Resources Conservation and Recycling

Papers
(The median citation count of Resources Conservation and Recycling is 11. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Corrigendum to <’ Water resource synergy management in response to climate change in China: From the perspective of urban metabolism’>1133
Towards the globally sustainable use of forestlands and wood resources: Estimating fair timber price deriving supply curves in a proven stable state584
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Evolving cobalt cycle and urban mines in the EU, 1988–2020339
Valorization solutions for diverse commercial winery biomass wastes via sustainable processing323
Inconsistencies revealed: A critical analysis of circular economy assessment methods for buildings312
Interpreting low-carbon transition at the subnational level: Evidence from China using a Natural Language Processing approach309
Shower energy and greenhouse gas efficiency, significance, and reduction opportunities307
Evolution characters and regulation impacts within the global scrap rubber trade network267
Near-infrared-based determination of mass-based material flow compositions in mechanical recycling of post-consumer plastics: Technical feasibility enables novel applications237
Greener green: The environmental impacts of the Canadian cannabis industry234
A material stock and flow analysis for Australian detached residential houses: Insights and challenges226
Promoting circular economy: Comparison of novel coupled aquaponics with anaerobic digestion and conventional aquaponic systems on nutrient dynamics and sustainability225
Multi-regional land disturbances induced by mineral use in a product-based approach: A case study of gasoline, hybrid, battery electric and fuel cell vehicle production in Japan224
Understanding the relationship between slag crystallization behaviour and electrical conductivity under isothermal conditions for online slag solidification monitoring in slag recycling217
Uncovering the future environmental burdens of medical waste disposal in China and mitigation pathways215
Identifying holistic actions for implementing the sustainable development goals related to livelihood–energy–ecosystem–water nexus in the Asian water tower region209
Upcycling of air pollution control residue waste into cementitious product through geopolymerization technology197
Private financing and the circular economy194
Climate change mitigation investigating asphalt pavement solutions made up of plastomeric compounds194
Methodology for identifying cost-effective food waste-resource circulatory strategies toward zero-carbon cities: Linking valorization technologies with byproduct reutilization pathways181
Durability assessment of alkyl ketene dimer hydrophobic treatment of bio-based thermal insulation materials164
The circular policy canvas: Mapping the European Union's policies for a sustainable fashion textiles industry164
Toward sustainable utilization of tungsten: Evidence from dynamic substance flow analysis from 2001 to 2019 in China162
Aqua regia-based digestion methods for trace rare earth element recovery from coal fly ash161
Reuse of sludge waste in Electro-Fenton:Performance and life cycle assessment161
Multi-effect equilibrium analysis for sector-level direct/indirect socio-economic and environmental effects of large-scale hydropower initiatives: A case study for the world's 7th-largest hydropower p157
A structured approach for the compliance analysis of battery systems with regard to the new EU Battery Regulation155
Prospective material and substance flow analysis of the end-of-life phase of crystalline silicon-based PV modules154
StrawFeed model: An integrated model of straw feedstock supply chain for bioenergy in China151
Municipal solid waste management technological barriers: A hierarchical structure approach in Taiwan149
Efficient removal of phosphonate and phosphorus recovery from reverse osmosis concentrate using electroactive membrane reactor145
Packaging solutions for household food waste in the context of the food/beverage–packaging industry: A comparative review of empirical literature and industry press releases141
Life cycle assessment of priority biochemicals: A review and meta-regression analysis140
Rapid identification of hazardous heavy metal-containing waste by combining EDXRF with machine learning: Taking zinc smelting waste as an example138
From waste to defense: Cost-efficient upcycling of boron mud to nuclear radiation shielding137
Spatial and in-product density characterization of in-use copper stocks in Japan for stock recyclability assessment136
Context-dependent carbon mitigation potential using long-term onshore wind turbine datasets in China135
Circularity scoring system: A product specific application to lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles134
Material stocks in global electricity infrastructures – An empirical analysis of the power sector's stock-flow-service nexus131
Advancing geospatial methods for addressing global resource and sustainability challenges126
The need for design-for-recycling of paper-based printed electronics – a prospective comparison with printed circuit boards125
Solid waste management in China: Policy and driving factors in 2004–2019125
Prospects on end of life electric vehicle batteries through 2050 in Catalonia124
Assessment of microplastics production from waste plastics-modified asphalt pavement124
Promoting resource conservation in road flexible pavement using jet grouting and plastic waste as filler124
Integration of anaerobic co-digestion of grass silage and cattle slurry within a livestock farming system in Ireland: Quantification of greenhouse gas emission reduction and nutrient flow123
