| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Conceptualizing the circular economy: An analysis of 114 definitions | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2017 | 3,590 |
| 2 | The circular economy: New or Refurbished as CE 3.0? — Exploring Controversies in the Conceptualization of the Circular Economy through a Focus on History and Resource Value Retention Options | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2018 | 867 |
| 3 | Circular economy – From review of theories and practices to development of implementation tools | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2018 | 803 |
| 4 | Microwave heating applications in environmental engineering—a review | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2002 | 768 |
| 5 | Energy- and greenhouse gas-based LCA of biofuel and bioenergy systems: Key issues, ranges and recommendations | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2009 | 752 |
| 6 | An analysis of the drivers affecting the implementation of green supply chain management | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2011 | 750 |
| 7 | Production of levulinic acid and use as a platform chemical for derived products | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2000 | 730 |
| 8 | An overview of utilization of slag and sludge from steel industries | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2007 | 680 |
| 9 | Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2022 | 674 |
| 10 | Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour to investigate the determinants of recycling behaviour: a case study from Brixworth, UK | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2004 | 672 |
| 11 | Sustainable management of coffee industry by-products and value addition—A review | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2012 | 662 |
| 12 | Material efficiency: A white paper | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2011 | 649 |
| 13 | Characteristics and utilisation of copper slag—a review | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2003 | 604 |
| 14 | Use of aggregates from recycled construction and demolition waste in concrete | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2007 | 603 |
| 15 | Circular economy indicators: What do they measure? | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2019 | 591 |
| 16 | Construction and demolition waste management in China through the 3R principle | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2018 | 578 |
| 17 | Drivers of food waste and their implications for sustainable policy development | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2016 | 570 |
| 18 | E-waste: An overview on generation, collection, legislation and recycling practices | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2017 | 570 |
| 19 | Targets for a circular economy | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2020 | 568 |
| 20 | Spaghetti soup: The complex world of food waste behaviours | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2013 | 566 |
| 21 | The possibility of in situ heavy metal decontamination of polluted soils using crops of metal-accumulating plants | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 1994 | 562 |
| 22 | Ethanol as an alternative fuel from agricultural, industrial and urban residues | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2007 | 554 |
| 23 | A hybrid approach using ISM and fuzzy TOPSIS for the selection of reverse logistics provider | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2009 | 535 |
| 24 | Severe air pollution events not avoided by reduced anthropogenic activities during COVID-19 outbreak | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2020 | 532 |
| 25 | Green supply chain initiatives among certified companies in Malaysia and environmental sustainability: Investigating the outcomes | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2011 | 525 |
| 26 | A review of the use of recycled solid waste materials in asphalt pavements | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2007 | 494 |
| 27 | Removal of cement mortar remains from recycled aggregate using pre-soaking approaches | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2007 | 491 |
| 28 | High performance cementing materials from industrial slags — a review | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2000 | 483 |
| 29 | A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2021 | 483 |
| 30 | Identifying motivations and barriers to minimising household food waste | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2014 | 474 |
| 31 | Construction and demolition waste best management practice in Europe | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2018 | 467 |
| 32 | Challenges, opportunities, and innovations for effective solid waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2020 | 459 |
| 33 | Characteristics of steel slags and their use in cement and concrete—A review | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2018 | 455 |
| 34 | Overview of electronic waste (e-waste) management practices and legislations, and their poor applications in the developing countries | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2008 | 450 |
| 35 | A literature review on green supply chain management: Trends and future challenges | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2019 | 450 |
| 36 | How to make a city climate-proof, addressing the urban heat island effect | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2012 | 442 |
| 37 | Towards a more Circular Economy: Proposing a framework linking sustainable public procurement and sustainable business models | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2016 | 436 |
| 38 | Electronic waste recycling: A review of U.S. infrastructure and technology options | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2005 | 431 |
| 39 | Twenty years of PET bottle to bottle recycling—An overview | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2011 | 430 |
| 40 | Towards sustainable development through the circular economy—A review and critical assessment on current circularity metrics | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2019 | 422 |
| 41 | Review of hydrometallurgical recovery of zinc from industrial wastes | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2001 | 418 |
| 42 | Recycling utilization patterns of coal mining waste in China | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2010 | 414 |
| 43 | Utilization of copper slag in cement and concrete | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2008 | 394 |
| 44 | Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior in the context of recycling: The role of moral norms and of demographic predictors | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2015 | 392 |
| 45 | Assessing the social sustainability of supply chains using Best Worst Method | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2017 | 392 |
| 46 | A literature review and perspectives in reverse logistics | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2015 | 391 |
| 47 | Membrane separation for wastewater reuse in the textile industry | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2001 | 390 |
| 48 | LCA allocation procedure used as an incitative method for waste recycling: An application to mineral additions in concrete | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2010 | 387 |
| 49 | Blockchain for the future of sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0 | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2020 | 387 |
| 50 | A cross-country comparison of the building energy consumptions and their trends | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 2017 | 386 |
