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Life Cycle Costing Analysis

Life Cycle Costing Analysis is a research topic within Accounting. Science Explorer counts 5k research works in it since 1950. 20.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the application of life cycle costing in construction and infrastructure projects, including the evaluation of total cost of ownership, sustainable development, asset management, and energy efficiency. It explores methodologies, barriers, and benefits of life cycle costing in the building and transportation sectors.

  • Life Cycle Costing
  • Total Cost of Ownership
  • Building Industry
  • Infrastructure Design
  • Sustainable Development
  • Asset Management
  • Whole Life Cost
  • Cost Analysis
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Construction Industry
Research works
5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
997
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-6%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Life Cycle Costing Analysis research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (93 and 68 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 93 works
  2. 2 United States 68 works
  3. 3 India 49 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 35 works
  5. 5 Germany 33 works
  6. 6 Italy 33 works
  7. 7 Brazil 32 works
  8. 8 Poland 32 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 31 works
  10. 10 South Africa 20 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 21.9%United States: 16.1%India: 11.5%Indonesia: 8.1%6 others listed: 42.4%22%largest
China93 · 21.9%United States68 · 16.1%India49 · 11.5%Indonesia35 · 8.1%6 others listed180 · 42.4%

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Which institutions lead Life Cycle Costing Analysis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Johannesburg publishes the most Life Cycle Costing Analysis research, followed by Czech Technical University in Prague and Politecnico di Milano.

Who are the leading researchers in Life Cycle Costing Analysis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Life Cycle Costing Analysis include Dan M. Frangopol.

  1. 1 Dan M. Frangopol United States 2.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Life Cycle Costing Analysis research done?

The largest centres of Life Cycle Costing Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Kathmandu (Nepal) and Warsaw (Poland).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 21 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 10 works
  3. 3 Kathmandu Nepal 9 works
  4. 4 Warsaw Poland 9 works
  5. 5 Johannesburg South Africa 8 works
  6. 6 Prague Czechia 8 works
  7. 7 Jakarta Indonesia 7 works
  8. 8 Tehran Iran 7 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 7 works
  10. 10 Milan Italy 7 works
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Is Life Cycle Costing Analysis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Life Cycle Costing Analysis.

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