Do rivers get sufficient sleep—A global analysis of light pollution in rivers122
Residential carbon emission flows embedded in population migration over time in China: A geospatial dynamics analysis122
Reducing single-use plastic in everyday social practices: Insights from a living lab experiment121
Perceived drivers and barriers in the governance of wastewater treatment and reuse in India: Insights from a two-round Delphi study120
Keep manure fresh, get more!119
Evaluating strategies for managing resource use in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles using the global MATILDA model118
Mapping material use and embodied carbon in UK construction117
Large inter-city inequality in consumption-based CO2 emissions for China's pearl river basin cities115
Temporal lag in nitrogen use efficiency and its implications for sustainable cropland management113
Material flows and embodied carbon emissions of aluminum used in China's photovoltaic industry from 2000 to 2020113
From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment112
The impact of the rise of emerging economies on global industrial CO2 emissions: Evidence from emerging economies in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership112
Global stagnation and regional variations in steel recycling112
Use of steel slag as sustainable construction materials: A review of accelerated carbonation treatment110
Synthesis and application of geopolymers from municipal waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) as raw ingredient - A review107
Recent progress in silicon photovoltaic module recycling processes107
Integrating socioecological indexes in multiobjective intelligent optimization of green-grey coupled infrastructures107
Regulations for carbon capture, utilization and storage: Comparative analysis of development in Europe, China and the Middle East105
Mild chemical recycling of waste wind turbine blade for direct reuse in production of thermoplastic composites with enhanced performance105
Identifying the needs for a circular workwear textile management – A material flow analysis of workwear textile waste within Swiss Companies104
Rural depopulation has reshaped the plant diversity distribution pattern in China104
Evidence of animal productivity outcomes when fed diets including food waste: A systematic review of global primary data102
Urban greenhouse covering materials: Assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects102
Rapid fiber-to-fiber recycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) and its dye from waste textiles without damaging their chemical structures102
Accelerating the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality102
Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures100
Evaluating real-time control of stormwater drainage network and green stormwater infrastructure for enhancing flooding resilience under future rainfall projections100
Integrated electroflocculation-membrane process for pre-concentration of domestic wastewater: Filtration performance, organics recovery and membrane fouling characteristics99
The influence of copper trade relation structure on copper price: From the perspective of industrial chain98
Estimation of construction and demolition waste and assessment of disposal facility location: An integrated Material Flow Analysis and Geographic Information System approach98
Rate-limiting factors for indirect two-step biodismantling for printed circuit board recycling98
An efficient recycling of PET bottles: “Participants screening” through the slightest unwillingness toward cap removal98
Fish beyond fillets: Life cycle assessment of cross-processing herring and lingonberry co-products into a food product97
Resilience assessment of the electric vehicle lithium-ion battery supply chain under supply shortages of upstream mineral enterprises96
China's pathway towards a net zero and circular economy: A model-based scenario analysis95
Predicting potential climate change impacts of bioenergy from perennial grasses in 205095
Life-cycle environmental impact assessment and plastic pollution prevention measures of wet wipes95
Government responsive selectivity and public limited mediation role in air pollution governance: Evidence from large scale text data content mining94
Human health, economic, and environmental impacts of emergency drinking water contamination events and response actions93
Forecasting revenue from primary and secondary sources of rare earth elements93
Spatial expansion paths of urban heat islands in Chinese cities: Analysis from a dynamic topological perspective for the improvement of climate resilience92
Prospective assessment of transformation pathways toward low-carbon steelmaking: Evaluating economic and climate impacts in Germany91
Environmental benefit of recycling plastics from waste electrical & electronic equipment91
Climate clubs embedded in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement90
Applicability of the environmental Kuznets curve to construction waste management: A panel analysis of 27 European economies90
An integrated supply chain analysis for cobalt and rare earth elements under global electrification and constrained resources90
Using existing infrastructures of high-speed railways for photovoltaic electricity generation89
Printed Circuit Board identification using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks to facilitate recycling87
Phosphorus supply chain for sustainable food production will have mitigated environmental pressure with region-specific phosphorus management87
