Circular economy research: A bibliometric analysis (2000–2019) and future research insights

Goyal, Sandeep; Chauhan, Sumedha; Mishra, Pavitra

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125011

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“…The Journal of Cleaner Production is the main publication venue for the different kinds of literature reviews in the circular economy. This is in accordance with previous studies that have shown the journal covers substantial research in the fields of reverse logistics and CLSC [64,65], and it is very productive in the field of circular economy [4,36]. 1 depicts the number of literature reviews published per year, and the period covered by these reviews.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…In fact, recent developments in new technology led to new forms of production and product usage [25]. The fourth industrial revolution we are currently living in is based on the use of smart and digital technologies, which include the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented and virtual reality, cloud technologies, blockchain, big data and analytics, cybersecurity [4], cyber-physical systems, additive manufacturing (AM), and simulation. Several of these technologies have been identified as related to the CE [49], and sometimes adopting CE implies using disruptive technologies [7].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Remanufacturing restores a used product in compliance with its original quality, specifications, performance, and warranty, using components from discarded products in the production of a new product with at least the original performance, quality, and function [37]. In this way, the value of products, materials, and services is maintained in their active use as long as possible via these principles [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is an economic system based on business models aimed at reducing, reusing, and recycling materials in production, distribution, and consumption processes [2,3]. CE incorporates both environmental and economic aspects under restorative and regenerative practices [4]. In this way, CE is a new model of economic development that promotes the maximum reuse/recycling of materials, goods, and components so that waste generation is reduced as much as possible [5], returning the residues to productive business cycles [6].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Critical Appraisal of Review Studies in Circular Economy: a Tertiary Study

Barbosa

2021

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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The importance of the circular economy has greatly increased in the past few years, and consequently, the interest in the circular economy as a research field has also increased, which led to an exponential growth in the number of literature reviews on the subject with different purposes. In order to analyze the topics that have been studied and assess the quality of these secondary reviews, this study carried out a tertiary literature review on the subject. This study identified the literature reviews on the circular economy, the most frequently cited papers, and the main research topics in the field. We have also analyzed the types of research questions that have been proposed by secondary studies. Finally, we evaluated the extent to which secondary reviews have assessed the quality of primary studies. We found out that literature reviews on the circular economy are frequently related to the areas of supply chain and technology. We also concluded that there is a need for designing research questions that explore more complex relationships, since most questions are descriptive or process-related. Some research questions are proposed to guide future studies. We also observed that secondary studies have failed to appropriately assess the quality of primary studies.

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Section: Resultssupporting

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confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

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A Critical Appraisal of Review Studies in Circular Economy: a Tertiary Study

Barbosa

2021

Circ.Econ.Sust.

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“…Specifically, in the domain of journals' performance analysis, the bibliometric analysis has been commonly used in several studies to analyze different journals in various discipline; for instance Finance (Baker et al 2021;Linnenluecke et al 2020;Paule-Vianez et al 2020); Accounting (Martínez-Blasco et al 2016;Muehlmann et al 2015;Yamaguchi et al 2015); Management (Mishra et al 2018), and Economic (Goyal et al 2021).…”

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Thirteen years of Operations Management Research (OMR) journal: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions

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The journal of Operations Management Research (OMR) is a rigorous journal that started its publication in 2008. It publishes short, focused research studies that advance both the theory and practice of operations management. Considering the relevant OMR's contribution to the field of Operations Management in the last years, this study provides an overall assessment of the journal performance by conducting a retrospective review. To elaborate on OMR's temporal development in terms of publications, authors, affiliated institutions and countries, citation patterns, and conceptual structure, we extract publications from Scopus database for the period 2008-2020. We rely on bibliometric techniques in addition to bibliographic coupling, keyword analysis, and content analysis. 166 documents were analyzed using RStudio, VOSviewer, and Microsoft Excel. Findings emphasize OMR's steady productivity growth (3.24%). Narrowly, Olhager J. is the most productive authors while Kalchschmidt M. and Stentoft J. are the most influential authors (H-index of 4). Furthermore, USA contributes to the highest number of publications while UK is the most influential country in terms of citations. Cranfield School of Management, UK stands as the top cited university. The analysis of the thematic evolution concludes to three main clusters: "Manufacturing and Supply chain Performance", "Six Sigma and Lean Management", and "Reshoring, Backshoring and Offshoring". This study recommends to further investigate the implications of the fourth industrial revolution and the sequels of COVID-19.

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The Circular Economy Gap in the European Union: Convergence or Divergence Among Member States?

Lehmann,

Colaço,

Cruz‐Jesus

et al. 2023

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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In the European Union, the circular economy is gaining relevance to increase competitiveness and promote economic growth while decreasing environmental consequences and primary resource dependency. This study uses factor and cluster analysis to uncover the disparities in the main circular economy dimensions within the European Union 27, covering the years from 2015 to 2019. The results highlight two main circularity dimensions—sustainability and productivity—and three distinct circular economy profiles—optimizers, sustainables, and laggards. Findings suggest that while the European gap in terms of circularity is narrowing regarding productivity, it appears to be widening concerning sustainability. Furthermore, countries have yet to strike a balance between the sustainability and productivity dimensions, meaning additional efforts should be made to achieve more homogeneous progress.

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Circular economy research: A bibliometric analysis (2000–2019) and future research insights

Cited by 118 publications

References 75 publications

A Critical Appraisal of Review Studies in Circular Economy: a Tertiary Study

A Critical Appraisal of Review Studies in Circular Economy: a Tertiary Study

Thirteen years of Operations Management Research (OMR) journal: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions

The Circular Economy Gap in the European Union: Convergence or Divergence Among Member States?

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