RESEARCH / LCA
Life cycle assessment
Using life cycle inventories, impact assessment and industrial ecology to reveal environmental tradeoffs in products and industrial systems.
Related publications (113)
2009Article
Journal of Environmental Management
Recent developments in Life Cycle Assessment
3,433 citations10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.06.018
2004Article
2013Article
Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Global life cycle releases of engineered nanomaterials
1,431 citations10.1007/s11051-013-1692-4
2019Article
Nature Climate Change
Strategies to reduce the global carbon footprint of plastics
1,256 citations10.1038/s41558-019-0459-z
2004Article
Environmental Science & Technology
System Boundary Selection in Life-Cycle Inventories Using Hybrid Approaches
1,025 citations10.1021/es0263745
2011Article
Bioresource Technology
Life-cycle analysis on biodiesel production from microalgae: Water footprint and nutrients balance
882 citations10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.017
2015Article
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Integrated life-cycle assessment of electricity-supply scenarios confirms global environmental benefit of low-carbon technologies
759 citations10.1073/pnas.1312753111
2005Article
Journal of Cleaner Production
Methods for Life Cycle Inventory of a product
710 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2003.04.001
2021Article
Science
Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission plastics by a circular carbon economy
579 citations10.1126/science.abg9853
2009Article
Economic Systems Research
INPUT–OUTPUT ANALYSIS AND CARBON FOOTPRINTING: AN OVERVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
542 citations10.1080/09535310903541298
2023Article
Nature Sustainability
Towards circular plastics within planetary boundaries
396 citations10.1038/s41893-022-01054-9
2011Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Application of Hybrid Life Cycle Approaches to Emerging Energy Technologies – The Case of Wind Power in the UK
266 citations10.1021/es2007287
2024Article
Energy & Environmental Science
Future environmental impacts of global hydrogen production
244 citations10.1039/d3ee03875k
2015Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
The Role of Scale and Technology Maturity in Life Cycle Assessment of Emerging Technologies: A Case Study on Carbon Nanotubes
198 citations10.1111/jiec.12175
2004Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Three Strategies to Overcome the Limitations of Life‐Cycle Assessment
195 citations10.1162/1088198042442351
2022Article
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Integrating life cycle assessment and multi criteria decision making for sustainable waste management: Key issues and recommendations for future studies
191 citations10.1016/j.rser.2022.112819
2007Article
Environmental Science & Technology
A Mixed-Unit Input-Output Model for Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment and Material Flow Analysis
171 citations10.1021/es060871u
2002Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Missing inventory estimation tool using extended input-output analysis
155 citations10.1007/bf02994047
2018Article
Journal of Cleaner Production
Life cycle assessment of end-of-life treatments for plastic film waste
150 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.278
2006Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Environmental Impacts of Consumption in the European Union:High‐Resolution Input‐Output Tables with Detailed Environmental Extensions
150 citations10.1162/jiec.2006.10.3.129
2015Article
Environmental Science & Technology
A Methodology for Integrated, Multiregional Life Cycle Assessment Scenarios under Large-Scale Technological Change
146 citations10.1021/acs.est.5b01558
2010Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Generalized Make and Use Framework for Allocation in Life Cycle Assessment
144 citations10.1111/j.1530-9290.2010.00235.x
2020Article
Environment International
Estimate ecotoxicity characterization factors for chemicals in life cycle assessment using machine learning models
139 citations10.1016/j.envint.2019.105393
2024Article
Science of The Total Environment
A review of machine learning applications in life cycle assessment studies
133 citations10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168969
2014Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
On the uncanny capabilities of consequential LCA
133 citations10.1007/s11367-014-0739-9
2012Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Life cycle assessment at nanoscale: review and recommendations
131 citations10.1007/s11367-011-0368-5
2003Article
Journal of Cleaner Production
Normalisation figures for environmental life-cycle assessment
131 citations10.1016/s0959-6526(02)00132-4
2013Article
