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Ester van der Voet

Ester van der Voet

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
9192
World Ranking
4519
National Ranking
121

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.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 122 publications — 25th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

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.

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30 D-Index 125+

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 125 D-Index or more.

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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