Kim Ragaert

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
115 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Kim Ragaert is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Ragaert has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 43 papers in Pollution and 38 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Kim Ragaert's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (54 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (43 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (31 papers). Kim Ragaert is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (54 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (43 papers) and Polymer crystallization and properties (31 papers). Kim Ragaert collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Kim Ragaert's co-authors include Kevin M. Van Geem, Laurens Delva, Steven De Meester, Jo Dewulf, Ludwig Cardon, Martijn Roosen, Nicolas Mys, Marvin Kusenberg, Sara Hubo and Sophie Huysveld and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kim Ragaert

103 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste
    2017 2.2k citations Kim Ragaert, Laurens Delva et al. Waste Management profile →
  2. Towards closed-loop recycling of multilayer and coloured PET plastic waste by alkaline hydrolysis
    2020 369 citations Kevin M. Van Geem, Martijn Roosen et al. profile →

Peers

Kim Ragaert
S.M. Al–Salem Kuwait
Eleni Iacovidou United Kingdom
Phil Purnell United Kingdom
Laurens Delva Belgium
Bronwyn Laycock Australia
Jiajia Zheng China
Andrés Fullana Spain
Susan E. M. Selke United States
Edward Kosior Australia
Rafael Auras United States
S.M. Al–Salem Kuwait
Kim Ragaert
Citations per year, relative to Kim Ragaert Kim Ragaert (= 1×) peers S.M. Al–Salem

Countries citing papers authored by Kim Ragaert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kim Ragaert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kim Ragaert

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kim Ragaert. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kim Ragaert 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 Kim Ragaert. Kim Ragaert 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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Eijk, Marcel C. P. van, et al.. (2025). Perceptions and alignment on quality along the circular plastics packaging material chain. Waste Management. 200. 114758–114758.
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Ragaert, Kim, et al.. (2024). Root causes of post-consumer high-density polyethylene failing in new bottles. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 209. 107776–107776. 6 indexed citations
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Lase, Irdanto Saputra, et al.. (2024). Exposing the pitfalls of plastics mechanical recycling through cost calculation. Waste Management. 189. 300–313. 10 indexed citations
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Lase, Irdanto Saputra, Davide Tonini, Dario Caro, et al.. (2023). How much can chemical recycling contribute to plastic waste recycling in Europe? An assessment using material flow analysis modeling. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 192. 106916–106916. 86 indexed citations
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Huysveld, Sophie, et al.. (2021). Addressing the complex challenge of understanding and quantifying substitutability for recycled plastics. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 174. 105826–105826. 2 indexed citations
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Civancik-Uslu, Didem, Trang T. Nhu, Uros Kresovic, et al.. (2021). Moving from linear to circular household plastic packaging in Belgium: Prospective life cycle assessment of mechanical and thermochemical recycling. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 171. 105633–105633. 107 indexed citations
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Kuzmanović, Maja, Laurens Delva, Ludwig Cardon, & Kim Ragaert. (2021). The Feasibility of Using the MFC Concept to Upcycle Mixed Recycled Plastics. Sustainability. 13(2). 689–689. 8 indexed citations
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Ragaert, Kim, et al.. (2020). Materialen : basis materiaalkunde voor ingenieurs. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Delva, Laurens, et al.. (2019). Structural stabilizing effect of SEBSgMAH on a PP-PET blend for multiple mechanical recycling. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 166. 60–72. 32 indexed citations
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Mi, Dashan, Yingxiong Wang, Maja Kuzmanović, et al.. (2019). Effects of Phase Morphology on Mechanical Properties: Oriented/Unoriented PP Crystal Combination with Spherical/Microfibrillar PET Phase. Polymers. 11(2). 248–248. 24 indexed citations
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Ragaert, Kim, Laurens Delva, & Kevin M. Van Geem. (2017). Mechanical and chemical recycling of solid plastic waste. Waste Management. 69. 24–58. 2155 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuzmanović, Maja, Laurens Delva, Ludwig Cardon, & Kim Ragaert. (2016). The Effect of Injection Molding Temperature on the Morphology and Mechanical Properties of PP/PET Blends and Microfibrillar Composites. Polymers. 8(10). 355–355. 52 indexed citations
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Delva, Laurens, Kim Ragaert, Joris Degrieck, & Ludwig Cardon. (2014). The Effect of Multiple Extrusions on the Properties of Montmorillonite Filled Polypropylene. Polymers. 6(12). 2912–2927. 48 indexed citations
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Ragaert, Kim, et al.. (2014). Bulk compounding of PCL-PEO blends for 3D plotting of scaffolds for cardiovascular tissue engineering. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3(1). 5 indexed citations
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Delva, Laurens, An Verberckmoes, Ludwig Cardon, & Kim Ragaert. (2013). The use of rubber as a compatibilizer for injection moulding of recycled post-consumer mixed polyolefines. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 4 indexed citations
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Delva, Laurens, R. Alves, Kim Ragaert, et al.. (2013). Extrusion and characterization of nanoclay filled polypropylene. Advances in Production Engineering & Management. 8(2). 88–95. 5 indexed citations
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Ragaert, Kim, Filip De Somer, Ives De Baere, Ludwig Cardon, & Joris Degrieck. (2011). Production & evaluation of PCL scaffolds for tissue engineered heart valves. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

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