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Thomas E. Graedel

Thomas E. Graedel

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Environmental Sciences
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
109
Citations
46162
World Ranking
214
National Ranking
97

Thomas E. Graedel 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 Thomas E. Graedel sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 382 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas E. Graedel 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 Thomas E. Graedel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For outstanding contributions to the engineering theory and practice of industrial ecology, particularly for improved methods of life-cycle analysis.
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Thomas E. Graedel is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including industrial and manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and building and construction.

Their main research topics include:

  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Sustainable Industrial Ecology
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Recent publications by Thomas E. Graedel cover various aspects of sustainability and resource management:

  • "Buildings as a global carbon sink," 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • "Prospects of metal recovery from wastewater and brine," 2023, Nature Water
  • "United States plastics: Large flows, short lifetimes, and negligible recycling," 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • "The role of design in circular economy solutions for critical materials," 2021, One Earth
  • "Exploring future copper demand, recycling and associated greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-28," 2020, Global Environmental Change

Thomas E. Graedel frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Alessio Miatto, Barbara K. Reck, Jinghan Di, Stefan Pauliuk, and Wei-Qiang Chen.

Their work is often published in journals such as Resources Conservation and Recycling, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Environmental Science & Technology, Sustainability, and Nature Sustainability.

In addition to journal articles, Graedel has authored books published by World Scientific, including titles titled "Industrial Ecology and Sustainability" released in 2023 and 2024.

Recognition of Thomas E. Graedel's contributions includes becoming a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for advancements in industrial ecology and life-cycle analysis methods. Other distinctions include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 1998 and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1995.

Best Publications

  • A global model of natural volatile organic compound emissions

    Alex Guenther;C. Nicholas Hewitt;David Erickson;Ray Fall

  • Industrial Ecology

    B.R. Allenby;T. Graedel

  • Challenges in metal recycling.

    Barbara K. Reck;T. E. Graedel

  • Buildings as a global carbon sink

    Galina Churkina;Galina Churkina;Alan Organschi;Christopher P. O. Reyer;Andrew Ruff

  • What Do We Know About Metal Recycling Rates

    T. E. Graedel;Julian Allwood;Jean-Pierre Birat;Matthias Buchert

  • Metal stocks and sustainability

    R. B. Gordon;M. Bertram;T. E. Graedel

  • Criticality of metals and metalloids.

    T. E. Graedel;T. E. Graedel;E. M. Harper;N. T. Nassar;Philip Nuss

  • Global gridded inventories of anthropogenic emissions of sulfur and nitrogen

    Carmen M. Benkovitz;M. Trevor Scholtz;Jozef Pacyna;Leonor Tarrasón

  • Methodology of Metal Criticality Determination

    T. E. Graedel;Rachel Barr;Chelsea Chandler;Thomas Chase

  • Atmospheric Change: An Earth System Perspective

    T. E. Graedel;Paul J. Crutzen

  • Industrial ecology: concepts and approaches.

    L. W. Jelinski;T. E. Graedel;R. A. Laudise;D. W. Mccall

  • Organic films on atmospheric aerosol particles, fog droplets, cloud droplets, raindrops, and snowflakes

    P. S. Gill;T. E. Graedel;C. J. Weschler

  • On the materials basis of modern society

    T. E. Graedel;E. M. Harper;N. T. Nassar;Barbara K. Reck

  • The kinetic chemistry of dense interstellar clouds

    T. E. Graedel;W. D. Langer;M. A. Frerking

  • Copper demand, supply, and associated energy use to 2050

    Ayman Elshkaki;T.E. Graedel;Luca Ciacci;Barbara K. Reck

  • Chemistry within aqueous atmospheric aerosols and raindrops

    T. E. Graedel;C. J. Weschler

  • Criticality of non-fuel minerals: a review of major approaches and analyses.

    Lorenz Erdmann;Thomas E. Graedel

  • Composite global emissions of reactive chlorine from anthropogenic and natural sources: Reactive Chlorine Emissions Inventory

    William. C. Keene;M. Aslam K. Khalil;David. J. Erickson;Archie McCulloch

  • By-product metals are technologically essential but have problematic supply

    N. T. Nassar;T. E. Graedel;E. M. Harper

  • Global in-use stocks of the rare Earth elements: a first estimate.

    Xiaoyue Du;T. E. Graedel

  • Chemical compounds in the atmosphere

    T. E. Graedel

  • Industrial ecology: goals and definitions

    Reid Lifset;Thomas E. Graedel

  • Atmospheric Chemical Compounds: Sources, Occurrence and Bioassay

    T. E. Graedel;Donald T. Hawkins;Larry D. Claxton

Frequent Co-Authors

Sabrina Spatari
Sabrina Spatari Drexel University
Christofer Leygraf
Christofer Leygraf Royal Institute of Technology
Inger Odnevall Wallinder
Inger Odnevall Wallinder Royal Institute of Technology
Charles J. Weschler
Charles J. Weschler Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Matthew J. Eckelman
Matthew J. Eckelman Northeastern University
William C. Keene
William C. Keene University of Virginia
William S. Cleveland
William S. Cleveland Purdue University West Lafayette
Archie McCulloch
Archie McCulloch University of Bristol
Yi-Fan Li
Yi-Fan Li Harbin Institute of Technology

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