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Randolph Kirchain

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Publications

98

Citations

6.3K

H-Index

43

Active since

2000

Affiliations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Current)

Engineering Systems (United States)

Materials Systems (United States)

University of Coimbra

Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers

Randolph Kirchain is an author at Massachusetts Institute of Technology specializing in engineering, systems engineering, and business.

Top concepts

EngineeringBusinessSystems EngineeringLife Cycle AssessmentTechnologyQuantitative ManagementRecyclingDesignEconomicsSustainable Production

Publications per year

2000–2025

98

Publications

98

Evaluating Rare Earth Element Availability: A Case with Revolutionary Demand from Clean Technologies

Elisa Alonso, Andrew M. Sherman, Timothy J. Wallington et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2012 · 976 citations

Rare Earth Mineral, Engineering, Trace Element Geochemistry +17

A roadmap for nanophotonics

Randolph Kirchain, Lionel C. Kimerling · Nature Photonics · 2007 · 401 citations

Photonics, Quantum Photonics, Engineering +6

Improving aluminum recycling: A survey of sorting and impurity removal technologies

Gabrielle Gaustad, Elsa Olivetti, Randolph Kirchain · Resources Conservation and Recycling · 2011 · 376 citations

Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering +9

Strategic materials selection in the automobile body: Economic opportunities for polymer composite design

Erica R.H. Fuchs, Frank R. Field, R. S. Roth et al. · Composites Science and Technology · 2008 · 247 citations

Materials Science, Industrial Design, Composites +11

Perspectives on Cobalt Supply through 2030 in the Face of Changing Demand

Xinkai Fu, Danielle N. Beatty, Gabrielle Gaustad et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2020 · 183 citations · Full text

Chemical Engineering, Economics, Engineering +15

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