Most cited papers in Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
What are the most cited papers in Sustainable Building Design and Assessment?
The most cited paper in Sustainable Building Design and Assessment is "Corporate Social and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis" (Marc Orlitzky, Frank L. Schmidt, Sara L. Rynes, 2003), with 7,659 citations. Next come "ESG and financial performance: aggregated evidence from more than 2000 empirical studies" (4,562) and "The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance" (3,979).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 660 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corporate Social and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis Marc Orlitzky, Frank L. Schmidt, Sara L. Rynes · Organization Studies | Mar 2003 | 7,659 |
| 2 | ESG and financial performance: aggregated evidence from more than 2000 empirical studies Gunnar Friede, Timo Busch, Alexander Bassen · Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment | 2 Oct 2015 | 4,562 |
| 3 | The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou, George Serafeim · Management Science | Nov 2014 | 3,979 |
| 4 | Three pillars of sustainability: in search of conceptual origins Ben Purvis, Yong Jian Mao, Darren Robinson · Sustainability Science | 3 Sep 2018 | 3,248 |
| 5 | Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings Florian Berg, Julian F Kölbel, Roberto Rigobón · European Finance Review | 23 May 2022 | 3,219 |
| 6 | Evolving sustainably: a longitudinal study of corporate sustainable development Pratima Bansal · Strategic Management Journal | 22 Dec 2004 | 2,889 |
| 7 | An overview of sustainability assessment methodologies Rajesh Kumar Singh, H.R. Murty, Saurabh Kumar Gupta et al. · Ecological Indicators | 28 Jul 2008 | 2,075 |
| 8 | A global review of energy consumption, CO 2 emissions and policy in the residential sector (with an overview of the top ten CO 2 emitting countries) Payam Nejat, Fatemeh Jomehzadeh, Mohammad Mahdi Taheri et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 6 Dec 2014 | 1,967 |
| 9 | Sustainable development: Meaning, history, principles, pillars, and implications for human action: Literature review Justice Mensah · Cogent Social Sciences | 2019 | 1,857 |
| 10 | EFFECTS OF "BEST PRACTICES" OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON COST ADVANTAGE: THE ROLE OF COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS. Petra Christmann · Academy of Management Journal | Aug 2000 | 1,811 |
| 11 | Sustainable business model innovation: A review Martin Geissdoerfer, Doroteya Vladimirova, Steve Evans · Journal of Cleaner Production | 30 Jun 2018 | 1,622 |
| 12 | The LMDI approach to decomposition analysis: a practical guide B.W. Ang · Energy Policy | 4 Dec 2003 | 1,610 |
| 13 | The Means and End of Greenwash Thomas Peyton Lyon, A. Wren Montgomery · Organization & Environment | 23 Mar 2015 | 1,540 |
| 14 | Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) of buildings and the building sector: A review Luisa F. Cabeza, Lídia Rincón, Virginia Vilariño et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 21 Sep 2013 | 1,451 |
| 15 | Mainstreaming Green Product Innovation: Why and How Companies Integrate Environmental Sustainability Rosa Maria Dangelico, Devashish Pujari · Journal of Business Ethics | 5 Feb 2010 | 1,428 |
| 16 | A review of the circular economy in China: moving from rhetoric to implementation Biwei Su, Almas Heshmati, Yong Geng et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production | 28 Nov 2012 | 1,425 |
| 17 | Does it Pay to Be Good...And Does it Matter? A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Corporate Social and Financial Performance Joshua D. Margolis, Hillary Anger Elfenbein, James P. Walsh · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2011 | 1,419 |
| 18 | Life cycle energy analysis of buildings: An overview Thillaigovindan Ramesh, Ravi Prakash, Karunesh Kumar Shukla · Energy and Buildings | 27 May 2010 | 1,413 |
| 19 | Categorising tools for sustainability assessment Barry Ness, Evelin Urbel-Piirsalu, Stefan Anderberg et al. · Ecological Economics | 19 Sep 2006 | 1,403 |
| 20 | From fail-safe to safe-to-fail: Sustainability and resilience in the new urban world Jack Ahern · Landscape and Urban Planning | 5 Mar 2011 | 1,390 |
| 21 | Sustainability in the construction industry: A review of recent developments based on LCA Oscar Ortiz, Francesc Castells, Guido Sonnemann · Construction and Building Materials | 22 Feb 2008 | 1,343 |
| 22 | The influence of greening the suppliers and green innovation on environmental performance and competitive advantage in Taiwan T.-Y. Chiou, Hing Kai Chan, Fiona Lettice et al. · Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review | 24 Jun 2011 | 1,337 |
| 23 | Energy use in the life cycle of conventional and low-energy buildings: A review article Igor Sartori, Anne Grete Hestnes · Energy and Buildings | 2 Sep 2006 | 1,287 |
