Exploring the Nexus of Eco-Innovation and Sustainable Development: A Bibliometric Review and Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Results of Performance Analysis
3.2. Results of Science Mapping
3.2.1. Co-Authorship Analysis
3.2.2. Co-Occurrence Analysis
3.2.3. Citation Analysis
3.2.4. Bibliographic Coupling
3.2.5. Co-Citation Analysis
4. SDGs Focused on During Eco-Innovation Research
5. Discussion and Conclusions
5.1. Expansion and Enrichment of Eco-Innovation and Sustainable Development Research
5.2. Diversity in the Intellectual Structure of Research Field
5.3. SDGs in Focus
5.4. Conclusions and Research Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Description | Results |
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Timespan | 2001–2022 |
Database | Scopus, WOS |
Sources (Journals) | 165 |
Documents | 723 |
Annual Growth Rate % | 11.03 |
Document Average Age | 4.64 |
Average Citations Per Document | 53.62 |
References | 49,363 |
Author’s Keywords | 2094 |
Authors | 1835 |
Single-Authored Document | 74 |
Co-Authors Per Document | 3.18 |
International Co-Authorships % | 5.118 |
Sources | Articles |
---|---|
Journal of Cleaner Production | 206 |
Business Strategy and the Environment | 94 |
Sustainability (Switzerland) | 56 |
Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 29 |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management | 27 |
Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja | 14 |
Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 13 |
Technology in Society | 12 |
European Journal of Innovation Management | 9 |
International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development | 9 |
Region | Frequency |
---|---|
China | 183 |
Italy | 61 |
Spain | 61 |
UK | 52 |
Netherlands | 30 |
Germany | 26 |
Brazil | 25 |
France | 25 |
USA | 24 |
Australia | 23 |
Authors | Title | Journal | Year | TC | AC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boons and Lüdeke-Freund [33] | Business models for sustainable innovation: State-of-the-art and steps towards a research agenda | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2013 | 1244 | 113.09 |
Schot et al. [34] | Strategic niche management and sustainable innovation journeys: Theory, findings, research agenda, and policy | Technology Analysis and Strategic Management | 2008 | 1142 | 71.38 |
Chen et al. [35] | The influence of green innovation performance on corporate advantage in Taiwan | Journal of Business Ethics | 2006 | 1120 | 62.22 |
Chiou et al. [36] | The influence of greening the suppliers and green innovation on environmental performance and competitive advantage in Taiwan | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | 2011 | 683 | 52.54 |
Boons et al. [37] | Sustainable innovation, business models and economic performance: An overview | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2013 | 633 | 57.55 |
Kirchherr et al. [38] | Barriers to the Circular Economy: Evidence from the European Union (EU) | Ecological Economics | 2018 | 537 | 88.83 |
Gold et al. [40] | Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Inter-Organizational Resources: A Literature Review | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management | 2010 | 522 | 37 |
Prieto-Sandoval et al. [39] | Towards a consensus on the circular economy | Journal of Cleaner Production | 2018 | 478 | 79.67 |
Bos-Brouwers H.E.J. [41] | Corporate sustainability and innovation in SMEs: Evidence of themes and activities in practice | Business Strategy and the Environment | 2010 | 469 | 33.5 |
Truffer et al. [42] | Environmental Innovation and Sustainability Transitions in Regional Studies | Regional Studies | 2012 | 352 | 28.58 |
Countries | Citation | TLS |
---|---|---|
China | 6570 | 57 |
United Kingdom | 4682 | 50 |
Spain | 3174 | 29 |
United States | 1985 | 26 |
Italy | 3104 | 25 |
Author Keyword | TLS | Index Keyword | TLS |
---|---|---|---|
Sustainable development | 140 | Sustainable development | 451 |
Sustainability | 78 | Innovation | 184 |
Green innovation | 74 | Eco-innovation | 108 |
Eco-innovation | 63 | Green innovation | 77 |
Innovation | 49 | Environmental economics | 61 |
Sustainable innovation | 40 | Sustainability | 59 |
Environmental innovation | 37 | Environmental management | 56 |
Environmental policy | 22 | Environmental innovation | 42 |
Circular economy | 20 | Planning | 42 |
Environmental performance | 19 | Economic and social effects | 41 |
Authors | Citations (TLS) | Countries | Citations (TLS) | Journals | Citations (TLS) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Li. D. | 566(15) | China | 6570(513) | Journal of Cleaner Production | 14,579(229) |
Tseng M. | 461(2) | Netherlands | 5636(280) | Business Strategy and The Environment | 4549(172) |
Jabbour C, J.C. | 434(2) | UK | 4682(326) | Sustainability (Switzerland) | 1729(2) |
Bocken N.M.P. | 397(6) | Germany | 3668(247) | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management | 1481(59) |
Zhang Y. | 377(7) | Taiwan | 3457(237) | Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 1367(35) |
Wang Y. | 348(9) | Spain | 3174(245) | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 752(30) |
Shahzad M. | 301(20) | United States | 1985(202) | Ecological Economics | 745(8) |
Zafar A.U. | 301(20) | Brazil | 1951(163) | Research Policy | 500(17) |
Pzychodzen J. | 290(11) | Sweden | 1585(116) | Technology In Society | 433(35) |
Qu Y. | 285(18) | France | 1321(129) | International Journal of Production Economics | 407(20) |
Authors | TLS |
---|---|
Shahzad M. | 388.68 |
Wang Y. | 280.43 |
Zhang Y. | 177.15 |
Song M. | 118.93 |
Wang J. | 58.93 |
SDG | References |
---|---|
SDG 5: Gender equality | [79,80,94] |
SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation | [58,96] |
SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy | [58,87,96] |
SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth | [60,69,87,93,96] |
SDG 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure | [60,69,91,92,93,95] |
SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities | [81] |
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production | [60,70,87,91,94,96] |
SDG 13: Climate action | [60,62,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,88,89,90,92,96] |
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Fatma, N.; Haleem, A. Exploring the Nexus of Eco-Innovation and Sustainable Development: A Bibliometric Review and Analysis. Sustainability 2023, 15, 12281. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151612281
Fatma N, Haleem A. Exploring the Nexus of Eco-Innovation and Sustainable Development: A Bibliometric Review and Analysis. Sustainability. 2023; 15(16):12281. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151612281
Chicago/Turabian StyleFatma, Nosheen, and Abid Haleem. 2023. "Exploring the Nexus of Eco-Innovation and Sustainable Development: A Bibliometric Review and Analysis" Sustainability 15, no. 16: 12281. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151612281