Recognizing the challenges of composting: Critical strategies for control, recycling, and valorization of nitrogen loss87
Advancing the circular economy of healthcare plastics: A systematic literature review87
A review on application of single and composite conductive additives for anaerobic digestion: Advances, challenges and prospects86
Field application and effect evaluation of different iron tailings soil utilization technologies86
Does environmental regulatory pressure affect corporate debt financing?86
China's urban and rural residential carbon emissions: Past and future scenarios86
Corrigendum to ‘Crop residues may be a key feedstock to bioeconomy but how reliable are current estimation methods?’ Volume 164 (2021) 10521185
Corrigendum to ’When to replace products with which (circular) strategy? An optimization approach and lifespan indicator’85
Corrigendum to ‘Multilevel modelling of impacts of human and natural factors on ecosystem services change in an oasis, Northwest China title of article’ [Resources, Conservation & Recycling 169 (284
Corrigendum to 〈 U.S. lithium resources from geothermal and extraction feasibility〉83
Optimal allocation of tomato supply to minimize greenhouse gas emissions in major U.S. metropolitan markets82
Is repair of energy using products environmentally beneficial? The case of high voltage electric motors82
Exploring diatomite as a novel natural resource for ecofriendly-sustainable hybrid cements82
Enhancement of recycling system for large WEEE plastics in Korea via material flow analysis (MFA) and hazardous substances assessment81
Hydrogen production potential from wind power in China by 206080
Building-level material stock calculation method based on the room-specific material intensity and floorplan inferred by generative adversarial networks (GANs)79
Assessing critical materials demand in global energy transition scenarios based on the Dynamic Extraction and Recycling Input-Output framework (DYNERIO)79
Recycling of pyrite and gypsum mining residues through thermochemical conversion into valuable products79
Assessing the impact of policy tools on building material recovery78
Assessment of forest disturbance and soil erosion in wind farm project using satellite observations78
Mechanistic-empirical pavement design to include mechanical performance of rubberized asphalt pavements in the use stage of life cycle assessment77
Evaluating emission reduction potential and co-benefits of CO2 and air pollutants from mobile sources: A case study in Shanghai, China76
The use of ships within a CCUS system: Regulation and liability76
China should focus beyond access to toilets to tap into the full potential of its Rural Toilet Revolution76
live (a) little: GHG emissions from residential building materials for all 400 counties and cities of Germany until 205076
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Address Consumer Food Waste with a Technology-aided Tailored Sustainability Intervention76
Oriented conversion of spent LiCoO2-lithium battery cathode materials to high-value products via thermochemical reduction with common ammonium oxalate75
Assessment of forest-based biofuels for Arctic marine shipping74
Mitigating flood impacts on road infrastructure and transportation by using multiple information sources74
Mining on land or in the deep sea? Overlooked considerations of a reshuffling in the supply source mix73
Selective Precipitation of Titanium, Magnesium, and Aluminum from the Steelmaking Slag Leach Liquor73
Sustainable recovery and resynthesis of electroactive materials from spent Li-ion batteries to ensure material sustainability73
Zero-waste city pilot and urban green and low-carbon transformation: Quasi-experimental evidence from China73
Life cycle cost, energy, and carbon emissions of molds for precast concrete: Exploring the impacts of material choices and additive manufacturing73
Assessment of carbon balance attribution and carbon storage potential in China's terrestrial ecosystem72
Recovery of spent LiCoO2 lithium-ion battery via environmentally friendly pyrolysis and hydrometallurgical leaching72
Southern China can produce more high-quality rice with less N by green manuring72
The mechanism study of attached microalgae cultivation based on reverse osmosis concentrated water (WROC)72
Editorial Board72
Integration of energy flow modelling in life cycle assessment of electric vehicle battery repurposing: Evaluation of multi-use cases and comparison of circular business models72
The effects of product lifetime extension on short- and long-term supply chain circularity: A case study of the European aluminum automotive supply chain71
Nutrient recovery in pyrolysis biochars for agricultural applications–Biochemical compositions and nutrient extraction techniques71
Life cycle sustainability assessment framework for water sector resource recovery solutions: Strengths and weaknesses71
Editorial Board71
Non-additive effect: Variation in the effects of the interaction between primitive components in anaerobic digestion71
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2022 Most Cited Paper Awards71
LLM-empowered literature mining for material substitution studies in sustainable concrete70
Optimizing the bioplastic chemical building block with wastewater sludge as the feedstock using carbon-hydrogen-oxygen framework70
Textile waste in Ontario, Canada: Opportunities for reuse and recycling69
Dynamic capabilities for a "circular accounting" and material flows in a circular economy69
High-quality development in industrial parks: New narrative and pathway to sustainable development from a policy perspective in China69