| 24 | Life cycle assessment of building materials: Comparative analysis of energy and environmental impacts and evaluation of the eco-efficiency improvement potential Ignacio Zabalza, Antonio Valero Capilla, Alfonso Aranda Usón · Building and Environment | 10 Dec 2010 | 1,284 |
| 25 | Existing building retrofits: Methodology and state-of-the-art Zhenjun Ma, Paul W. Cooper, Daniel Daly et al. · Energy and Buildings | 23 Aug 2012 | 1,235 |
| 26 | The moderating effects of institutional pressures on emergent green supply chain practices and performance Qinghua Zhu, Joseph Sarkis · International Journal of Production Research | 4 Sep 2007 | 1,223 |
| 27 | Sustainable Urban Forms Yosef Rafeq Jabareen · Journal of Planning Education and Research | 11 Aug 2006 | 1,210 |
| 28 | Green building research–current status and future agenda: A review Jian Zuo, Zhen-Yu Zhao · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 7 Nov 2013 | 1,198 |
| 29 | The Harm of Symbolic Actions and Green-Washing: Corporate Actions and Communications on Environmental Performance and Their Financial Implications Kent Walker, Fang Wan · Journal of Business Ethics | 25 Nov 2011 | 1,193 |
| 30 | Artificial intelligence for sustainability: Challenges, opportunities, and a research agenda Rohit Nishant, Mike Kennedy, Jacqueline Corbett · International Journal of Information Management | 20 Apr 2020 | 1,178 |
| 31 | Zero Energy Building – A review of definitions and calculation methodologies Anna Marszal-Pomianowska, Per Heiselberg, Julien S. Bourrelle et al. · Energy and Buildings | 25 Dec 2010 | 1,163 |
| 32 | Embodied GHG emissions of buildings – The hidden challenge for effective climate change mitigation Martin Röck, Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade, Maria Balouktsi et al. · Applied Energy | 28 Nov 2019 | 1,160 |
| 33 | Sustainable construction—The role of environmental assessment tools Grace K. C. Ding · Journal of Environmental Management | 8 Feb 2007 | 1,159 |
| 34 | Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework Francesco Pomponi, Alice M. Moncaster · Journal of Cleaner Production | 23 Dec 2016 | 1,150 |
| 35 | LMDI decomposition approach: A guide for implementation B.W. Ang · Energy Policy | 16 Jul 2015 | 1,129 |
| 36 | Promoting sustainable consumption: Determinants of green purchases by Swiss consumers Carmen Tanner, Sybille Wölfing Kast · Psychology and Marketing | 12 Sep 2003 | 1,128 |
| 37 | Heating and cooling energy trends and drivers in buildings Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, Luisa F. Cabeza, Susana Serrano et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 6 Sep 2014 | 1,092 |
| 38 | A taxonomy of circular economy indicators Michael Saidani, Bernard Yannou, Yann Leroy et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production | 5 Oct 2018 | 1,083 |
| 39 | Doing Well by Doing Good? Green Office Buildings Piet M. A. Eichholtz, Nils Kok, John M. Quigley · American Economic Review | Dec 2010 | 1,075 |
| 40 | What is social sustainability? A clarification of concepts Suzanne Vallance, Harvey C. Perkins, Jennifer Dixon · Geoforum | 8 Mar 2011 | 1,069 |
| 41 | Assessing the sustainability performances of industries Carin Labuschagne, Alan C. Brent, R.P.G. Van Erck · Journal of Cleaner Production | 12 Dec 2003 | 1,051 |
| 42 | The gap between predicted and measured energy performance of buildings: A framework for investigation Pieter de Wilde · Automation in Construction | 2 Mar 2014 | 1,045 |
| 43 | The link between green purchasing decisions and measures of environmental consciousness Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Greg M. Bohlen, Adamantios Diamantopoulos · European Journal of Marketing | May 1996 | 1,037 |
| 44 | A review on buildings energy information: Trends, end-uses, fuels and drivers Maribel González-Torres, Luis Pérez‐Lombard, Juan F. Coronel et al. · Energy Reports | 22 Dec 2021 | 1,033 |
| 45 | An integrated approach to achieving campus sustainability: assessment of the current campus environmental management practices Habib M. Alshuwaikhat, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar · Journal of Cleaner Production | 16 Jan 2008 | 1,023 |
| 46 | Embodied energy and carbon in construction materials Geoffrey P. Hammond, Craig I. Jones · Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy | May 2008 | 995 |
| 47 | A review of sensitivity analysis methods in building energy analysis Wei Tian · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 11 Jan 2013 | 981 |
| 48 | Green Buying: The Influence of Environmental Concern on Consumer Behavior Tina Mainieri, Elaine G. Barnett, Trisha R. Valdero et al. · The Journal of Social Psychology | Apr 1997 | 961 |
| 49 | A review on Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Energy Assessment and Life Cycle Carbon Emissions Assessment on buildings Chi Kwan Chau, Tze Ming Leung, W. Ng · Applied Energy | 4 Feb 2015 | 940 |
| 50 | Material efficiency: A white paper Julian M. Allwood, Michael Farries Ashby, Timothy G. Gutowski et al. · Resources Conservation and Recycling | 15 Dec 2010 | 919 |
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