Eric Masanet

11.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
121 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Eric Masanet is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Masanet has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Environmental Engineering, 35 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Eric Masanet's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (36 papers), Energy Efficiency and Management (15 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (14 papers). Eric Masanet is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (36 papers), Energy Efficiency and Management (15 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (14 papers). Eric Masanet collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Eric Masanet's co-authors include Arpad Horvath, Arman Shehabi, Jonathan Koomey, Nuoa Lei, Sarah Smith, Nicholas J Santero, Runze Huang, Yuan Chang, Matthew Riddle and Diane Graziano and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Eric Masanet

117 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates

2020 685 citations Eric Masanet, Arman Shehabi et al. profile →
Energy and emissions saving potential of additive manufacturing: the case of lightweight aircraft components

2015 602 citations Runze Huang, Matthew Riddle et al. profile →
Life-cycle inventory analysis of concrete production: A critical review

2014 326 citations Eric Masanet et al. profile →
Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review

2019 318 citations Edgar G. Hertwich, Saleem H. Ali et al. Environmental Research Letters profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Masanet

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Masanet. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Masanet 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 Masanet. Eric Masanet is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The water use of data center workloads: A review and assessment of key determinants 2025 ·Resources Conservation and Recycling ·Nuoa Lei, Jun Lu, Arman Shehabi, Eric Masanet	5
2	Anionic Surfactants from Reactive Separation of Hydrocarbons Derived from Polyethylene Upcycling 2025 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jia‐Kai Sun, Xichen Liang, Yanyan Zhu, Matthew E. Helgeson, Eric Masanet, Susannah L. Scott, Mahdi M. Abu‐Omar	0
3	To better understand AI’s growing energy use, analysts need a data revolution 2024 ·Joule ·Eric Masanet, Nuoa Lei, Jonathan Koomey	9
4	Will AI accelerate or delay the race to net-zero emissions? 2024 ·Nature ·Amy Luers, Jonathan Koomey, Eric Masanet, Owen Gaffney, Felix Creutzig, Juan Lavista Ferres, Eric Horvitz	20
5	Technical, Environmental, and Economic Analysis Comparing Low-Carbon Industrial Process Heat Options in U.S. Poly(vinyl chloride) and Ethylene Manufacturing Facilities 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Jennifer B. Dunn, Eric Masanet	4
6	Sustainability assessment and pathways for U.S. domestic paper recycling 2023 ·Resources Conservation and Recycling ·(unknown), Stijn van Ewijk, (unknown), Yohannes A. Alamerew, Hui Lin, Zhi Cao, (unknown), Kornel F. Ehmann, Marian Chertow, Eric Masanet	5
7	Planet-compatible pathways for transitioning the chemical industry 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Fanran Meng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jane J. Leung, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eveline N. Speelman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eric Masanet, André Cabrera Serrenho, (unknown), (unknown), Jonathan M. Cullen	59
8	Impact of water consumption on the economic viability of energy efficiency improvements for industrial steam systems 2023 ·Energy Efficiency ·(unknown), Michael E. Walker, (unknown), Eric Masanet	2
9	Assessing Energy and Climate Effects of Digitalization: Methodological Challenges and Key Recommendations 2023 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·(unknown), George Kamiya, Pernilla Bergmark, Vlad C. Coroamă, Eric Masanet, Reid Lifset	10
10	Model-Based Analysis of Ammonia Production Processes for Quantifying Energy Use, Emissions, and Reduction Potentials 2022 ·ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Phillip Christopher, Eric Masanet	10
11	Material efficiency for climate change mitigation 2021 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Eric Masanet, Niko Heeren, Shigemi Kagawa, Jonathan M. Cullen, Reid Lifset, Richard Wood	11
12	Does not compute: Avoiding pitfalls assessing the Internet's energy and carbon impacts 2021 ·Joule ·Jonathan Koomey, Eric Masanet	27
13	Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review breakdown → 2019 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Edgar G. Hertwich, Saleem H. Ali, Luca Ciacci, Tomer Fishman, Niko Heeren, Eric Masanet, (unknown), Elsa Olivetti, Stefan Pauliuk, Qingshi Tu, Paul Wolfram	318
14	Data center growth in the United States: decoupling the demand for services from electricity use 2018 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Arman Shehabi, Sarah Smith, Eric Masanet, Jonathan Koomey	92
15	Environmental and Economic Implications of Distributed Additive Manufacturing: The Case of Injection Mold Tooling 2017 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Runze Huang, Matthew Riddle, Diane Graziano, Sujit Das, Sachin Nimbalkar, Joe Cresko, Eric Masanet	75
16	Energy‐water efficiency and U.S. industrial steam 2013 ·AIChE Journal ·Eric Masanet, Michael E. Walker	10
17	Energy Benefits of Electronic Controls at Small and Medium Sized U.S. Manufacturers 2010 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Eric Masanet	9
18	Exploring Environmental Applications and Benefits of Information and Communication Technology 2010 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Eric Masanet, H. Scott Matthews	20
19	Assessing the benefits of design for recycling for plastics in electronics: A case study of \ncomputer enclosures 2007 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Eric Masanet, (unknown)	36
20	The Role of Emerging Technologies in Improving Energy Efficiency: Examples from the Food Processing Industry 2006 ·University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas) ·(unknown), Eric Masanet, Aimee McKane	14

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