T. E. Graedel

32.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
329 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

T. E. Graedel is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, T. E. Graedel has authored 329 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 86 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 70 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in T. E. Graedel's work include Extraction and Separation Processes (111 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (81 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (57 papers). T. E. Graedel is often cited by papers focused on Extraction and Separation Processes (111 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (81 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (57 papers). T. E. Graedel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. T. E. Graedel's co-authors include Barbara K. Reck, Brad Allenby, Nedal T. Nassar, E. M. Harper, Charles J. Weschler, M. Bertram, Ayman Elshkaki, Robert B. Gordon, Wei‐Qiang Chen and J. P. Franey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

T. E. Graedel

322 papers receiving 22.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Industrial Ecology

1995 915 citations T. E. Graedel et al. profile →
Buildings as a global carbon sink

2020 615 citations Barbara K. Reck, T. E. Graedel et al. profile →
Challenges in Metal Recycling

2012 604 citations Barbara K. Reck, T. E. Graedel profile →
Criticality of metals and metalloids

2015 563 citations T. E. Graedel, E. M. Harper et al. profile →
What Do We Know About\nMetal Recycling Rates?

2011 526 citations T. E. Graedel, Julian M. Allwood et al. profile →
Metal stocks and sustainability

2006 468 citations M. Bertram, T. E. Graedel et al. profile →
Methodology of Metal Criticality Determination

2011 462 citations T. E. Graedel, Nedal T. Nassar et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Copper demand, supply, and associated energy use to 2050

2016 371 citations T. E. Graedel, Barbara K. Reck et al. profile →
On the materials basis of modern society

2013 363 citations T. E. Graedel, E. M. Harper et al. profile →
Prospects of metal recovery from wastewater and brine

2023 141 citations T. E. Graedel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. E. Graedel United States	88	8.6k	6.2k	5.4k	3.6k	2.6k	329	24.4k
Guohe Huang China	90	1.4k 0.2×	4.1k 0.7×	7.1k 1.3×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k	43.7k
Mark A. J. Huijbregts Netherlands	74	1.9k 0.2×	3.4k 0.6×	9.1k 1.7×	492 0.1×	663 0.3×	391	25.2k
John C. Crittenden United States	99	3.6k 0.4×	3.8k 0.6×	2.4k 0.4×	508 0.1×	9.9k 3.8×	544	33.2k
Johannes Lehmann United States	106	1.6k 0.2×	6.7k 1.1×	4.6k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	390	66.5k
Michael Zwicky Hauschild Denmark	81	2.2k 0.3×	5.7k 0.9×	9.9k 1.8×	212 0.1×	689 0.3×	356	24.4k
Ravi Naidu Australia	113	2.6k 0.3×	5.8k 0.9×	2.6k 0.5×	935 0.3×	6.3k 2.4×	1.0k	55.4k
Jo Dewulf Belgium	62	2.1k 0.2×	3.2k 0.5×	2.6k 0.5×	236 0.1×	1.6k 0.6×	303	14.2k
Ming Xu China	72	984 0.1×	2.0k 0.3×	4.6k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	283 0.1×	440	17.9k
Glen P. Peters Norway	74	1.9k 0.2×	681 0.1×	13.3k 2.4×	1.6k 0.5×	568 0.2×	181	25.6k
Timothy J. Wallington United States	82	2.8k 0.3×	1.0k 0.2×	2.1k 0.4×	16.8k 4.7×	2.8k 1.1×	584	28.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. E. Graedel

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Lee, Tessa, Yuan Yao, T. E. Graedel, & Alessio Miatto. (2024). Critical material requirements and recycling opportunities for US wind and solar power generation. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 28(3). 527–541. 11 indexed citations

Miatto, Alessio, Paul Wolfram, Barbara K. Reck, & T. E. Graedel. (2021). Uncertain Future of American Lithium: A Perspective until 2050. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(23). 16184–16194. 47 indexed citations

Miatto, Alessio, et al.. (2021). Tracking the material cycle of Italian bricks with the aid of building information modeling. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 26(2). 609–626. 11 indexed citations

Myers, Rupert J., Tomer Fishman, Barbara K. Reck, & T. E. Graedel. (2018). Unified Materials Information System (UMIS): An Integrated Material Stocks and Flows Data Structure. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 23(1). 222–240. 17 indexed citations

Harper, E. M., Goksin Kavlak, Matthew J. Eckelman, et al.. (2015). Criticality of the Geological Zinc, Tin, and Lead Family. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(4). 628–644. 73 indexed citations

Nassar, Nedal T., et al.. (2015). Criticality of the Rare Earth Elements. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(6). 1044–1054. 180 indexed citations

Harper, E. M., et al.. (2015). Criticality of Seven Specialty Metals. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(4). 837–853. 44 indexed citations

Hunt, Andrew J., Christopher W. N. Anderson, Neil C. Bruce, et al.. (2014). Phytoextraction as a tool for green chemistry. Green Processing and Synthesis. 3(1). 3–22. 44 indexed citations

Graedel, T. E., et al.. (2011). Global Rare Earth In-Use Stocks in NdFeB Permanent Magnets. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(6). 836–843. 181 indexed citations

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Graedel, T. E., Julian M. Allwood, Jean‐Pierre Birat, et al.. (2011). What Do We Know About Metal Recycling Rates?. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(3). 355–366. 3 indexed citations

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Mao, Jiansu & T. E. Graedel. (2009). Lead In‐Use Stock. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 13(1). 112–126. 46 indexed citations

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Johnson, Jeremiah & T. E. Graedel. (2008). The “Hidden” Trade of Metals in the United States. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 12(5-6). 739–753. 23 indexed citations

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Binder, Claudia R., T. E. Graedel, & Barbara K. Reck. (2006). Explanatory Variables for per Capita Stocks and Flows of Copper and Zinc. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 10(1-2). 111–132. 35 indexed citations

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Graedel, T. E., M. Bertram, & Barbara K. Reck. (2005). Exploratory Data Analysis of the Multilevel Anthropogenic Zinc Cycle. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 9(3). 91–108. 10 indexed citations

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Klee, Robert J. & T. E. Graedel. (2004). ELEMENTAL CYCLES: A Status Report on Human or Natural Dominance. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 29(1). 69–107. 121 indexed citations

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Beers, D. van & T. E. Graedel. (2003). The magnitude and spatial distribution of in-use copper stocks in Cape Town, South Africa : research article. South African Journal of Science. 99. 61–69. 45 indexed citations

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Graedel, T. E.. (1999). A Structured Approach to LCA Improvement Analysis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 3(2-3). 85–93. 9 indexed citations

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Graedel, T. E. & Braden Allenby. (1998). Robert A. Laudise 1930‐1 998. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2(4). 13–14. 4 indexed citations

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Graedel, T. E.. (1998). Response to Comments by Paul P. Craig. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2(1). 31–33. 1 indexed citations

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Graedel, T. E.. (1997). Life‐Cycle Assessment in the Service Industries. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 1(4). 57–70. 43 indexed citations

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