Knowledge Mapping of Homeowners’ Retrofit Behaviors: An Integrative Exploration

Energy retrofitting of existing residential buildings has a great potential to achieve a sustainable future. One important way to reach this potential is to understand homeowners’ retrofit behaviors due to their crucial roles in retrofit adoption and retrofit effects. Despite many attempts, researchers and governments still know less about the holistic profile of homeowners’ retrofit behaviors, which brought little success in trigging renovation activities and achieving expected retrofit effects. This study tries to fill this research gap by a comprehensive review of the body of existing research. A keyword-based scientometric analysis was performed based on a set of 152 journal articles. By further refining keywords, main research domains pertaining to investment-decision-energy behaviors, policy instruments, retrofit types, construction & services, and methods & methodologies were mapped to show relevant research knowledge and research topics. Based on these research results, a further integrated framework was developed, which explains homeowners’ retrofit behaviors in a systematic way of cross-disciplinary knowledge interactions. Furthermore, implications for retrofit policies in existing buildings were provided. This study is useful for facilitating future research to deepen homeowners’ retrofit behaviors, and also provides valuable references for policy makers to successfully promote home energy retrofit.

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Past, Present, and Future of Groundwater Remediation Research: A Scientometric Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16203975 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (20) ◽

pp. 3975

Author(s):

Qibin Chen ◽

Guilian Fan ◽

Wei Na ◽

Jiming Liu ◽

Jianguo Cui ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Groundwater Remediation ◽

Environmental Science ◽

The United States ◽

Developmental Trajectory ◽

The Body ◽

Permeable Reactive Barriers ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Environmental Sciences

In this study, we characterize the body of knowledge of groundwater remediation from 1950 to 2018 by employing scientometric techniques and CiteSpace software, based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) databases. The results indicate that the United States and China contributed 56.4% of the total publications and were the major powers in groundwater remediation research. In addition, the United States, Canada, and China have considerable capabilities and expertise in groundwater remediation research. Groundwater remediation research is a multidisciplinary field, covering water resources, environmental sciences and ecology, environmental sciences, and engineering, among other fields. Journals such as Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, and Water Research were the major sources of cited works. The research fronts of groundwater remediation were transitioning from the pump-and-treat method to permeable reactive barriers and nanoscale zero‑valent iron particles. The combination of new persulfate ion‑activation technology and nanotechnology is receiving much attention. Based on the visualized networks, the intelligence base was verified using a variety of metrics. Through landscape portrayal and developmental trajectory identification of groundwater remediation research, this study provides insight into the characteristics of, and global trends in, groundwater remediation, which will facilitate the identification of future research directions.

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The hot spot transformation in the research evolution of internationalization of innovation

Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management ◽

10.1108/jstpm-11-2013-0011 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 59-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yusen Xu ◽

Xiaofang Hua

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Hot Spot ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Future Research ◽

Knowledge Mapping ◽

Technological Advancement ◽

Semantic Similarity Measure ◽

Content Type ◽

Main Research ◽

Investment Optimization

Purpose – With the development of economic globalization and the growth of cross-border technology flow, the internationalization of innovation has become an important strategy for enterprises in global competition for both investment optimization and technological advancement. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the research evolution in internationalization of innovation, investigate the hot spot transformation, and predict the future research trends. Design/methodology/approach – The main research approaches in this study are literature co-citation analysis and keyword co-occurrence analysis. Co-citation is applied as a semantic similarity measure for related papers that makes use of citation relationships. Co-occurrence frequency analysis of keywords is also carried out to reveal the hot spots in research of internationalization of innovation. With the data downloaded from Web of Science, Citespace was used as a tool of scientometrics to visualize the node papers, knowledge mapping and keyword co-occurrence ranking in different stages of research evolution. The literature being analyzed in this study come from paper collection by searching the titles, abstracts and keywords, for terms that include “international innovation”, “international R&D”, “international technology”, “globalizational innovation”, “globalizational R&D”, “globalizational technology”, “multinational innovation”, “multinational R&D” and “multinational technology”. Findings – The investigation reveals that there are two distinct stages in research evolution of the internationalization of innovation. The direction of innovation diffusion has turned from “one-way trickle down from developed countries” to “two-way interaction between developed countries and emerging countries”. Meanwhile, the research hotspots have been transformed since 2000 from “detail and operation-focused” to “profound and strategy-focused”. Originality/value – The paper gives an insight into the internationalization of innovation field using literature from the Web of Science as an illustration.

