Sun, Q; Zhang, S; Ke, Y; Ma, X and Galvin, S (2023) Comparative analysis on the PPP research in Chinese and international journals: A bibliometric perspective. International Journal of Construction Management, 23(2), pp. 307-318. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
With the widespread application of PPP in the construction field, the research on this topic has attracted considerable attention globally. A critical literature review, with comparison between the results from China and other countries, may facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the research trend in various contexts. Based on a visual map analysis using the CiteSpace software, a total amount of 2399 pieces of PPP literature published in Chinese and international journals in 2008–2018 was screened and analyzed, in terms of the yearly number of publication, keyword cluster, keyword citation burst, as well as core institutions and authors. The main findings are: (1) The total amount of PPP literature has been increasing with 33.09% on average in the period investigated. In addition, the Chinese journals produced around five times of the publications in comparison to the international journals. (2) The Chinese PPP literature was focused more on the research theme of financing, whereas the international literature paid more attention to project management-related issues. (3) The collaboration between the international PPP research institutions was closer than the Chinese institutions. (4) The authors who contributed most of the Chinese PPP publications are the teams led by Mr. Jia from the Chinese Academy of Financial Sciences, and Professor Chan from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in international publications. It was also suggested to conduct comparative research with a global perspective on PPP topic and to explore the application of modern technology in PPP projects to improve the management performance.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chinese; citespace; comparative analysis; PPP; visual map |
| Index terms: | Hong Kong, journal, research institution, publication, polytechnic, literature review, comparative research, China, financing, science, comparative analysis, project management, collaboration |
| Subjects: | specialized education, research design and methodology, data analysis and analytics, educational institutions, management, research management, economic analysis, research dissemination and communication, project management theory and practice, Geography |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Education, Research Practice, Project Management, Business Strategy, Information Management, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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