Thomas Pretz

1.2k total citations
80 papers, 849 citations indexed

About

Thomas Pretz is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Pretz has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 849 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 10 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Thomas Pretz's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (28 papers), Municipal Solid Waste Management (12 papers) and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (7 papers). Thomas Pretz is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (28 papers), Municipal Solid Waste Management (12 papers) and Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (7 papers). Thomas Pretz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Sweden. Thomas Pretz's co-authors include Henrik Wenzel, Michaël Jansen, Ciprian Cimpan, Alexander Feil, Zhengfu Bian, Jiu Huang, Weihong Yang, Pär G. Jönsson, E.U. Thoden van Velzen and Nils Kroell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Pretz

73 papers receiving 817 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Pretz Germany 15 564 210 164 147 133 80 849
Yu Gong China 19 312 0.6× 104 0.5× 44 0.3× 427 2.9× 91 0.7× 54 1.1k
Kathrin Greiff Germany 13 190 0.3× 81 0.4× 79 0.5× 83 0.6× 53 0.4× 33 450
Leila Ahmadi Iran 14 359 0.6× 59 0.3× 71 0.4× 311 2.1× 67 0.5× 27 1.2k
Stanislav Honus Czechia 16 225 0.4× 95 0.5× 47 0.3× 171 1.2× 223 1.7× 57 618
B.J. Vreugdenhil Netherlands 13 200 0.4× 173 0.8× 61 0.4× 157 1.1× 484 3.6× 34 911
Sara Evangelisti United Kingdom 14 451 0.8× 173 0.8× 252 1.5× 152 1.0× 149 1.1× 16 1.4k
Binod Mishra India 18 523 0.9× 78 0.4× 50 0.3× 717 4.9× 266 2.0× 78 1.3k
Roberto Turconi Denmark 7 354 0.6× 271 1.3× 153 0.9× 124 0.8× 85 0.6× 8 1.1k
Caterina Micale Italy 17 521 0.9× 117 0.6× 423 2.6× 81 0.6× 80 0.6× 29 855
Christian Doh Dinga China 12 214 0.4× 163 0.8× 86 0.5× 102 0.7× 61 0.5× 14 653

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All Works

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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2018). An Inspection System for Multi-Label Polymer Classification. 623–630. 4 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2018). The influence of plastic packaging shape on recycling efficiency. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 1 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Landfill Mining from the processing perspective - a view on mass balance and output streams. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 4 indexed citations
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Feil, Alexander, Thomas Pretz, Michaël Jansen, & E.U. Thoden van Velzen. (2016). Separate collection of plastic waste, better than technical sorting from municipal solid waste?. Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 35(2). 172–180. 50 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2015). Beitrag zur Modellierung einer schneidenden Zerkleinerung. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 2 indexed citations
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Cimpan, Ciprian, et al.. (2015). Central sorting and recovery of MSW recyclable materials: A review of technological state-of-the-art, cases, practice and implications for materials recycling. Journal of Environmental Management. 156. 181–199. 149 indexed citations
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Feil, Alexander, et al.. (2015). Fine grain separation for the production of biomass fuel from mixed municipal solid waste. Waste Management. 47(Pt B). 174–183. 9 indexed citations
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Wenzel, Henrik, et al.. (2015). Mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) processes in consequential carbon footprint modelling of residual municipal solid waste (rMSW) management a model adaptable to varying background systems. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 2 indexed citations
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Feil, Alexander, et al.. (2015). Technical assessment of processing plants as exemplified by the sorting of beverage cartons from lightweight packaging wastes. Waste Management. 48. 95–105. 20 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Innovative recycling processes for carbon fibre based materials to provide innovative and cost competitive composites. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 1 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, Peter Quicker, & Hermann Wotruba. (2014). Sensor Technologies : impulses for the Raw Materials Industry. 11 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2013). CLIMATE PROTECTION POTENTIAL OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. 3(2). 1 indexed citations
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Jansen, Michaël, Thomas Pretz, & Alexander Feil. (2012). Recovery of plastics from household waste by mechanical separation. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 5 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Recovery of non-ferrous metals from mixed MSW - comparison of mechanical-biological waste treatment and incineration. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 1 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Aspects of the recovery of nf-metals from mixed MSW – Mechanical-Biological Treatment vs. Incineration. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 2011. 868–878. 1 indexed citations
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Aluminiumschrott-Trennung mit System. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen).
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2006). Possibilities of sensor based sorting regarding recycling of waste. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 1 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Tobias & Thomas Pretz. (2004). Untersuchungen zur Dispersion und ihren Auswirkungen beim Übergang aus der Nutzungsphase in das Recycling : Betrachtungen am Beispiel von Leichtgutanteilen von Waschmaschinen in Shredderprozessen. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen).
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Pretz, Thomas, et al.. (2001). The Texan Process - Treatment by Extraction and Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen).

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