Helmut Rechberger

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
132 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Helmut Rechberger is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Rechberger has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 39 papers in Environmental Engineering and 37 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Helmut Rechberger's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (54 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (35 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (33 papers). Helmut Rechberger is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (54 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (35 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (33 papers). Helmut Rechberger collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Belgium. Helmut Rechberger's co-authors include Paul H. Brunner, Matthias Zessner, Johann Fellner, Lukas Egle, David Laner, Oliver Cencic, Jörg Krampe, T. E. Graedel, Ottavia Zoboli and Jakob Lederer and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Rechberger

131 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

Practical handbook of material flow analysis 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2014 2018 250 500 750
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. Practical handbook of material flow analysis
    2004 893 citations Paul H. Brunner, Helmut Rechberger The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment profile →
  2. Waste to energy – key element for sustainable waste management
    2014 424 citations Paul H. Brunner, Helmut Rechberger Waste Management profile →
  3. Measuring the circular economy - A Multiple Correspondence Analysis of 63 metrics
    2018 270 citations Helmut Rechberger et al. profile →

Peers

Helmut Rechberger
Paul H. Brunner Austria
Thomas Fruergaard Astrup Denmark
Zengwei Yuan China
Zongguo Wen China
Matthias Finkbeiner Germany
Tomas Ekvall Sweden
Bo P. Weidema Denmark
David Pennington Italy
Jeroen B. Guinée Netherlands
Manuele Margni Canada
Paul H. Brunner Austria
Helmut Rechberger
Citations per year, relative to Helmut Rechberger Helmut Rechberger (= 1×) peers Paul H. Brunner

Countries citing papers authored by Helmut Rechberger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helmut Rechberger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Rechberger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Helmut Rechberger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Helmut Rechberger 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 Helmut Rechberger. Helmut Rechberger 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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Kral, Ulrich, et al.. (2022). Data description of “building age map, Vienna, around 1920”. Data in Brief. 41. 107864–107864. 4 indexed citations
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Rechberger, Helmut, et al.. (2020). Implementing the dimension of quality into the conventional quantitative definition of recycling rates. Waste Management. 105. 586–593. 21 indexed citations
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Rothwell, Shane A., Donnacha G. Doody, Chris Johnston, et al.. (2020). Phosphorus stocks and flows in an intensive livestock dominated food system. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 163. 105065–105065. 43 indexed citations
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Fellner, Johann, et al.. (2019). A new thermoanalytical method for the quantification of microplastics in industrial wastewater. Environmental Pollution. 259. 113862–113862. 29 indexed citations
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Rechberger, Helmut, et al.. (2017). Information Content, Complexity, and Uncertainty in Material Flow Analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(2). 263–274. 14 indexed citations
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Lederer, Jakob, et al.. (2016). Prospecting and Exploring Anthropogenic Resource Deposits: The Case Study of Vienna's Subway Network. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(6). 1320–1333. 35 indexed citations
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Zoboli, Ottavia, et al.. (2016). A Data Characterization Framework for Material Flow Analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(1). 16–25. 29 indexed citations
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Laner, David, et al.. (2016). Quantitative Evaluation of Data Quality in Regional Material Flow Analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(5). 1068–1077. 15 indexed citations
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Kleemann, Fritz, Jakob Lederer, Helmut Rechberger, & Johann Fellner. (2016). GIS‐based Analysis of Vienna's Material Stock in Buildings. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 21(2). 368–380. 185 indexed citations
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Zoboli, Ottavia, Matthias Zessner, & Helmut Rechberger. (2016). Supporting phosphorus management in Austria: Potential, priorities and limitations. The Science of The Total Environment. 565. 313–323. 56 indexed citations
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Zoboli, Ottavia, David Laner, Matthias Zessner, & Helmut Rechberger. (2015). Added Values of Time Series in Material Flow Analysis: The Austrian Phosphorus Budget from 1990 to 2011. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(6). 1334–1348. 49 indexed citations
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Laner, David, et al.. (2015). A Novel Approach to Characterize Data Uncertainty in Material Flow Analysis and its Application to Plastics Flows in Austria. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(5). 1050–1063. 153 indexed citations
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Laner, David, Helmut Rechberger, & Thomas Fruergaard Astrup. (2015). Applying Fuzzy and Probabilistic Uncertainty Concepts to the Material Flow Analysis of Palladium in Austria. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(6). 1055–1069. 37 indexed citations
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Rechberger, Helmut, Oliver Cencic, & R. Frühwirth. (2014). Uncertainty in Material Flow Analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 18(2). 159–160. 40 indexed citations
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Laner, David, Helmut Rechberger, & Thomas Fruergaard Astrup. (2014). Systematic Evaluation of Uncertainty in Material Flow Analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 18(6). 859–870. 161 indexed citations
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Nowak, Benedikt, et al.. (2012). Sewage sludge ash to phosphate fertilizer by chlorination and thermal treatment: residence time requirements for heavy metal removal. Environmental Technology. 33(21). 2375–2381. 15 indexed citations
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Weinlich, M., et al.. (2012). MoveRec: On-line tool for estimating the material composition of WEEE input streams. 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Rechberger, Helmut, et al.. (2010). Extended statistical entropy analysis as a quantitative management tool for water resource systems. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2630. 2 indexed citations
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Cencic, Oliver & Helmut Rechberger. (2008). Material Flow Analysis with Software STAN. EnviroInfo. 440–447. 251 indexed citations
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Brunner, Paul H. & Helmut Rechberger. (2004). Practical handbook of material flow analysis. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 9(5). 337–338. 893 indexed citations breakdown →

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