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Ester van der Voet

Ester van der Voet

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 52 4521 4327 121 115 122 9192

Ester van der Voet publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ester van der Voet between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ester van der Voet published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2000. 10 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2000. 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1994 2025

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ester van der Voet: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 3
1995 5
1996 2
1997 4
1998 0
1999 3
2000 18
2001 0
2002 3
2003 1
2004 6
2005 1
2006 3
2007 0
2008 5
2009 14
2010 10
2011 7
2012 3
2013 2
2014 5
2015 4
2016 2
2017 6
2018 6
2019 2
2020 6
2021 5
2022 3
2023 5
2024 6
2025 4
Total 144
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Ester van der Voet publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ester van der Voet sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 122 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 122
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Ester van der Voet D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ester van der Voet sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266 52
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Ester van der Voet is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands and works primarily within the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their research spans a range of subfields including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction, and Strategy and Management.

The scientist's research topics cover several areas related to material and environmental sustainability. These include Extraction and Separation Processes, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Industrial Ecology, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, and Global Energy and Sustainability Research.

Van der Voet has contributed extensively to academic literature, with frequent publication venues including Resources Conservation and Recycling, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Journal of Cleaner Production, Environmental Science & Technology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Assessing the future environmental impacts of copper production in China: Implications of the energy transition (2020, Journal of Cleaner Production)
  • Material requirements for low-carbon energy technologies: A quantitative review (2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • Projected material requirements for the global electricity infrastructure - generation, transmission and storage (2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling)
  • Increase in demand for critical materials under IEA Net-Zero emission by 2050 scenario (2023, Applied Energy)
  • Scenarios for anthropogenic copper demand and supply in China: implications of a scrap import ban and a circular economy transition (2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling)

Collaborations have involved multiple co-authors, most notably René Kleijn, Benjamin Sprecher, Arnold Tukker, Yanan Liang, and Sebastiaan Deetman, with several joint publications across different projects.

Best Publications

  • Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of bioethanol from sugarcane in Brazil

    Lin Luo;Ester van der Voet;Gjalt Huppes

  • Resource nexus perspectives towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    R. Bleischwitz;C. Spataru;S.D. VanDeveer;M. Obersteiner

  • Allocation issues in LCA methodology: a case study of corn stover-based fuel ethanol

    Lin Luo;Ester van der Voet;Gjalt Huppes;Helias A. Udo de Haes

  • Life cycle assessment of municipal solid waste management with regard to greenhouse gas emissions: case study of Tianjin, China.

    Wei Zhao;Ester van der Voet;Yufeng Zhang;Gjalt Huppes

  • Metal requirements of low-carbon power generation

    René Kleijn;Ester van der Voet;Gert Jan Kramer;Gert Jan Kramer;Lauran van Oers

  • Estimating global copper demand until 2100 with regression and stock dynamics

    Branco W. Schipper;Hsiu Chuan Lin;Marco A. Meloni;Kjell Wansleeben

  • How to deal with the rebound effect? A policy-oriented approach

    David Font Vivanco;René Kemp;Ester van der Voet

  • Material flows and economic models: an analytical comparison of SFA, LCA and partial equilibrium models

    Mathijs Bouman;Mathijs Bouman;Reinout Heijungs;Ester van der Voet;Jeroen C.J.M van den Bergh

  • Resource constraints in a hydrogen economy based on renewable energy sources: An exploration

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  • Biorefining of lignocellulosic feedstock--Technical, economic and environmental considerations.

    Lin Luo;Ester van der Voet;Gjalt Huppes

  • Modelling global material stocks and flows for residential and service sector buildings towards 2050

    Sebastiaan Deetman;Sebastiaan Deetman;Sylvia Marinova;Ester van der Voet;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren

  • Scenarios for Demand Growth of Metals in Electricity Generation Technologies, Cars, and Electronic Appliances

    Sebastiaan Deetman;Stefan Pauliuk;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Detlef P. van Vuuren;Ester van der Voet

  • Dynamic substance flow analysis: the delaying mechanism of stocks, with the case of PVC in Sweden

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  • An energy analysis of ethanol from cellulosic feedstock–Corn stover

    Lin Luo;Ester van der Voet;Gjalt Huppes

  • Iron and steel in Chinese residential buildings: A dynamic analysis

    Mingming Hu;Mingming Hu;Stefan Pauliuk;Tao Wang;Gjalt Huppes

  • Predicting future emissions based on characteristics of stocks

    Ester van der Voet;René Kleijn;Ruben Huele;Masanobu Ishikawa

  • Environmental Implications of Future Demand Scenarios for Metals: Methodology and Application to the Case of Seven Major Metals

    Ester Van der Voet;Lauran Van Oers;Miranda Verboon;Koen Kuipers

  • Life cycle assessment of switchgrass-derived ethanol as transport fuel

    Yu Bai;Lin Luo;Ester van der Voet

  • Evaluation of risks of metal flows and accumulation in economy and environment

    J.B Guinée;J.C.J.M van den Bergh;J Boelens;P.J Fraanje

  • Global construction materials database and stock analysis of residential buildings between 1970-2050

    Sylvia Marinova;Sebastiaan Deetman;Ester van der Voet;Vassilis Daioglou;Vassilis Daioglou

  • Dynamic Material Flow Analysis for Strategic Construction and Demolition Waste Management in Beijing

    Mingming Hu;Ester Van Der Voet;Gjalt Huppes

  • Dynamics of urban and rural housing stocks in China

    Mingming Hu;Håvard Bergsdal;Ester van der Voet;Gjalt Huppes

  • A greenhouse gas indicator for bioenergy: some theoretical issues with practical implications.

    Jeroen B. Guinée;Reinout Heijungs;Ester van der Voet

Frequent Co-Authors

Gjalt Huppes
Gjalt Huppes Leiden University
Reinout Heijungs
Reinout Heijungs Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jeroen B. Guinée
Jeroen B. Guinée Leiden University
Arnold Tukker
Arnold Tukker Leiden University
Heinz Schandl
Heinz Schandl Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Detlef P. van Vuuren
Detlef P. van Vuuren Utrecht University
René Kemp
René Kemp Maastricht University
Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh
Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh Autonomous University of Barcelona
Markus A. Reuter
Markus A. Reuter Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Stefan Bringezu
Stefan Bringezu University of Kassel

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