Roland Hischier

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
100 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Roland Hischier is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Hischier has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Environmental Engineering, 45 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Roland Hischier's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (50 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (44 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (22 papers). Roland Hischier is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (50 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (44 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (22 papers). Roland Hischier collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. Roland Hischier's co-authors include Niels Jungbluth, Manuele Margni, Claudia Som, Patrick Wäger, Stefan Seeger, Gabor Doka, Stefanie Hellweg, Hans‐Jörg Althaus, Rolf Frischknecht and Roberto Dones and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Roland Hischier

99 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The ecoinvent Database: Overview and Methodological Framework (7 pp)

2004 867 citations Rolf Frischknecht, Niels Jungbluth et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment profile →
Implementation of life cycle impact assessment methods

2010 659 citations Niels Jungbluth, Manuele Margni et al. profile →
From laboratory to industrial scale: a scale-up framework for chemical processes in life cycle assessment studies

2016 439 citations Roland Hischier, Stefan Seeger 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						Papers	Cites
Roland Hischier Switzerland	36	1.8k	1.7k	943	871	840	100	5.8k
Guido Sonnemann France	40	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.6×	962 1.1×	540 0.6×	152	6.7k
Rosalie van Zelm Netherlands	35	2.5k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	669 0.7×	508 0.6×	533 0.6×	89	6.5k
Stig Irving Olsen Denmark	34	1.7k 1.0×	779 0.5×	450 0.5×	762 0.9×	536 0.6×	100	4.7k
Alissa Kendall United States	43	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	131	6.9k
Henrik Wenzel Denmark	39	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	649 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	108	6.2k
Alexis Laurent Denmark	38	2.0k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	483 0.5×	653 0.7×	521 0.6×	103	5.8k
Zongguo Wen China	44	1.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	847 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	386 0.5×	154	6.5k
Bernhard Steubing Netherlands	37	3.4k 1.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.6×	727 0.8×	1.6k 1.9×	84	7.9k
Jinglan Hong China	44	2.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	268 0.3×	421 0.5×	149	5.9k
Barbara K. Reck United States	31	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	2.8k 3.0×	579 0.7×	520 0.6×	55	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Roland Hischier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roland Hischier

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Larrea‐Gallegos, Gustavo, Sabine Hofer, Karin Wiench, et al.. (2025). Integrate & balance aspects for safe and sustainable innovation: Needs analysis on SSbD categories and product development stage requirements to cover the entire life cycle. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 29. 201–221. 1 indexed citations

Pipitone, Giuseppe, et al.. (2025). Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Assessments of Aqueous Phase Reforming for the Energetic Valorization of Winery Wastewaters. Sustainability. 17(17). 7856–7856. 2 indexed citations

Nyström, Gustav, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the climate neutrality of wood derivatives and biopolymers. RSC Sustainability. 2(5). 1487–1497. 6 indexed citations

Hischier, Roland, et al.. (2024). Assessment of short-term supply disruption impacts for the Swiss mobility, energy and ICT sectors – Application of the SPOTTER approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 476. 143810–143810.

Hischier, Roland, et al.. (2023). Assessing Short-Term Supply Disruption Impacts within Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment─A Case Study of Electric Vehicles. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(48). 19678–19689. 6 indexed citations

Righi, Serena, et al.. (2022). Resource Pressure of Carpets: Guiding Their Circular Design. Sustainability. 14(5). 2530–2530. 1 indexed citations

Romeo, Daina, Roland Hischier, Bernd Nowack, & Peter Wick. (2022). Approach toward In Vitro-Based Human Toxicity Effect Factors for the Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Inhaled Low-Solubility Particles. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(12). 8552–8560. 2 indexed citations

Salieri, Beatrice, et al.. (2021). How Relevant Are Direct Emissions of Microplastics into Freshwater from an LCA Perspective?. Sustainability. 13(17). 9922–9922. 24 indexed citations

Schmutz, Mélanie, Roland Hischier, Peter Wick, et al.. (2020). Cotton and Surgical Masks—What Ecological Factors Are Relevant for Their Sustainability?. Sustainability. 12(24). 10245–10245. 37 indexed citations

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Itten, René, Roland Hischier, Anders Andrae, et al.. (2020). Digital transformation—life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 25(10). 2093–2098. 44 indexed citations

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Desing, Harald, et al.. (2020). Ecological resource potential. MethodsX. 7. 101151–101151. 3 indexed citations

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Romeo, Daina, Beatrice Salieri, Roland Hischier, Bernd Nowack, & Peter Wick. (2020). An integrated pathway based on in vitro data for the human hazard assessment of nanomaterials. Environment International. 137. 105505–105505. 45 indexed citations

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Salieri, Beatrice, David A. Turner, Bernd Nowack, & Roland Hischier. (2017). Life cycle assessment of manufactured nanomaterials: Where are we?. NanoImpact. 10. 108–120. 120 indexed citations

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Harmelen, Toon van, Derk Brouwer, Eelco Kuijpers, et al.. (2016). LICARA nanoSCAN - A tool for the self-assessment of benefits and risks of nanoproducts. Environment International. 91. 150–160. 51 indexed citations

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Hischier, Roland, et al.. (2015). Multi-perspective application selection: a method to identify sustainable applications for new materials using the example of cellulose nanofiber reinforced composites. Journal of Cleaner Production. 112. 1199–1210. 20 indexed citations

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Wäger, Patrick & Roland Hischier. (2015). Life cycle assessment of post-consumer plastics production from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) treatment residues in a Central European plastics recycling plant. The Science of The Total Environment. 529. 158–167. 108 indexed citations

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Hischier, Roland & Tobias Walser. (2012). Life cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials: State of the art and strategies to overcome existing gaps. The Science of The Total Environment. 425. 271–282. 178 indexed citations

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Wäger, Patrick, et al.. (2011). Environmental impacts of the Swiss collection and recovery systems for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): A follow-up. The Science of The Total Environment. 409(10). 1746–1756. 154 indexed citations

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Duan, Huabo, et al.. (2008). Life cycle assessment study of a Chinese desktop personal computer. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(5). 1755–1764. 96 indexed citations

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Frischknecht, Rolf, Niels Jungbluth, Hans‐Jörg Althaus, et al.. (2007). Implementation of life cycle impact assessment methods. Data v2.0. Ecoinvent report No. 3. PolyPublie (École Polytechnique de Montréal). 50 indexed citations

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