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Sector Award · Energy and climate transition · 2026

Climate, Environment and Sustainability: the winner and finalists

10 finalist partnerships, chosen from 399 eligible university and company partnerships in the open record. The winner is listed first; the other finalists follow in alphabetical order of university. The winner in each category is the finalist with the highest partnership score (volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30%) in the frozen Edition 1 record. No panel, nomination or payment plays any part. Winners were announced with the index at 05:30 BST, Thursday 15 October 2026, after the corrections and opt-out window closed at 17:00 BST on Tuesday 13 October.

All award categoriesThe Climate, Environment and Sustainability sector index
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Winner · partnership score 94.8, the highest in the category

Beijing University of Chemical Technology×Aerodyne Research

China · company based in United States · 40 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 3.95
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Chao YanAcademic co-author · Beijing University of Chemical Technology · 12 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
MC
Manjula R. CanagaratnaIndustry co-author · Aerodyne Research · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Secondary Production of Gaseous Nitrated Phenols in Polluted Urban Environments” (2021, 78 citations)
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki×Biospherical Instruments

Greece · company based in United States · 9 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 3.28
AB
Alkiviadis F. BaisAcademic co-author · Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · 9 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
GB
G. BernhardIndustry co-author · Biospherical Instruments · 9 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Stratospheric ozone, UV radiation, and climate interactions” (2023, 135 citations)
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Carnegie Mellon University×Aerodyne Research

United States · company based in United States · 35 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 3.80
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Neil M. DonahueAcademic co-author · Carnegie Mellon University · 30 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
DW
Douglas R. WorsnopIndustry co-author · Aerodyne Research · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Increasing contribution of nighttime nitrogen chemistry to wintertime haze formation in Beijing observed during COVID-19 lockdowns” (2023, 99 citations)
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Harvard University×GHGSat

United States · company based in Canada · 12 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 5.39
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Daniel J. JacobAcademic co-author · Harvard University · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
DJ
Dylan JervisIndustry co-author · GHGSat · 7 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“High-frequency monitoring of anomalous methane point sources with multispectral Sentinel-2 satellite observations” (2021, 203 citations)
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Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines×Suez

France · company based in France · 16 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.75
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Philippe CiaisAcademic co-author · Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines · 12 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
HU
Hervé UtardIndustry co-author · Suez · 6 joint works in the partnership
“Assessing the Effectiveness of an Urban CO2 Monitoring Network over the Paris Region through the COVID-19 Lockdown Natural Experiment” (2022, 59 citations)
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Université Paris-Saclay×Suez

France · company based in France · 16 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 1.84
GB
Grégoire BroquetAcademic co-author · Université Paris-Saclay · 12 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
CB
Caroline BouchetIndustry co-author · Suez · 6 joint works in the partnership
“Near‐field atmospheric inversions for the localization and quantification of controlled methane releases using stationary and mobile measurements” (2022, 50 citations)
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University of Bristol×Fathom

United Kingdom · company based in · 26 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 3.93
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Laurence Paul HawkerAcademic co-author · University of Bristol · 5 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Christopher SampsonIndustry co-author · Fathom · 10 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“A 30 m global map of elevation with forests and buildings removed” (2022, 680 citations)
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University of Colorado Boulder×Tofwerk

United States · company based in Switzerland · 14 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.65
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J. A. de GouwAcademic co-author · University of Colorado Boulder · 3 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
WT
Wen Siang TanIndustry co-author · Tofwerk · 2 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Insights into the significant increase in ozone during COVID-19 in a typical urban city of China” (2022, 65 citations)
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University of Southern California×Sonoma Technology

United States · company based in United States · 43 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.15
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Sandrah Proctor EckelAcademic co-author · University of Southern California · 22 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Nathan PavlovicIndustry co-author · Sonoma Technology · 14 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Association Between Ambient Air Pollution and Birth Weight by Maternal Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Stressors” (2022, 68 citations)
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University of York×Ricardo

United Kingdom · company based in United Kingdom · 12 joint works in the sector · active 5 of 5 years · field-weighted citation impact 2.44
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Naomi J. FarrenAcademic co-author · University of York · 6 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
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Tim P. MurrellsIndustry co-author · Ricardo · 4 joint works in the partnership · ORCID
“Verification of a National Emission Inventory and Influence of On-road Vehicle Manufacturer-Level Emissions” (2021, 52 citations)

Partnership score: volume of joint work 40%, years active 30%, field-weighted citation impact 30% (shrunk toward 1.0 when evidence is thin). Joint works count half where the only company author also holds a post at the university. The named researchers co-wrote the cited paper and represent a wider team. Full rules.