OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Industrial Ecology is 30. 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 2020-08-01 to 2024-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Critiques of the circular economy	320
Whole‐life embodied carbon in multistory buildings: Steel, concrete and timber structures	94
Update to limits to growth: Comparing the World3 model with empirical data	84
Life cycle assessment of lithium‐ion battery recycling using pyrometallurgical technologies	84
Techno‐economic assessment and comparison of different plastic recycling pathways: A German case study	82
Three‐scope carbon emission inventories of global cities	75
Critical review of global plastics stock and flow data	63
Sharing the safe operating space: Exploring ethical allocation principles to operationalize the planetary boundaries and assess absolute sustainability at individual and industrial sector levels	62
Closed‐loop sustainable product design for circular economy	56
Circular economy framework for automobiles: Closing energy and material loops	50
Barriers to the circular economy: The case of the Dutch technical and interior textiles industries	45
The evolution of consumer electronic waste in the United States	44
Emission reduction potentials for academic conference travel	44
Decarbonizing the cementitious materials cycle: A whole‐systems review of measures to decarbonize the cement supply chain in the UK and European contexts	44
A comprehensive set of global scenarios of housing, mobility, and material efficiency for material cycles and energy systems modeling	40
Is life cycle assessment enough to address unintended side effects from Circular Economy initiatives?	39
Global material flow analysis of glass: From raw materials to end of life	39
Orchestrating cradle‐to‐cradle innovation across the value chain: Overcoming barriers through innovation communities, collaboration mechanisms, and intermediation	38
Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles	37
Toward a life cycle inventory for graphite production	35
Emission reduction strategies in the EU steel industry: Implications for business model innovation	34
Lessons, narratives, and research directions for a sustainable circular economy	33
Regional circular economy of building materials: Environmental and economic assessment combining Material Flow Analysis, Input‐Output Analyses, and Life Cycle Assessment	33
Static material flow analysis of neodymium in China	32
Material intensity database for the Dutch building stock: Towards Big Data in material stock analysis	31

Material efficiency and its contribution to climate change mitigation in Germany: A deep decarbonization scenario analysis until 2060	31
Opportunities and limitations for the introduction of circular economy principles in EU aquaculture based on the regulatory framework	31
Plastic packaging flows in Europe: A hybrid input‐output approach	30
Tannin‐based bio‐adhesives for the wood panel industry as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical resins	30
Environmental impacts of key metals' supply and low‐carbon technologies are likely to decrease in the future	30
Reducing the carbon footprint of ICT products through material efficiency strategies: A life cycle analysis of smartphones	30
Sustainability implications of artificial intelligence in the chemical industry: A conceptual framework	30