Research trends and hotspots related to global carbon footprint based on bibliometric analysis: 2007–2018

As an important indicator of greenhouse gas emissions, the carbon footprint (CF) has become increasingly important in recent years under the dual pressures of global warming and international commitments to mitigate its effects. This study collected 3698 papers related to CF from the Web of Science...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2020-05, Vol.27 (15), p.17671-17691
Main Authors: Yue, Ting, Liu, Haiwen, Long, Ruyin, Chen, Hong, Gan, Xin, Liu, Junli
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural research
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Bibliometrics
Carbon
Carbon footprint
Climate change
Clustering
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Emissions
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental impact
Environmental science
Farm buildings
Footprint analysis
Global warming
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Knowledge bases (artificial intelligence)
Research facilities
Research institutions
Review Article
Spatial analysis
Trends
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:As an important indicator of greenhouse gas emissions, the carbon footprint (CF) has become increasingly important in recent years under the dual pressures of global warming and international commitments to mitigate its effects. This study collected 3698 papers related to CF from the Web of Science database as research samples (year 2007 to 2018). Based on CiteSpace, the knowledge base, popular topics, and research trends of CF are presented. The results show the following: (1) from 2007 to 2018, the number of articles on CF have steadily increased. (2) After spatial analysis of the literature, we found that among research institutions, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has the largest number of publications on the issue. When it comes to country, three important research forces can be identified: USA, China, and UK. (3) Research on the CF is interdisciplinary; in addition to the traditional fields of environmental, political, economics, and computing, CF research has received attention from the Physics, Materials, Chemistry, Mathematics, and animal sciences. (4) Through keyword clustering, currently popular topics in research can be roughly divided into four aspects: CF calculation methods, research scales, energy, and agriculture. (5) The CF research during the study period is divided into four stages according to the burst time and content of the burst keywords. According to the research status and trend, this paper puts forward the future research direction of carbon footprint.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-08158-9