René Kleijn

5.9k total citations
81 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

René Kleijn is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, René Kleijn has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Environmental Engineering, 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 26 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in René Kleijn's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (31 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (26 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers). René Kleijn is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (31 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (26 papers) and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers). René Kleijn collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Japan. René Kleijn's co-authors include Ester van der Voet, Benjamin Sprecher, Arnold Tukker, Gert Jan Kramer, Reinout Heijungs, Coen van der Giesen, Yongxiang Yang, Ruben Huele, Susan van den Brink and Jeroen B. Guinée and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

René Kleijn

75 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
René Kleijn Netherlands 31 1.7k 1.6k 1.2k 518 517 81 4.5k
Zoran J. N. Steinmann Netherlands 21 665 0.4× 1.6k 1.0× 859 0.7× 584 1.1× 452 0.9× 30 4.3k
Jinglan Hong China 44 1.1k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 1.8k 1.5× 409 0.8× 421 0.8× 149 5.9k
Gara Villalba Spain 36 866 0.5× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 223 0.4× 365 0.7× 108 4.8k
Gregor Wernet Switzerland 14 609 0.4× 2.4k 1.5× 1.0k 0.9× 623 1.2× 671 1.3× 17 4.7k
Stefan Bringezu Germany 35 893 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 684 0.6× 313 0.6× 228 0.4× 157 4.7k
Marisa Vieira Netherlands 13 599 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 916 0.8× 532 1.0× 403 0.8× 16 3.7k
Rosalie van Zelm Netherlands 35 669 0.4× 2.5k 1.6× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 2.0× 533 1.0× 89 6.5k
Roland Hischier Switzerland 36 943 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 363 0.7× 840 1.6× 100 5.8k
Fulvio Ardente Italy 38 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 404 0.8× 799 1.5× 83 4.8k
Jürgen Reinhard Switzerland 10 545 0.3× 2.3k 1.4× 934 0.8× 691 1.3× 602 1.2× 15 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by René Kleijn

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of René Kleijn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of René Kleijn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of René Kleijn 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 René Kleijn. René Kleijn 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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Kleijn, René, et al.. (2025). The dynamics of accelerating end-of-life rare earth permanent magnet recycling: A technological innovation systems approach. Applied Energy. 388. 125707–125707. 3 indexed citations
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Kleijn, René, et al.. (2025). Accounting for learning in prospective LCA: Theory and practical guidance. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29(3). 683–697. 2 indexed citations
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Deetman, Sebastiaan, et al.. (2025). Prospecting urban mines of fossil fuel-based energy systems in the energy transition. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1).
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Kleijn, René, et al.. (2025). Fuel cell and electric vehicles: Resource use and associated environmental impacts. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 226. 108646–108646.
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Behrens, Paul, et al.. (2025). Inclusion of wellbeing impacts of climate change: a review of literature and integrated environment–society–economy models. The Lancet Planetary Health. 9(12). 101375–101375.
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Auping, Willem L., et al.. (2024). Reassessing tin circularity and criticality. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 28(2). 232–246. 12 indexed citations
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Sprecher, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Self-sufficiency of the European Union in critical raw materials for E-mobility. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 212. 108009–108009. 6 indexed citations
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Sprecher, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Towards neodymium recycling: Analysis of the availability and recyclability of European waste flows. Journal of Cleaner Production. 394. 136252–136252. 21 indexed citations
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Kleijn, René, et al.. (2023). Data implementation matters: Effect of software choice and LCI database evolution on a comparative LCA study of permanent magnets. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(5). 1252–1265. 15 indexed citations
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Sprecher, Benjamin & René Kleijn. (2021). Tackling material constraints on the exponential growth of the energy transition. One Earth. 4(3). 335–338. 21 indexed citations
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Meinrenken, Christoph J., et al.. (2018). Life cycle environmental impact of humidity-swing direct air carbon capture using desalinated seawater. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Ioppolo, Giuseppe, et al.. (2014). Pathways to environmental sustainability : methodologies and experiences. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 27 indexed citations
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Kleijn, René. (2000). Adding It All Up The Sense and Non‐Sense of Bulk‐MFA. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 4(2). 7–8. 26 indexed citations
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Kleijn, René. (1999). IN = OUT: The Trivial Central Paradigm of MFA?. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 3(2-3). 8–10. 23 indexed citations
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Kleijn, René, et al.. (1998). Influence of Inventory Data Sets on Life‐Cycle Assessment Results: A Case Study on PVC. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2(3). 109–130. 60 indexed citations
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Kleijn, René, Arnold Tukker, & Ester van der Voet. (1997). Chlorine in the Netherlands, Part I, An Overview. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 1(1). 95–116. 26 indexed citations
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Tukker, Arnold, et al.. (1997). Chlorine in the Netherlands, Part II: Risk Management in Uncertainty for Chlorine. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 1(2). 91–110. 17 indexed citations
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Tukker, Arnold, et al.. (1997). Combining SFA and LCA. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 1(4). 93–116. 25 indexed citations
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Voet, Ester van der, et al.. (1995). Substance flows through the economy and environment of a region. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2(2). 89–89. 20 indexed citations

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