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Rolf Frischknecht

Rolf Frischknecht

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
47
Citations
17031
World Ranking
4720
National Ranking
76

Rolf Frischknecht publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rolf Frischknecht sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 132 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Rolf Frischknecht D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rolf Frischknecht sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rolf Frischknecht is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a research focus primarily within Environmental Science. Their scholarly work encompasses several subfields including Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction, Accounting, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their body of work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Life Cycle Costing Analysis, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Extraction and Separation Processes, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Mineral resources in life cycle impact assessment-part I: a critical review of existing methods" (2020) published in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • "Mineral resources in life cycle impact assessment: part II- recommendations on application-dependent use of existing methods and on future method development needs" (2020) published in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • "Carbon footprint assessment of a wood multi-residential building considering biogenic carbon" (2023) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "(Net-) zero-emission buildings: a typology of terms and definitions" (2020) published in Buildings and Cities
  • "Comparison of the greenhouse gas emissions of a high-rise residential building assessed with different national LCA approaches - IEA EBC Annex 72" (2020) published in IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science

Frischknecht has worked frequently with several coauthors, including Harpa Birgisdóttir, Thomas Lützkendorf, Alexander Passer, Maria Balouktsi, and Bruno Peuportier.

Their publications appear predominantly in these venues:

  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
  • Buildings and Cities

Best Publications

  • Life cycle assessment: Part 1: Framework, goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, and applications

    G Rebitzer;Tomas Ekvall;R Frischknecht;D Hunkeler

  • The ecoinvent Database: Overview and Methodological Framework (7 pp)

    Rolf Frischknecht;Niels Jungbluth;Hans-Jörg Althaus;Gabor Doka

  • Implementation of life cycle impact assessment methods. Data v2.0 (2007). Ecoinvent report No. 3

    R. Frischknecht;N. Jungbluth;H.-J. Althaus;R. Hischier

  • Embodied GHG emissions of buildings – The hidden challenge for effective climate change mitigation

    Martin Röck;Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade;Maria Balouktsi;Freja Nygaard Rasmussen

  • Overview and methodology. Data v2.0 (2007). Ecoinvent report No. 1

    R. Frischknecht;N. Jungbluth;H.-J. Althaus;R. Hischier

  • Metal fractionation between magmatic brine and vapor, determined by microanalysis of fluid inclusions

    Christoph A. Heinrich;Detlef Günther;Andreas Audétat;Thomas Ulrich

  • Is cumulative fossil energy demand a useful indicator for the environmental performance of products

    Mark A J Huijbregts;Linda J A Rombouts;Stefanie Hellweg;Rolf Frischknecht

  • The ecoinvent database system: a comprehensive web-based LCA database

    Rolf Frischknecht;Gerald Rebitzer

  • Cumulative energy demand as predictor for the environmental burden of commodity production.

    Mark A. J. Huijbregts;Stefanie Hellweg;Rolf Frischknecht;Harrie W. M. Hendriks

  • Applying cumulative exergy demand (CExD) indicators to the ecoinvent database

    Michael E. Bösch;Stefanie Hellweg;Mark A. J. Huijbregts;Rolf Frischknecht

  • Quantitative analysis of major, minor and trace elements in fluid inclusions using laser ablation–inductively coupled plasmamass spectrometry

    Detlef Günther;Andreas Audétat;Rolf Frischknecht;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • Life Cycle Inventories of Energy Systems: Results for Current Systems in Switzerland and other UCTE Countries

    Roberto Dones;Christian Bauer;Rita Bolliger;Bastian Burger

  • Review of methods addressing freshwater use in life cycle inventory and impact assessment

    Anna Kounina;Anna Kounina;Manuele Margni;Manuele Margni;Jean-Baptiste Bayart;Anne-Marie Boulay

  • Cumulative energy demand in LCA: the energy harvested approach

    Rolf Frischknecht;Franziska Wyss;Sybille Büsser Knöpfel;Thomas Lützkendorf

  • Implementation of Life Cycle Impact Assessment Methods. ecoinvent report No. 3, v2.2

    R. Hischier;B. P. Weidema;H. J. Althaus;C. Bauer

  • LCI modelling approaches applied on recycling of materials in view of environmental sustainability, risk perception and eco-efficiency

    Rolf Frischknecht

  • Uncertainty analysis in life cycle inventory. Application to the production of electricity with French coal power plants

    B. Maurice;R. Frischknecht;V. Coelho-Schwirtz;K. Hungerbühler

  • Life Cycle Assessment for Emerging Technologies: Case Studies for Photovoltaic and Wind Power (11 pp)

    Niels Jungbluth;Christian Bauer;Roberto Dones;Rolf Frischknecht

  • Human health damages due to ionising radiation in life cycle impact assessment

    R. Frischknecht;A. Braunschweig;P. Hofstetter;P. Suter

  • Life cycle inventories and life cycle assessment of photovoltaic systems

    Rolf Frischknecht;René Itten;Parikhit Sinha;Mariska de Wild-Scholten

  • LCIA framework and cross-cutting issues guidance within the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative

    Francesca Verones;Jane Bare;Cecile Bulle;Rolf Frischknecht

  • Methodology Guidelines on Life Cycle Assessment of Photovoltaic Electricity 3rd Edition

    Iea Pvps;Vasilis Fthenakis;Rolf Frischknecht;Marco Raugei

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Jolliet
Olivier Jolliet University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Garvin Heath
Garvin Heath National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Peter Fantke
Peter Fantke Technical University of Denmark
Bradley G. Ridoutt
Bradley G. Ridoutt Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni Polytechnique Montréal
Guido Sonnemann
Guido Sonnemann University of Bordeaux
Bo Pedersen Weidema
Bo Pedersen Weidema Aalborg University
Marco Raugei
Marco Raugei Oxford Brookes University

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