Water heating energy use reductions from EPA WaterSense lavatory plumbing fittings68
Environmental impacts of graphene at industrial production scale and its application in electric heating technology68
Harvesting and preparation of sludge-based fibrous adsorbent for heavy metals removal: Effects of organic substances molecular weight68
Torrefied paper as a packaging material and subsequently as a bioethanol substrate: Synergy of torrefaction and alkaline treatment for increased utility67
Metabolism of interconnected cities: A review of the literature and analytical framework67
Sourcing phosphorus for agriculture: Life cycle assessment of three options for India66
Future of battery metals supply66
Empirical evaluation of reparability scoring systems for validity and reliability65
Design for circularity in manufacturing industries–operationalisation and decision support65
An operation strategy towards efficient energy recovery from integrated anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis of corn stalk65
Improving the performance of post-consumer resin feedstocks for rigid packaging applications: A pilot-scale assessment65
Supply-demand risk assessment and multi-scenario simulation of regional water-energy-food nexus: A case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region64
Chemical recycling of polyvinyl chloride: Recent progress in pretreatment dechlorination and chlorine recycling64
Particle Packing Factor (PPF): A quantitative prediction parameter for designing sustainable Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)64
Environmental impact assessment of cascading use of wood in bio-fuels and bio-chemicals64
Short-chain fatty acid production from waste activated sludge and in situ use in wastewater treatment plants with life cycle assessment63
Global value chain restructuring driven by critical material trade: a case study of graphite63
Platinum group metals: Key solid phase adsorption technologies for separation from primary and secondary sources63
Blending as a strategy for using phosphogypsum in granular road base: physical performance and implications63
Production of a novel belite-ternesite cement with high CO2 reactivity using 100% municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) residues63
Development of sustainable microwave-based approach to recover glass fibers for wind turbine blades composite waste63
Tracing the life cycle carbon footprint of staple crops in Belt and Road Initiative countries62
Assessment of the significance of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants in recovered products from water resource recovery facilities62
Effects of promoting decarbonization and digitalization on future copper cycles in Japan62
An experimental study on premium measurement in response to residents' willingness to pay for green housing in urban areas62
Powder electrolysis for direct selective lithium recovery from spent LiFePO4 materials62
Integrated valorisation of a solid impurity stream in copper production: recovery and sustainability in metal extraction62
Which policy is preferred by crop farmers when replacing synthetic fertilizers by manure? A choice experiment in China62
What's stopping the waste-treatment industry from adopting emerging circular technologies? An agent-based model revealing drivers and barriers62
End-of-life circulation of PFAS in metal recycling streams: A sustainability-focused review61
A Universal Circular Cities Declaration to Achieve Global Sustainability61
Novel upcycling of mixed textile waste into valuable activated carbon: A circular economy solution61
Unveiling the economic and environmental impact of policies to promote animal feed for a circular food system61
Plastic Circular Economy Framework using Hybrid Machine Learning and Pinch Analysis61
How demand for and trade of construction materials affects greenhouse gas emissions61
Evaluating the transition to the circular economy in the agri-food sector: Selection of indicators61
Alloy selective optical sorting of mixed post-consumer aluminum scrap streams61
Waste LEDs in China: Generation estimation and potential recycling benefits60
Waste management strategies for military-generated waste in the United States60
Dietary patterns and environmental impacts of Chongqing hotpot in China60
Evolutionary trend and network structure characteristics of publicity information dissemination about waste separation by different opinion leaders60
One-step selective recovery and cyclic utilization of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries via low-temperature chlorination pyrolysis60
The supply-consumption relationship of ecological resources under ecological civilization construction in China60
Opinion leaders in eco-innovation diffusion: Analysis of information networks for waste separation in Shanghai60
Design for disassembly, deconstruction and resilience: A circular economy index for the built environment59
Evaluation of engineering properties and environmental effect of recycled gypsum stabilized soil in geotechnical engineering: A comprehensive review59
A green approach for preparation of MnFeTi Low-temperature NH3-SCR catalysts: utilizing spent V2O5–WO3/TiO2 Catalysts59
An intelligent model of green urban distribution in the blockchain environment59
Digitalization and Energy Sustainability in ASEAN59
Life cycle assessment of integrated bioelectrochemical-constructed wetland system: environmental sustainability and economic feasibility evaluation59
Sustainability transitions of urban food-energy-water-waste infrastructure: A living laboratory approach for circular economy58
