EXPLORING TRENDS AND THEMES WITH BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN GROWTH

Abstract

Sustainability is a general concept that covers economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Green growth is a particular strategy of economic development that prioritizes environmental sustainability. The main objective of this study is to determine the most significant publications regarding sustainability and green growth, to visually analyze publications, and to provide a comprehensive framework for the most recent trends. In this research, 1161 publications are retrieved from the Scopus Database with the mentioned keywords published in English since 1990. It was found that 67.8% of the studies were articles, 12.9% of the research were book chapters, and 8.1% were conference papers. It was discovered that China (689), the UK (185), and South Korea (157) had the most publications overall. Whereas, France and the Netherlands have the most cited publications on average.

Keywords

• Bibliometric Analysis
• Sustainability
• Green Growth
• Bibliometrix

SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİK VE YEŞİL BÜYÜME KAVRAMLARINA İLİŞKİN TREND VE TEMALARIN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZLE ARAŞTIRILMASI

Abstract

Sürdürülebilirlik ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal boyutları kapsayan genel bir kavramdır. Yeşil büyüme ise çevresel sürdürülebilirliğe öncelik veren özel bir ekonomik kalkınma stratejisidir. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, sürdürülebilirlik ve yeşil büyüme ile ilgili en önemli yayınları belirlemek, yayınları görsel olarak analiz etmek ve en son trendler için kapsamlı bir çerçeve sunmaktır. Bu araştırmada, Scopus Veri Tabanı'ndan 1990'dan bu yana İngilizce olarak yayınlanmış 1161 yayına, belirtilen anahtar kelimelerle ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmaların %67,8'inin makale, %12,9'unun kitap bölümü ve %8,1'inin konferans bildirisi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çin (689), Birleşik Krallık (185) ve Güney Kore'nin (157) toplamda en fazla yayına sahip ülkeler olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Fransa ve Hollanda ise ortalama olarak en çok atıf alan yayınlara sahiptir.

Keywords

• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• Sürdürülebilirlik
• Yeşil Büyüme

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