamin, P. and Florian, Z. (2025) "Annual number of hours with a dangerous heat index: A global dataset based on hourly CMIP6-based ISIMIP3b climate model data". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.17939399.

Benjamin, P. and Florian, Z. (2025) "Fraction of wet hours: A global dataset based on hourly CMIP6-based ISIMIP3b climate model data". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.17939523.

Andrés, A.A. et al. (2025) "AdaptationAtlas/CropSuiteLite: CropSuiteLite". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.17896784.

Florian, Z., Benjamin, P. (2025) "Teddy-Tool v1.3: Temporal Disaggregation of Daily Climate Model Data". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.7679148.

Matthias, K., Florian, Z. (2025) "CropSuite (v1.5.6)". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.17462531.

Karim, Z. et al. (2025) "Extreme event exposure data for crop failure, heatwave and wildfire". Available at: 10. 48364/isimip.920810.

Matthias, K., Florian, Z. (2025) "CropSuite User Manual". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14196314.

Matthias, K., Florian, Z. (2025) "CropSuite (v1.4.5)". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.15868835.

Matthias, K., Florian, Z. (2025) "CropSuite (v1.3.4)". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.15372966.

Argueyrolles, R. (2025) "MEMP model - Two regions static Computational General Equilibrium (CGE) model with Cournot-Walras competition". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14869419.

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Schneider, J.M. et al. (2024) "Effects of profit-driven cropland expansion and conservation policies", Nature Sustainability, 7(10), pp. 1335-1347. Available at: 10. 1038/s41893-024-01410-x.

Nelson, G.C. et al. (2024) "Adaptation to climate change and limits in food production systems: Physics, the chemistry of biology, and human behavior", Global Change Biology, 30(9), p. e17489. Available at: 10. 1111/gcb.17489.

Orlov, A. et al. (2024) "Human heat stress could offset potential economic benefits of CO2 fertilization in crop production under a high-emissions scenario", One Earth, 7(7), pp. 1250-1265. Available at: 10. 1016/j.oneear.2024.06.012.

Heimann, T., Delzeit, R. (2024) 'Land for fish: Quantifying the connection between the aquaculture sector and agricultural markets', Ecological Economics, 217, pp. 108090. Available at: 10. 1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108090.

Müller, C. et al. (2024) "Substantial Differences in Crop Yield Sensitivities Between Models Call for Functionality-Based Model Evaluation", Earth's Future, 12(3), p. e2023EF003773. Available at: 10. 1029/2023ef003773.

Heimann, T. et al. (2024) "Phasing out palm and soy oil biodiesel in the EU: What is the benefit?", GCB Bioenergy, 16(1), p. e13115. Available at: 10. 1111/gcbb.13115.

Zabel, F., Poschlod, B. (2023) "The Teddy tool v1.1: temporal disaggregation of daily climate model data for climate impact analysis", Geoscientific Model Development, 16(18), pp. 5383-5399. Available at: 10. 5194/gmd-16-5383-2023.

Molina Bacca, E.J. et al. (2023) "Uncertainty in land-use adaptation persists despite crop model projections showing lower impacts under high warming", Communications Earth & Environment, (1), p. 284. Available at: 10. 1038/s43247-023-00941-z.

 

Non-peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Zantout, K. et al. (2024) "Shifting (ir)regularity regimes in extreme climate impacts under global warming". Research Square (United States) (Research Square (Research Square). Available at: 10. 21203/rs.3.rs-5563216/v1.

Zabel, F., Knüttel, M., Poschlod, B. (2024) "CropSuite - A comprehensive open-source crop suitability model considering climate variability for climate impact assessment". Copernicus GmbH (EGUsphere). Available at: 10. 5194/egusphere-2024-2526.

Piipponen, J. et al. (2023) "Protein and energy from grazing or crops - does livestock have a chance?". Research Square (United States) (Research Square (Research Square). Available at: 10. 21203/rs.3.rs-3392089/v1.

Book chapters, presentations, reports:

Zantout, K. et al. (2024) "The regularity of climate-related extreme events under global warming", in EGU General Assembly 2024. Vienna: Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10. 5194/egusphere-egu24-18197.

Florian, Z. (2024) BioSDG: Die "Sustainable Development Goals" - Welchen Beitrag leistet die Bioökonomie : Abschlussbericht Teilprojekt LMU München : Berichtszeitraum: 01.04.2020 bis 31.12.2023. Available at: 10. 2314/kxp:1927894077.

 

Model & data

Matthias, K., Florian, Z. (2024) "CropSuite (v0.9)". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.13285636.

