Elisa Alonso

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Elisa Alonso is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Elisa Alonso has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 13 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 5 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Elisa Alonso's work include Extraction and Separation Processes (24 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (13 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Elisa Alonso is often cited by papers focused on Extraction and Separation Processes (24 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (13 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Elisa Alonso collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Elisa Alonso's co-authors include Randolph Kirchain, Frank R. Field, Richard Roth, Timothy J. Wallington, M. P. Everson, Andrew M. Sherman, Nedal T. Nassar, Jeremy Gregory, T. E. Graedel and Joseph Gambogi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Elisa Alonso

30 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Evaluating Rare Earth Element Availability: A Case with Revolutionary Demand from Clean Technologies

2012 799 citations Elisa Alonso, Andrew M. Sherman et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elisa Alonso United States	14	979	477	354	247	182	30	1.5k
I.M.S.K. Ilankoon Malaysia	21	976 1.0×	746 1.6×	355 1.0×	201 0.8×	159 0.9×	53	2.2k
Frank R. Field United States	17	1.0k 1.0×	488 1.0×	324 0.9×	357 1.4×	286 1.6×	39	1.9k
E. M. Harper United States	14	1.3k 1.4×	807 1.7×	134 0.4×	235 1.0×	510 2.8×	15	2.0k
Alessia Amato Italy	23	967 1.0×	749 1.6×	88 0.2×	365 1.5×	172 0.9×	57	1.7k
Laura Talens Peiró Spain	24	997 1.0×	664 1.4×	102 0.3×	421 1.7×	374 2.1×	45	2.0k
Qiang Jin China	32	722 0.7×	290 0.6×	114 0.3×	424 1.7×	258 1.4×	125	2.7k
Artem Golev Australia	18	661 0.7×	491 1.0×	166 0.5×	103 0.4×	125 0.7×	28	1.5k
Philip Nuss United States	23	1.3k 1.3×	878 1.8×	127 0.4×	267 1.1×	641 3.5×	36	2.5k
Lingen Zhang China	29	1.6k 1.6×	1.3k 2.7×	187 0.5×	647 2.6×	144 0.8×	66	2.3k
Nabeel A Mancheri Netherlands	9	494 0.5×	228 0.5×	187 0.5×	95 0.4×	86 0.5×	13	846

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ryter, John, Richard Roth, Elsa Olivetti, et al.. (2025). Modeling interconnected minerals markets with multicommodity supply curves: examining the copper-cobalt-nickel system. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7302–7302. 2 indexed citations

Alonso, Elisa, et al.. (2025). World minerals outlook—Cobalt, gallium, helium, lithium, magnesium, palladium, platinum, and titanium through 2029. Scientific investigations report. 2 indexed citations

O’Brien, T. & Elisa Alonso. (2024). A simplified rare earth element mining project cost estimator - a new tool for evaluating future mine supply. Mineral Economics. 38(2). 237–252. 1 indexed citations

Frenzel, Max, et al.. (2024). From exploration to production: Understanding the development dynamics of lithium mining projects. Resources Policy. 99. 105423–105423. 5 indexed citations

Nassar, Nedal T., et al.. (2024). Quantifying potential effects of China’s gallium and germanium export restrictions on the U.S. economy. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations

Ku, Anthony Y., Elisa Alonso, Roderick G. Eggert, et al.. (2024). Grand challenges in anticipating and responding to critical materials supply risks. Joule. 8(5). 1208–1223. 12 indexed citations

Alonso, Elisa, et al.. (2022). Mapping first to final uses for rare earth elements, globally and in the United States. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(1). 312–322. 18 indexed citations

Alonso, Elisa, et al.. (2022). Streamlined approach for assessing embedded consumption of lithium and cobalt in the United States. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(1). 33–42. 4 indexed citations

Alonso, Elisa, et al.. (2022). A model to assess industry vulnerability to disruptions in mineral commodity supplies. Resources Policy. 78. 102889–102889. 10 indexed citations

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Alonso, Elisa, et al.. (2022). Examining industry vulnerability: A focus on mineral commodities used in the automotive and electronics industries. Resources Policy. 78. 102894–102894. 8 indexed citations

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Nassar, Nedal T., Elisa Alonso, & Jamie Brainard. (2020). Investigation of U.S. Foreign Reliance on Critical Minerals—U.S. Geological Survey technical input document in response to Executive Order No. 13953 Signed September 30, 2020. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 16 indexed citations

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Graziano, Diane, Elisa Alonso, Fletcher Fields, & Diana Bauer. (2020). Energy Supply Chains and Change. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 27–49. 1 indexed citations

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Riddle, Matthew, et al.. (2020). Agent-based modeling of supply disruptions in the global rare earths market. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 164. 105193–105193. 34 indexed citations

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Bustamante, Michele L., Gabrielle Gaustad, & Elisa Alonso. (2017). Comparative Analysis of Supply Risk-Mitigation Strategies for Critical Byproduct Minerals: A Case Study of Tellurium. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(1). 11–21. 17 indexed citations

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Nuss, Philip, et al.. (2016). Mapping supply chain risk by network analysis of product platforms. Sustainable materials and technologies. 10. 14–22. 44 indexed citations

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Alonso, Elisa, Andrew M. Sherman, Timothy J. Wallington, et al.. (2012). Correction to Evaluating Rare Earth Element Availability: A Case with Revolutionary Demand from Clean Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(8). 4684–4684. 26 indexed citations

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Alonso, Elisa, Frank R. Field, & Randolph Kirchain. (2012). Platinum Availability for Future Automotive Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(23). 12986–12993. 96 indexed citations

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Alonso, Elisa, et al.. (2012). Evaluating the Potential for Secondary Mass Savings in Vehicle Lightweighting. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(5). 2893–2901. 47 indexed citations

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Alonso, Elisa, Andrew M. Sherman, Timothy J. Wallington, et al.. (2012). Evaluating Rare Earth Element Availability: A Case with Revolutionary Demand from Clean Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(6). 3406–3414. 799 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alonso, Elisa, Frank R. Field, & Randolph Kirchain. (2008). The Dynamics of the availability of platinum group metals for electronics manufacturers. 41. 1–1. 4 indexed citations

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