Pieter Billen

3.2k total citations
62 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Pieter Billen is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pieter Billen has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pieter Billen's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (13 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (11 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (11 papers). Pieter Billen is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (13 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (11 papers) and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (11 papers). Pieter Billen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Israel. Pieter Billen's co-authors include Carlo Vandecasteele, Jo Van Caneghem, Sabrina Spatari, Steven Van Passel, Bram Verbinnen, Macarena Larraín, Steven De Meester, Attila Kovács, Kevin M. Van Geem and Jo Dewulf and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Pieter Billen

60 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pieter Billen Belgium 27 752 622 606 429 312 62 2.4k
Liséte Celina Lange Brazil 27 728 1.0× 585 0.9× 784 1.3× 263 0.6× 186 0.6× 103 2.6k
Mohammadreza Kamali Belgium 36 675 0.9× 990 1.6× 637 1.1× 294 0.7× 260 0.8× 101 3.9k
Qiyong Xu China 34 1.3k 1.7× 621 1.0× 536 0.9× 756 1.8× 384 1.2× 155 3.1k
Guillermo San Miguel Spain 32 504 0.7× 800 1.3× 473 0.8× 187 0.4× 495 1.6× 74 2.7k
Simos Malamis Greece 30 971 1.3× 697 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 239 0.6× 345 1.1× 92 3.3k
Xinni Xiong China 21 1.0k 1.4× 1.5k 2.4× 1.2k 1.9× 299 0.7× 561 1.8× 35 4.6k
Isabel Capela Portugal 27 410 0.5× 613 1.0× 486 0.8× 657 1.5× 146 0.5× 72 2.2k
Mingjing He Hong Kong 20 944 1.3× 929 1.5× 1.0k 1.7× 252 0.6× 331 1.1× 27 3.4k
Wenyi Yuan China 29 947 1.3× 429 0.7× 361 0.6× 191 0.4× 807 2.6× 90 2.2k
Yiying Jin China 32 841 1.1× 688 1.1× 607 1.0× 1.5k 3.6× 263 0.8× 77 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pieter Billen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pieter Billen

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

All Works

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Jasiukaitytė‐Grojzdek, Edita, Giorgio Tofani, Philippe Nimmegeers, et al.. (2025). Design of Organosolv Lignin Fractionation: Influence of Temperature, Antisolvent, and Source on Molecular Weight, Structure, and Functionality of Lignin Fragments. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 13(9). 3452–3466. 3 indexed citations
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Steenberge, Paul Van, Yoshi W. Marien, Philippe Nimmegeers, et al.. (2025). A model-based protocol to quantify scission-crosslinking competition and gelation from molecular to material level for grafting-based reactive extrusion of poly(lactic acid). Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160744–160744. 3 indexed citations
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Adeel, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Development of a HPLC protocol to characterize flexible PU foams in support of advanced recycling. Polymer Testing. 147. 108829–108829.
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Billen, Pieter, et al.. (2024). A Pareto aggregation approach for environmental-economic multi-objective optimization applied on a second-generation bioethanol production model. Energy Conversion and Management. 303. 118184–118184. 6 indexed citations
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Adeel, Muhammad, Johan Blom, Bart Michielsen, et al.. (2024). Mitigation of zinc leaching from waste ground tire rubbers through polymer encapsulation. Waste Management. 191. 107–116. 2 indexed citations
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Samyn, Pieter, et al.. (2024). (Thermo)mechanical and chemical characteristics of photochemically crosslinked acrylates from bio‐ and fossil‐based origin. Journal of Polymer Science. 62(15). 3511–3527. 1 indexed citations
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Nimmegeers, Philippe, Marc Spiller, Giorgio Tofani, et al.. (2024). Lignocellulosic biomass valorisation: a review of feedstocks, processes and potential value chains and their implications for the decision-making process. RSC Sustainability. 2(12). 3730–3749. 24 indexed citations
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Nimmegeers, Philippe, et al.. (2024). Global spatiotemporal characterization factors for freshwater eutrophication under climate change scenarios. The Science of The Total Environment. 959. 178275–178275.
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Larraín, Macarena, Pieter Billen, L. Cifuentes, & Steven Van Passel. (2024). Economic and environmental implications of policy instruments for the circular economy: A case study for postconsumer polyethylene film recycling in Europe. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 204. 107519–107519. 4 indexed citations
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Kovács, Attila, Philippe Nimmegeers, Joost Brancart, et al.. (2023). Hybrid substitution workflows should accelerate the uptake of chemical recyclates in polymer formulations. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 41. 100801–100801. 1 indexed citations
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Nimmegeers, Philippe, et al.. (2023). Assessing the future of second-generation bioethanol by 2030 – A techno-economic assessment integrating technology learning curves. Applied Energy. 344. 121263–121263. 23 indexed citations
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Roosen, Martijn, Marvin Kusenberg, Pieter Billen, et al.. (2023). Purification and characterisation of post-consumer plastic pyrolysis oil fractionated by vacuum distillation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 416. 137881–137881. 22 indexed citations
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Velde, Christophe M. L. Vande, et al.. (2023). Production of Long Chain Alcohols from Waste Polyethylene Pyrolysis Oil Using a One-Pot Hydroboration–Oxidation Process. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 11(32). 11729–11736. 2 indexed citations
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Nimmegeers, Philippe, et al.. (2023). Geospatial environmental techno-economic assessment of pretreatment technologies for bioethanol production. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 187. 113743–113743. 10 indexed citations
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Larraín, Macarena, Pieter Billen, & Steven Van Passel. (2022). The effect of plastic packaging recycling policy interventions as a complement to extended producer responsibility schemes: A partial equilibrium model. Waste Management. 153. 355–366. 26 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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Larraín, Macarena, Steven Van Passel, Gwenny Thomassen, et al.. (2021). Techno-economic assessment of mechanical recycling of challenging post-consumer plastic packaging waste. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 170. 105607–105607. 138 indexed citations
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Billen, Pieter, et al.. (2021). Effects of greenhouse gas emissions timing on alternative biomass and fossil energy sources for district heating. GCB Bioenergy. 13(11). 1785–1799. 5 indexed citations
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Billen, Pieter. (2015). Fluidized Bed Combustion of Manure: Technology Improvement and Sustainability Assessment. 1 indexed citations
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Billen, Pieter, et al.. (2014). Electricity from poultry manure: a cleaner alternative to direct land application. Journal of Cleaner Production. 96. 467–475. 103 indexed citations

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