David Styles

6.9k citations

130 papers · 5.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 41

Impact in

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 0.5%
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Building and Construction top 0.5%
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance

Papers in ⓘ

Environmental Engineering 44
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability 41
Ecology 59
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact 58

Co-authors: Harald Schoenberger (6 shared papers)José‐Luis Gálvez‐Martos (6 shared papers)George D. Bishop (11 shared papers)Piet N.L. Lens (4 shared papers)Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl (2 shared papers)A. Prysor Williams (21 shared papers)Michael B. Jones (8 shared papers)James Gibbons (19 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Cleaner Production (15 papers)Journal of Environmental Management (13 papers)Resources Conservation and Recycling (9 papers)Sustainable Production and Consumption (7 papers)GCB Bioenergy (6 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland United Kingdom Germany

In The Last Decade

David Styles

127 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions 2021 · 256 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Resources Conservation and Recycling
2018 Resources Conservation and Recycling

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1	Construction and demolition waste best management practice in Europe Resources Conservation and Recycling ·José‐Luis Gálvez‐Martos, David Styles, Harald Schoenberger, Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl Hit paper breakdown →	2018	558
2	Environmental performance comparison of bioplastics and petrochemical plastics: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodological decisions Resources Conservation and Recycling ·George D. Bishop, David Styles, Piet N.L. Lens Hit paper breakdown →	2021	256
3	Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities Bioresource Technology ·William A. Stiles, David Styles, Stephen P. Chapman, Sandra Esteves, Angela Bywater, Lynsey Melville, Alla Silkina, Ingrid Lupatsch, Claudio Fuentes-Grünewald, Robert W. Lovitt, Tom Chaloner, Andy Bull, Chris Morris, Carole A. Llewellyn	2018	157
4	Bioenergy from “surplus” land: environmental and socio-economic implications Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·Jens Dauber, Christopher Brown, Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando, John Finnan, Ewa Krasuska, Jens Ponitka, David Styles, Daniela Thrän, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Martin Weih, Rainer Zah	2012	146
5	Energy crops in Ireland: An economic comparison of willow and Miscanthus production with conventional farming systems Biomass and Bioenergy ·David Styles, Fiona Thorne, Michael B. Jones	2007	136
6	Energy crops in Ireland: Quantifying the potential life-cycle greenhouse gas reductions of energy-crop electricity Biomass and Bioenergy ·David Styles, M. G. K. Jones	2007	117
7	Recycling of European plastic is a pathway for plastic debris in the ocean Environment International ·George D. Bishop, David Styles, Piet N.L. Lens	2020	110
8	Environmental balance of the UK biogas sector: An evaluation by consequential life cycle assessment The Science of The Total Environment ·David Styles, Eduardo Mesa Dominguez, D. R. Chadwick	2016	109
9	Phosphorus sorption, supply potential and availability in soils with contrasting parent material and soil chemical properties European Journal of Soil Science ·Karen Daly, David Styles, S. T. J. Lalor, David P. Wall	2015	108
10	Hemp: A more sustainable annual energy crop for climate and energy policy Energy Policy ·John Finnan, David Styles	2013	98
11	Energy recovery in the water industry using micro-hydropower: an opportunity to improve sustainability Water Policy ·Aonghus McNabola, Paul Coughlan, Lucy Corcoran, Christine Power, A. Prysor Williams, Ian Harris, John Gallagher, David Styles	2013	97
12	Commercial afforestation can deliver effective climate change mitigation under multiple decarbonisation pathways Nature Communications ·Eilidh Forster, John R. Healey, Caren C. Dymond, David Styles	2021	95
13	Cattle feed or bioenergy? Consequential life cycle assessment of biogas feedstock options on dairy farms GCB Bioenergy ·David Styles, James Gibbons, A. Prysor Williams, Heinz Stichnothe, David R. Chadwick, John R. Healey	2014	81
14	Life Cycle Assessment of Biofertilizer Production and Use Compared with Conventional Liquid Digestate Management Environmental Science & Technology ·David Styles, Paul W. Adams, Gunnar Thelin, Céline Vaneeckhaute, David R. Chadwick, Paul J. A. Withers	2018	80
15	Consequential life cycle assessment of biogas, biofuel and biomass energy options within an arable crop rotation GCB Bioenergy ·David Styles, James Gibbons, A. Prysor Williams, Jens Dauber, Heinz Stichnothe, Barbara Urban, David R. Chadwick, Davey L. Jones	2015	78
16	Substitution of beef with pea protein reduces the environmental footprint of meat balls whilst supporting health and climate stabilisation goals Journal of Cleaner Production ·Sophie Saget, Marcela Porto Costa, Carla S. Santos, Marta W. Vasconcelos, James Gibbons, David Styles, Michael L. Williams	2021	78
17	Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ·Ivan Vera, Birka Wicke, Patrick Lamers, Annette Cowie, Anna Repo, Bas Heukels, Colleen Zumpf, David Styles, Esther S. Parish, Francesco Cherubini, Göran Berndes, Henriëtte I. Jager, Luís Schiesari, Martin Junginger, Miguel Brandão, Niclas Scott Bentsen, Vassilis Daioglou, Zoe M. Harris, Floor van der Hilst	2022	72
18	Water management in the European hospitality sector: Best practice, performance benchmarks and improvement potential Tourism Management ·David Styles, Harald Schoenberger, José‐Luis Gálvez‐Martos	2014	70
19	Environmental improvement of product supply chains: A review of European retailers’ performance Resources Conservation and Recycling ·David Styles, Harald Schoenberger, José‐Luis Gálvez‐Martos	2012	66
20	Environmental performance of bioplastic packaging on fresh food produce: A consequential life cycle assessment Journal of Cleaner Production ·George D. Bishop, David Styles, Piet N.L. Lens	2021	65

About David Styles

David Styles is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Pollution, having authored 130 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (58 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (41 papers), Bioenergy crop production and management (17 papers), Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (15 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (13 papers), Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (10 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (10 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (877 citations), Building and Construction (909 citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (599 citations), Environmental Engineering (829 citations) and Pollution (612 citations). David Styles has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Harald Schoenberger, José‐Luis Gálvez‐Martos, George D. Bishop, Piet N.L. Lens, Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl, A. Prysor Williams, Michael B. Jones, James Gibbons, John Finnan and David R. Chadwick. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environmental Management, Resources Conservation and Recycling, Sustainable Production and Consumption and GCB Bioenergy.

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