A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
This study quantitatively investigated the scientific progress of walkability research landscape and its future prospects using bibliometric indicators to highlight the research hotspots. The results accentuated multifaceted nature of walkability research landscape with a strong association towards public health disciplines. Keyword co-occurrence analysis emphasized that majority of the walkability studies centred on the interactions between walking and other three main factors such as built environment attributes, transportation and obesity. Based on the identified research hotspots, a brief state-of-the-art review of walkability studies was presented. Future prospects based on the unexplored research gaps within the hotspots were also discussed. High correlation (r = 0.99, p < 0.05) between annual publications and citation counts demonstrated the significance of walkability studies to the contemporary scientific community. Being one of the comprehensive studies to evaluate the historic trajectory of walkability research landscape, the findings were expected to accelerate a comprehensive understanding of the walkability research domain that will assist future research direction.
Keywords
Bibliometric analysis, Built environment, Research trend, Sustainability, Walkable, Walkability
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
University of Malaysia Living Lab Research Grant[LL038-18SUS],Universiti Malaya[RK003-2017]
Publication Title
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume
28
Issue
2
Publisher
Springer-Heidelberg
Publisher Location
TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY