Walter Klöpffer

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Walter Klöpffer is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Environmental Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Klöpffer has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 24 papers in Environmental Engineering and 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter Klöpffer's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (21 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (21 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (12 papers). Walter Klöpffer is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (21 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (21 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (12 papers). Walter Klöpffer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and South Africa. Walter Klöpffer's co-authors include Andreas Ciroth, Gerd Rippen, Ronald Frank, Thomas Swarr, Hanna‐Leena Pesonen, Alan C. Brent, R. J. Pagan, David Hunkeler, Helias A. Udo de Haes and H. Bauser and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Walter Klöpffer

132 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Environmental life-cycle costing: a code of practice 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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. Environmental life-cycle costing: a code of practice
    2011 439 citations Walter Klöpffer et al. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Klöpffer Germany 30 1.1k 578 557 510 496 141 3.9k
Rajendra Prasad Singh China 43 1.6k 1.4× 276 0.5× 353 0.6× 549 1.1× 776 1.6× 340 8.2k
Wen‐Tien Tsai Taiwan 56 397 0.4× 84 0.1× 690 1.2× 1.4k 2.8× 1.6k 3.3× 226 9.9k
Sabrina Spatari United States 35 1.3k 1.1× 39 0.1× 255 0.5× 891 1.7× 300 0.6× 110 4.1k
Subhas K. Sikdar United States 30 333 0.3× 51 0.1× 663 1.2× 198 0.4× 512 1.0× 89 3.7k
Yu Qi China 40 857 0.8× 62 0.1× 667 1.2× 252 0.5× 1.9k 3.9× 155 5.7k
Luc Alaerts Belgium 27 195 0.2× 234 0.4× 463 0.8× 514 1.0× 2.9k 5.8× 52 5.8k
Christian Ludwig Switzerland 44 377 0.3× 43 0.1× 626 1.1× 953 1.9× 1.6k 3.3× 212 5.8k
Yu Qian China 47 621 0.6× 45 0.1× 455 0.8× 278 0.5× 1.2k 2.4× 214 5.9k
Anna María Ferrari Italy 38 269 0.2× 61 0.1× 375 0.7× 421 0.8× 1.1k 2.1× 156 4.3k
Chunjiang An Canada 48 595 0.5× 55 0.1× 518 0.9× 1.5k 3.0× 633 1.3× 248 7.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Klöpffer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Klöpffer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Klöpffer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Klöpffer, Walter. (2012). Verhalten und Abbau von Umweltchemikalien. 12 indexed citations
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Lammel, Gerhard, et al.. (2007). Multicompartmental fate of persistent substances. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 14(3). 153–165. 27 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter, et al.. (2006). The Age of E-mail Submission has passed - The Age of ESS Submission has arrived (7 pp). The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 11(3). 143–149. 2 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (2005). Life Cycle Assessment as Part of Sustainability Assessment for Chemicals (5 pp). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 12(3). 173–177. 22 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter & Martin Scheringer. (2001). How to deal with persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 8(1). 63–63. 1 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter & Elisabeth Schmidt. (2001). A multi media load model for the Baltic Sea. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 8(3). 180–188. 10 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1997). Life cycle assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 4(4). 223–228. 161 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1996). Environmental hazard assessment of chemicals and products. Part VI. Abiotic degradation in the troposphere. Chemosphere. 33(6). 1083–1099. 11 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1995). From hazard assessment to life cycle assessment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2(4). 193–193. 1 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1994). Part IV: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1(4). 272–279. 9 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1994). Environmental Hazard- Assessment of chemicals and products. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1(2). 108–116. 52 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1994). Survey on the series. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1(4). 271–271. 6 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1994). Database ABIOTIKx- Assessment of the chemical life of organic substances in the troposphere. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1(1). 33–33. 2 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1994). Environmental hazard — Assessment of chemicals and products. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1(3). 179–184. 6 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1994). Environmental hazard. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1(1). 47–53. 13 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter, et al.. (1993). Bimolecular OH Rate Constants of Organic Compounds in Solution 2. Measurements in 1,2,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane Using Hydrogen Peroxide as an OH Source. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 26(3). 346–356. 4 indexed citations
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Frank, Rudolf & Walter Klöpffer. (1989). A convenient model and program for the assessment of abiotic degradation of chemicals in natural waters. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 17(3). 323–332. 19 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter, et al.. (1985). Phototransformation of Air Pollutants: Rapid Test for the Determination of k OH. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 40(7). 686–692. 26 indexed citations
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Klöpffer, Walter. (1969). Über die elektronischen Energieniveaus des N-Isopropylcarbazols und seiner Radikalionen. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 24(12). 1923–1930. 19 indexed citations

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