Bibliometric Visualization Analysis of Sustainable Design Research - Based on a Review of Three Decades

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10.2991/978-2-38476-319-1_2How to use a DOI?

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Sustainable Design; Bibliometric; Visualization Analysis

Abstract

This investigation explores the fundamental research, prominent hotspots, and prevailing trends of sustainable design through the analysis of 3,317 papers from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database spanning from 1994 to 2023. The following conclusions are reached: (1) The annual publication volume has manifested a general upward trajectory; nevertheless, the growth rate has exhibited considerable variance. Significantly, there was a substantial escalation in publications from 2010 to 2023, suggesting that the sustainable design domain is likely to sustain a high research momentum in the future. (2) Concerning the development of the academic community, the scholar collaboration network is relatively decentralized. Among the institutional collaboration networks, Egyptian Knowledge Bank, Northwestern University, and Delft University of Technology have the highest publication output. The top three countries in the national collaboration network in terms of publication volume are the United States, China, and the United Kingdom. (3) The knowledge foundation of sustainable design research encompasses two main components. One focuses on sustainable design or life cycle optimization within biofuel supply chains, while the other pertains to the integration of sustainable design principles into product design, ecological design, and environmental planning. (4) The current research hotspots in the sustainable design field comprise sustainable development, green architecture, multi-objective optimization, and life cycle optimization. The current research trend has shifted from the early phases of life cycle assessment, energy efficiency, sustainable development, buildings, climate change, thermal comfort, and design education to contemporary concerns such as circular economy, sustainability, global optimization, environmental impact, waste, recovery, water, machine learning, and products.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yang Feng
AU  - Bohan Li
AU  - Yuting Quan
AU  - Fangyuan Zheng
AU  - Xiaolin Jia
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/14
TI  - Bibliometric Visualization Analysis of Sustainable Design Research - Based on a Review of Three Decades
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 6th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 4
EP  - 16
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-319-1_2
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-319-1_2
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