A Decade for the Mathematics: Bibliometric Analysis of Mathematical Modeling in Economics, Ecology, and Environment

Monica Aureliana Petcu, Liliana Ionescu-Feleaga (), Bogdan-Ștefan Ionescu and Dumitru-Florin Moise
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Monica Aureliana Petcu: Department of Financial and Economic Analysis and Valuation, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Liliana Ionescu-Feleaga: Department of Accounting and Audit, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Bogdan-Ștefan Ionescu: Department of Management Information System, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Dumitru-Florin Moise: Accounting Doctoral School, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 2, 1-30

Abstract: Our study commemorates this event by presenting a retrospective of the publications related to the use of mathematical tools for the analysis of economic, ecological, and environmental phenomena. We analyzed 1257 scientific publications using bibliometric techniques to examine the most productive and influential authors and their contributions in the economic, ecological, and environmental fields. Co-authorship among the top authors and countries, co-occurrence of the keywords, bibliographic coupling of the documents and authors, and author co-citation were analyzed by applying network analysis techniques using VOSviewer software, identifying the intellectual structure of the research and the collaborative networks in the fields. The results show that mathematics has grown impressively in terms of publication and citation. The contributions come from all over the world, but the majority are from the People’s Republic of China and Spain. The results also show themes and trends in the economic, environmental, and ecological fields and a predominant use of mathematical tools in optimization processes in order to rigorously substantiate the decisions of investors and policymakers. Thus, our study offers support for any researcher to understand the current state of the art and develop a comprehensive understanding of journal publications.

Keywords: Mathematics; Web of Science; bibliometry; economics; environmental; ecological (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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