Elena Friedrich

915 total citations
20 papers, 720 citations indexed

About

Elena Friedrich is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Building and Construction and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Friedrich has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 720 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 6 papers in Building and Construction and 5 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Elena Friedrich's work include Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (7 papers), Municipal Solid Waste Management (6 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (3 papers). Elena Friedrich is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (7 papers), Municipal Solid Waste Management (6 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (3 papers). Elena Friedrich collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and United States. Elena Friedrich's co-authors include Cristina Trois, C.A. Buckley, Strinivasan Soondrasan Pillay, Harro von Blottnitz, Alan C. Brent, Henry Jordaan, Valentina Russo, Michael van der Laan, Kevin G. Harding and William M. Draper and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Waste Management.

In The Last Decade

Elena Friedrich

20 papers receiving 692 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elena Friedrich South Africa 14 441 239 201 95 94 20 720
Dinesh Kumar India 17 480 1.1× 160 0.7× 130 0.6× 109 1.1× 46 0.5× 45 812
J. C. Agunwamba Nigeria 16 313 0.7× 216 0.9× 114 0.6× 91 1.0× 46 0.5× 102 857
Margareta Lundin Sweden 8 586 1.3× 282 1.2× 246 1.2× 98 1.0× 114 1.2× 10 899
Robin Harder Sweden 16 474 1.1× 159 0.7× 136 0.7× 67 0.7× 27 0.3× 34 872
Toshiya Aramaki Japan 18 448 1.0× 107 0.4× 307 1.5× 298 3.1× 107 1.1× 63 1.0k
Isabel Bentes Portugal 15 219 0.5× 127 0.5× 228 1.1× 128 1.3× 91 1.0× 36 649
Erik Kärrman Sweden 13 408 0.9× 177 0.7× 175 0.9× 142 1.5× 143 1.5× 43 785
Markus Starkl Austria 20 542 1.2× 272 1.1× 163 0.8× 42 0.4× 191 2.0× 49 954
Annelies Balkema Netherlands 5 221 0.5× 114 0.5× 105 0.5× 47 0.5× 99 1.1× 9 543

Countries citing papers authored by Elena Friedrich

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elena Friedrich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elena Friedrich

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Draper, William M., et al.. (2024). Comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of pre-treatment technologies for desalination in South Africa. Water SA. 50(3 July). 1 indexed citations
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Harding, Kevin G., et al.. (2020). Status and prospects of life cycle assessments and carbon and water footprinting studies in South Africa. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 26(1). 26–49. 7 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena & Cristina Trois. (2015). Current and future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the management of municipal solid waste in the eThekwini Municipality – South Africa. Journal of Cleaner Production. 112. 4071–4083. 55 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena & Cristina Trois. (2013). GHG emission factors developed for the recycling and composting of municipal waste in South African municipalities. Waste Management. 33(11). 2520–2531. 44 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena & Cristina Trois. (2013). GHG emission factors developed for the collection, transport and landfilling of municipal waste in South African municipalities. Waste Management. 33(4). 1013–1026. 33 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena, Strinivasan Soondrasan Pillay, & C.A. Buckley. (2012). Environmental life cycle assessments for water treatment processes – A South African case study of an urban water cycle. Water SA. 35(1). 52 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena, et al.. (2012). Vulnerability of wastewater infrastructure of coastal cities to sea level rise: A South African case study. Water SA. 38(5). 25 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena & Cristina Trois. (2011). Quantification of greenhouse gas emissions from waste management processes for municipalities – A comparative review focusing on Africa. Waste Management. 31(7). 1585–1596. 104 indexed citations
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Buckley, C.A., Elena Friedrich, & Harro von Blottnitz. (2011). Life-cycle assessments in the South African water sector: A review and future challenges. Water SA. 37(5). 35 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena, et al.. (2011). Climate change and urban road transport - a South African case study of vulnerability due to sea level rise. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 53(2). 14–22. 11 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena & Cristina Trois. (2010). Greenhouse gases accounting and reporting for waste management – A South African perspective. Waste Management. 30(11). 2347–2353. 22 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena, Strinivasan Soondrasan Pillay, & C.A. Buckley. (2010). The use of LCA in the water industry and the case for an environmental performance indicator. Water SA. 33(4). 50 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena, Strinivasan Soondrasan Pillay, & C.A. Buckley. (2008). Carbon footprint analysis for increasing water supply and sanitation in South Africa: a case study. Journal of Cleaner Production. 17(1). 1–12. 113 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena, et al.. (2004). THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF POTABLE AND RECYCLED WATER: A CASE STUDY ON EFFLUENT TOXICITY. 2 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena. (2002). Life-cycle assessment as an environmental management tool in the production of potable water. Water Science & Technology. 46(9). 29–36. 88 indexed citations
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Friedrich, Elena, et al.. (2002). Life cycle assessment of an industrial water recycling plant. Water Science & Technology. 46(9). 55–62. 13 indexed citations
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Brent, Alan C., et al.. (2002). Status of life cycle assessment and engineering research in South Africa. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 7(3). 167–172. 26 indexed citations

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