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<p>Mapping the Geography of Sustainability Transitions Research: <br /> A Bibliometric Analysis</p>

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Title Statement <p>Mapping the Geography of Sustainability Transitions Research: <br /> A Bibliometric Analysis</p>
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Dhiman, Sunny ; Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India
Singh, Rajbeer ; Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India
Yadav, Raghvendra Singh; Centre for Studies in Science Policy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Multi-level perspective, Scopus, Socio-technical transitions, VOSviewer
 
Summary, etc. <p>The transition towards sustainability is a global challenge, and in recent decades, Sustainability Transitions (ST) research has emerged as a promising approach to address climate change-led uncertainty. Despite the rapid rise in the sustainability transitions literature, it is primarily focused on developed or global north countries. The present paper attempts to use bibliometric tools to comprehend the intellectual landscape and distribution between global north-south and analyse the trends and hotspots in global south countries. The paper comprehensively examined ST literature on the Scopus citation database (from the inception of ST in 1994 to December 31, 2020). Based on statistical analysis performed on the dataset, there has been an exponential rise in research publications on ST since 2012. Globally, ST researchers mainly belong to OECD countries from Western Europe, especially in the UK, Netherlands and Germany. Conversely, the global south is lagging, except few developing nations such as China, South Africa, Brazil, and India. This skewed representation reflects the higher prevalence of ST initiatives in the global north, predominantly by a few European countries. About 40% of ST research is published in journals from the UK, Netherlands, the U.S., Switzerland and Canada. The citation analysis reflects that 60% of citations are from British and Dutch scholars, indicating a low academic influence of ST authors from developing countries. This study would stimulate more interest among Global South academics and policy researchers to put more effort into ST research and publication to bridge the existing gap.</p>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research
2023-03-09 20:08:18
 
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Data Source Entry Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research; ##issue.vol## 82, ##issue.no## 03 (2023)
 
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