David C. Wilson

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

David C. Wilson is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Wilson has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in David C. Wilson's work include Municipal Solid Waste Management (41 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers) and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management (18 papers). David C. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Municipal Solid Waste Management (41 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers) and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management (18 papers). David C. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. David C. Wilson's co-authors include Costas A. Velis, Christopher Cheeseman, Ljiljana Rodić, Anne Scheinberg, Graham Alabaster, Sara Giorgi, Mohammed Babagana, Stephen R. Smith, Andrew Whiteman and Sue M. Grimes and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

David C. Wilson

75 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Role of informal sector recycling in waste management in developing countries

2005 678 citations David C. Wilson, Costas A. Velis et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Rethinking waste and resource management for underserved communities 2025 ·Oxford Development Studies ·Andrew Whiteman, (unknown), David C. Wilson	1
2	Validation Testing of Continuous Laser Methane Monitoring at Operational Oil and Gas Production Facilities 2025 ·Atmosphere ·Caroline B. Alden, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Amanda S. Makowiecki, David C. Wilson, Gregory B. Rieker	0
3	System-wide assessment of Indonesia's plastic value chain: Mapping flows and stakeholders dynamics 2025 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Eleni Iacovidou, Spyridoula Gerassimidou, David C. Wilson, Jessika Luth Richter, (unknown), (unknown)	0
4	Official development finance in solid waste management reveals insufficient resources for tackling plastic pollution: A global analysis of two decades of data 2024 ·Resources Conservation and Recycling ·(unknown), David C. Wilson, Costas A. Velis	5
5	Unlocking the significant worldwide potential of better waste and resource management for climate mitigation: with particular focus on the Global South 2024 ·Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy ·David C. Wilson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	5
6	Socio-economic development drives solid waste management performance in cities: A global analysis using machine learning 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Costas A. Velis, David C. Wilson, Yoni Gavish, Sue M. Grimes, Andrew Whiteman	41
7	Recycling waste plastics in developing countries: Use of low-density polyethylene water sachets to form plastic bonded sand blocks 2018 ·Waste Management ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David C. Wilson, Christopher Cheeseman	112
8	Uncontrolled burning of solid waste by households in Mexico is a significant contributor to climate change in the country 2018 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), David C. Wilson, Stephen R. Smith	52
9	‘Wasteaware’ benchmark indicators for integrated sustainable waste management in cities 2014 ·Waste Management ·David C. Wilson, Ljiljana Rodić, (unknown), Costas A. Velis, Andrew Whiteman, Anne Scheinberg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	179
10	Integrated sustainable waste management in developing countries 2013 ·Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management ·David C. Wilson, Costas A. Velis, Ljiljana Rodić	158
11	Cost estimation for solid waste management in industrialising regions – Precedents, problems and prospects 2011 ·Waste Management ·(unknown), Mark Milke, David C. Wilson, (unknown)	43
12	Six months of exclusive breast feeding: how good is the evidence? 2010 ·BMJ ·MS Fewtrell, David C. Wilson, I W Booth, Alan Lucas	89
13	19th century London dust-yards: A case study in closed-loop resource efficiency 2009 ·Waste Management ·Costas A. Velis, David C. Wilson, Christopher Cheeseman	40
14	Building recycling rates through the informal sector 2008 ·Waste Management ·David C. Wilson, (unknown), (unknown), Christopher Cheeseman	243
15	Solid waste management in Abuja, Nigeria 2007 ·Waste Management ·(unknown), Mohammed Babagana, David C. Wilson, Christopher Cheeseman	224
16	Polymer cracking — New hydrocarbons from old plastics 1998 ·Macromolecular Symposia ·(unknown), David C. Wilson	2
17	Hazardous waste management — The way forward 1987 ·Resources and Conservation ·David C. Wilson, (unknown)	2
18	Institutions and urban revitalization : the case of Manhattan 1985 ·University Microfilms International eBooks ·David C. Wilson	1
19	Long-Term Planning for Solid Waste Management 1985 ·Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy ·David C. Wilson	26
20	Leaching of cadmium from pigmented plastics in a landfill site 1982 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·David C. Wilson, Peter Young, (unknown), (unknown)	36

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