Gavin Harper

6.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
30 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Gavin Harper is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Harper has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gavin Harper's work include Extraction and Separation Processes (15 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (10 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers). Gavin Harper is often cited by papers focused on Extraction and Separation Processes (15 papers), Advancements in Battery Materials (10 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (9 papers). Gavin Harper collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Gavin Harper's co-authors include Paul A. Anderson, Oliver Heidrich, Andrew P. Abbott, Simon Lambert, Emma Kendrick, Karl S. Ryder, Linda Gaines, Allan Walton, Paul A. Christensen and Peter R. Slater and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Harper

26 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2020 2021 2025 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles
    2019 2.7k citations Gavin Harper, Roberto Sommerville et al. Nature profile →
  2. The importance of design in lithium ion battery recycling – a critical review
    2020 308 citations Dana L. Thompson, Jennifer M. Hartley et al. Green Chemistry profile →
  3. Global implications of the EU battery regulation
    2021 216 citations Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Gavin Harper et al. profile →
  4. The evolution of lithium-ion battery recycling
    2025 61 citations Xiaotu Ma, Zifei Meng et al. profile →

Peers

Gavin Harper
Roberto Sommerville United Kingdom
Simon Lambert United Kingdom
Laura L. Driscoll United Kingdom
Martina Petraniková Sweden
Qiang Dai United States
Linda Gaines United States
Jens F. Peters Germany
Vannessa Goodship United Kingdom
Juwen Huang China
Roberto Sommerville United Kingdom
Gavin Harper
Citations per year, relative to Gavin Harper Gavin Harper (= 1×) peers Roberto Sommerville

Countries citing papers authored by Gavin Harper

Since Specialization
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gavin Harper

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Gavin Harper. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Gavin Harper. The network helps show where Gavin Harper may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Harper

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hartley, Jennifer M., Jianshe Yang, Paul A. Anderson, et al.. (2025). Timeline for establishing a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 1(6). 1502–1514.
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Boons, Frank, et al.. (2025). Evolving Critical Metal Systems: Hype Cycles and Implications for Sustainable Innovation. Sustainability. 17(6). 2778–2778.
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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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Meng, Fanran, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh, Jonathan M. Cullen, et al.. (2025). End-of-life management for wind turbines. 1(10). 677–698.
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Webster, Robert G., et al.. (2024). The weather determined how ‘hot’ the tick paralysis season was in eastern Australia: 2018–2024. Veterinary Parasitology. 331. 110252–110252.
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Baltrušaitis, Jonas, Bhavik R. Bakshi, Katarzyna Chojnacka, et al.. (2024). Sustainability Science and Technology in 2024 and beyond: equitable publishing aligned with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 10201–10201. 4 indexed citations
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Zante, Guillaume, Jennifer M. Hartley, Jeff Kettle, et al.. (2024). A toolbox for improved recycling of critical metals and materials in low-carbon technologies. RSC Sustainability. 2(2). 320–347. 15 indexed citations
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Máca, Josef, et al.. (2024). Ecological impact of vehicles: A comparative study within the Czech Republic and other Visegrad 4 countries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 209. 115059–115059. 1 indexed citations
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Harper, Gavin. (2023). Upcycle for enhanced performance. Nature Sustainability. 6(7). 725–726. 10 indexed citations
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Walton, Allan, Paul F. Anderson, Gavin Harper, et al.. (2021). Securing technology-critical metals for Britain. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 6 indexed citations
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Christensen, Paul A., Paul A. Anderson, Gavin Harper, et al.. (2021). Risk management over the life cycle of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 148. 111240–111240. 148 indexed citations
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Kilpatrick, Alexander F. R., et al.. (2021). Debondable adhesives and their use in recycling. Green Chemistry. 24(1). 36–61. 110 indexed citations
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Thompson, Dana L., Jennifer M. Hartley, Simon Lambert, et al.. (2020). The importance of design in lithium ion battery recycling – a critical review. Green Chemistry. 22(22). 7585–7603. 308 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harper, Gavin, Roberto Sommerville, Emma Kendrick, et al.. (2019). Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles. Nature. 575(7781). 75–86. 2669 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harper, Gavin, et al.. (2019). Connected clusters: landscaping study. 1 indexed citations
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Clark, Nicholas J., Jennifer M. Seddon, Myat T. Kyaw-Tanner, et al.. (2017). Emergence of canine parvovirus subtype 2b (CPV-2b) infections in Australian dogs. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 58. 50–55. 24 indexed citations
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King, David R., Jon Berry, Caroline Kuzemko, et al.. (2017). Powering West Midlands Growth, A Regional Approach to Clean Energy Innovation. 1 indexed citations
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Harper, Gavin & Peter Wells. (2012). Diverse regional sustainability strategies: template for the future or squandered resources?. International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management. 12(2). 153–153. 4 indexed citations
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Harper, Gavin & Ken Peattie. (2011). Tracking the influence of the first special journal issue on 'Green Marketing': A citation network analysis. 1(3). 239–261. 15 indexed citations
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Starbuck, J. Michael & Gavin Harper. (2008). Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels: A Do-It-Yourself Manual. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 2 indexed citations

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