Karel Van Acker

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Karel Van Acker is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Karel Van Acker has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 32 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 25 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Karel Van Acker's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (17 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (17 papers). Karel Van Acker is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (17 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (17 papers). Karel Van Acker collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and Sweden. Karel Van Acker's co-authors include Luc Alaerts, Steven Van Passel, Andrea Di Maria, Johan Eyckmans, Steven De Meester, Gustavo Moraga, Jo Dewulf, Sophie Huysveld, Fabrice Mathieux and Gian Andrea Blengini and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Karel Van Acker

141 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production

2020 853 citations Yuhe Liao, S.-F. Koelewijn et al. Science profile →
Circular economy indicators: What do they measure?

2019 765 citations Luc Alaerts, Karel Van Acker et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karel Van Acker Belgium	39	2.0k	1.4k	1.1k	1.1k	948	145	6.2k
Wim Dewulf Belgium	41	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	834 0.8×	241 0.3×	223	5.7k
Timothy G. Gutowski United States	37	2.7k 1.4×	973 0.7×	338 0.3×	1.3k 1.2×	323 0.3×	92	6.3k
Phil Purnell United Kingdom	35	595 0.3×	2.4k 1.8×	515 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	458 0.5×	88	7.0k
Fu Zhao United States	45	2.4k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	543 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	304 0.3×	220	7.3k
Elsa Olivetti United States	40	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	763 0.7×	530 0.5×	2.1k 2.3×	128	7.1k
Roland Hischier Switzerland	36	943 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	689 0.6×	871 0.8×	654 0.7×	100	5.8k
Gregory A. Keoleian United States	59	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	836 0.7×	828 0.8×	389 0.4×	193	11.6k
Konstantinos Salonitis United Kingdom	44	2.6k 1.3×	285 0.2×	870 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	433 0.5×	252	6.7k
Julian M. Allwood United Kingdom	58	6.6k 3.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	223	13.3k
Randolph Kirchain United States	37	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	508 0.5×	498 0.5×	438 0.5×	161	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Karel Van Acker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karel Van Acker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karel Van Acker

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20 of 20 papers shown

Alaerts, Luc, et al.. (2025). Behind Closed Doors: Examining the Stock of Clothing in Individuals’ Wardrobes. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3(1).

Alaerts, Luc, et al.. (2024). Threads untangled: Regional mapping of post-consumer textile management. Cleaner Waste Systems. 9. 100181–100181.

Maria, Andrea Di, et al.. (2024). Towards sustainable resource valorization: A life cycle sustainability assessment of metals recovery from sulfidic mining residues in Sweden. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 204. 107513–107513. 9 indexed citations

Granata, Giuseppe, et al.. (2024). Preliminary Environmental and Economic Assessment of Mineral Carbonation of Steel Slags as a Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Technology. Procedia CIRP. 122. 318–323. 2 indexed citations

Ayub, Rabia, Ivan Kumaniaev, Sylvie Pourchet, et al.. (2023). Use of a fully biobased and non-reprotoxic epoxy polymer and woven hemp fabric to prepare environmentally friendly composite materials with excellent physical properties. Composites Part B Engineering. 258. 110692–110692. 18 indexed citations

Acker, Karel Van, et al.. (2021). The conceptualization of societal impacts of landfill mining – A system dynamics approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 296. 126351–126351. 13 indexed citations

Liao, Yuhe, S.-F. Koelewijn, Gil Van den Bossche, et al.. (2020). A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production. Science. 367(6484). 1385–1390. 853 indexed citations breakdown →

Bailey, Gwendolyn, Dieuwertje Schrijvers, Rita Schulze, et al.. (2020). Review and new life cycle assessment for rare earth production from bastnäsite, ion adsorption clays and lateritic monazite. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 155. 104675–104675. 66 indexed citations

Dubois, Maarten, et al.. (2015). Construction Materials from Stainless Steel Slags: Technical Aspects, Environmental Benefits, and Economic Opportunities. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(4). 854–866. 26 indexed citations

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Achten, Wouter & Karel Van Acker. (2015). EU‐Average Impacts of Wheat Production: A Meta‐Analysis of Life Cycle Assessments. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(1). 132–144. 31 indexed citations

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Passel, Steven Van, et al.. (2015). Assessment of environmental and economic feasibility of Enhanced Landfill Mining. Waste Management. 45. 434–447. 69 indexed citations

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Guo, Muxing, et al.. (2015). Formation of the ZnFe2O4 phase in an electric arc furnace off-gas treatment system. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 287. 180–187. 33 indexed citations

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Acker, Karel Van, et al.. (2014). TMS Partners in Progress. JOM. 66(7). 1119–1121. 7 indexed citations

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Acker, Karel Van, et al.. (2014). Microstructure and Properties of Pearlitic Steel during Cold Wire Drawing: A Residual Stress Perspective*. HTM Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials. 69(2). 97–105. 2 indexed citations

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Muys, Bart, Karel Van Acker, Erik Mathijs, et al.. (2013). Transition to a climate neutral society: From innovation niches to institutional reform. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations

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Acker, Karel Van, et al.. (2012). Exergy based comparison of the Waelz Kiln process and RHF for the treatment of EAF dust. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations

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Geysen, Daneel, Peter Tom Jones, Karel Van Acker, et al.. (2009). Enhanced landfill mining - A future perspective for landfilling. Substance Use & Misuse. 39(13-14). 2629–30. 13 indexed citations

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Zsidai, László, Gábor Kalácska, K. Vercammen, Karel Van Acker, & Patrick De Baets. (2002). The different tribological behaviour of polymers on DLN coating and steel surface. Tribologia : tarcie, zużycie, smarowanie. 1737–1750. 1 indexed citations

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Acker, Karel Van, Nael Nadif Kasri, Patrick De Smet, et al.. (2002). IP3-mediated Ca2+ signals in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells with exogenous overexpression of type 3 IP3 receptor. Cell Calcium. 32(2). 71–81. 13 indexed citations

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Viana, Félix, Karel Van Acker, Christine De Greef, et al.. (1995). Drug-transport and volume-activated chloride channel functions in human erythroleukemia cells: Relation to expression level of P-glycoprotein. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 145(1). 87–98. 29 indexed citations

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