Navigating Sustainability: A Bibliometric Exploration of Environmental Decision-Making and Behavioral Shifts

Maria Alexandra Crăciun, Adrian Domenteanu, Monica Dudian and Camelia Delcea ()
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Maria Alexandra Crăciun: Department of Economics and Economic Policies, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania
Adrian Domenteanu: Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania
Monica Dudian: Department of Economics and Economic Policies, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania
Camelia Delcea: Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucharest, Romania

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 6, 1-48

Abstract: In recent years, the research area around environmental decision-making has drawn more and more interest, driven by a really big global push to achieve net-zero emissions. Significant investments in areas such as electric vehicles and renewable energy, coupled with increasingly limited access to natural resources, have intensified research efforts in this field. New and emerging research is aimed at shifting consumer behavior to make more sustainable decisions. Building on this context, the purpose of this paper is to explore academic publications related to decision-making and behavioral shifts in the context of sustainability. Using an advanced bibliometric tool such as Biblioshiny, the authors analyze an Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science dataset to identify the main authors and affiliated journals and map the academic and thematic evolution of this interdisciplinary field, including the key topics and countries involved. The analysis reveals a 6.68% annual growth rate. Through thematic maps, three field plots, word clouds, and a review of the top 10 most cited papers, this study provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving domain of environmental decision-making.

Keywords: sustainability; decision-making; environment; behavioral shifts; sustainable behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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