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Material Efficiency

Material Efficiency is a sustainability-oriented performance metric that quantifies the effectiveness with which raw materials are utilized in manufacturing and operational processes to minimize waste and resource consumption while maximizing value creation.

2.4K

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117.7K

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7.7K

Authors

2.2K

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2017–2026

1.2K

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Materials Efficiency

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Publications

2.4K

The measurement and sources of technical inefficiency in the Indonesian weaving industry

Mark M. Pitt, Lung‐fei Lee · Journal of Development Economics · 1981 · 1.4K citations

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Solar cell efficiency tables (version 57)

Martin A. Green, Ewan D. Dunlop, Jochen Hohl‐Ebinger et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications · 2020 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Growth in global materials use, GDP and population during the 20th century

Fridolin Krausmann, Simone Gingrich, Nina Eisenmenger et al. · Ecological Economics · 2009 · 1.1K citations

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Material efficiency: A white paper

Julian M. Allwood, Michael F. Ashby, Timothy G. Gutowski et al. · Resources Conservation and Recycling · 2010 · 893 citations

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The mechanical efficiency of natural materials

Ulrike G. K. Wegst, Michael F. Ashby · The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics · 2004 · 811 citations

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Authors

7.7K

  1. TG
    Timothy G. Gutowski

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    21 publications · 3.8K citations

    19

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  2. EW
    Ernst Worrell

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    20 publications · 2.3K citations

    18

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  3. JM
    Julian M. Allwood

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 3.7K citations

    18

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  4. SP
    Stefan Pauliuk

    University of Freiburg, Germany

    11 publications · 1.6K citations

    11

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  5. JM
    Jonathan M. Cullen

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

    11

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Institutions

2.2K

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    28 h-index

    72 publications

    9.8K citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    28 h-index

    85 publications

    10.4K citations

  3. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    23 h-index

    117 publications

    4.6K citations

  4. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    19 h-index

    38 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    17 h-index

    60 publications

    3.2K citations

  6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    17 h-index

    59 publications

    2.6K citations

  7. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Trondheim, Norway

    17 h-index

    41 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    16 h-index

    47 publications

    7.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Cleaner Production

    170 publications · 10.4K citations

    62

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  2. Resources Conservation and Recycling

    59 publications · 4.7K citations

    36

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  3. Journal of Industrial Ecology

    57 publications · 3.7K citations

    34

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  4. Construction and Building Materials

    47 publications · 2.5K citations

    32

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  5. Environmental Science & Technology

    29 publications · 3.4K citations

    27

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