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Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Tax Aggressiveness: A Scientometric Analysis of the Existing Literature to Map the Future

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116225 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6225

Author(s):

Osman Issah ◽

Lúcia Lima Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Developing Economies ◽

Tax Avoidance ◽

The Body ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Corporate Tax ◽

Tax Aggressiveness ◽

Corporate Social

Using data from 2003 to 2020, this study uses a scientometric approach to investigate the nexus between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and corporate tax aggressiveness research. The objective is to identify under-explored regions, variables, citation patterns, theories, and unexplored topics in the body of knowledge to establish trends in publications on issues about corporate social responsibility and corporate tax aggressiveness. In addition, the study also considers publication journal areas of focus. Research linking CSR and tax avoidance using VOSviewer and triangulating with CiteSpace, by way of approach, is not found in the literature. The findings suggest that CSR and corporate tax aggressiveness researchers do not use far-reaching relevant theories and applicable findings from studies beyond their clusters. Another finding is that African countries remain under-explored due to the absence of institutional representation and an adequate number of investigators regarding CSR and corporate tax aggressiveness research. Finally, the study reveals a number of research topics to be explored. Governments, particularly in developing economies, should create policies that define taxes as part of an entity’s CSR narrative to enhance transparency and legitimacy. In addition, the study is of immense significance to master and PhD students since it provides an agenda for future research.

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A Scientometric Analysis of Worldwide Intercropping Research Based on Web of Science Database between 1992 and 2020

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052430 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2430

Author(s):

Wen Lv ◽

Xining Zhao ◽

Pute Wu ◽

Jialong Lv ◽

Hailong He

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Agroforestry Systems ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Main Research ◽

Research Status ◽

The Past ◽

The Usa ◽

Number Of Citations ◽

India And China

Intercropping has been practiced worldwide in both traditional and sustainable agriculture to feed the growing population. This study aims to analyze the research status and evolution of intercropping, to identify the influential authors, research centers, and articles, and to reveal the main research topics between 1992 and 2020 based on the Web of Science Core Collection database. The results show that the volume of publications in this field has increased rapidly over the past three decades. The analysis identifies the top three authors (i.e., Meine Van Noordwijk, Wenyu Yang, and Teja Tscharntke), top three contributing organizations (i.e., the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF), the Chinese Academy of Science, and the INRA), and three most productive countries (i.e., the USA, India, and China). Co-occurrence analysis demonstrates that studies on intercropping can be divided into four clusters as centered by keywords of intercropping/maize, biodiversity/conservation, agroforestry, and carbon, respectively. Lal 2004 is the most influential study with the greatest number of citations and Agroforestry Systems is the most utilized journal. Perspectives on future studies were also given. This study helps researchers to clarify the current research status in the field of intercropping and put forward its future research.

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Trends in global research on Sanitation: A 30-year perspective from 1990 to 2019

10.21203/rs.3.rs-22552/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

li huang ◽

mi zhou

Keyword(s):

Developed Countries ◽

The United States ◽

The Body ◽

Future Research ◽

Knowledge Mapping ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Bibliometric Method ◽

