Circular Economy

Circular economy is an economic system of production and consumption that maintains materials and products in continuous circulation through closed-loop processes of reuse, repair, and recycling, thereby eliminating waste and regenerating natural systems in contrast to linear take-make-dispose models.

Publications

675.4K

Citations

21.1K

Authors

4.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7.9K

Parents

Sustainable Resource Management

Children

Bio-based MaterialsCircular Business ModelsCircular ConstructionCircular Economy PolicyCircular Economy PrinciplesCircular ProcurementCircular Supply ChainsDesign For DisassemblyExtended Producer ResponsibilityIndustrial Symbiosis

Publications

The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?

Martin Geissdoerfer, Paulo Savaget, Nancy Bocken et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production · 2016 · 8.4K citations · Full text

Management, Environmental Management, Sustainability Management +10

Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions

Julian Kirchherr, Denise Reike, Marko P. Hekkert · Resources Conservation and Recycling · 2017 · 7.7K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Circular Economy +4

Circular Economy: The Concept and its Limitations

Jouni Korhonen, Antero Honkasalo, Jyri Seppälä · Ecological Economics · 2017 · 3.7K citations

Natural Resources, Economics, Supply Chain Management +8

Product design and business model strategies for a circular economy

Nancy Bocken, Ingrid de Pauw, Conny Bakker et al. · Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering · 2016 · 3.7K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Strategic Management, Strategy +16

The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context

Alan Murray, Keith R. Skene, Kathryn Haynes · Journal of Business Ethics · 2015 · 3.2K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Supply Chain Management +16

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Authors

21.1K

NB
Nancy Bocken
Maastricht University, Netherlands
39 publications · 17.9K citations
32
h-index
JA
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes
University of Derby, United Kingdom
36 publications · 3.9K citations
32
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JS
Joseph Sarkis
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States
33 publications · 6.5K citations
29
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DC
Daniela C. A. Pigosso
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
35 publications · 3.1K citations
27
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JK
Julian Kirchherr
Utrecht University, Netherlands
26 publications · 14K citations
26
h-index

1–5 of 21.1K

Institutions

4.6K

1–8 of 4.6K

Venues

Journal of Cleaner Production
881 publications · 109.9K citations
159
h-index
Resources Conservation and Recycling
360 publications · 54.4K citations
113
h-index
Sustainability
828 publications · 49.1K citations
99
h-index
Business Strategy and the Environment
BSE · 198 publications · 21.3K citations
82
h-index
Sustainable Production and Consumption
176 publications · 15.5K citations
72
h-index

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See also Circular Economy
Core Principles	Waste Reduction Decoupling Of Resource Use Product Lifetime Extension
Business Models	Recycling Sustainable Consumption Circular Business Models Reverse Logistics Product-service Systems
Implementation Strategies	Reverse Logistics Waste Valorization Predictive Maintenance Product-as-a-service Design For Disassembly Remanufacturing
Evaluation Metrics	Recycling Life Cycle Assessment Life-cycle Costing Material Circularity Indicators Dynamic Material Flow Analysis Life Cycle Impact Assessment Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
Barriers	Regulatory Compliance Digital Literacy Data Protection Technological Compatibility Reverse Logistics Integration Supply Chain Synchronization Material Recyclability Organizational Change Resistance