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Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment is a standardized methodology for evaluating environmental impacts across the entire life cycle of a product, process, or service, from raw material extraction through disposal or recycling.

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9.2K

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17.9K

The Revision of ISO Standards 14040-3 - ISO 14040: Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework - ISO 14044: Environmental management Life cycle assessment Requirements and guidelines

Hans-Jürgen Klüppel · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2005 · 4.6K citations

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ReCiPe2016: a harmonised life cycle impact assessment method at midpoint and endpoint level

Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Zoran J. N. Steinmann, Pieter M. F. Elshout et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2016 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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Handbook on life cycle assessment operational guide to the ISO standards

Jeroen B. Guinée · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2002 · 2.7K citations

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An overview of sustainability assessment methodologies

Rajesh Kumar Singh, H.R. Murty, Saurabh Kumar Gupta et al. · Ecological Indicators · 2008 · 2.1K citations

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IMPACT 2002+: A new life cycle impact assessment methodology

Olivier Jolliet, Manuele Margni, Raphaël Charles et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2003 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Authors

40.1K

  1. MZ
    Michael Zwicky Hauschild

    Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

    123 publications · 14.7K citations

    67

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  2. MA
    Mark A. J. Huijbregts

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    86 publications · 14.6K citations

    54

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  3. RH
    Reinout Heijungs

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    83 publications · 12.4K citations

    54

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  4. SS
    Serenella Sala

    Joint Research Centre, Italy

    87 publications · 9.4K citations

    53

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  5. OJ
    Olivier Jolliet

    University of Michigan, United States

    76 publications · 11.5K citations

    53

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Institutions

6.5K

  1. Technical University of Denmark

    Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    115 h-index

    1K publications

    100.7K citations

  2. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    84 h-index

    528 publications

    62K citations

  3. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    83 h-index

    440 publications

    60K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    77 h-index

    415 publications

    40.2K citations

  5. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Trondheim, Norway

    76 h-index

    528 publications

    53.3K citations

  6. Joint Research Centre

    Ispra, Italy

    76 h-index

    409 publications

    40.4K citations

  7. Chalmers University of Technology

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    70 h-index

    550 publications

    42K citations

  8. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    68 h-index

    564 publications

    41.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Cleaner Production

    2K publications · 153K citations

    164

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  2. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

    LCA · 1.3K publications · 107.5K citations

    145

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  3. Environmental Science & Technology

    504 publications · 57.4K citations

    126

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  4. Resources Conservation and Recycling

    482 publications · 41.7K citations

    113

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  5. Journal of Industrial Ecology

    528 publications · 38.1K citations

    97

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Life Cycle Assessment

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