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Material Efficiency Analysis

Material Efficiency Analysis is a systematic assessment method that evaluates the optimization of material utilization and minimization of waste throughout the cradle-to-gate life cycle of a product, distinguishing it from broader sustainability analyses by focusing specifically on material input efficiency relative to output performance.

294

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16.8K

Citations

937

Authors

403

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

148

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Publications

294

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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Lead telluride alloy thermoelectrics

Aaron D. LaLonde, Yanzhong Pei, Heng Wang et al. · Materials Today · 2011 · 550 citations · Full text

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Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 539 citations

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Mapping Global Flows of Chemicals: From Fossil Fuel Feedstocks to Chemical Products

Peter G. Levi, Jonathan M. Cullen · Environmental Science & Technology · 2018 · 386 citations · Full text

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Global scenarios of resource and emission savings from material efficiency in residential buildings and cars

Stefan Pauliuk, Niko Heeren, Peter Berrill et al. · Nature Communications · 2021 · 323 citations · Full text

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Authors

937

  1. JM
    Julian M. Allwood

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 1.9K citations

    12

    h-index

  2. JM
    Jonathan M. Cullen

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

    9

    h-index

  3. JA
    John Andraos

    University of Toronto, Canada

    6 publications · 202 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. TG
    Timothy G. Gutowski

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    6 publications · 1.2K citations

    6

    h-index

  5. NH
    Niko Heeren

    Yale University, United States

    6 publications · 671 citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

403

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    53 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Trondheim, Norway

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    965 citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    3K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.5K citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    414 citations

  7. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    571 citations

  8. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    535 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Cleaner Production

    27 publications · 1.4K citations

    23

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  2. Journal of Industrial Ecology

    24 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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  3. Resources Conservation and Recycling

    14 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

    h-index

  4. Procedia CIRP

    10 publications · 494 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. Environmental Science & Technology

    11 publications · 1.4K citations

    10

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