Bioresource Technology
Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production in China
129 citations10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.037
2015Article
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Life cycle assessment of High Speed Rail in China
125 citations10.1016/j.trd.2015.10.005
2013Article
Economic Systems Research
INPUT–OUTPUT ANALYSIS: THE NEXT 25 YEARS
122 citations10.1080/09535314.2013.846902
2017Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Rapid Life-Cycle Impact Screening Using Artificial Neural Networks
119 citations10.1021/acs.est.7b02862
2019Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Benefits of coupled green and grey infrastructure systems: Evidence based on analytic hierarchy process and life cycle costing
110 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104478
2012Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Estimates of Embodied Global Energy and Air-Emission Intensities of Japanese Products for Building a Japanese Input–Output Life Cycle Assessment Database with a Global System Boundary
99 citations10.1021/es2043257
2017Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Developing the Chinese Environmentally Extended Input‐Output (CEEIO) Database
90 citations10.1111/jiec.12477
2017Article
Applied Energy
A Quasi-Input-Output model to improve the estimation of emission factors for purchased electricity from interconnected grids
85 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.046
2021Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Estimation of Unit Process Data for Life Cycle Assessment Using a Decision Tree-Based Approach
80 citations10.1021/acs.est.0c07484
2019Article
Applied Energy
Uncovering urban food-energy-water nexus based on physical input-output analysis: The case of the Detroit Metropolitan Area
78 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113422
2019Article
Journal of Cleaner Production
Progress on environmental and economic evaluation of low-impact development type of best management practices through a life cycle perspective
78 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.272
2016Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Stochastic Technology Choice Model for Consequential Life Cycle Assessment
77 citations10.1021/acs.est.6b04270
2012Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Framework for hybrid life cycle inventory databases: a case study on the Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) database
75 citations10.1007/s11367-012-0393-z
2005Article
Economic Systems Research
Developing a sectoral environmental database for input–output analysis: the comprehensive environmental data archive of the US
75 citations10.1080/09535310500284326
2005Article
Economic Systems Research
Industrial ecology and input-output economics: an introduction
73 citations10.1080/09535310500283476
2009Article
Economic Systems Research
IMPROVING THE COMPLETENESS OF PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINTS USING A GLOBAL LINK INPUT–OUTPUT MODEL: THE CASE OF JAPAN
72 citations10.1080/09535310903541587
2005Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Numerical Approaches to Life Cycle Interpretation - The case of the Ecoinvent’96 database (10 pp)
72 citations10.1065/lca2004.06.161
2004Article
Ecological Economics
A note on the calculus for physical input–output analysis and its application to land appropriation of international trade activities
67 citations10.1016/j.ecolecon.2003.09.003
2015Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Agent-based life cycle assessment for switchgrass-based bioenergy systems
65 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.08.003
2013Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
The Importance of Normalization References in Interpreting Life Cycle Assessment Results
65 citations10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00535.x
2007Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Environmental Impacts of Conventional and Sustainable Investment Funds Compared Using Input‐Output Life‐Cycle Assessment
64 citations10.1162/jiec.2007.1147
2020Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Life-cycle environmental implications of China’s ban on post-consumer plastics import
63 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104699
2019Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Uncertainty Implications of Hybrid Approach in LCA: Precision versus Accuracy
61 citations10.1021/acs.est.9b00084
2020Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Environmental performance analysis on resource multiple-life-cycle recycling system: Evidence from waste pet bottles in China
60 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104821
2017Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
What distribution function do life cycle inventories follow?