Jonas, J. et al. (2024) "Pre-processed and bias-adjusted yield data from ISIMIP3b simulations of the Agriculture Sector". Available at: 10. 48364/isimip.910253.

Matthias, K., Florian, Z. (2024) "CropSuite (v1.3.3)". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.15264906.

Jonas, J. et al. (2024) "ISIMIP3a Simulation Data from the Agriculture Sector". Available at: 10. 48364/isimip.370868.1.

Argueyrolles, R., Heimann, T., Delzeit, R. (2024) "The Impact of Gasoline and Diesel Subsidy Reforms on Global Biofuel Mandates - Supporting document", Zenodo. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14524748.

Zabel, F. (2024) "Global distribution of primary and secondary vegetation at 1km spatial resolution". Edited by F. Zabel. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.13304557.

Knüttel, M., Zabel, F. (2024) "CropSuite User Manual". Edited by M. Knüttel. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14196315.

Schneider, J. et al. (2024) "Global dataset of areas under cropland expansion pressure". Edited by J. Schneider. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.12505548.

Zabel, F., Poschlod, B. (2024) "Teddy-Tool v1.2: Temporal Disaggregation of Daily Climate Model Data". Edited by F. Zabel. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14216643.

Zabel, F., Knüttel, M., Poschlod, B. (2024) "CropSuite - Crop suitability assessment for 48 crops under rainfed and irrigated conditions for Africa". Edited by F. Zabel. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14514729.

Zabel, F. (2024) "Global expansion and intensification potentials". Edited by F. Zabel. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14512930.

Knüttel, M., Zabel, F. (2024) "CropSuite (v1.0)". Edited by M. Knüttel and F. Zabel. Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.14259375.

Florian, Z., Benjamin, P. (2023) "Teddy-Tool v1.1: Temporal Disaggregation of Daily Climate Model Data". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.8124111.

Jonas, J. et al. (2023) "Projected changes in global maize production under ssp585". Available at: 10. 48490/3nza-ab60.

Jonas, J. et al. (2023) "AR6 SYR Data for Figure SPM.3(c1): Projected changes in global maize production'. Available at: 10. 48490/qxxy-rn67.

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Schneider, J.M., Zabel, F. and Mauser, W. (2022) "Global inventory of suitable, cultivable and available cropland under different scenarios and policies", Scientific Data, 9(1), p. 527. Available at: 10. 1038/s41597-022-01632-8.

Ganzenmüller, R. et al. (2022) "Land-use change emissions based on high-resolution activity data substantially lower than previously estimated", Environmental Research Letters, 17(6), p. 064050. Available at: 10. 1088/1748-9326/ac70d8.

Schneider, J.M. et al. (2022) 'Global cropland could be almost halved: Assessment of land saving potentials under different strategies and implications for agricultural markets', PLoS ONE, 17(2), p. e0263063. Available at: 10. 1371/journal.pone.0263063. edoc | Open Access

Schuenemann, F., Delzeit, R. (2022) 'Potentials, subsidies and tradeoffs of cellulosic ethanol in the European Union', Ecological economics, 195, pp. 107384. available at: 10. 1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107384. edoc

Mehrabi, Z. et al. (2022) 'Research priorities for global food security under extreme events', One Earth, 5(7), pp. 756-766. Available at: 10. 1016/j.oneear.2022.06.008. edoc | Open Access

Nyathi, N.A. et al. (2022) 'Ecosystem Services in Southern Africa: Current and Emerging Trends-A Bibliometric Review', Diversity, 14(5), p. 359. Available at: 10. 3390/d14050359. edoc

Franke, J.A. et al. (2022) 'Agricultural breadbaskets shift poleward given adaptive farmer behavior under climate change', Global Change Biology, 28(1), pp. 167-181. available at: 10. 1111/gcb.15868.

Schmidt, A. et al. (2021) "A food tax only minimally reduces the N surplus of Swiss agriculture", Agricultural Systems, 194, pp. 103271. Available at: 10. 1016/j.agsy.2021.103271.

Jägermeyr, J. et al. (2021) "Climate impacts on global agriculture emerge earlier in new generation of climate and crop models", Nature Food, 2(11), pp. 873-885. Available at: 10. 1038/s43016-021-00400-y.

Zabel, F. et al. (2021) "Large potential for crop production adaptation depends on available future varieties", Global Change Biology, 27(16), pp. 3870-3882. Available at: 10. 1111/gcb.15649.

Degife, A.W., Zabel, F., Mauser, W. (2021) "Climate change impacts on potential maize yields in Gambella Region, Ethiopia", Regional Environmental Change, 21(2), p. 60. Available at: 10. 1007/s10113-021-01773-3.

