Tomas Ekvall

14.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
86 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Tomas Ekvall is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomas Ekvall has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Environmental Engineering, 29 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 9 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Tomas Ekvall's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (45 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (21 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (16 papers). Tomas Ekvall is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (45 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (21 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (16 papers). Tomas Ekvall collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Italy and Denmark. Tomas Ekvall's co-authors include Göran Finnveden, Bo P. Weidema, David Pennington, Sangwon Suh, Reinout Heijungs, Tomas Rydberg, Jeroen B. Guinée, Stefanie Hellweg, Michael Zwicky Hauschild and Annette Koehler and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Tomas Ekvall

79 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

Recent developments in Life Cycle Assessment 2004 2026 2011 2018 2009 2004 2010 2006 2004 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tomas Ekvall Sweden 35 5.6k 2.9k 1.9k 1.7k 1.2k 86 10.8k
Göran Finnveden Sweden 51 5.1k 0.9× 3.6k 1.3× 2.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 168 11.7k
Gjalt Huppes Netherlands 46 5.2k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 676 0.6× 111 9.8k
Manuele Margni Canada 51 6.3k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 760 0.6× 161 12.8k
Bo P. Weidema Denmark 45 7.9k 1.4× 3.0k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 96 14.1k
Matthias Finkbeiner Germany 53 4.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 950 0.8× 277 9.3k
Jeroen B. Guinée Netherlands 49 8.2k 1.5× 3.4k 1.2× 2.5k 1.3× 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 135 15.5k
David Pennington Italy 31 4.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 676 0.6× 67 8.1k
Olivier Jolliet United States 66 6.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 818 0.7× 268 16.8k
Serenella Sala Italy 61 4.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 510 0.4× 213 12.9k
Stefanie Hellweg Switzerland 65 8.0k 1.4× 4.1k 1.4× 2.7k 1.4× 2.4k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 238 18.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Tomas Ekvall

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tomas Ekvall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ekvall, Tomas, et al.. (2025). The basket-of-functions approach applied to compare the climate aspects of high-quality mechanical recycling and downcycling of plastics. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 30(12). 3035–3051.
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Ekvall, Tomas, et al.. (2024). Which rules to follow? how differences in renewable fuel standards obscure the potential climate impact of transportation fuels. Frontiers in Energy Research. 12. 1 indexed citations
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Ekvall, Tomas, et al.. (2021). Modelling incineration for more accurate comparisons to recycling in PEF and LCA. Waste Management. 136. 153–161. 19 indexed citations
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Bassi, Susanna Andreasi, Davide Tonini, Tomas Ekvall, & Thomas Fruergaard Astrup. (2021). A life cycle assessment framework for large-scale changes in material circularity. Waste Management. 135. 360–371. 16 indexed citations
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Peters, Gregory, Robin Harder, Rickard Arvidsson, et al.. (2019). A Swedish comment on ‘review: the availability of life-cycle studies in Sweden’. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 24(10). 1758–1759. 1 indexed citations
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Ekvall, Tomas, et al.. (2016). A Systemic and Systematic Approach to the Development of a Policy Mix for Material Resource Efficiency. Sustainability. 8(4). 373–373. 27 indexed citations
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Ahlgren, Serina, Anna Björklund, Anna Ekman, et al.. (2015). Review of methodological choices in LCA of biorefinery systems ‐ key issues and recommendations. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 9(5). 606–619. 103 indexed citations
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Guinée, Jeroen B., Reinout Heijungs, Gjalt Huppes, et al.. (2010). Life Cycle Assessment: Past, Present, and Future. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(1). 90–96. 1117 indexed citations breakdown →
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Finnveden, Göran, Michael Zwicky Hauschild, Tomas Ekvall, et al.. (2009). Recent developments in Life Cycle Assessment. Journal of Environmental Management. 91(1). 1–21. 2344 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ekvall, Tomas, Getachew Assefa, Anna Björklund, Ola Eriksson, & Göran Finnveden. (2007). What life-cycle assessment does and does not do in assessments of waste management. Waste Management. 27(8). 989–996. 324 indexed citations
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Finnveden, Göran, Anna Björklund, Tomas Ekvall, & Åsa Moberg. (2006). Models For Waste Management: Possibilities and Limitations. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 6 indexed citations
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Ekvall, Tomas, Andreas Ciroth, Patrick Hofstetter, & Gregory Norris. (2004). Comparative assessment of attributional and consequential methods for LCA. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Rebitzer, Gerald, Tomas Ekvall, Rolf Frischknecht, et al.. (2004). Life cycle assessment. Environment International. 30(5). 701–720. 1932 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ekvall, Tomas. (2003). Attributional and consequential LCI modelling. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Ahlgren, Erik O., Owe Andersson, Åsa Boholm, et al.. (2003). Nordleden - Slutrapport för etapp 2. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 5 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Håkan, Johan Sundberg, Tomas Ekvall, et al.. (2003). Förbränning av sopor slöseri med resurser. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Ekvall, Tomas, et al.. (2001). Swedish waste incineration and electricity production. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology).
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Ekvall, Tomas, Sverker Molander, & Anne‐Marie Tillman. (2001). Marginal or average data - Ethical implications. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Ekvall, Tomas & P. A. Backman. (2001). Assessing external and indirect costs and benefits of recycling. Chalmers Publication Library (Chalmers University of Technology). 4 indexed citations
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Ekvall, Tomas. (2000). Moral Philosophy, Economics, and Life Cycle Inventory Analysis. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 10 indexed citations

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