57 citations10.1007/s11367-016-1224-4
2006Article
Ecological Economics
Reply: Downstream cut-offs in integrated hybrid life-cycle assessment
56 citations10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.07.036
2006Article
Journal of Cleaner Production
Reformulation of matrix-based LCI: from product balance to process balance
56 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.05.022
2019Article
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Input–output networks offer new insights of economic structure
54 citations10.1016/j.physa.2019.121178
2018Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Estimating Missing Unit Process Data in Life Cycle Assessment Using a Similarity-Based Approach
54 citations10.1021/acs.est.7b05366
2022Article
Waste Management
An infinite life cycle assessment model to re-evaluate resource efficiency and environmental impacts of circular economy systems
48 citations10.1016/j.wasman.2022.04.035
2021Article
Scientific Data
Chinese environmentally extended input-output database for 2017 and 2018
48 citations10.1038/s41597-021-01035-1
2020Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
A review of methods for characterizing the environmental consequences of actions in life cycle assessment
47 citations10.1111/jiec.12983
2005Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
A Structure Comparison of two Approaches to LCA Inventory Data, Based on the MIET and ETH Databases (10 pp)
46 citations10.1065/lca2004.12.198
2016Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Interoperability between ecoinvent ver. 3 and US LCI database: a case study
44 citations10.1007/s11367-013-0592-2
2024Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Mitigating Grand Challenges in Life Cycle Inventory Modeling through the Applications of Large Language Models
43 citations10.1021/acs.est.4c07634
2020Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Perceived uncertainties of characterization in LCA: a survey
36 citations10.1007/s11367-020-01787-9
2003Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Input-output and hybrid life cycle assessment
30 citations10.1007/bf02978914
2025Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Shedding light on the shadows: Transparency challenge in background life cycle inventory data
29 citations10.1111/jiec.70010
2015Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Industry-Cost-Curve Approach for Modeling the Environmental Impact of Introducing New Technologies in Life Cycle Assessment
29 citations10.1021/es5056512
2012Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Measuring ecological impact of water consumption by bioethanol using life cycle impact assessment
27 citations10.1007/s11367-011-0328-0
2016Article
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Scaling of global input–output networks
26 citations10.1016/j.physa.2016.01.090
2015Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Environmental impacts of thermal emissions to freshwater: spatially explicit fate and effect modeling for life cycle assessment and water footprinting
23 citations10.1007/s11367-015-0893-8
2021Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Method to decompose uncertainties in LCA results into contributing factors
22 citations10.1007/s11367-020-01850-5
2022Article
Environmental Science & Technology
Potential Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts of the COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Test
20 citations10.1021/acs.est.2c04039
2017Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Pre-calculated LCIs with uncertainties revisited
19 citations10.1007/s11367-017-1287-x
2025Article
Nature Reviews Clean Technology
Addressing critical challenges towards a robust data system for life cycle assessment
16 citations10.1038/s44359-025-00107-4
2024Article
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
A spiral infinite-life-cycle assessment model for measuring the environmental impacts of circular economy systems
15 citations10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107605
2024Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Mapping analytical methods between input–output economics and network science
15 citations10.1111/jiec.13493
2017Article
Environmental Science: Nano
Modeling human health characterization factors for indoor nanomaterial emissions in life cycle assessment: a case-study of titanium dioxide
14 citations10.1039/c7en00251c
2006Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Human and Ecological Life Cycle Tools for the Integrated Assessment of Systems (HELIAS)
14 citations10.1065/lca2006.04.008
2018Article
PLOS ONE
Does the use of pre-calculated uncertainty values change the conclusions of comparative life cycle assessments? – An empirical analysis
13 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0209474
2023Article
Resources Conservation and Recycling
Cement production life cycle inventory dataset for China
12 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107064
2020Article
Frontiers in Sustainability
The Effects of Incorporating Non-linearity in LCA: Characterizing the Impact on Human Health
12 citations10.3389/frsus.2020.569385
2021Article
iScience
Lifecycle cost and carbon implications of residential solar-plus-storage in California
11 citations10.1016/j.isci.2021.103492
2014Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Fusion of conflicting information for improving representativeness of data used in LCAs
11 citations10.1007/s11367-013-0673-2
2009Article
Environmental Science & Technology
How Has Dematerialization Contributed to Reducing Oil Price Pressure?: A Qualitative Input−Output Analysis for the Japanese Economy during 1990−2000
10 citations10.1021/es800859d
