Links between green space and public health: a bibliometric review of global research trends and future prospects from 1901 to 2019

The quality of life in our cities critically depends on the intelligent planning and shaping of urban living space, in particular urban nature. By providing a wide range of ecosystem services (ES), urban nature essentially contributes to the well-being of city dwellers and plays a major role in avoiding common diseases through its positive impact on physical and mental health. Health is one of the most important factors underlying human welfare and is, thus, vital to sustainable development. The ES of urban green space provide other social-cultural functions alongside public health, for example by fostering environmental justice and citizenship participation. Thus, they should always be considered when searching for solutions to urban problems. The aim of this research was to determine the impact of green areas in three selected cities on the health and well-being of people by self-reporting of green areas’ visitors. To this end, we posed the research question: which types and characteristics of urban green space are most appreciated by city dwellers? Based on our findings, we have drawn up recommendations for practices to promote better living conditions. We have also pinpointed obstacles to and opportunities for leisure time activities as well as ways of supporting the public health of citizens.

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The Arab region’s contribution to global COVID-19 research: Bibliometric and visualization analysis

Globalization and Health ◽

10.1186/s12992-021-00690-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sa’ed H. Zyoud

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Population Size ◽

Low Income ◽

Research Output ◽

Arab World ◽

The United States ◽

Arab Countries ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Global Research

Abstract Background At the global level and in the Arab world, particularly in low-income countries, COVID-19 remains a major public health issue. As demonstrated by an incredible number of COVID-19-related publications, the research science community responded rapidly. Therefore, this study was intended to assess the growing contribution of the Arab world to global research on COVID-19. Methods For the period between December 2019 and March 2021, the search for publications was conducted via the Scopus database using terms linked to COVID-19. VOSviewer 1.6.16 software was applied to generate a network map to assess hot topics in this area and determine the collaboration patterns between different countries. Furthermore, the research output of Arab countries was adjusted in relation to population size and gross domestic product (GDP). Results A total of 143,975 publications reflecting the global overall COVID-19 research output were retrieved. By restricting analysis to the publications published by the Arab countries, the research production was 6131 documents, representing 4.26% of the global research output regarding COVID-19. Of all these publications, 3990 (65.08%) were original journal articles, 980 (15.98%) were review articles, 514 (8.38%) were letters and 647 (10.55%) were others, such as editorials or notes. The highest number of COVID-19 publications was published by Saudi Arabia (n = 2186, 35.65%), followed by Egypt (n = 1281, 20.78%) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), (n = 719, 11.73%). After standardization by population size and GDP, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Lebanon had the highest publication productivity. The collaborations were mostly with researchers from the United States (n = 968), followed by the United Kingdom (n = 661). The main research lines identified in COVID-19 from the Arab world are related to: public health and epidemiology; immunological and pharmaceutical research; signs, symptoms and clinical diagnosis; and virus detection. Conclusions A novel analysis of the latest Arab COVID-19-related studies is discussed in the current study and how these findings are connected to global production. Continuing and improving future collaboration between developing and developed countries will also help to facilitate the sharing of responsibilities for COVID-19 in research results and the implementation of policies for COVID-19.

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Building Global Research Capacity in Public Health: The Case of a Science Gateway for Physical Activity Lifelong Modelling and Simulation

2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) ◽

10.1109/wsc40007.2019.9004845 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Anastasia Anagnostou ◽

Simon J. E. Taylor ◽

Derek Groen ◽

Diana Suleimenova ◽

Nana Anokye ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Research Capacity ◽

Modelling And Simulation ◽

Science Gateway ◽

Global Research

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The Analysis of Global Research Trends in Education in the Era of COVID-19: The Asia Pacific Region

Asia Review ◽

10.24987/snuacar.2021.8.11.2.187 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 187-215

Author(s):

Sunhee Kim

Keyword(s):

Research Trends ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Pacific Region ◽

Asia Pacific Region ◽

Global Research

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Educational And Financial Impact Of Technology On Workforce Development

American Journal of Business Education (AJBE) ◽

10.19030/ajbe.v6i5.8041 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 513-520 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul J. Carruth ◽

Ann K. Carruth

Keyword(s):

Online Education ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Workforce Development ◽

Research Trends ◽

Financial Impact ◽

Work Place ◽

Future Prospects ◽

The Past ◽

E Learning ◽

Impact Of Technology

In the current evolving economic environment, developing and implementing an effective workforce to improve the skills and capability of employees are seen as central to improving individual and organizational performance and competitiveness. The availability of online education in universities as well as the work place has significantly increased during the past decade. This paper summarizes and addresses the current research, trends and future prospects of e-learning as it relates to the awarding of higher educational degrees and private sector workforce development.

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The Electric Bicycle: Worldwide Research Trends

Energies ◽

10.3390/en11071894 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 1894 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Esther Salmeron-Manzano ◽

Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

Keyword(s):

Large Population ◽

Research Trends ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Personal Mobility ◽

Large Cities ◽

The Usa ◽

Electric Bicycle ◽

Sporting Goods ◽

Major Trend ◽

Global Research

The bicycle has gone from being an old-fashioned recreational product to a less polluting means of transport and a compact, ultra-light personal mobility tool. This is how electrical bicycles will be used as the pillar that could support individual public transport in large cities worldwide. The objective of this manuscript is to detect how worldwide research on the electric bicycle is being developed, and, especially, around which scientific domains is it clustered, to finally identify the main trends in the field. This study has been carried out based on the Scopus database, where all the publications related to the topic of the electric bicycle have been analyzed up to the year 2017. ¨Therefore, research on the global research trends of this topic was conducted. Its evolution over time shows that since 2008 the growth of publications is much higher than in the previous period. The main countries are China and the USA, and it can be inferred that there are two major trend countries with high environmental awareness, which also have a large population and that the electric bicycle is a suitable and sustainable form of transport. Among the main scientific fields, engineering leads in research. The keyword analysis shows that the central theme is electric, then battery and motor stand out. A community detection was applied to detect the six main clusters of this research, largely dedicated to the following topics: Transportation–Environment, Electrical Engineering, Safety, Batteries, Sporting Goods–Urban Planning, and Mechanical Engineering. This manuscript shows that global research trends about the electric bicycle are increasing, and that it should be considered a means of sustainable urban transport and will therefore contribute to energy saving and sustainable energy.

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