OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment is 30. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Using life cycle assessment to achieve a circular economy	106
Comparative LCA of concrete with recycled aggregates: a circular economy mindset in Europe	86
The evolution of life cycle assessment in European policies over three decades	75
Temporal issues in life cycle assessment—a systematic review	70
Upscaling methods used in ex ante life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: a review	66
Fishmeal partial substitution within aquafeed formulations: life cycle assessment of four alternative protein sources	65
Plastic or glass: a new environmental assessment with a marine litter indicator for the comparison of pasteurized milk bottles	61
Life cycle assessment and circularity indicators	57
Exposure and toxicity characterization of chemical emissions and chemicals in products: global recommendations and implementation in USEtox	56
Principles for the application of life cycle sustainability assessment	54
Environmental life cycle implications of upscaling lithium-ion battery production	54
Environmental impacts associated with the production, use, and end-of-life of a woollen garment	54
Integrating life cycle assessment and life cycle cost: a review of environmental-economic studies	47
Making the use of scenarios in LCA easier: the superstructure approach	44
Using Social Life Cycle Assessment to analyze the contribution of products to the Sustainable Development Goals: a case study in the textile sector	39
Carbon footprint of plastic from biomass and recycled feedstock: methodological insights	39
Allocation in life cycle assessment of lignin	39
Life cycle impact assessment of microplastics as one component of marine plastic debris	37
A life cycle environmental sustainability analysis of microbial protein production via power-to-food approaches	37
Ex-ante life cycle assessment of commercial-scale cultivated meat production in 2030	36
In pursuit of environmentally friendly straws: a comparative life cycle assessment of five straw material options in South Africa	36
The application of life cycle assessment in buildings: challenges, and directions for future research	36
Life cycle assessment of decarbonization options—towards scientifically robust carbon neutrality	35
Representing crop rotations in life cycle assessment: a review of legume LCA studies	34
Implementing the guidelines for social life cycle assessment: past, present, and future	34

Advances in application of machine learning to life cycle assessment: a literature review	34
Future scenarios and life cycle assessment: systematic review and recommendations	33
Digital transformation—life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing	33
Applying multi-criteria decision-making on alternatives for earth-retaining walls: LCA, LCC, and S-LCA	32
Could the recycled yarns substitute for the virgin cotton yarns: a comparative LCA	32
Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biochar produced from forest residues using portable systems	30