Recent progress on emergy research: A bibliometric analysis

被引：116
作者：
Chen, Wei [1 ]
Liu, Wenjing [2 ]
Geng, Yong [1 ,2 ]
Brown, Mark T. [3 ]
Gao, Cuixia [4 ]
Wu, Rui [2 ]
机构：
[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Ecol, Key Lab Pollut Ecol & Environm Engn, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Florida, Dept Environm Engn Sci, Box 116350, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[4] Jiangsu Univ, Ctr Energy Dev & Environm Protect, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
来源：
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS | 2017年 / 73卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Emergy; Bibliometric analysis; Web of Science; H-index; Social network analysis; Co-word analysis; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS; ENERGY; SYSTEM; IMPACT; LCA; BOUNDARIES; SCIENCE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.041
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Emergy-related studies have been widely conducted worldwide in order to evaluate the total environmental support and sustainability of one system from both natural and economic sides. Aiming to depict the characteristics of emergy-related literatures, recognize global research foci, and forecast future research directions, a complete review on the related research progresses by using a bibliometric analysis approach was performed in this study. H-index is applied to evaluate the influence of most productive journals, countries/territories, and institutions in emergy-related fields. Social network analysis is also performed to evaluate the interaction among different countries/territories and institutions. A holistic picture of the primary performance of emergy-related literatures published from 1999 to 2014 is presented. Co-word analysis reveals that emergy-based sustainability research and the integration of emergy synthesis with other methods (especially life cycle assessment) will be future research directions in emergy-related fields. Results obtained from this study can provide valuable information for researchers to better identify future hotspots in emergy-related fields.
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页码：1051 / 1060
页数：10
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