Müller, C. et al. (2021) "Exploring uncertainties in global crop yield projections in a large ensemble of crop models and CMIP5 and CMIP6 climate scenarios", Environmental Research Letters, 16(3), pp. 034040. Available at: 10. 1088/1748-9326/abd8fc.

Delzeit, R. et al. (2021) "Scenarios for an impact assessment of global bioeconomy strategies: Results from a co-design process", Research in Globalization, 3, pp. 100060. available at: 10. 1016/j.resglo.2021.100060. edoc | Open Access

Dantas, I.R.M., Delzeit, R., Klepper, G. (2021) 'Economic Research on the Global Allocation of Scarce Water Resources Needs Better Data', Water Economics and Policy, 07(03), pp. 2150013. Available at: 10. 1142/s2382624x21500132. edoc | Open Access

Thuebe, S.D., Delzeit, R., Henning, C.H.C.A. (2021) 'Economic gains from global cooperation in fulfilling climate pledges', Energy Policy, 160, pp. 112673. Available at: 10. 1016/j.enpol.2021.112673. edoc | Open Access

Schmidt, A. et al. (2021) "Reduction of nitrogen pollution in agriculture through nitrogen surplus quotas: an analysis of individual marginal abatement cost and different quota allocation schemes using an agent-based model", Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64(8), pp. 1375-1391. Available at: 10. 1080/09640568.2020.1823344. edoc

 

Non-peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Delzeit, R., Schmidt, A. (2022) "How does global change affect land use? - The new research group 'Global and Regional Land Use Change' introduces itself", Regio Basiliensis, 63(1), pp. 27-33. Available at: https: //www.gegbasel.ch/regio-basiliensis-archiv.

Book, presentation:

Leclere, D. et al. (2022) "Effects of crop growing season length adaptation on economic climate change impacts in the agricultural sector", in EGU General Assembly 2022. Vienna: Copernicus GmbH, pp. EGU22-11129. Available at: 10. 5194/egusphere-egu22-11129.

Florian, Z., Julia, S. (2021) BioNex: the future of the biomass nexus : Duration of the project: 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2020, KNV to 31.01.2021 : Reporting period: 01.04.2017 to 31.01.2021. Available at: 10. 2314/kxp:1821102991.

 

Model & data:

Florian, Z. (2022) "Global Agricultural Land Resources - A High Resolution Suitability Evaluation and Its Perspectives until 2100 under Climate Change Conditions (v3.0)". Available at: 10. 5281/zenodo.5982577.

Delzeit, R. et al. (2021) DART-BIO : A technical description. Kiel: ifw Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Kiel working paper , 2195).

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Delzeit, R., Beach, R., Bibas, R., Britz, W., Chateau, J., Freund, F., Lefevre, J., Schuenemann, F., Sulser, T., Valin, H., van Ruijven, B., Weitzel, M., Willenbockel, D., Wojtowicz, K. (2020): Linking global CGE models with sectoral models to generate baseline scenarios: Approaches, challenges, and opportunities. In: Journal of Global Economic Analysis 5 (1), 162-195.

Ho, M., Britz, W., Delzeit, R., Leblanc, F., Roson, R., Schuenemann, F., Weitzel, M. (2020): Modelling Consumption and Constructing Long-term Baselines in Final Demand. In: Journal of Global Economic Analysis, 5 (1), 63-108.

Ziv G., Beckmann M., Bullock J., Cord A., Delzeit R., Domingo C., Dreßler G., Hagemann N, Masó J, Müller B, Neteler M, Sapundzhieva A, Stoev P, Stenning J, Trajković M., Václavík T. (2020): BESTMAP: behavioural, Ecological and Socio-economic Tools for Modelling Agricultural Policy. In: Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e52052. H

Delzeit, R., Pongratz, J., Schneider, J. M., Schuenemann, F., Mauser, W. and Zabel, F. (2019): Forest restoration: Expanding agriculture. In: Science, 366(6463), pp. 316–317.

Zabel, F., Delzeit, R., Schneider, J.M., Seppelt, R., Mauser, W., T. Václavík (2019): Global impacts of future cropland expansion and intensification on agricultural markets and biodiversity. In: Nature Communications, 10, p.2844.

Schmidt, Alena, Mack, Gabriele,  Möhring, Anke, Mann, Stefan & El Benni, Nadja. 2019. Stricter cross-compliance standards in Switzerland: Economic and environmental impacts at farm- and sector-level. Agricultural Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102664

Book chapters and series:

Delzeit, R., Klepper, G., S. Söder (2019): Rising energy prices due to inefficient support for renewables? An economic assessment of the status quo and alternatives in Germany. In: Gawel, E., Strunz, S., Lehmann, P., A. Purkus (Eds): The European Dimension of Germany’s Energy Transition – Opportunities and Conflicts. Springer, Berlin.

