Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Construction in Developing Countries

The Journal of Construction in Developing Countries (JCDC) is an open -access journal indexed in Scopus that specialises in Building and Construction and Civil Engineering. This article proposes an analysis of the history of publications in the journal that has not been done so far. In this document, we seek to contribute to the knowledge by answering the question: What is the journal's most influential countries, authors and institutions? A bibliometric analysis is carried out through bibliographic information obtained from Scopus and scientometric tools, which includes annual productivity, authors, countries and the most relevant institutions. The mapping of scientific production visualises the networks of co -occurrence and co -authorship, thus identifying the collaboration networks between authors, countries and institutions. The growth in the number of publications and citations was evidenced over time, which has allowed the journal to be among the best engineering journals in Malaysia and ranked 117 in the Building and Construction area worldwide.