Oliver Heidrich

13.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
85 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Oliver Heidrich is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver Heidrich has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Environmental Engineering, 20 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Oliver Heidrich's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (18 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (15 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (15 papers). Oliver Heidrich is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (18 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (15 papers) and Extraction and Separation Processes (15 papers). Oliver Heidrich collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and United States. Oliver Heidrich's co-authors include Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Paul A. Christensen, Yue Huang, Roger Bird, Gavin Harper, Emma Kendrick, Paul A. Anderson, Roberto Sommerville, Simon Lambert and Rustam Stolkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Oliver Heidrich

82 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles

2019 2.7k citations Roberto Sommerville, Emma Kendrick et al. profile →
Mitigating and adapting to climate change: Multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban infrastructure

2014 675 citations Matthias Demuzere, Kati Orru et al. profile →
Environmental impacts, pollution sources and pathways of spent lithium-ion batteries

2021 612 citations Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Oliver Heidrich et al. profile →
A review of the use of recycled solid waste materials in asphalt pavements

2007 555 citations Yue Huang, Oliver Heidrich et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →
Circular economy strategies for electric vehicle batteries reduce reliance on raw materials

2020 433 citations Joris Baars, Teresa Doménech et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
Challenges and recent developments in supply and value chains of electric vehicle batteries: A sustainability perspective

2022 227 citations Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Marco Raugei et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →
Global implications of the EU battery regulation

2021 216 citations Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Alissa Kendall et al. profile →
Regional rare-earth element supply and demand balanced with circular economy strategies

2024 57 citations Peng Wang, Oliver Heidrich et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Oliver Heidrich United Kingdom	37	3.9k	3.5k	2.5k	2.2k	1.3k	85	9.2k
Gregory A. Keoleian United States	59	3.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	2.7k 2.2×	193	11.6k
Christian Bauer Switzerland	47	3.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	4.3k 3.4×	120	12.2k
Bernhard Steubing Netherlands	37	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	3.4k 2.7×	84	7.9k
Ernst Worrell Netherlands	69	1.7k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	604 0.3×	5.5k 4.4×	296	16.1k
Han Hao China	53	3.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	3.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	205	7.5k
Vladimir Strezov Australia	59	1.0k 0.3×	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	315 0.1×	1.6k 1.3×	208	14.9k
Jinhui Li China	78	5.3k 1.4×	10.1k 2.9×	12.3k 4.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	394	20.2k
Jeroen B. Guinée Netherlands	49	1.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	3.4k 1.4×	805 0.4×	8.2k 6.5×	135	15.5k
Anders Hammer Strømman Norway	49	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	804 0.3×	3.3k 1.5×	4.3k 3.4×	148	10.3k
Edgar G. Hertwich Norway	73	2.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	11.1k 8.9×	253	19.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oliver Heidrich

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kamara, John M., et al.. (2025). Key Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Risk Assessments in the Construction Industry. Buildings. 15(11). 1832–1832. 3 indexed citations

Blenkinsop, Stephen, et al.. (2025). Net zero in healthcare buildings: Lessons from assessing the strategies of 214 NHS trusts in England. Building and Environment. 278. 112966–112966. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Peng, et al.. (2024). Regional rare-earth element supply and demand balanced with circular economy strategies. Nature Geoscience. 17(1). 94–102. 57 indexed citations breakdown →

Buzási, Attila, Sofia G. Simões, Monica Salvia, et al.. (2024). European patterns of local adaptation planning—a regional analysis. Regional Environmental Change. 24(2). 10 indexed citations

Tarroja, Brian, Julie M. Schoenung, Oladele A. Ogunseitan, et al.. (2024). Overcoming barriers to improved decision-making for battery deployment in the clean energy transition. iScience. 27(6). 109898–109898. 8 indexed citations

Elnahass, Marwa, et al.. (2023). A dynamic framework to align company climate reporting and action with global climate targets. Business Strategy and the Environment. 33(4). 3103–3128. 6 indexed citations

Bridgens, Ben, et al.. (2023). Adaptability of space habitats using the Rhythmic Buildings strategy. Acta Astronautica. 211. 764–780.

Rajaeifar, Mohammad Ali, Andrew Kenny, Andrew Smallbone, et al.. (2023). Life cycle assessment of microalgae-derived biodiesel. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 28(5). 590–609. 38 indexed citations

Baars, Joris, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, & Oliver Heidrich. (2022). Quo vadis MFA? Integrated material flow analysis to support material efficiency. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(4). 1487–1503. 20 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Oliver, Alistair Ford, Richard Dawson, et al.. (2022). LAYERS: A Decision-Support Tool to Illustrate and Assess the Supply and Value Chain for the Energy Transition. Sustainability. 14(12). 7120–7120. 7 indexed citations

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Butt, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Analysis of greenhouse gas mitigation performance in UK urban areas. Carbon Management. 13(1). 463–481. 4 indexed citations

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Rajaeifar, Mohammad Ali, et al.. (2021). Life cycle assessment of lithium‐ion battery recycling using pyrometallurgical technologies. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(6). 1560–1571. 140 indexed citations

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Lander, Laura, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Viet Nguyen‐Tien, et al.. (2021). Financial viability of electric vehicle lithium-ion battery recycling. iScience. 24(7). 102787–102787. 198 indexed citations

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Kamara, John M., et al.. (2020). Change Factors and the Adaptability of Buildings. Sustainability. 12(16). 6585–6585. 33 indexed citations

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Baars, Joris, et al.. (2020). Circular economy strategies for electric vehicle batteries reduce reliance on raw materials. Nature Sustainability. 4(1). 71–79. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sommerville, Roberto, Pengcheng Zhu, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, et al.. (2020). A qualitative assessment of lithium ion battery recycling processes. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 165. 105219–105219. 232 indexed citations

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Rybski, Diego, et al.. (2017). Costs of sea dikes – regressions and uncertainty estimates. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 17(5). 765–779. 24 indexed citations

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Demuzere, Matthias, Maija Faehnle, Kati Orru, et al.. (2014). Evidence on the contribution of green urban infrastructure to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Yue, et al.. (2008). Development of a life cycle assessment tool for sustainable construction of asphalt pavements. 2 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Oliver, Joan Harvey, & Nicola Tollin. (2008). Stakeholder analysis for industrial waste management systems. Waste Management. 29(2). 965–973. 36 indexed citations

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