A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Building Decarbonization Research

The building sector is responsible for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and carbon emissions, making it a key area of focus in addressing the urgent global challenge of climate change and in achieving the 1.5-degree target. This study concentrated on building decarbonization, using bib...

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Published inBuildings (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 9; p. 2228
Main Authors Chen, Liming, Ma, Zhili
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2023
Subjects
Analysis
bibliometric analysis
Bibliometrics
building decarbonization
Buildings
Carbon
Citation analysis
CiteSpace
Climate change
Co authorship
Cocitation
Collaboration
Construction industry
Cooperation
Decarbonization
Emission standards
Emissions
Emissions (Pollution)
Energy consumption
Energy industry
Global temperature changes
Industrialized nations
International cooperation
Keywords
Life cycle analysis
Life cycle assessment
Life cycles
Literature reviews
Scientometrics
Software
Trends
Visualization
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Summary:The building sector is responsible for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and carbon emissions, making it a key area of focus in addressing the urgent global challenge of climate change and in achieving the 1.5-degree target. This study concentrated on building decarbonization, using bibliometric and network visualization analyses based on a dataset of 2494 publications retrieved from the Web of Science up to 25 June 2023. Findings revealed a rapid growth in publications, with China being the largest contributor (approximately 31%). Notably, the journals of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy emerged as the most influential journal in this field. Although leadership teams and authors have gained prominence, cross-national collaboration and communication among them remain limited. Furthermore, an analysis of keywords and co-citations revealed that the main research themes and hotspots encompass “energy”, “life cycle assessment”, “storage”, and related “models” and decarbonization “strategies”. As the field progresses, a clear trend toward multidisciplinary integration and diversified research directions and content was observed. Researchers can further concentrate their efforts on countries with historically limited research but substantial emissions, and enhance international collaboration and interdisciplinary integration. Overall, this study offers valuable insights for researchers and facilitates future investigations in the field of building decarbonization.
ISSN:2075-5309
2075-5309
DOI:10.3390/buildings13092228