Research on the Literature of Green Building Based on the Web of Science: A Scientometric Analysis in CiteSpace (2002–2018)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Method
2.1. Data Collection
2.2. Data Analysis
3. Results of Citation Analysis
3.1. Knowledge Domain in the Core Database
3.1.1. Document Co-Citation Analysis
3.1.2. Cluster Identification and Analysis (Knowledge Domain)
3.1.3. Keyword Co-Occurrence Network (Knowledge Base)
3.2. Knowledge Evolution of Green Building in the Extended Database
4. Knowledge Graph for Green Building
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Author | Title | Year | Freq. | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zuo, J.; Zhao, Z.-Y. | Green Building Research—Current Status and Future Agenda: A Review [15] | 2014 | 79 | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |
Newsham, G. R.; Mancini, S.; Birt, B. J. | Do LEED-Certified Buildings Save Energy? Yes, But... [28] | 2009 | 61 | Energy and Buildings |
Ali, H. H.; Al Nsairat, S. F. | Developing a Green Building Assessment Tool for Developing Countries—Case of Jordan [29] | 2009 | 57 | Building and Environment |
Ding, G. K. | Sustainable Construction—The Role of Environmental Assessment Tools [30] | 2008 | 52 | Journal of Environmental Management |
Haapio, A.; Viitaniemi, P. | A Critical Review of Building Environmental Assessment Tools [31] | 2008 | 43 | Environmental Impact Assessment Review |
Robichaud, L. B.; Anantatmula, V. S. | Greening Project Management Practices for Sustainable Construction [32] | 2011 | 43 | Journal of Management in Engineering |
Ortiz, O.; Castells, F.; Sonnemann, G. | Sustainability in the Construction Industry: A Review of Recent Developments Based on LCA [33] | 2009 | 40 | Construction and Building Materials |
Hwang, B. G.; Tan, J. S. | Green Building Project Management: Obstacles and Solutions for Sustainable Development [34] | 2012 | 40 | Sustainable Development |
Zhang, X.; Platten, A.; Shen, L. | Green Property Development Practice in China: Costs and Barriers [35] | 2011 | 39 | Building and Environment |
Scofield, J. H. | Do LEED-Certified Buildings Save Energy? Not Really [36] | 2009 | 36 | Energy and Buildings |
No. | Size | Silhouette | Mean (Cited Year) | Label(LLR)(p-value) |
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0 | 32 | 0.872 | 2013 | Green building technologies adoption (405.88, 1.0 × 10 −4) |
1 | 24 | 0.665 | 2008 | Materials selection (287.96, 1.0 × 10 −4) |
2 | 20 | 0.796 | 2010 | Panel data approach (359.76, 1.0 × 10 −4 |
3 | 14 | 0.806 | 2008 | Green building project management (301.88, 1.0 × 10 −4) |
4 | 12 | 0.976 | 2005 | Green building assessment system (272.98, 1.0 × 10 −4) |
7 | 0.981 | 2004 | Building assessment tool (51.81, 1.0 × 10 −4) |
No. | Keywords | Freq. | No. | Keywords | Freq. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | green building/sustainable building/sustainable construction | 1050 | 31 | technology | 35 |
2 | sustainability/sustainable development/green/sustainable | 445 | 32 | construction industry | 35 |
3 | construction/building | 310 | 33 | perspective | 34 |
4 | performance/energy performance | 256 | 34 | life cycle | 32 |
5 | energy/renewable energy/solar energy | 222 | 35 | health | 30 |
6 | LEED/BREEAM/rating system/assessment tool | 198 | 36 | BIM (Building Information Modeling) | 30 |
7 | model/simulation | 197 | 37 | framework | 28 |
8 | design/sustainable design | 175 | 38 | strategy | 27 |
9 | system | 160 | 38 | natural ventilation | 24 |
10 | China/USA/Hong Kong | 76/51/33 | 40 | innovation | 23 |
11 | life cycle assessment (LCA) | 156 | 41 | industry | 22 |
12 | residential building/office building | 149 | 42 | genetic algorithm | 20 |
13 | energy efficiency | 137 | 43 | selection | 20 |
14 | impact/environmental impact | 115 | 44 | driver | 17 |
15 | management | 108 | 45 | quality | 17 |
16 | energy consumption | 106 | 46 | fly ash | 16 |
17 | environment/built environment | 104 | 47 | environmental assessment method | 15 |
18 | thermal comfort/comfort | 99 | 48 | risk | 14 |
19 | optimization | 85 | 49 | Indoor environmental quality | 13 |
20 | barrier/challenge | 60 | 50 | mechanical property | 13 |
21 | energy saving/energy conservation | 60 | 51 | education | 12 |
22 | concrete/cement | 59 | 52 | architecture | 12 |
23 | (green) building material | 55 | 53 | green building design | 11 |
24 | climate change/climate | 52 | 54 | embodied energy | 11 |
25 | emission | 46 | 55 | cost | 11 |
26 | project | 46 | 56 | environmental performance | 11 |
27 | consumption | 46 | 57 | waste | 10 |
28 | efficiency/productivity | 45 | 58 | recycling | 10 |
29 | behavior | 40 | 59 | green building project | 9 |
30 | policy | 36 | 60 | thermal performance | 9 |
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Shi Y, Liu X. Research on the Literature of Green Building Based on the Web of Science: A Scientometric Analysis in CiteSpace (2002–2018). Sustainability. 2019; 11(13):3716. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133716
Chicago/Turabian StyleShi, Yingling, and Xinping Liu. 2019. "Research on the Literature of Green Building Based on the Web of Science: A Scientometric Analysis in CiteSpace (2002–2018)" Sustainability 11, no. 13: 3716. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133716