Krista L. Thyberg

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 938 citations indexed

About

Krista L. Thyberg is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Food Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Krista L. Thyberg has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 938 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 7 papers in Food Science and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Krista L. Thyberg's work include Municipal Solid Waste Management (11 papers), Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (7 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (6 papers). Krista L. Thyberg is often cited by papers focused on Municipal Solid Waste Management (11 papers), Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability (7 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (6 papers). Krista L. Thyberg collaborates with scholars based in United States and Namibia. Krista L. Thyberg's co-authors include David J. Tonjes, Jessica Gurevitch, Ndakalimwe Naftal Gabriel, Matthew A. Johnston, Clara Tucker, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, T.R. Thomas, L.M. Medina and Yiyi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Krista L. Thyberg

11 papers receiving 898 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Drivers of food waste and their implications for sustainable policy development

2015 666 citations Krista L. Thyberg, David J. Tonjes 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
Krista L. Thyberg United States	9	720	475	198	150	125	14	938
Klaus‐Rainer Bräutigam Germany	10	750 1.0×	423 0.9×	216 1.1×	170 1.1×	156 1.2×	21	987
Juliane Jörissen Germany	7	750 1.0×	396 0.8×	216 1.1×	204 1.4×	160 1.3×	21	1.0k
Carmen Priefer Germany	7	751 1.0×	402 0.8×	220 1.1×	221 1.5×	163 1.3×	10	1.1k
Felicitas Schneider Austria	16	912 1.3×	623 1.3×	297 1.5×	209 1.4×	150 1.2×	33	1.3k
Burcu Gözet Austria	2	795 1.1×	371 0.8×	195 1.0×	136 0.9×	242 1.9×	2	960
Gudrun Obersteiner Austria	12	432 0.6×	460 1.0×	122 0.6×	124 0.8×	106 0.8×	28	1.0k
Andrea Segrè Italy	13	688 1.0×	354 0.7×	207 1.0×	149 1.0×	208 1.7×	40	879
Pegah Amani Germany	8	617 0.9×	244 0.5×	192 1.0×	127 0.8×	230 1.8×	11	736
Christian Bux Italy	17	525 0.7×	241 0.5×	134 0.7×	122 0.8×	211 1.7×	43	967
Kamran Rousta Sweden	16	434 0.6×	424 0.9×	109 0.6×	131 0.9×	189 1.5×	37	1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Krista L. Thyberg

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14 of 14 papers shown

Tonjes, David J., et al.. (2025). Similarities and differences in waste composition over time and space determined by multivariate distance analyses. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0308367–e0308367.

Thyberg, Krista L., et al.. (2025). Zero-Waste Program Success: A Systems Approach to Indicators at the Micro, Meso, and Macro Levels. Sustainability. 17(8). 3644–3644.

Tonjes, David J., Yiyi Wang, Mohammad Shafiur Rahman, et al.. (2024). Composition of New York State (United States) Disposed Waste and Recyclables in 2021: An Advanced Analysis of Waste Sort Data. Recycling. 9(5). 87–87.

Johnston, Matthew A., et al.. (2024). Variation in municipal solid waste generation and management across time and space. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 204. 107472–107472. 11 indexed citations

Tonjes, David J., et al.. (2021). Better public decisions on COVID-19: A thought experiment in metrics. Public Health in Practice. 2. 100208–100208. 1 indexed citations

Thyberg, Krista L., et al.. (2021). Public perceptions and factors affecting domestic marine fish consumption in Namibia, southwestern Africa. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 47. 101921–101921. 11 indexed citations

Gabriel, Ndakalimwe Naftal, et al.. (2020). Assessment and quantification of Namibian seafood waste production. Ocean & Coastal Management. 199. 105402–105402. 14 indexed citations

Tonjes, David J., et al.. (2018). Conversion from dual stream to single stream recycling results in nuanced effects on revenues and waste stream amounts and composition. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 138. 151–159. 16 indexed citations

Thyberg, Krista L. & David J. Tonjes. (2017). The environmental impacts of alternative food waste treatment technologies in the U.S.. Journal of Cleaner Production. 158. 101–108. 53 indexed citations

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Thyberg, Krista L., et al.. (2015). Differences in waste generation, waste composition, and source separation across three waste districts in a New York suburb. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 99. 19–28. 33 indexed citations

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Thyberg, Krista L. & David J. Tonjes. (2015). Drivers of food waste and their implications for sustainable policy development. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 106. 110–123. 666 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thyberg, Krista L. & David J. Tonjes. (2015). A Management Framework for Municipal Solid Waste Systems and Its Application to Food Waste Prevention. Systems. 3(3). 133–151. 34 indexed citations

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Thyberg, Krista L., David J. Tonjes, & Jessica Gurevitch. (2015). Quantification of Food Waste Disposal in the United States: A Meta-Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(24). 13946–13953. 96 indexed citations

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Tonjes, David J. & Krista L. Thyberg. (2013). Degradable Plastics and Solid Waste Management Systems. Academic Commons (Stony Brook University). 3 indexed citations

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