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6487
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Fausto Freire 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 Fausto Freire sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 152 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Fausto Freire 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 Fausto Freire sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fausto Freire is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research spans several areas within Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant focus on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to sustainability, construction methods, and circular economy strategies. Key papers include:

  • Prefabricated versus conventional construction: Comparing life-cycle impacts of alternative structural materials, 2021, Journal of Building Engineering
  • Circular economy strategies on business modelling: Identifying the greatest influences, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • What is the potential for prefabricated buildings to decrease costs and contribute to meeting EU environmental targets?, 2021, Building and Environment
  • Material flow analysis of forest biomass in Portugal to support a circular bioeconomy, 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Life cycle assessment of biomass pellets: A review of methodological choices and results, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Freire has collaborated frequently with colleagues such as Carla Rodrigues, Pedro Marques, Rita Garcia, Luís C. Dias, and Maria Cléa Brito de Figueirêdo. These recurring co-authorships suggest active engagement in multidisciplinary research teams.

The scientist publishes regularly in journals including:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Building and Environment
  • The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Freire's research topics emphasize environmental impact and sustainability, sustainable building design and assessment, and sustainable supply chain management. Other notable topics include building energy and comfort optimization, recycling and waste management techniques, chemistry and chemical engineering, and the performance of recycled aggregate concrete.

Their work is situated primarily in the context of environmental science, with 59 publications, and engineering, with 52 publications. Subfields such as environmental chemistry and strategy and management also form part of their multidisciplinary approach, supported by 7 and 11 publications respectively.

Best Publications

  • Impact of the electricity mix and use profile in the life-cycle assessment of electric vehicles

    Ricardo Faria;Pedro Marques;Pedro Moura;Fausto Freire

  • Renewability and life-cycle energy efficiency of bioethanol and bio-ethyl tertiary butyl ether (bioETBE): Assessing the implications of allocation

    João Malça;Fausto Freire

  • Life-cycle assessment of a house with alternative exterior walls: Comparison of three impact assessment methods

    Helena Monteiro;Fausto Freire

  • Greenhouse gas assessment of soybean production: implications of land use change and different cultivation systems

    Érica Geraldes Castanheira;Fausto Freire

  • Carbon footprint of particleboard: a comparison between ISO/TS 14067, GHG Protocol, PAS 2050 and Climate Declaration

    Rita Garcia;Fausto Freire

  • Primary and secondary use of electric mobility batteries from a life cycle perspective

    Ricardo Faria;Pedro Marques;Rita Garcia;Pedro Moura

  • Life-cycle studies of biodiesel in Europe: A review addressing the variability of results and modeling issues

    João Malça;Fausto Freire

  • Life-cycle assessment of electricity in Portugal

    Rita Garcia;Pedro Marques;Fausto Freire

  • Life-cycle energy and greenhouse gas analysis of three building types in a residential area in Lisbon

    Joana Bastos;Stuart A. Batterman;Fausto Freire

  • Embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions analysis of a prefabricated modular house: The “Moby” case study

    Vanessa Tavares;Vanessa Tavares;Nuno Lacerda;Fausto Freire

  • Comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles addressing capacity fade

    Pedro Marques;Rita Garcia;Luiz Kulay;Fausto Freire

  • Prefabricated versus conventional construction: Comparing life-cycle impacts of alternative structural materials

    V. Tavares;N. Soares;N. Raposo;P. Marques

  • Energy retrofit of historic buildings: Environmental assessment of cost-optimal solutions

    Sérgio Fernando Tadeu;Carla Abreu Rodrigues;António J. B. Tadeu;Fausto Miguel Cereja Seixas Freire

  • Life cycle assessment of medium density particleboard (MDP) produced in Brazil

    Diogo Aparecido Lopes Silva;Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr;Rita Pinheiro Garcia;Fausto Miguel Cereja Seixas Freire

  • Environmental sustainability of biodiesel in Brazil.

    Érica Geraldes Castanheira;Renata Grisoli;Fausto Freire;Vanessa Pecora

  • Life-cycle assessment of soybean-based biodiesel in Europe: comparing grain, oil and biodiesel import from Brazil

    Érica Geraldes Castanheira;Renata Patricia Soares Grisoli;Suani Teixeira Coelho;Gil Anderi da Silva

  • Applying Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to the Life-Cycle Assessment of vehicles

    Ana Rita Domingues;Pedro Marques;Rita Garcia;Fausto Freire

  • Environmental life-cycle assessment of rapeseed-based biodiesel: Alternative cultivation systems and locations

    João Malça;António Coelho;Fausto Freire

  • Integrated life-cycle assessment and thermal dynamic simulation of alternative scenarios for the roof retrofit of a house

    Carla Rodrigues;Fausto Freire

  • Life-cycle sustainability assessment of key electricity generation systems in Portugal

    Jeremiah Kabayo;Pedro Marques;Rita Garcia;Fausto Freire

  • Transportation matters – Does it? GIS-based comparative environmental assessment of concrete mixes with cement, fly ash, natural and recycled aggregates

    Verena Göswein;Alexandre B. Gonçalves;José Dinis Silvestre;Fausto Freire

  • Adaptive reuse of buildings: Eco-efficiency assessment of retrofit strategies for alternative uses of an historic building

    Carla Rodrigues;Fausto Freire

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis C. Dias
Luis C. Dias University of Coimbra
Carlos Henggeler Antunes
Carlos Henggeler Antunes University of Coimbra
José Dinis Silvestre
José Dinis Silvestre Instituto Superior Técnico
Stuart Batterman
Stuart Batterman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roland Clift
Roland Clift University of Surrey
Luís Arroja
Luís Arroja University of Aveiro
Paulo Ferrão
Paulo Ferrão Instituto Superior Técnico
Anibal T. de Almeida
Anibal T. de Almeida University of Coimbra

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