A Bibliometric Analysis of Circular Economies through Sustainable Smart Cities

Ernesto D. R. Santibanez Gonzalez (), Vinay Kandpal, Marcio Machado, Mauro Luiz Martens and Sushobhan Majumdar
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Ernesto D. R. Santibanez Gonzalez: CES4.0 and Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Talca, Los Niches s/n, Edificio I+D, Room 13, Curicó 3340000, Chile
Vinay Kandpal: Department of Management Studies, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun 248002, India
Marcio Machado: Graduate Program in Business Administration, Paulista University—UNIP, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
Mauro Luiz Martens: Graduate Program in Business Administration, Paulista University—UNIP, São Paulo 04026-002, Brazil
Sushobhan Majumdar: Former Research Fellow, Department of Geography, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700054, India

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-22

Abstract: The rapid pace of urbanization has presented cities worldwide with a range of complex issues pertaining to the management of resources, reduction of waste, and promotion of sustainable practices. The concepts of circular economies and sustainable smart cities have arisen as viable solutions, converging to establish a revolutionary framework for the future of urban living. This study conducts a bibliometric analysis using literature focusing on the past ten years (2013–2022) of research on the circular economy and smart cities using VOSviewer. The most frequently used Scopus database was used to extract bibliometric data. 163 articles were considered for the analysis. This study utilizes co-authorship, co-occurrence, citation analysis and bibliographic coupling of author keywords while grap0hically mapping the bibliographic material using VOS viewer software Version 1.6.19. The bibliographic analysis reveals that the significant themes published in journals revolve around “circular economy”, “Sustainable development”, “sustainability”, “smart city”, “waste management”, “recycling”, “Sustainability”, “climate change”, “smart technologies”, “municipal solid waste”, “renewable energy”, and “planning”. The results would provide a robust base for more research in this area. The research work paves the way for future research in the related areas and issues of the domain, as it is an emerging issue in research, and many problems are untapped.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis; circular economy; smart cities; urbanization; smart technologies; VOSviewer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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