Wide Range ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

Research Hotspots

Abstract Background Sanitation issues have aroused widespread concern around the world, and scholars began research in this area as early as the 1920s. After decades of development, there is a great amount of research on this topic, and the body of research continues to grow rapidly. Methods Based on the Web of Science Core Collection databases from 1990–2019, this paper applies the bibliometric method to analyze the research characteristics and developments of scientific publications about sanitation. Visualized knowledge mapping is employed to investigate development status, scientific collaboration, involved disciplines, research hotspots and emerging trends of this field. Results The breadth and depth of sanitation studies has improved significantly as the number of related publications increases rapidly in the 21st century. The strength of developed countries is greater than that of developing countries; the comprehensive strength of the United States ranks first in the field, followed by England and Switzerland. This field is a highly interdisciplinary field that covers a wide range of interests, and institutional collaboration is increasing in this field. Keyword clustering analysis shows that the main research topics in the domain of sanitation could be summarized as: (a) drinking water; (b) sustainability; (c) biofilm; (d) epidemiology; and (e) WaSH. Meanwhile, keyword bursts analysis showed that the new research hotspots and research frontiers mainly concentrated on: (a) Sustainable development of sanitation services adapting to climate change; (b) Main determinants affecting child malnutrition; (c) Multinational research and model innovation; and (d) Evaluations on various aspects of performance. Conclusions Through in-depth analysis of sanitation research, this paper provides a better understanding of trends that have emerged over the past 30 years, and can serve as a reference for future research.

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Scientometric Analysis and Systematic Review of Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing of Polymers

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13121957 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 1957

Author(s):

Yufan Zheng ◽

Wenkang Zhang ◽

David Moises Baca Lopez ◽

Rafiq Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Additive Manufacturing ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Future Trend ◽

Research Field ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Main Research ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Multiple Materials

Multi-material additive manufacturing of polymers has experienced a remarkable increase in interest over the last 20 years. This technology can rapidly design and directly fabricate three-dimensional (3D) parts with multiple materials without complicating manufacturing processes. This research aims to obtain a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the current state of research and reveal challenges and opportunities for future research in the area. To achieve the goal, this study conducts a scientometric analysis and a systematic review of the global research published from 2000 to 2021 on multi-material additive manufacturing of polymers. In the scientometric analysis, a total of 2512 journal papers from the Scopus database were analyzed by evaluating the number of publications, literature coupling, keyword co-occurrence, authorship, and countries/regions activities. By doing so, the main research frame, articles, and topics of this research field were quantitatively determined. Subsequently, an in-depth systematic review is proposed to provide insight into recent advances in multi-material additive manufacturing of polymers in the aspect of technologies and applications, respectively. From the scientometric analysis, a heavy bias was found towards studying materials in this field but also a lack of focus on developing technologies. The future trend is proposed by the systematic review and is discussed in the directions of interfacial bonding strength, printing efficiency, and microscale/nanoscale multi-material 3D printing. This study contributes by providing knowledge for practitioners and researchers to understand the state of the art of multi-material additive manufacturing of polymers and expose its research needs, which can serve both academia and industry.

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Multi-storey residential buildings and occupant’s behaviour during fire evacuation in the UK

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation ◽

10.1108/ijbpa-08-2017-0033 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 234-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michael Gerges ◽

Sholto Penn ◽

David Moore ◽

Chris Boothman ◽

Champika Liyanage

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Literature Review ◽

Mixed Methods Research ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

The Body ◽

Future Research ◽

Fire Event ◽

Content Type ◽

Large Cities ◽

The Uk

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate human behaviour during fire evacuations in multi-storey residential buildings through a focus on the challenges and obstacles that occupants face. In addition, the paper aims to study all the various behaviours that are relevant to the evacuation strategies/plans in the UK of multi-storey buildings in large cities. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted to identify the factors occupants face and also the decision making of occupants regarding the methods of egress. A mixed methods research was adopted using interviews and a questionnaire survey. The findings from the interviews and survey are benchmarked against the information gathered from the literature review. Findings The paper identifies various challenges that occupants face when evacuating a multi-storey residential building. In terms of the decision-making process, the research results evidence that occupants could be given more information on the evacuation procedures within their specific building. The paper also finds that occupants remain reluctant to use a lift during evacuation in fire event, irrespective of any signage clearly stating that is appropriate to do so in the context of modern lift technology. Originality/value This paper contributes to the body of knowledge available on the evacuation of multi-storey buildings located in large cities within the UK, outlining the potential areas for future research, focussed on providing an insight of the behavioural decisions made by the occupants make when evacuating a building in the event of a fire.

