Rolf Widmer

4.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Rolf Widmer is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Widmer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rolf Widmer's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (19 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (8 papers). Rolf Widmer is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (22 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (19 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (8 papers). Rolf Widmer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Norway. Rolf Widmer's co-authors include Heinz Böni, Patrick Wäger, Marcel Gauch, Rainer Zah, Anna Stamp, Dominic A. Notter, Hans‐Jörg Althaus, Mathias Schluep, Lorenz M. Hilty and Martin Faulstich and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Widmer

41 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Global perspectives on e-waste

2005 1.1k citations Rolf Widmer, Heinz Böni et al. Environmental Impact Assessment Review profile →
Contribution of Li-Ion Batteries to the Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles

2010 648 citations Dominic A. Notter, Marcel Gauch et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Modeling Metal Stocks and Flows: A Review of Dynamic Material Flow Analysis Methods

2014 405 citations Esther Müller, Lorenz M. Hilty et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rolf Widmer Switzerland	20	2.0k	1.6k	1.0k	678	525	43	3.4k
Callie W. Babbitt United States	32	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.6×	749 1.1×	641 1.2×	74	3.7k
Patrick Wäger Switzerland	27	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	697 1.0×	312 0.6×	71	3.0k
Gabrielle Gaustad United States	30	1.8k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	2.1k 2.0×	1.1k 1.7×	586 1.1×	66	4.8k
Quanyin Tan China	34	2.8k 1.4×	2.6k 1.7×	1.8k 1.7×	352 0.5×	276 0.5×	75	4.6k
Tieyong Zuo China	27	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	514 0.5×	229 0.3×	335 0.6×	71	2.6k
Fabrice Mathieux Italy	31	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	818 0.8×	575 0.8×	1.9k 3.5×	103	3.9k
Jean‐Daniel Saphores United States	34	1.3k 0.7×	407 0.3×	412 0.4×	272 0.4×	442 0.8×	117	4.0k
Фу Гу China	30	791 0.4×	506 0.3×	501 0.5×	465 0.7×	408 0.8×	72	2.8k
Björn A. Sandén Sweden	34	507 0.3×	568 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	535 0.8×	599 1.1×	81	4.4k
Paolo Rosa Italy	33	1.8k 0.9×	886 0.6×	444 0.4×	194 0.3×	2.4k 4.5×	73	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rolf Widmer

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20 of 20 papers shown

Desing, Harald & Rolf Widmer. (2022). How Much Energy Storage can We Afford? On the Need for a Sunflower Society, Aligning Demand with Renewable Supply. PubMed. 7(2). 3–3. 7 indexed citations

Crenna, Eleonora, Marcel Gauch, Rolf Widmer, Patrick Wäger, & Roland Hischier. (2021). Towards more flexibility and transparency in life cycle inventories for Lithium-ion batteries. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 170. 105619–105619. 67 indexed citations

Løvik, Amund N., Renato Figi, Claudia Schreiner, et al.. (2019). Variability and Bias in Measurements of Metals Mass Fractions in Automobile Shredder Residue. Recycling. 4(3). 34–34. 2 indexed citations

Hilty, Lorenz M., et al.. (2017). Service Lifetime, Storage Time, and Disposal Pathways of Electronic Equipment: A Swiss Case Study. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 22(1). 196–208. 54 indexed citations

Wäger, Patrick, et al.. (2015). A geological reconnaissance of electrical and electronic waste as a source for rare earth metals. Waste Management. 45. 226–234. 42 indexed citations

Jungmeier, Gerfried, Jennifer B. Dunn, Amgad Elgowainy, et al.. (2014). Life cycle assessment of electric vehicles – key issues of task 19 of the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV). 4 indexed citations

Müller, Esther, Lorenz M. Hilty, Rolf Widmer, Mathias Schluep, & Martin Faulstich. (2014). Modeling Metal Stocks and Flows: A Review of Dynamic Material Flow Analysis Methods. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(4). 2102–2113. 405 indexed citations breakdown →

Wäger, Patrick, et al.. (2014). Characterising and evaluating waste electrical and electronic equipment as a source of scarce metals - a geological and primary production perspective. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

Müller, Esther, et al.. (2013). Material and Energy Flows and Environmental Impacts of the Internet in Switzerland. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 17(6). 814–826. 6 indexed citations

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Schluep, Mathias, Esther Müller, Lorenz M. Hilty, et al.. (2013). Insights from a decade of development cooperation in e-waste management. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 223–230. 20 indexed citations

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Prior, Tim, Patrick Wäger, Anna Stamp, Rolf Widmer, & Damien Giurco. (2013). Sustainable governance of scarce metals: The case of lithium. The Science of The Total Environment. 461-462. 785–791. 62 indexed citations

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Jungmeier, Gerfried, Jennifer B. Dunn, Amgad Elgowainy, et al.. (2013). Key issues in life cycle assessment of electric vehicles — Findings in the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV). DORA Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)). 1–7. 5 indexed citations

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Wilhelm, Erik, et al.. (2012). Electric Vehicle Parameter Identification. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 5(4). 1090–1099. 7 indexed citations

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Notter, Dominic A., Marcel Gauch, Rolf Widmer, et al.. (2010). Contribution of Li-Ion Batteries to the Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles. Environmental Science & Technology. 44(19). 7744–7744. 62 indexed citations

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Khetriwal, Deepali Sinha, et al.. (2008). Producer responsibility for e-waste management: Key issues for consideration – Learning from the Swiss experience. Journal of Environmental Management. 90(1). 153–165. 250 indexed citations

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Mojon‐Azzi, Stefania M., Alfonso Sousa‐Poza, & Rolf Widmer. (2007). The effect of retirement on health: a panel analysis using data from the Swiss household panel. Swiss Medical Weekly. 137(4142). 581–585. 41 indexed citations

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Streicher‐Porte, Martin, Rolf Widmer, Amit Jain, et al.. (2005). Key drivers of the e-waste recycling system: Assessing and modelling e-waste processing in the informal sector in Delhi. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 25(5). 472–491. 164 indexed citations

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Widmer, Rolf, et al.. (2005). Global perspectives on e-waste. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 25(5). 436–458. 1146 indexed citations breakdown →

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Widmer, Rolf, et al.. (2001). Hydropower Revival in Java's Tea Gardens. Mountain Research and Development. 21(1). 14–18. 1 indexed citations

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Schmid, Hans Bernhard, Alfonso Sousa‐Poza, & Rolf Widmer. (1999). Assigning Monetary Values to Unpaid Labour Using Input-Based Approaches: The Swiss Case. Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen). 71(8). 2604–2611. 2 indexed citations

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