1. 2013 ICCREM conference - Karlsruhe
Trend-Analysis and Research Direction in Construction Management Literature
JESPER KRANKER LARSEN PH.D. STUDENT
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2. Introduction for the conference paper
Theme 1 - Planning and scheduling:
Positive impact on effort spend on planning and the economic project performance (Gibson Jr. et al. 2006).
Theme 2 - Scheduling and cost increases:
Found on 5 of 7 continents, 20 nations worldwide, average cost increases on 28 %, no reduce of cost increases in the last 70 years (Flyvbjerg et al. 2002; Flyvbjerg et al. 2003).
Theme 3 - Pre-assembly construction:
Reduce “fire-fighting management” and cost by 30 % (Thuesen et al. 2011).
Research aim of the paper:
Which journals publish most relevant articles on three themes?
Which publication year with in the last decade 2002 to 2012 have the largest amount of new results to the area?
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2013 ICCREM conference Karlsruhe – 1 OF 4 | October 9nd - 11nd 2013
THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY

3. Research methodology for the conference paper
Conducted in 4 stages.
Input stage.
Search string etc.
Processing stage.
Search literature.
Analyses stage.
Analyses literature.
Output stage.
Writing the arguments.
61 papers included.
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Analysis phase
Included
Excluded
Duplicates
Literature search.
561 -
Title analysis.
471 87 3
Abstract analysis.
391 79 1
Primary C sorting.
Primary B sorting. 93
Primary A sorting
219
Abstract analysis, C ranked papers. 2
Abstract analysis, B ranked papers. 57
Abstract analysis, A ranked papers.
160
Forward and backward literature search. 4
Final C paper grouping.
Final B paper grouping. 65
Final A paper grouping. 99
Narrative inclusion for literature review. 95
Narrative inclusion for trend-analysis. 61 34
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2013 ICCREM conference Karlsruhe – 2 OF 4 | October 9nd - 11nd 2013
THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY

4. Results for the paper
Which journals publish most relevant articles on three themes?
Journal of Construction Engineering Management.
American Society of Civil Engineers 1 & 2 54,1 %.
International Counsel for Building (CIB) 3 & 4.
Top five journals count for 75.4 % of the 61 journals.
Automation in Construction 5 year impact
2 year impact International Journal of Project Management.
Journal name
No. of articles
% total articles
Cumulative
no. of articles
% articles
JCEM -(ASCE) 26
42.6 %
JME - (ASCE) 7
11.5 % 33
54.1 %
CME - (CIB) 5
8.2 % 38
62.3 %
AiC - (CIB) 4
6.6 % 42
68.9 %
IJPM - (IPMA) 46
75.4 %
CI – (CIB) 2
3.3 % 48
78.7 %
JCCE - (ASCE) 50
82.0 %
JCE - (KSCE) 1
1.6 % 51
83.6 %
JCEM - (VGTU) 52
85.2 %
BRI - (CIB) 53
86.9 %
JAE - (ASCE)
16 % 54
88.5 %
BaE – (Elsevier) 55
90.2 %
CE - (AACE) 56
91.8 %
TEM –( IEEE) 57
93.4 %
JPCF - (ASCE) 58
95.1 %
JAPA - (APA) 59
96.7 %
JPPC - (T&F) 60
98.4 %
TR - (T&F) 61
100.0 %
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Journal name
% total articles
Cumulative
% articles
Impact factor
Five year
impact factor
JCEM -(ASCE)
42.6 %
0.818
1.102
JME - (ASCE)
11.5 %
54.1 %
0.787
0.943
CME - (CIB)
8.2 %
62.3 %
1.530 -
AiC - (CIB)
6.6 %
68.9 %
1.500
1.702
IJPM - (IPMA)
75.4 %
1.532
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2013 ICCREM conference Karlsruhe – 3 OF 4 | October 9nd - 11nd 2013
THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY

5. Results for the paper
Which publication year with in the last decade 2002 to 2012 have the largest amount of new results to the area?
1 period :
-Drop from 27 to 7 new outlets.
-High level of new outlets per journals
-Small gap between new and old outlets.
2 period :
-No. of new outlets per journal is recued  large gap between lines
-Still the period of most new outlets.
-2007 smaller amount of results, but reduced gap = more new outlets.
3 period :
-Balance between new and old outlets.
-Small increase in 2011 but quickly stabilizing to the trend line
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1 period
2 period
3 period
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2013 ICCREM conference Karlsruhe – 4 OF 4 | October 9nd - 11nd 2013
THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT FOR MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
AALBORG UNIVERSITY

6. PH.D. STUDENT JESPER KRANKER LARSEN FIBIGERSTRÆDE 16, ROOM: 4-114
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