Schünemann, F., R. Delzeit (forthcoming): Higher income and higher prices: the role of demand specifications and elasticities of livestock products for global land use. Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e.V., Vol 64, pp.185-207. 

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Delzeit, R., Klepper, G., Zabel, F., W. Mauser (2018): Global economic-biophysical assessment of midterm scenarios for agricultural markets - biofuel policies, dietary patterns, cropland expansion, and productivity growth. In: Environmental Research Letters, 13 (2).

Delzeit, R., Winkler, M., M. Söder (2018): Land-use change under biofuel policies and a tax on meat and dairy products: considering complexity in agricultural production chains matters. In: Sustainability, 10(2), 419.

Delzeit, R., Zabel, F., Meyer, C, T. Václavík (2017): Addressing future trade-offs between biodiversity and cropland expansion to improve food security. In: Regional Environmental Change, 17, 1429–1441.

Schmidt, Alena, Necpalova, Magdalena, Zimmermann, Albert, Mann, Stefan, Six, Johan, & Mack, Gabriele. 2017. Direct and indirect economic incentives to mitigate nitrogen surpluses- a sensitivity analysis. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation.  20(4)7. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.3477

 

 

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Mauser, W., Klepper, G., Zabel, F., Delzeit, R., Hank, T., Putzenlechner, B., A. Calzadilla (2015): Global biomass production potentials exceed expected future demand without the need for cropland expansion. In: Nature Communications, 6, 8946.

Book chapters and series:

Calzadilla, A., Delzeit, R., G. Klepper (2016): Assessing the Effects of Biofuel Quotas on Agricultural Markets. In: Dinar, A. (Eds.): The WSPC Reference Set on Natural Resources and Environmental Policy in the era of Global Change, Vol. 3 “Computable General Equilibrium Models”, pp. 399-442.

 

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Britz, W., R. Delzeit (2013): The Impact of German Biogas Production on European and Global Agricultural Markets, Land Use and the Environment. In: Energy Policy, 64, 1268–1275.

Delzeit, R., U. Kellner (2013): The impact of plant size and location on profitability of biogas plants in Germany under consideration of processing digestates. In: Biomass and Bioenergy, 52, 43-53.

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Delzeit, R., Britz, W., K. Holm-Müller (2012): Modelling regional input markets with numerous processing plants: The case of green maize for biogas production in Germany. In: Environmental Modelling and Software 32, 74-84.

Delzeit, R., Holm-Müller, K., W. Britz (2012): Ökonomische Bewertung des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes zur Förderung von Biogas. In: German Economic Review, Wiley, 13(3), 251-265.

Delzeit, R., M. Lange (2011): Economic Impact of Bioenergy Production on African Countries. In: Climate Change and Green Growth, Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Research Center of Korea, 2, 37-54.

Peterson, S., Delzeit, R., H. Gömann (2011): Landnutzungsrestriktionen beeinflussen Effekte von Bioenergie erheblich - Land use restrictions significantly influence effects of bioenergy. In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 3, 23

Chapters in books and series:

Gömann, H., P. Kreins., J. Münch., R. Delzeit (2011): Auswirkungen der Novellierung des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes auf die Landwirtschaft in Deutschland (Impacts of the amendment of the renewable energy source act on the agricultural sector in Germany). In: Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e.V., Vol. 46 "Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der wissenschaftlichen Politikanalyse", pp. 189-201.

Kellner, U., R. Delzeit, J. Thiering (2011): Der Einfluss des Standorts und der Anlagengröße auf die Kosten der Verbringung und Aufbereitung von Gärresten (The impact of location and plant size on disposal and transport costs of residues). In: Schriftenreihe „Berichte über Landwirtschaft“, 89, pp.38-55.

Peer-reviewed publications:

Journal articles:

Delzeit, R., K. Holm-Mueller (2009): Steps to discern sustainability criteria for a certification scheme of bioethanol in Brazil: Approach and difficulties. In: Energy (34), 662-668.

Breuer, T., R. Delzeit, A. Becker (2008): Biofuels: Die globale Renaissance der „Kraftstoffe vom Acker“. In: Geographische Rundschau, 1, 58-65.

Chapters in books and series:

Delzeit, R., W. Britz, K. Holm-Müller (2010): Modelling regional maize market and transport distances for biogas production in Germany. In: Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e.V. , Vol. 45 "Agrar- und Ernährungsmärkte nach dem Boom", pp.141-152.

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