Steven De Meester

11.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
143 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Steven De Meester is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven De Meester has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 54 papers in Pollution and 26 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Steven De Meester's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (68 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (53 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (26 papers). Steven De Meester is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (68 papers), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (53 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (26 papers). Steven De Meester collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Italy. Steven De Meester's co-authors include Jo Dewulf, Martijn Roosen, Kim Ragaert, Kevin M. Van Geem, Colin Janssen, Karen De Clerck, M. Claessens, Lieve Van Landuyt, Sophie Huysveld and Haritz Sardón and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Steven De Meester

133 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine se... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2022 2019 2020 2025 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast
    2011 1.1k citations Steven De Meester, Karen De Clerck et al. profile →
  2. Critical advances and future opportunities in upcycling commodity polymers
    2022 911 citations Martijn Roosen, Steven De Meester et al. profile →
  3. Circular economy indicators: What do they measure?
    2019 765 citations Sophie Huysveld, Fabrice Mathieux et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →
  4. Towards closed-loop recycling of multilayer and coloured PET plastic waste by alkaline hydrolysis
    2020 369 citations Sibel Üǧdüler, Kevin M. Van Geem et al. profile →
  5. Advancing Textile Waste Recycling: Challenges and Opportunities Across Polymer and Non-Polymer Fiber Types
    2025 22 citations Mehrdad Seifali Abbas‐Abadi, Karen De Clerck et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven De Meester Belgium 47 4.4k 3.9k 1.6k 1.4k 988 143 8.8k
Phil Purnell United Kingdom 35 2.4k 0.5× 2.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 748 0.5× 319 0.3× 88 7.0k
John Ν. Hahladakis Qatar 31 3.2k 0.7× 3.3k 0.9× 831 0.5× 955 0.7× 307 0.3× 48 6.2k
Eleni Iacovidou United Kingdom 30 2.8k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 894 0.6× 306 0.3× 58 5.7k
Costas A. Velis United Kingdom 29 4.1k 0.9× 2.8k 0.7× 812 0.5× 724 0.5× 245 0.2× 56 6.6k
Marı́a Teresa Moreira Spain 70 2.3k 0.5× 2.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 743 0.5× 346 0.4× 433 16.6k
Thomas Fruergaard Astrup Denmark 60 5.0k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 536 0.4× 280 0.3× 199 10.2k
Gumersindo Feijóo Spain 68 2.3k 0.5× 2.8k 0.7× 935 0.6× 550 0.4× 271 0.3× 371 14.8k
Jo Dewulf Belgium 62 3.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.9k 1.2× 322 0.2× 259 0.3× 303 14.2k
Sunil Kumar India 67 5.3k 1.2× 3.7k 0.9× 433 0.3× 884 0.6× 243 0.2× 387 15.4k
Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan China 65 3.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 395 0.2× 644 0.5× 272 0.3× 340 14.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven De Meester

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven De Meester

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lase, Irdanto Saputra, et al.. (2024). Exposing the pitfalls of plastics mechanical recycling through cost calculation. Waste Management. 189. 300–313. 10 indexed citations
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Somer, Tobias De, Martijn Roosen, Mehrdad Seifali Abbas‐Abadi, et al.. (2024). Fractional distillation of waste plastic pyrolysis oil for isolating narrow hydrocarbons cuts. Fuel. 379. 133055–133055. 6 indexed citations
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Kusenberg, Marvin, et al.. (2024). Characterization and impact of oxygenates in post-consumer plastic waste-derived pyrolysis oils on steam cracking process efficiency. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 181. 106571–106571. 8 indexed citations
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Bar‐Ziv, Ezra, George W. Huber, Norbert Nießner, et al.. (2024). Increasing the Dissolution Rate of Polystyrene Waste in Solvent-Based Recycling. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(11). 4619–4630. 9 indexed citations
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Kusenberg, Marvin, Martijn Roosen, Andreas Eschenbacher, et al.. (2023). Contaminant removal from plastic waste pyrolysis oil via depth filtration and the impact on chemical recycling: A simple solution with significant impact. Chemical Engineering Journal. 473. 145259–145259. 25 indexed citations
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Abbas‐Abadi, Mehrdad Seifali, Marvin Kusenberg, Azd Zayoud, et al.. (2023). Thermal pyrolysis of waste versus virgin polyolefin feedstocks: The role of pressure, temperature and waste composition. Waste Management. 165. 108–118. 50 indexed citations
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Lase, Irdanto Saputra, Davide Tonini, Dario Caro, et al.. (2023). How much can chemical recycling contribute to plastic waste recycling in Europe? An assessment using material flow analysis modeling. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 192. 106916–106916. 86 indexed citations
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Phan, Kim B., Sibel Üǧdüler, Martijn Roosen, et al.. (2023). Analysing the potential of the selective dissolution of elastane from mixed fiber textile waste. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 191. 106903–106903. 40 indexed citations
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Somer, Tobias De, et al.. (2023). Constructing and validating ternary phase diagrams as basis for polymer dissolution recycling. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 387. 122630–122630. 6 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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Lin, Xu, et al.. (2023). Impact of Stabilization Technology on the Extraction Yield and Functionality of Macroconstituents from Biomass: A Systematic Review. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(25). 9628–9643. 3 indexed citations
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Joossens, Marie, et al.. (2023). Impact of potato trimming acidification on protein characteristics and bacterial community during long-term storage. LWT. 191. 115572–115572. 4 indexed citations
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Huysveld, Sophie, et al.. (2022). Statistical entropy of resources using a categorization tree for material enumeration: Framework development and application to a plastic packaging case study. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 181. 106259–106259. 5 indexed citations
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Huysveld, Sophie, et al.. (2021). Addressing the complex challenge of understanding and quantifying substitutability for recycled plastics. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 174. 105826–105826. 2 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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Phan, Kim B., Steven De Meester, Katleen Raes, Karen De Clerck, & Véronique Van Speybroeck. (2021). A Comparative Study on the Photophysical Properties of Anthocyanins and Pyranoanthocyanins. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(19). 5956–5971. 12 indexed citations
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Khan, Owais, et al.. (2020). Assessing the determinants of intentions and behaviors of organizations towards a circular economy for plastics. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 163. 105069–105069. 123 indexed citations
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Boone, Lieselot, Veerle Van linden, Isabel Roldán-Ruíz, et al.. (2018). Introduction of a natural resource balance indicator to assess soil organic carbon management: Agricultural Biomass Productivity Benefit. Journal of Environmental Management. 224. 202–214. 9 indexed citations
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Dewulf, Jo, Wouter De Soete, Thomas Schaubroeck, et al.. (2017). Toward a Framework for Resource Efficiency Evaluation in Industry: Recommendations for Research and Innovation Projects. Resources. 6(1). 5–5. 14 indexed citations

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