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Understanding choice behavior towards plastic consumption: An emerging market investigation58
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Comprehensive regionalization and potential water crisis for solar power development in arid and semi-arid regions of northwest China58
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part II: Mechanistic effect of ligands in staged precipitation process58
Life cycle assessment of contemporary Canadian egg production systems during the transition from conventional cage to alternative housing systems: Update and analysis of trends and conditions57
Seven principles for monitoring the physical economy57
Agricultural plastic mulching as a potential key source of microplastic pollution in the terrestrial ecosystem and consequences57
Evaluating the nutrient and pollutant flows of the Chinese livestock manure management system from 1949 to 205057
Transforming waste into wellness: Enhancing well-being through domestic food upcycling57
Mapping the optimal marine zones for artificial upwelling and assessing its macroalgae-based carbon sink potential in China56
Simultaneous mass estimation and class classification of scrap metals using deep learning56
Circular Input Rate: novel indicator to assess circularity performances of materials in a sector – Application to rare earth elements in e-vehicles motors56
Industry-specific synergistic assessment of pollution and carbon reduction: a case study on photovoltaic waste recycling56
The Circular Economy Life Cycle Assessment and Visualization Framework: A Multistate Case Study of Wind Blade Circularity in United States56
Solvent blends for selective elastane dissolution and recovery from mixed polyamide fabrics56
The p-hydroxybenzoic acid enhanced lipid accumulation of Chlorella under antibiotic stress55
Fighting Fire with Fire: Carbon-Negative Heat Production in Canada's North Using Pyrolysis of Fire-Killed Trees55
Building stock modelling for circularity: Insights from a Danish component-level model55
Cluster-based identification algorithm for in-line recycled concrete aggregates characterization using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)55
Curbside recycling increases household consumption55
The contribution of waste and bottom ash treatment to the circular economy of metal packaging: A case study from Austria55
Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpet and recycled HDPE resin55
Synthesis of construction materials from low-quality sand: Impact of reaction time and ethanol recycling54
Probabilistic rewards increase the use of reusable cups53
A systemic framework to categorize Circular Economy interventions: An application to the construction and demolition sector53
The materiality of transparency: An environmental analysis of the architectural flat glass industry since 1945 in Europe, France and Belgium53
Can structural changes lead to dematerialization? Lessons from the Portuguese socioeconomic metabolism between 1995 and 201753
Optimal strategies of critical mineral depletion and recycling53
Selective precipitation of rare earth and critical elements from acid mine drainage - Part I: Kinetics and thermodynamics of staged precipitation process53
Recovery of pure lead and preparation of nano-copper from waste glass diodes via a clean and efficient technology of step-by-step vacuum evaporation-condensation53
Multi-metal electrochemical response mechanism for direct copper recovery from waste printed circuit boards via sulfate- and chloride-system electrolysis52
Microbubble-assisted liquid oxidation for efficient one-step phase decomposition and recovery of V and Cr from vanadium slag52
A new approach to recover the valuable elements in black aluminum dross52
Ecological disposal of bauxite tailings and red mud: A sustainable strategy for bauxite industrial waste reuse52
Catalytic microwave-assisted pyrolysis of plastic waste to produce naphtha for a circular economy52
Recycling to alleviate the gap between supply and demand of raw materials in China's photovoltaic industry52
Waste PET plastic-mediated synthesis of manganese- and cobalt-doped RuO2 catalyst for electro-oxidation of water with robust stability52
Simultaneous recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from actual digester centrate in an electrochemical membrane system52
Sustain China's copper resources with domestic mining, trading, and recycling51
Drivers and barriers of electric vehicle usage in Malaysia: A DEMATEL approach51
Synthetic microbiome and biochar enhanced human feces aerobic mesophilic composting51
Estimation method to achieve desired mechanical properties with minimum virgin polymer in plastics recycling50
Used Disposable Nappies: environmental burden or resource for biofuel production and material recovery?50
Decoding the influence mechanism of restaurant plate waste behaviors in urban China50
Enabling mechanical recycling of plastic bottles with shrink sleeves through near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms50
Stability of China's terrestrial ecosystems carbon sink during 2000-202050
Microalgae-based technologies for carbon neutralization and pollutant remediation: A comprehensive and systematic review50
Comprehensive assessment of cement kiln co-processing under MSW sustainable management requirements50
Life cycle assessment of recycling copper slags as cement replacement material in mine backfill49
How urbanization and ecological conditions affect urban diet-linked GHG emissions: New evidence from China49
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