| Title | Evolution of research on circular economy and related trends and topics. A thirteen-year review |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 2701 |
| Authors | Alcalde-Calonge, A; Saez-Martinez, FJ; Ruiz-Palomino, P |
| Title | Evolution of research on circular economy and related trends and topics. A thirteen-year review |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Environmental concern has been on the rise in recent years and a proposal for a circular economy (CE) as a tool for sustainable development has received attention from governments, practitioners, and academics. In this sense, the literature on the topic has grown from 12 scientific articles published in 2008 to 2355 in 2020, which represents an almost two hundredfold increase in around a decade. However, CE is a relatively new subject, and much research remains to be conducted; it is therefore important to gain an adequate understanding of the subject to address more specific, related issues. The purpose of this review is to identify the main trends in CE and their evolution. It presents an advanced bibliometric method consisting of a combination of co-word analysis and social network analysis developed to identify the main topics and trends in this field. The results show the evolution of research, frequency, and relevance of the terms studied, links between them, and their density and network visualisation. Bibliometric tools have further been applied to obtain the research outputs of the main journals, as well as the authors and research topics that have been addressed during this period. New directions for future research lines are also proposed. |
| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101716 |
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