Harvey Alter

1.1k total citations
56 papers, 808 citations indexed

About

Harvey Alter is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Harvey Alter has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 808 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Harvey Alter's work include Municipal Solid Waste Management (11 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (10 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (4 papers). Harvey Alter is often cited by papers focused on Municipal Solid Waste Management (11 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (10 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (4 papers). Harvey Alter collaborates with scholars based in United States. Harvey Alter's co-authors include E.L. Zebroski, Melvin Calvin, C. Weber, Jerome Gavis, J.R. Parker, George M. Savage, Luis F. Dı́az and Clarence G. Golueke and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Harvey Alter

52 papers receiving 673 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harvey Alter United States	17	267	163	136	116	96	56	808
Jyh‐Herng Chen Taiwan	16	137 0.5×	144 0.9×	163 1.2×	80 0.7×	89 0.9×	40	816
I. L. Chang Taiwan	13	107 0.4×	84 0.5×	143 1.1×	62 0.5×	61 0.6×	20	782
M. Edge United Kingdom	22	165 0.6×	92 0.6×	280 2.1×	586 5.1×	261 2.7×	75	1.4k
H. Paul Wang Taiwan	21	226 0.8×	203 1.2×	600 4.4×	124 1.1×	83 0.9×	90	1.4k
Chiung-Fen Chang Taiwan	15	90 0.3×	157 1.0×	241 1.8×	62 0.5×	149 1.6×	21	955
Ali Dawood Salman Iraq	19	117 0.4×	163 1.0×	200 1.5×	76 0.7×	49 0.5×	49	955
Chris Vernon Australia	9	116 0.4×	343 2.1×	216 1.6×	29 0.3×	29 0.3×	21	735
Daniel Nieto Spain	16	107 0.4×	100 0.6×	119 0.9×	98 0.8×	99 1.0×	21	823
James E. Pickett United States	19	55 0.2×	63 0.4×	203 1.5×	270 2.3×	110 1.1×	47	956
Cristian Simion Romania	15	136 0.5×	66 0.4×	124 0.9×	22 0.2×	163 1.7×	46	727

Countries citing papers authored by Harvey Alter

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Alter, Harvey. (2004). The recovery of plastics from waste with reference to froth flotation. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 43(2). 119–132. 62 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1997). Industrial recycling and the Basel Convention. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 19(1). 29–53. 21 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1996). The "Recycling" of Densified Refuse-Derived Fuel. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 14(3). 311–317. 3 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1993). The Origins Of Municipal Solid Waste: II. Policy Options For Plastics Waste Management. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 11(4). 319–332. 12 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1991). The future course of solid waste management in the U.S.. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 9(1). 3–20. 23 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1989). The origins of municipal solid waste: The relations between residues from packaging materials and food. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 7(2). 103–114. 21 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1987). Materials and energy from refuse: Trends in the united states. Resources and Conservation. 14. 29–38. 10 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1987). ES& T Views: Everybody wants clean air. Environmental Science & Technology. 21(9). 848–849. 1 indexed citations

Alter, Harvey. (1983). Disposal and recovery of municipal solid waste. Resources and Conservation. 10(3). 251–252. 1 indexed citations

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Parker, J.R., et al.. (1981). Residential waste generation — A case study. Resources and Conservation. 6(3-4). 187–201. 11 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey, et al.. (1980). Solid Waste Conversion to Energy: Current European and U.S. Practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey. (1978). Application of the Critical Surface Tension Concept to Items in Our Everyday Life. The Journal of Adhesion. 9(2). 135–140. 9 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey, et al.. (1978). Application of Bond Theory to Solid Waste Shredding. Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division. 104(1). 93–107. 2 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey. (1978). Solid wastes: Origin, collection, processing and disposal. 3(1). 125–125. 1 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey. (1976). Municipal solid waste as a resource for energy recovery and conservation. 5(3). 59–75. 2 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey, et al.. (1976). Analysis of newsprint recovered from mixed municipal waste. 2(1). 79–84. 2 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey, et al.. (1969). The Melting of Keratin. Textile Research Journal. 39(6). 608–610. 3 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey. (1965). Filler particle size and mechanical properties of polymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 9(4). 1525–1531. 68 indexed citations

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Alter, Harvey. (1963). Polymer microscopy and morphology by an improved technique. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 1(11). 593–596. 4 indexed citations

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Calvin, Melvin & Harvey Alter. (1951). Substituted Stilbenes. I. Absorption Spectra. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 19(6). 765–767. 33 indexed citations

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