Michael Braungart

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Braungart is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Transportation and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Braungart has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 2 papers in Transportation and 2 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Michael Braungart's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (2 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (2 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (2 papers). Michael Braungart is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (2 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (2 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (2 papers). Michael Braungart collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Michael Braungart's co-authors include W. F. McDonough, William McDonough, Andrew Bollinger, Paul T. Anastas, Julie B. Zimmerman, Staffan Skerfving, Al Gore, Armin Reller, Roland Frank and Jan Seidel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Environmental Science & Technology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Michael Braungart

18 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2006 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. Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things
    2002 2.1k citations Michael Braungart, W. F. McDonough Choice Reviews Online profile →
  2. Cradle-to-cradle design: creating healthy emissions – a strategy for eco-effective product and system design
    2006 659 citations Michael Braungart, William McDonough et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Braungart Netherlands 10 1.3k 718 568 561 382 18 3.2k
Osvaldo Luíz Gonçalves Quelhas Brazil 28 1.6k 1.3× 845 1.2× 635 1.1× 434 0.8× 392 1.0× 203 4.2k
Cali Nuur Sweden 20 1.3k 1.0× 650 0.9× 409 0.7× 292 0.5× 306 0.8× 53 2.3k
Walter R. Stahel Switzerland 13 1.3k 1.0× 761 1.1× 469 0.8× 274 0.5× 474 1.2× 31 2.4k
Roberta Salomone Italy 30 1.6k 1.3× 836 1.2× 427 0.8× 463 0.8× 439 1.1× 64 3.3k
Henrikke Baumann Sweden 24 1.1k 0.8× 831 1.2× 249 0.4× 630 1.1× 390 1.0× 87 3.0k
Antero Honkasalo Finland 8 1.7k 1.3× 830 1.2× 562 1.0× 291 0.5× 541 1.4× 15 2.5k
Peter Glavič Slovenia 24 1.0k 0.8× 647 0.9× 235 0.4× 596 1.1× 175 0.5× 97 3.4k
Jaco Quist Netherlands 27 1.0k 0.8× 789 1.1× 250 0.4× 384 0.7× 115 0.3× 53 3.4k
Lucila Maria de Souza Campos Brazil 26 1.6k 1.2× 823 1.1× 353 0.6× 300 0.5× 337 0.9× 125 2.8k
Anne Toppinen Finland 38 2.2k 1.7× 1.2k 1.6× 340 0.6× 718 1.3× 131 0.3× 209 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Braungart

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Braungart

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Michael Braungart. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Michael Braungart. The network helps show where Michael Braungart may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Braungart

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Braungart. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Braungart 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 Michael Braungart. Michael Braungart is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Frank, Roland, et al.. (2022). GANerAid: Realistic synthetic patient data for clinical trials. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked. 35. 101118–101118. 10 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael. (2021). Cradle to Cradle. 149(12). 700–700. 2 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael, et al.. (2019). Creating Buildings with Positive Impacts. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Lindner, Soeren, et al.. (2019). Comparison of eco-effectiveness and eco-efficiency based criteria for the construction of single-family homes. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 225. 12041–12041. 1 indexed citations
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McDonough, William & Michael Braungart. (2017). The Next Industrial Revolution. 139–150. 18 indexed citations
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Rotmans, Joris I., et al.. (2014). Beyond the current Dutch spatial planning system: towards a beneficial spatial system that accommodates today’s complex societal needs. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 1. 151–163. 2 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael, et al.. (2013). Eco-engineering: Living in a materials world. Nature. 494(7436). 172–175. 14 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael. (2013). Michael Braungart: Upcycle to eliminate waste. Nature. 494(7436). 174–175. 15 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael, et al.. (2010). Cradle to Cradle criteria for the built environment. Ekonomiaz Revista Vasca de Economía. 75(3). 182–193. 19 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael, et al.. (2010). Criterios 'Cradle to Cradle' para el entorno construido. Ekonomiaz Revista Vasca de Economía. 75(3). 182–193. 1 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael & Al Gore. (2008). CRADLE TO CRADLE DESIGN. 4 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael. (2007). The wisdom of the cherry tree. 7(2). 152–156. 5 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael, William McDonough, & Andrew Bollinger. (2006). Cradle-to-cradle design: creating healthy emissions – a strategy for eco-effective product and system design. Journal of Cleaner Production. 15(13-14). 1337–1348. 659 indexed citations breakdown →
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McDonough, William, Michael Braungart, Paul T. Anastas, & Julie B. Zimmerman. (2003). Peer Reviewed: Applying the Principles of Green Engineering to Cradle-to-Cradle Design. Environmental Science & Technology. 37(23). 434A–441A. 200 indexed citations
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Skerfving, Staffan, et al.. (2003). Antimony in brake pads-a carcinogenic component?. Journal of Cleaner Production. 13(1). 19–31. 173 indexed citations
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Braungart, Michael & W. F. McDonough. (2002). Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things. Choice Reviews Online. 40(2). 40–914. 2051 indexed citations breakdown →
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McDonough, William & Michael Braungart. (2000). A World of Abundance. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics. 30(3). 55–65. 30 indexed citations
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Reller, Armin, et al.. (2000). Silicone – eine vollsynthetische Materialklasse macht Geschichte(n). GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 9(1). 13–24. 7 indexed citations

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