2021Article
Frontiers in Sustainability
Non-linearity in Marginal LCA: Application of a Spatial Optimization Model
9 citations10.3389/frsus.2021.631080
2026Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Toward a standardized and comparable life cycle dataset system for steel production in China
8 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108715
2025Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
A data‐centric investigation on the challenges of machine learning methods for bridging life cycle inventory data gaps
8 citations10.1111/jiec.70022
2024Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
A macro-level life cycle environmental-economic impact and benefit assessment of sponge cities in China
8 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107859
2024Article
Frontiers in Sustainability
Conceptual framework for identifying polymers of concern
8 citations10.3389/frsus.2024.1399431
2025Article
Journal of Cleaner Production
Turning regrettable substitutions into informed choices: Empowering chemical alternative assessment through life cycle perspective
6 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.144689
2020Article
Procedia CIRP
System level impediments to achieving absolute sustainability using LCA
6 citations10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.137
2016Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Life Cycle Environmental and Natural Resource Implications of Energy Efficiency Technologies
6 citations10.1111/jiec.12435
2026Article
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Life cycle environmental impact and disposal strategy selection of wind turbine blades based on uncertainty analysis
5 citations10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108214
2024Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
China-specific unit process dataset for lithium-ion batteries
5 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107886
2016Article
生态学报 / Acta Ecologica Sinica (Chinese edition)
Environmental input-output analysis in industrial ecology
5 citations10.5846/stxb201604260785
2025Article
Journal of Cleaner Production
Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation opportunities of high-speed train in China
4 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145422
2024Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Transparent and open-source aluminum life cycle inventory dataset for China
4 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107666
2022Article
Frontiers in Sustainability
Commentary: Non-linearity in LCA – What are we talking about?
4 citations10.3389/frsus.2022.1049362
2025Article
Journal of Biological Engineering
Sustainable valorization of fish head wastes into nitrogen-based nutrients: a comparative life cycle assessment
3 citations10.1186/s13036-025-00560-6
2022Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Functionality‐based life cycle assessment framework: An information and communication technologies (ICT) product case study
3 citations10.1111/jiec.13240
2025Article
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Reclaimed water treatment life cycle inventory dataset for China
2 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107945
2013Article
Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering
Estimation of regional physical imports and exports of EW-MFA in China using monetary input-output tables
2 citations10.1007/s11783-012-0443-6
2026Article
Journal of Industrial Ecology
TianGong database—an open-source, ILCD entry-level life cycle unit process database of china
1 citations10.1007/s44498-026-00136-7
2017Article
Water Policy
Input-output model based ecological risk assessment for ecological risk management of watersheds: a case study in the Taihu Lake watershed, China
1 citations10.2166/wp.2017.038
2027Article
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
Quantifying energy–cost–carbon tradeoffs in China's onshore wind expansion: A life cycle-based turbine design optimization
0 citations10.1016/j.eiar.2026.108724
2026Article
Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
Life cycle carbon emissions of lignocellulose as a feedstock
0 citations10.1007/s12257-026-00278-2
2026Article
Green Chemistry
Scaling life cycle assessment with augmented data extraction from chemical process models
0 citations10.1039/d6gc00267f
2025Article
资源科学
Carbon emission reduction accounting in cathode material recycling of power batteries from a multiple-life-cycle perspective
0 citations10.18402/resci.2025.05.06
2026Article
Environmental Science and Technology
Analysis and Synergistic Mechanism of Carbon Reduction Pathways for Foamed Lightweight Concrete Based on Life Cycle Assessment
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2026Article
环境工程
Research on the Fine Calculation of Carbon Emissions during the Construction Period of Expressways Based on LCA
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2025Article
China Population, Resources and Environment
Comparative study of international standards for carbon emission accounting methods in building life cycles
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2024Article
Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering
Environmental impact assessment of five typical energy storage batteries based on full life cycle assessment
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2007Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Five years in the area of input-output and hybrid LCA
Citations unavailable10.1065/lca2007.08.358
2007Article
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Power series expansion and structural analysis for life cycle assessment
Citations unavailable10.1065/lca2007.08.360