Frank Welle

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Frank Welle is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Welle has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 26 papers in Pollution and 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Frank Welle's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (41 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (26 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (23 papers). Frank Welle is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (41 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (26 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (23 papers). Frank Welle collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Frank Welle's co-authors include Roland Franz, Christoph Rüchardt, Hans‐Dieter Beckhaus, Sergey P. Verevkin, Panagiotis G. Demertzis, Andrea Buettner, Gerd Wolz, E.U. Thoden van Velzen, M.T. Brouwer and Ángela Störmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, The Journal of Organic Chemistry and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Frank Welle

74 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Twenty years of PET bottle to bottle recycling—An overview 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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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. Twenty years of PET bottle to bottle recycling—An overview
    2011 471 citations Frank Welle Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Welle Germany 26 1.0k 1000 523 455 405 75 2.2k
Roland Franz Germany 33 1.3k 1.2× 906 0.9× 986 1.9× 643 1.4× 503 1.2× 89 2.8k
Alexandre Feigenbaum France 24 473 0.5× 343 0.3× 535 1.0× 281 0.6× 457 1.1× 82 1.9k
Md. Nahid Pervez China 37 378 0.4× 365 0.4× 181 0.3× 528 1.2× 348 0.9× 126 3.3k
Mariliz Gutterres Brazil 34 265 0.3× 389 0.4× 427 0.8× 586 1.3× 50 0.1× 96 2.6k
J.A. Mendoza‐Roca Spain 35 1.0k 1.0× 862 0.9× 227 0.4× 297 0.7× 32 0.1× 123 3.3k
Mohammad Zain Khan India 36 469 0.5× 462 0.5× 99 0.2× 123 0.3× 368 0.9× 79 3.6k
Jiwen Luo China 32 393 0.4× 175 0.2× 368 0.7× 966 2.1× 323 0.8× 67 3.1k
Eduardo Alberto López‐Maldonado Mexico 29 309 0.3× 530 0.5× 109 0.2× 277 0.6× 55 0.1× 99 2.2k
Sanjeev R. Shukla India 31 741 0.7× 927 0.9× 71 0.1× 1.1k 2.5× 682 1.7× 124 3.6k
Chirangano Mangwandi United Kingdom 24 219 0.2× 393 0.4× 184 0.4× 298 0.7× 97 0.2× 59 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Welle

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Welle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Welle

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

All Works

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Fiedler, Dominik, et al.. (2024). Styrene Migration from Polystyrene for Food Contact: A Case Study on the Processing Chain of Yoghurt Pots. Applied Sciences. 14(19). 9056–9056.
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Störmer, Ángela, et al.. (2023). Styrene Monomer Levels in Polystyrene-Packed Dairy Products from the Market versus Simulated Migration Testing. Foods. 12(13). 2609–2609. 5 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank. (2011). Twenty years of PET bottle to bottle recycling—An overview. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 55(11). 865–875. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Franz, Roland & Frank Welle. (2009). Can Migration of Endocrine Disruptors from Plastic Bottles be the Cause of Estrogenic Burden Recently Determined in Bottled Mineral Water. Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau. 105(5). 315–318. 7 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank & Roland Franz. (2008). SiOxlayer as functional barrier in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles against potential contaminants from post-consumer recycled PET. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 25(6). 788–794. 15 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank. (2005). Migration of radiolysis products from radiation-sterilized plastics. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1 indexed citations
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Störmer, Ángela, Roland Franz, & Frank Welle. (2004). New concepts for food law compliance testing of polyethylene terephthalate bottles. Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau. 100(2). 47–52. 9 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank, et al.. (2004). Plastic bottles and closures. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 94(6). 70–73. 1 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank, et al.. (2003). Determination of the migration of acetaldehyde from PET bottles into non-carbonated and carbonated mineral water. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 10 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank, et al.. (2003). Drinks from the detergent bottle. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank, et al.. (2002). Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) - for packaging. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1 indexed citations
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Franz, Roland & Frank Welle. (2002). Recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) for direct food contact applications: challenge test of an inline recycling process. Food Additives & Contaminants. 19(5). 502–511. 43 indexed citations
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Welle, Frank, et al.. (2000). Investigation into migrational and sensorial changes of packaging plastics caused by ionising irradiation. Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau. 96(11). 423–430. 1 indexed citations
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Franz, Roland & Frank Welle. (1999). Post-Consumer Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) for Direct Food Contact Applications. Final Proof of Food Law Compliance. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 7 indexed citations
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Franz, Roland, et al.. (1998). Recycling of Post-Consumer Poly(ethylene terephthalate) for Direct Food Contact Application - a Feasibility Study Using a Simplified Challenge Test. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 5 indexed citations

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