Tom Ligthart

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Tom Ligthart is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Strategy and Management and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Ligthart has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Environmental Engineering, 5 papers in Strategy and Management and 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tom Ligthart's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (6 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (5 papers). Tom Ligthart is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (6 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (5 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (5 papers). Tom Ligthart collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and Germany. Tom Ligthart's co-authors include Toon van Harmelen, Anna Schwarz, I.A. van der Lans, J.C.M. van Trijp, Erica van Herpen, P.J. de Wild, B.J. Vreugdenhil, Derk Brouwer, Mara Hauck and Martijn Schaap and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Tom Ligthart

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sources, transport, and accumulation of different types of plastic litter in aquatic environments: A review study

2019 455 citations Anna Schwarz, Tom Ligthart et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
Plastic recycling in a circular economy; determining environmental performance through an LCA matrix model approach

2021 283 citations Anna Schwarz, Tom Ligthart et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Ligthart Netherlands	11	613	509	253	225	150	20	1.3k
Carsten Herbes Germany	19	248 0.4×	189 0.4×	355 1.4×	231 1.0×	82 0.5×	52	1.3k
Olli Dahl Finland	24	211 0.3×	268 0.5×	89 0.4×	238 1.1×	201 1.3×	124	1.8k
Viktoria Voronova Estonia	9	349 0.6×	361 0.7×	69 0.3×	189 0.8×	150 1.0×	24	766
Stuart Walker United Kingdom	13	188 0.3×	157 0.3×	124 0.5×	237 1.1×	140 0.9×	20	925
Pantelitsa Loizia Cyprus	20	134 0.2×	463 0.9×	129 0.5×	305 1.4×	30 0.2×	35	1.0k
Andrea Hicks United States	25	276 0.5×	394 0.8×	45 0.2×	108 0.5×	55 0.4×	78	1.7k
Marija Klõga Estonia	6	313 0.5×	295 0.6×	58 0.2×	166 0.7×	136 0.9×	14	667
Carmen Ferrara Italy	17	123 0.2×	242 0.5×	64 0.3×	110 0.5×	66 0.4×	32	784
Hans‐Josef Endres Germany	20	489 0.8×	325 0.6×	31 0.1×	241 1.1×	542 3.6×	60	1.3k
Troy A. Hottle United States	13	323 0.5×	249 0.5×	34 0.1×	208 0.9×	376 2.5×	19	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Ligthart

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Ligthart

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tom Ligthart. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tom Ligthart based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Tom Ligthart. Tom Ligthart is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ligthart, Tom, et al.. (2025). Evaluating future powertrain and recycling technologies and their impact on the life cycle assessment and costing of mid-size and large passenger vehicles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 1 indexed citations

Shandilya, Neeraj, et al.. (2024). Application of tiered human health and environmental risk assessment to develop safe and sustainable by design perovskite-based devices. Journal of Cleaner Production. 457. 142315–142315. 3 indexed citations

Ligthart, Tom, et al.. (2023). Sustainability Assessment of the End-of-Life Technologies for Biocomposite Waste in the Aviation Industry. Polymers. 15(12). 2689–2689. 4 indexed citations

Vogels, Jack, et al.. (2023). BEVSIM: Battery electric vehicle sustainability impact assessment model. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 27(5). 1266–1276. 3 indexed citations

Buist, Harrie, et al.. (2022). On the combination of USEtox® and SimpleBox 4 Nano models for the derivatization of size-dependent characterization factors for engineered nanomaterials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 349. 1006–1006. 1 indexed citations

Schwarz, Anna, et al.. (2021). Plastic recycling in a circular economy; determining environmental performance through an LCA matrix model approach. Waste Management. 121. 331–342. 283 indexed citations breakdown →

Schwarz, Anna, et al.. (2019). Sources, transport, and accumulation of different types of plastic litter in aquatic environments: A review study. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 143. 92–100. 455 indexed citations breakdown →

Ligthart, Tom & Toon van Harmelen. (2019). Estimation of shadow prices of soil organic carbon depletion and freshwater depletion for use in LCA. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 24(9). 1602–1619. 11 indexed citations

Ligthart, Tom, et al.. (2018). EnvPack, an LCA-based tool for environmental assessment of packaging chains: Part 2: influence of assessment method on ranking of alternatives. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 24(5). 915–925. 4 indexed citations

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Ligthart, Tom, E.U. Thoden van Velzen, & M.T. Brouwer. (2018). EnvPack an LCA-based tool for environmental assessment of packaging chains. Part 1: scope, methods and inventory of tool. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 24(5). 900–914. 10 indexed citations

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Shandilya, Neeraj, Tom Ligthart, Burkhard Stahlmecke, et al.. (2018). A nanomaterial release model for waste shredding using a Bayesian belief network. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 20(2). 2 indexed citations

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Subramanian, Vrishali, Elena Semenzin, Alex Zabeo, et al.. (2017). Assessing the social impacts of nano-enabled products through the life cycle: the case of nano-enabled biocidal paint. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 23(2). 348–356. 13 indexed citations

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Hauck, Mara, et al.. (2017). Environmental benefits of reduced electricity use exceed impacts from lead use for perovskite based tandem solar cell. Renewable Energy. 111. 906–913. 42 indexed citations

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Herpen, Erica van, et al.. (2017). Consumer response to packaging design: The role of packaging materials and graphics in sustainability perceptions and product evaluations. Journal of Cleaner Production. 162. 286–298. 307 indexed citations

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Subramanian, Vrishali, Elena Semenzin, Danail Hristozov, et al.. (2016). Sustainable nanotechnology decision support system: bridging risk management, sustainable innovation and risk governance. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 18(4). 48 indexed citations

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Ligthart, Tom, R.H. Jongbloed, & J.E. Tamis. (2010). A method for improving Centre for Environmental Studies (CML) characterisation factors for metal (eco)toxicity — the case of zinc gutters and downpipes. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 15(8). 745–756. 15 indexed citations

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Mulder, E., et al.. (2007). LCA of thermal treatment of waste streams in cement clinker kilns in Belgium: comparison to alternative treatment options. 7 indexed citations

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Ligthart, Tom, et al.. (1997). Evolution of earthworm burrow systems after inoculation of lumbricid earthworms in a pasture in the Netherlands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 29(3-4). 453–462. 50 indexed citations

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Ligthart, Tom. (1997). Thin section analysis of earthworm burrow disintegration in a permanent pasture. Geoderma. 75(1-2). 135–148. 20 indexed citations

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Ligthart, Tom, et al.. (1993). A method for the three-dimensional mapping of earthworm burrow systems. Geoderma. 57(1-2). 129–141. 23 indexed citations

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