Richard S.J. Tol is a Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Sussex. He is a member of the Academia Europaea. He is ranked among the top 100 economists in the world, and has over 300 publications in learned journals (with 100+ co-authors), one book, three edited volumes, and many minor publications. He specializes in the economics of energy, environment, and climate, and is interested in tourism and scientometrics.