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Research Progress of Urban Floods under Climate Change and Urbanization: A Scientometric Analysis

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings11120628 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 628

Author(s):

Qiu Yang ◽

Xiazhong Zheng ◽

Lianghai Jin ◽

Xiaohui Lei ◽

Bo Shao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Scientific Knowledge ◽

Global Climate ◽

Low Impact Development ◽

Research Progress ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Knowledge Mapping ◽

Urban Floods ◽

Urban Flood

Urban floods research has been attracting extensive attention with the increasing threat of flood risk and environmental hazards due to global climate change and urbanization. However, there is rarely a comprehensive review of this field and it remains unclear how the research topics on urban floods have evolved. In this study, we analyzed the development of urban floods research and explored the hotspots and frontiers of this field by scientific knowledge mapping. In total, 3314 published articles from 2006 to 2021 were analyzed. The results suggest that the number of published articles in the field of urban floods generally has an upward trend year by year, and the research focus has shifted from exploring hydrological processes to adopting advanced management measures to solve urban flood problems. Moreover, urban stormwater management and low impact development in the context of climate change and urbanization have gradually become research hotspots. Future research directions based on the status and trends of the urban floods field were also discussed. This research can not only inspire other researchers and policymakers, but also demonstrates the effectiveness of scientific knowledge mapping analysis by the use of the software CiteSpace and VOSviewer.

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A Scientometric Analysis and Overview of Research on Infrastructure Externalities

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings11120630 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 630

Author(s):

Lei Zhu ◽

Qianwen Ye ◽

Jingfeng Yuan ◽

Bon-Gang Hwang ◽

Yusi Cheng

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Base ◽

Spillover Effects ◽

Road Transport ◽

Academic Community ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Infrastructure Systems ◽

Main Research ◽

Governance Strategies ◽

Future Research Directions

There is a growing level of concern regarding infrastructure externalities globally. However, most of the previous relevant reviews were undertaken manually and few of them covered all infrastructure systems. This study conducted a scientometric analysis and overview of the research on externalities of all infrastructure systems. The analysis results of 743 articles that were rigorously selected first showed the increasing trend of research interest in infrastructure externalities. Moreover, the results demonstrated productive and influential journals, scholars, and institutions, and their collaboration networks. Furthermore, research on the spillover effects of the infrastructure on economic growth, airport-related externalities, road transport-related externalities, and externalities of ecosystem services and energy systems were identified as the four main research domains. The evolution of the research is reflected in the focus change from economic aspects to environment aspects, from government governance to assessing and pricing by the market, and from airport to other infrastructure systems. Additionally, this study identified the scientific knowledge base supporting each research domain. Finally, this study pointed out research gaps and future research directions in the aspects of knowledge base, multi-dimensional evaluation, and multiple governance strategies. The results could cultivate deeper and more carefully focused research into this field in the academic community, and assist policymakers and practitioners in research planning and funding efforts.

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Knowledge mapping of office workspace: a scientometric review of studies

Facilities ◽

10.1108/f-07-2018-0086 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 38 (3/4) ◽

pp. 316-345

Author(s):

Wadu Mesthrige Jayantha ◽

Olugbenga Timo Oladinrin

Keyword(s):

Keyword Search ◽

Facility Management ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Knowledge Mapping ◽

Business Organizations ◽

Content Type ◽

The Subject ◽

Active Research ◽

Bibliometric Studies

Purpose Office workspace is more than a place but one of the essential resources in business organizations. In recent years, research in office workspace management has become an increasingly important scholarly focus. However, there is a dearth of bibliometric studies to date on the subject. This study aims to explore a scientometric analysis of office workspace field. Design/methodology/approach The title/abstract/keyword search method was used to extract related papers from 1990 to 2018. A total of 1,670 papers published in Scopus were obtained and subjected to scientometric data analysis techniques via CiteSpace software. Findings The results revealed the active research institutions and countries, influential authors, important journals, representative references and research hotspots in this field. Practical implications While this study focused on office workspace management, the findings hold useful implications for the built environment in general and facility management in particular, being a sector that encompasses multiple disciplines involving building, office assets, people, processes and technology, which enable effective functioning of the built facilities. Originality/value This is probably the most comprehensive scientometric analysis of the office workspace field ever conducted. This study adds to the so far limited knowledge in the field and provides insights for future research.

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