Eric Gratz

2.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
15 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Eric Gratz is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Gratz has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 8 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Eric Gratz's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (11 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (11 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers). Eric Gratz is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (11 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (11 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (8 papers). Eric Gratz collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Eric Gratz's co-authors include Yan Wang, Diran Apelian, Qina Sa, Haiyang Zou, Zhangfeng Zheng, Mengyuan Chen, Joseph Heelan, Qiang Wang, Meinan He and Wenquan Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Scientific Reports and Green Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Eric Gratz

15 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A closed loop process for recycling spent lithium ion bat... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2014 2013 2025 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. A closed loop process for recycling spent lithium ion batteries
    2014 404 citations Eric Gratz, Qina Sa et al. Journal of Power Sources profile →
  2. A novel method to recycle mixed cathode materials for lithium ion batteries
    2013 361 citations Haiyang Zou, Eric Gratz et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  3. The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling
    2025 61 citations Xiaotu Ma, Zifei Meng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Gratz United States 12 1.3k 1.2k 923 310 101 15 1.5k
Guanjun Ji China 23 1.9k 1.5× 2.2k 1.9× 1.1k 1.2× 579 1.9× 89 0.9× 37 2.6k
Deying Mu China 17 967 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 704 0.8× 253 0.8× 70 0.7× 31 1.2k
Brian Makuza China 10 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 834 0.9× 228 0.7× 135 1.3× 14 1.3k
Qiankun Jing China 10 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 793 0.9× 162 0.5× 111 1.1× 15 1.2k
Jeffrey S. Spangenberger United States 8 722 0.6× 651 0.5× 477 0.5× 230 0.7× 41 0.4× 16 884
G. Santhosh India 10 531 0.4× 497 0.4× 436 0.5× 53 0.2× 116 1.1× 24 704
Xiangyu Su China 14 580 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 361 0.4× 342 1.1× 205 2.0× 25 1.5k
Patrick Bouchard Canada 9 418 0.3× 802 0.7× 286 0.3× 496 1.6× 44 0.4× 13 975
Nakia L. Simon United States 5 805 0.6× 737 0.6× 538 0.6× 338 1.1× 46 0.5× 9 977
Storm Gourley Canada 6 404 0.3× 898 0.8× 249 0.3× 301 1.0× 33 0.3× 9 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Gratz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Gratz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Gratz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Gratz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Eric Gratz. Eric Gratz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Ma, Xiaotu, Zifei Meng, Jeffrey S. Spangenberger, et al.. (2025). The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling. 1(1). 75–94. 61 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Yadong, et al.. (2022). Hydro-to-CathodeTM Customizable Cathode Materials Made from Recycled Elements. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2022-02(3). 342–342. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Mengyuan, Zhangfeng Zheng, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2019). Closed Loop Recycling of Electric Vehicle Batteries to Enable Ultra-high Quality Cathode Powder. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1654–1654. 105 indexed citations
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Zheng, Zhangfeng, Mengyuan Chen, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2018). High Performance Cathode Recovery from Different Electric Vehicle Recycling Streams. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 6(11). 13977–13982. 58 indexed citations
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Heelan, Joseph, Eric Gratz, Zhangfeng Zheng, et al.. (2016). Current and Prospective Li-Ion Battery Recycling and Recovery Processes. JOM. 68(10). 2632–2638. 228 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Eric Gratz, Joseph Heelan, & Zhangfeng Zheng. (2016). Cathode to Cathode Lithium Ion Battery Recycling. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2016-03(2). 465–465. 1 indexed citations
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Sa, Qina, Eric Gratz, Joseph Heelan, et al.. (2016). Synthesis of Diverse LiNixMnyCozO2 Cathode Materials from Lithium Ion Battery Recovery Stream. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy. 2(3). 248–256. 37 indexed citations
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Sa, Qina, Eric Gratz, Meinan He, et al.. (2015). Synthesis of high performance LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 from lithium ion battery recovery stream. Journal of Power Sources. 282. 140–145. 127 indexed citations
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Gratz, Eric, Qina Sa, Diran Apelian, & Yan Wang. (2014). A closed loop process for recycling spent lithium ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 262. 255–262. 404 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Yihua, et al.. (2014). Low temperature electrolysis for iron production via conductive colloidal electrode. RSC Advances. 5(8). 5501–5507. 23 indexed citations
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Gratz, Eric, Xiaofei Guan, Jarrod D. Milshtein, Uday B. Pal, & Adam Powell. (2014). Mitigating Electronic Current in Molten Flux for the Magnesium SOM Process. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 45(4). 1325–1336. 23 indexed citations
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Milshtein, Jarrod D., Eric Gratz, Soobhankar Pati, Adam Powell, & Uday B. Pal. (2013). Yttria stabilized zirconia membrane stability in molten fluoride fluxes for low-carbon magnesium production by the SOM process. Journal of Mining and Metallurgy Section B Metallurgy. 49(2). 183–190. 19 indexed citations
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Zou, Haiyang, Eric Gratz, Diran Apelian, & Yan Wang. (2013). A novel method to recycle mixed cathode materials for lithium ion batteries. Green Chemistry. 15(5). 1183–1183. 361 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gratz, Eric, Jarrod D. Milshtein, & Uday B. Pal. (2013). Determining Yttria‐Stabilized Zirconia ( YSZ ) Stability in Molten Oxy‐Fluoride Flux for the Production of Magnesium with the SOM Process. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 96(10). 3279–3285. 15 indexed citations
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Milshtein, Jarrod D., Eric Gratz, Soumendra N. Basu, Srikanth Gopalan, & Uday B. Pal. (2013). Study of the two-step W/WO3 solar to fuel conversion cycle for syngas production. Journal of Power Sources. 236. 95–102. 9 indexed citations

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