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Pål Börjesson

Pål Börjesson

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
10562
World Ranking
5460
National Ranking
99

Pål Börjesson 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 Pål Börjesson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 139 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pål Börjesson 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 Pål Börjesson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pål Börjesson is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Mechanics of Materials as subfields.

The topics central to Börjesson's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Bioenergy Crop Production and Management, Forest Biomass Utilization and Management, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, as well as Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

They have contributed to a range of journals and publication venues, notably:

  • Applied Energy
  • Cleaner Environmental Systems
  • Energies
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Börjesson include:

  • The greenhouse gas emissions of an electrified vehicle combined with renewable fuels: Life cycle assessment and policy implications (2021, Applied Energy)
  • Life cycle assessment for identification of critical aspects in emerging technologies for the extraction of phenolic compounds from spruce bark (2021, Journal of Cleaner Production)
  • Life cycle assessment of a nanomaterial-based adsorbent developed on lab scale for cadmium removal: Comparison of the impacts of production, use and recycling (2022, Cleaner Environmental Systems)
  • Life-cycle assessment of the production of cationized tannins from Norway spruce bark as flocculants in wastewater treatment (2020, Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining)
  • Lignocellulosic Ethanol in a Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Obligation System-A Case Study of Swedish Sawdust Based-Ethanol Production (2020, Energies)

Börjesson frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Lovisa Björnsson, Malin Pettersson, Karin Carlqvist, Gunnar Lidén, and Oskar Englund. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting a network of research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Environmental impact of dietary change: a systematic review

    Elinor Hallström;Annika Carlsson-Kanyama;Pål Börjesson

  • Assessment of energy performance in the life-cycle of biogas production

    Maria Berglund;Pål Börjesson

  • Agricultural crop-based biofuels – resource efficiency and environmental performance including direct land use changes

    Pål Börjesson;Linda M. Tufvesson

  • Environmental systems analysis of biogas systems—Part II: The environmental impact of replacing various reference systems

    Pål Börjesson;Maria Berglund

  • Environmental systems analysis of biogas systems—Part I: Fuel-cycle emissions

    Pål Börjesson;Maria Berglund

  • Industrial biotechnology for the production of bio-based chemicals – a cradle-to-grave perspective

    Rajni Hatti-Kaul;Ulrika Törnvall;Linda Gustafsson;Pål Börjesson

  • Greenhouse gas balances in building construction : wood versus concrete from life-cycle and forest land-use perspectives

    Pål Börjesson;Leif Gustavsson

  • Energy Analysis of Biomass Production and Transportation

    P.I.I. Börjesson

  • Biogas as a resource-efficient vehicle fuel

    Pål Börjesson;Bo Mattiasson

  • The prospects for an expansion of biogas systems in Sweden—Incentives, barriers and potentials

    Mikael Lantz;Mattias Svensson;Lovisa Björnsson;Pål Börjesson

  • Good or bad bioethanol from a greenhouse gas perspective – What determines this?

    Pål Börjesson

  • Reducing CO2 emissions by substituting biomass for fossil fuels

    Leif Gustavsson;Pål Börjesson;Bengt Johansson;Per Svenningsson

  • Environmental effects of energy crop cultivation in Sweden—I: Identification and quantification

    Pål Börjesson

  • The greenhouse gas emissions of an electrified vehicle combined with renewable fuels: Life cycle assessment and policy implications

    Öivind Andersson;Pål Börjesson

  • The prospects for willow plantations for wastewater treatment in Sweden

    Pål Börjesson;Göran Berndes

  • Comparing energy crops for biogas production Yields, energy input and costs in cultivation using digestate and mineral fertilisation

    Charlott Gissén;Thomas Prade;Emma Kreuger;Ivo Achu Nges

  • Regional Production and Utilization of Biomass in Sweden

    Pål Börjesson;Leif Gustavsson

  • Sustainable meat consumption: A quantitative analysis of nutritional intake, greenhouse gas emissions and land use from a Swedish perspective

    Elinor Hallström;E. Roos;Pål Börjesson

  • Possibilities for sustainable biorefineries based on agricultural residues – A case study of potential straw-based ethanol production in Sweden

    Anna Ekman;Ola Wallberg;Elisabeth Joelsson;Pål Börjesson

  • Review of methodological choices in LCA of biorefinery systems - key issues and recommendations

    Serina Ahlgren;Anna Björklund;Anna Ekman;Hanna Karlsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran Berndes
Göran Berndes Chalmers University of Technology
Leif Gustavsson
Leif Gustavsson Linnaeus University
Per Svenningsson
Per Svenningsson Karolinska Institute
Bengt Johansson
Bengt Johansson Technical University of Denmark
Annette Cowie
Annette Cowie University of New England
Charlotta Turner
Charlotta Turner Lund University
Gunnar Lidén
Gunnar Lidén Lund University
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni Polytechnique Montréal
Göran Finnveden
Göran Finnveden Royal Institute of Technology
Göran I. Ågren
Göran I. Ågren Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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