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47
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7326
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5864
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Lorenz M. Hilty 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 Lorenz M. Hilty sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lorenz M. Hilty 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 Lorenz M. Hilty sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lorenz M. Hilty is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their primary fields of study include Engineering and Social Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sociology and Political Science, Automotive Engineering, Economics and Econometrics, and Transportation.

Their research encompasses several main topics, particularly Green IT and Sustainability, Transportation and Mobility Innovations, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Digital Innovation in Industries, and Sharing Economy and Platforms.

Hilty has published numerous papers in various academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich), Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Travel Behaviour and Society, Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, and Environmental Science & Policy.

  • The digital sharing economy: A confluence of technical and social sharing (2021) - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
  • Digitalization and Sustainability: A Call for a Digital Green Deal (2023) - Environmental Science & Policy
  • Digital sufficiency: conceptual considerations for ICTs on a finite planet (2022) - Annals of Telecommunications
  • Digital transformation-life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing (2020) - The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • Sources of variation in life cycle assessments of smartphones and tablet computers (2020) - Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Frequent co-authors with whom Hilty has collaborated include Jan Bieser, Mattias Höjer, Tilman Santarius, Hugues Ferreboeuf, and Angelika Hilbeck.

In addition to articles, Hilty has contributed to academic books published by oekom verlag and vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich eBooks. Titles include "Digital Reset, Redirecting Technologies for the Deep Sustainability Transformation" (2023) and "Wenn Algorithmen für uns entscheiden: Chancen und Risiken der künstlichen Intelligenz" (2020).

Best Publications

  • Modeling Metal Stocks and Flows: A Review of Dynamic Material Flow Analysis Methods

    Esther Müller;Lorenz M. Hilty;Rolf Widmer;Mathias Schluep

  • The relevance of information and communication technologies for environmental sustainability - A prospective simulation study

    Lorenz M. Hilty;Peter Arnfalk;Lorenz Erdmann;James Goodman

  • ICT for Sustainability: An Emerging Research Field

    Lorenz M. Hilty;Lorenz M. Hilty;Lorenz M. Hilty;Bernard Aebischer

  • ICT Innovations for Sustainability

    Lorenz M. Hilty;Bernard Aebischer

  • Scenario Analysis: Exploring the Macroeconomic Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Lorenz Erdmann;Lorenz M. Hilty

  • Sustainability and ICT - An overview of the field

    Lorenz M. Hilty;Wolfgang Lohmann;Elaine M. Huang

  • Electronic waste—an emerging risk?

    Lorenz M. Hilty

  • Information technology and sustainability : essays on the relationship between ICT and sustainable development

    Lorenz M. Hilty

  • How LCA contributes to the environmental assessment of higher order effects of ICT application: A review of different approaches

    Johanna Pohl;Lorenz M. Hilty;Lorenz M. Hilty;Matthias Finkbeiner

  • Effects of Internet-based multiple-site conferences on greenhouse gas emissions

    Vlad C. Coroama;Lorenz M. Hilty;Martin Birtel

  • Assessing Indirect Environmental Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Systematic Literature Review

    Jan C. T. Bieser;Lorenz M. Hilty;Lorenz M. Hilty

  • Rebound effects of progress in information technology

    Lorenz M. Hilty;Andreas Köhler;Fabian von Schéele;Rainer Zah

  • Environmental impacts of lighting technologies — Life cycle assessment and sensitivity analysis

    Tobias Welz;Roland Hischier;Lorenz M. Hilty

  • Life cycle assessment of second generation (2G) and third generation (3G) mobile phone networks

    Wolfram Scharnhorst;Lorenz M. Hilty;Olivier Jolliet;Olivier Jolliet

  • The digital sharing economy: A confluence of technical and social sharing

    Maria J. Pouri;Lorenz M. Hilty

  • Prospective impacts of electronic textiles on recycling and disposal

    Andreas R. Köhler;Lorenz M. Hilty;Conny Bakker

  • Assessing the Human, Social, and Environmental Risks of Pervasive Computing

    Lorenz M. Hilty;Claudia Som

  • Information Technology and Sustainability

    Lorenz M. Hilty

  • The end of life treatment of second generation mobile phone networks: Strategies to reduce the environmental impact

    Wolfram Scharnhorst;Wolfram Scharnhorst;Hans Jörg Althaus;Mischa Classen;Olivier Jolliet

  • Sustainable software products—Towards assessment criteria for resource and energy efficiency

    Eva Kern;Eva Kern;Lorenz M. Hilty;Lorenz M. Hilty;Lorenz M. Hilty;Achim Guldner;Yuliyan V. Maksimov

  • Environmental impacts of an international conference

    Roland Hischier;Lorenz Hilty

  • Exploring the Macroeconomic Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Lorenz Erdmann;Lorenz M. Hilty

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Jolliet
Olivier Jolliet University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Chris Preist
Chris Preist University of Bristol
Bernd Nowack
Bernd Nowack Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Gordon S. Blair
Gordon S. Blair Lancaster University
Betty H. C. Cheng
Betty H. C. Cheng Michigan State University
Richard F. Paige
Richard F. Paige McMaster University
Andrea Emilio Rizzoli
Andrea Emilio Rizzoli Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research
Reinout Heijungs
Reinout Heijungs Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Christian Montag
Christian Montag University of Macau
Lude Franke
Lude Franke University Medical Center Groningen

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