Jin, H; Chan, M; Morda, R; Lou, C X and Vrcelj, Z (2023) A scientometric review of sustainable infrastructure research: Visualization and analysis. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(11), pp. 1847-1855. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
More and more infrastructure projects have been developed due to rapid economic growth worldwide. Compared to other construction projects, infrastructure projects are known for their long operational periods, construction complexity, and large impact on local communities. These issues make sustainable infrastructure development a growing necessity. However, the patterns and trends of sustainable infrastructure research remain vague without a systematic review and analysis. This study reviews the current sustainable infrastructure research using scientometric analysis techniques; that is, citation burst, keyword co-occurrence, direct citation and co-citation analyses. The findings reveal the trends of sustainable infrastructure research, main research areas within the scope of sustainable infrastructure, research front and pattern of citations in sustainable infrastructure research. The research findings also contribute to recognizing research gaps in the extant sustainable infrastructure literature and therefore provide directions for future research.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | green infrastructure; network analysis; review; scientometrics; sustainable infrastructure; visualization |
| Index terms: | infrastructure development, green infrastructure, infrastructure project, network analysis, economic growth, construction project, visualization, scientometrics, complexity, systematic literature review, operational period |
| Subjects: | data analysis and analytics, project delivery, sustainability and resilience, systems engineering, economic development, infrastructure engineering, research evaluation and metrics, design practice, infrastructure and transport systems, production management |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Engineering Principles, Urban Studies, Project Management, Research Practice, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here