Alexander Budzier

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alexander Budzier is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Sociology and Political Science and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Budzier has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Alexander Budzier's work include Construction Project Management and Performance (7 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (4 papers) and Big Data and Business Intelligence (3 papers). Alexander Budzier is often cited by papers focused on Construction Project Management and Performance (7 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (4 papers) and Big Data and Business Intelligence (3 papers). Alexander Budzier collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Netherlands. Alexander Budzier's co-authors include Bent Flyvbjerg, Daniel Lunn, Atif Ansar, Eric Molin, Carsten Glenting, Mette Skamris Holm, Allison Stewart, Chantal C. Cantarelli, Søren L. Buhl and Dan Lovallo and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy Policy, International Journal of Project Management and Journal of Management Information Systems.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Budzier

23 papers receiving 962 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development
    2014 517 citations Atif Ansar, Bent Flyvbjerg et al. arXiv (Cornell University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Budzier United Kingdom 10 373 284 234 160 118 27 1.0k
Maoshan Qiang China 20 525 1.4× 172 0.6× 265 1.1× 285 1.8× 55 0.5× 38 1.1k
Do Ba Khang Thailand 15 351 0.9× 167 0.6× 213 0.9× 156 1.0× 170 1.4× 27 1.3k
Emmanuel Kingsford Owusu Hong Kong 20 631 1.7× 241 0.8× 621 2.7× 436 2.7× 31 0.3× 42 1.6k
Gi‐Tae Yeo South Korea 22 283 0.8× 110 0.4× 220 0.9× 269 1.7× 216 1.8× 121 1.4k
Francesca Medda United Kingdom 20 185 0.5× 117 0.4× 498 2.1× 199 1.2× 66 0.6× 76 1.5k
Michael J. Garvin United States 25 712 1.9× 127 0.4× 1.0k 4.5× 341 2.1× 42 0.4× 82 1.8k
Amineh Ghorbani Netherlands 19 91 0.2× 345 1.2× 56 0.2× 51 0.3× 68 0.6× 66 1.1k
Inés Herrero Spain 17 273 0.7× 87 0.3× 178 0.8× 29 0.2× 43 0.4× 31 1.2k
Nick Hughes United Kingdom 15 68 0.2× 230 0.8× 104 0.4× 62 0.4× 21 0.2× 31 1.5k
Wil Thissen Netherlands 17 195 0.5× 203 0.7× 93 0.4× 251 1.6× 113 1.0× 47 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alexander Budzier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Budzier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Budzier

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Flyvbjerg, Bent, et al.. (2025). The Uniqueness of IT Cost Risk: A Cross-Group Comparison of 23 Project Types. Project Management Journal. 57(1). 14–43.
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Maylor, Harvey & Alexander Budzier. (2025). There’s people in there! On Daniel Kahneman’s enduring impact. International Journal of Project Management. 43(7). 102749–102749.
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Budzier, Alexander & Bent Flyvbjerg. (2024). The Oxford Olympics Study 2024: Are Cost and Cost Overrun at the Games Coming Down?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Budzier, Alexander & Bent Flyvbjerg. (2024). The Oxford Olympics Study 2024: Are Cost and Cost Overrun at the Games Coming Down?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Maylor, Harvey, Joana Geraldi, Alexander Budzier, Neil Turner, & M. Eric Johnson. (2023). Mind the gap: Towards performance measurement beyond a plan-execute logic. International Journal of Project Management. 41(4). 102467–102467. 10 indexed citations
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Stern, S., et al.. (2022). Road work ahead: the emerging revolution in the road construction industry. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 2 indexed citations
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Flyvbjerg, Bent, et al.. (2022). The Empirical Reality of IT Project Cost Overruns: Discovering A Power-Law Distribution. Journal of Management Information Systems. 39(3). 607–639. 25 indexed citations
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Flyvbjerg, Bent, et al.. (2022). AI in Action: How the Hong Kong Development Bureau Built the PSS, an Early-Warning-Sign System for Public Works Projects. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Flyvbjerg, Bent, Alexander Budzier, & Daniel Lunn. (2020). Regression to the Tail: Why the Olympics Blow Up. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Flyvbjerg, Bent, Atif Ansar, Alexander Budzier, et al.. (2019). On De-Bunking 'Fake News' in the Post-Truth Era: How to Reduce Statistical Error in Research. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Flyvbjerg, Bent, Atif Ansar, Alexander Budzier, et al.. (2018). Five Things You Should Know about Cost Overrun. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Budzier, Alexander & Bent Flyvbjerg. (2015). Why Do Projects Fail. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Ansar, Atif, Bent Flyvbjerg, Alexander Budzier, & Daniel Lunn. (2014). Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development. Energy Policy. 69. 43–56. 36 indexed citations
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Ansar, Atif, Bent Flyvbjerg, Alexander Budzier, & Daniel Lunn. (2014). Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development. arXiv (Cornell University). 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Budzier, Alexander & Bent Flyvbjerg. (2013). Making-Sense of the Impact and Importance of Outliers in Project Management through the Use of Power Laws. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Budzier, Alexander & Bent Flyvbjerg. (2013). Overspend? Late? Failure? What the Data Say About IT Project Risk in the Public Sector. arXiv (Cornell University). 11 indexed citations
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Flyvbjerg, Bent & Alexander Budzier. (2011). Why Your IT Project May Be Riskier than You Think. SSRN Electronic Journal. 178 indexed citations
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Budzier, Alexander & Bent Flyvbjerg. (2011). Double Whammy – How ICT Projects are Fooled by Randomness and Screwed by Political Intent. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations
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Budzier, Alexander & Bent Flyvbjerg. (2011). Double Whammy – How ICT Projects are Fooled by Randomness and Screwed by Political Intent. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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