Fausto Freire

6.5k total citations
146 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Fausto Freire is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Fausto Freire has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Environmental Engineering, 42 papers in Building and Construction and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Fausto Freire's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (67 papers), Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (31 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (21 papers). Fausto Freire is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (67 papers), Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (31 papers) and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (21 papers). Fausto Freire collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and United States. Fausto Freire's co-authors include Rita Garcia, Pedro Marques, João Malça, Carla Rodrigues, Érica Geraldes Castanheira, Helena Monteiro, Luís C. Dias, Vanessa Tavares, Carlos Henggeler Antunes and Joaquim Delgado and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Fausto Freire

143 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Fausto Freire 1.9k 1.5k 879 792 696 146 5.0k
Gregor Wernet 2.4k 1.2× 722 0.5× 671 0.8× 450 0.6× 401 0.6× 17 4.7k
Jürgen Reinhard 2.3k 1.2× 699 0.5× 602 0.7× 443 0.6× 381 0.5× 15 4.3k
Emilia Moreno‐Ruiz 2.1k 1.1× 690 0.5× 589 0.7× 380 0.5× 376 0.5× 12 4.3k
Alissa Kendall 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 498 0.6× 975 1.4× 131 6.9k
Anne‐Marie Tillman 1.6k 0.8× 626 0.4× 741 0.8× 395 0.5× 732 1.1× 79 4.4k
Roland Hischier 1.8k 0.9× 762 0.5× 840 1.0× 689 0.9× 397 0.6× 100 5.8k
Hans-Jürgen Klüppel 2.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 466 0.5× 635 0.8× 290 0.4× 6 5.2k
Rosalie van Zelm 2.5k 1.3× 620 0.4× 533 0.6× 515 0.7× 448 0.6× 89 6.5k
Roger Sathre 2.1k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 435 0.5× 301 0.4× 304 0.4× 77 5.0k
Geoffrey P. Hammond 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 672 0.8× 245 0.4× 161 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fausto Freire

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fausto Freire

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

All Works

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Dias, Luís C., Rita Garcia, Tiago Natal‐da‐Luz, et al.. (2025). A multicriteria sustainability assessment for improving integrated pest management for vineyards. Journal of Cleaner Production. 505. 145489–145489. 1 indexed citations
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Freire, Fausto, et al.. (2025). Life cycle assessment of two automobile components: metal versus plastic. Energy. 335. 138256–138256. 1 indexed citations
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Rosa, Morsyleide de Freitas, et al.. (2025). Scenario-based life cycle assessment of cellulose nanocrystals production from agro-industrial by-products in 2040. Journal of Cleaner Production. 522. 146238–146238.
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Saraiva, Pedro, et al.. (2023). Water-energy-food nexus and business excellence models for a sustainability maturity evaluation of ten agri-food companies from Brazil and Kenya. Journal of Cleaner Production. 420. 138429–138429. 2 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Carla, et al.. (2023). A multi-criteria framework for the ecodesign of bio-based materials at early development stages. Journal of Cleaner Production. 427. 139268–139268. 7 indexed citations
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Silva, Diogo Aparecido Lopes, et al.. (2022). A systematic review and life cycle assessment of biomass pellets and briquettes production in Latin America. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 157. 112042–112042. 36 indexed citations
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Rozakis, Stélios, et al.. (2022). Sustainable Rural Electrification: Harnessing a Cosmolocal Wind. Energies. 15(13). 4659–4659. 7 indexed citations
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Salvador, Rodrigo, Murillo Vetroni Barros, Fausto Freire, et al.. (2021). Circular economy strategies on business modelling: Identifying the greatest influences. Journal of Cleaner Production. 299. 126918–126918. 74 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Carla, et al.. (2021). Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Multifunctional Toilet. Energies. 14(8). 2307–2307. 4 indexed citations
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Göswein, Verena, et al.. (2021). Influence of material choice, renovation rate, and electricity grid to achieve a Paris Agreement-compatible building stock: A Portuguese case study. Building and Environment. 195. 107773–107773. 44 indexed citations
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Freire, Fausto, et al.. (2021). Material flow analysis of forest biomass in Portugal to support a circular bioeconomy. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 169. 105507–105507. 47 indexed citations
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Luz, Leila Mendes da, et al.. (2020). Circular economy in the pig farming chain: Proposing a model for measurement. Journal of Cleaner Production. 260. 121003–121003. 31 indexed citations
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Barros, Murillo Vetroni, Rodrigo Salvador, Cassiano Moro Piekarski, Antônio Carlos de Francisco, & Fausto Freire. (2019). Correction to: Life cycle assessment of electricity generation: a review of the characteristics of existing literature. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 25(1). 55–56. 2 indexed citations
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Barros, Murillo Vetroni, Rodrigo Salvador, Cassiano Moro Piekarski, Antônio Carlos de Francisco, & Fausto Freire. (2019). Life cycle assessment of electricity generation: a review of the characteristics of existing literature. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 25(1). 36–54. 59 indexed citations
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Göswein, Verena, Carla Rodrigues, José Dinis Silvestre, et al.. (2019). Using anticipatory life cycle assessment to enable future sustainable construction. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24(1). 178–192. 38 indexed citations
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Garcia, Rita, Fausto Freire, & Roland Clift. (2017). Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Introducing Electric Vehicles into an Electricity System with Large Storage Capacity. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(2). 288–299. 21 indexed citations
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Castanheira, Érica Geraldes, et al.. (2015). Life-cycle assessment of soybean-based biodiesel in Europe: comparing grain, oil and biodiesel import from Brazil. Journal of Cleaner Production. 102. 188–201. 71 indexed citations
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Monteiro, Helena & Fausto Freire. (2011). Environmental Life-Cycle Impacts of a Single-family House in Portugal: Assessing Alternative Exterior Walls with two Methods. Gazi university journal of science. 24(3). 527–534. 17 indexed citations
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Malça, João & Fausto Freire. (2010). Uncertainty Analysis in Biofuel Systems. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 14(2). 322–334. 47 indexed citations
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Balafoutis, Athanasios Τ., Fausto Freire, & G. Papadakis. (2010). Life cycle assessment of sunflower oil produced in Greece and used as fuel in tractor diesel engines.. 1 indexed citations

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