Hotspots and trends of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research: a bibliometric analysis

Wan, Guochao; Dawod, Ahmad Yahya; Chanaim, Somsak; Ramasamy, Siva Shankar

doi:10.1016/j.dsm.2023.03.001

Cited by 37 publications

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“…The choice of having the threshold at least 4 times is mainly the result of a trade-off between the meaningfulness of the analysis and the robustness of the results (Khan et al, 2022). On the one hand, a lower threshold, e.g., 1 time, yields a richer set of potential connections among sub-themes (Janssens et al, 2020), whilst, on the other hand, a higher threshold ensures that the co-citation relationship is statistically significant, such as 5 times or more (Wan et al, 2023). Therefore, after testing, 4 times were finally chosen in this paper for the analysis.…”

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“…Out of 72 documents, 60 reached the minimum threshold of at least 4 citations per document. Similar to the co-citation analysis, four times were chosen as the threshold while weighing the meaningfulness of the analysis and the robustness of the results (Janssens et al, 2020;Khan et al, 2022;Wan et al, 2023). Each bubble in the graph represents an article, and its size indicates the number of citations per article.…”

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Environmental regulation and corporate environmental performance: A bibliometric analysis

Zhang,

Ong,

Kamarudin

2024

J. Infras. Policy. Dev.

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Under the concept of green development, enterprises will face more environmental constraints. Whether government environmental regulation (ER) can effectively promote corporate environmental performance (CEP) has not yet been unified among scholars, and few studies have conducted bibliometric analysis on ER and CEP. Based on the above, this study has three purposes: first, to fill the research gap by analyzing and visualizing 72 articles on ER and CEP through Biblioshiny and VOSviewer; second, to help scholars easily understand the research development and quickly find promising research directions; and lastly, to enable the government and corporate managers gain a more comprehensive view of ER’s impacts on CEP, which can assist in policy making and business management. The research found that: (a) the number of articles and citations in the field is on the rise. China is the most academically influential country in terms of publications, citations, and collaborations. Journal of Cleaner Production is the top-ranked journal. Ramanathan R, Testa F, and Zhang Y are the top three authors. Environmental management, sustainability, and China are the most popular keywords. Collaboration between authors, institutions, and countries is relatively weak and isolated. (b) ER and CEP have three emerging clusters: Climate Change, FDI, as well as Environmental Awareness, and three core clusters: Environmental Management, Data Envelopment Analysis, and Economic Analysis. The evolution of themes shows a trend from decentralized to centralized and then back to decentralized. (c) Future research can take the Regulatory Framework, Green Technological Innovation, and Environmental Management System as breaking points.

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Environmental regulation and corporate environmental performance: A bibliometric analysis

Zhang,

Ong,

Kamarudin

2024

J. Infras. Policy. Dev.

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“…First, this study used the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) databases in WOS as its data source. WOS is widely recommended for bibliometric analyses (Cui et al 2018;Guo et al 2019;Liao et al 2018;Wan et al 2023;Zhu and Hua 2017), with SCIE and SSCI being the most commonly used and representative databases (Liao et al 2018;Liu and Liao 2017;Yu and Liao 2016). This approach ensures the reliability and representativeness of the data.…”

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Tracing the Evolution of E-Government: A Visual Bibliometric Analysis from 2000 to 2023

Song,

Natori,

2024

Administrative Sciences

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In the continuously evolving field of E-government, understanding the breadth and depth of academic research is crucial for advancing governmental digital transformation and policy development. This study employs visual bibliometric analysis, using the Web of Science database to map the evolution trajectory of E-government research from 2000 to 2023. By utilizing CiteSpace for a comprehensive examination of 4536 academic articles, this paper outlines the growth patterns and thematic evolution within the field. The development of the E-government field is delineated into four distinct phases: the budding period (2000–2003), the bottleneck period (2004–2014), the development period (2015–2018), and the growth period (2019–2023), which are each marked by unique thematic shifts and technological advancements. The research results reveal the transformation of research focus in different periods, from the initial focus on the technological means and the electronic transformation of government services, moving on to more complex issues such as E-government acceptance and government transparency and corruption, and ultimately to the current focus on innovation and smart cities. In addition, the paper also clarifies that the research boom that began in 2019 is driven by technological innovation opportunities, the improvement in infrastructure, and multidisciplinary research. By depicting these developmental stages and emerging trends, this study not only unveils past academic efforts but also forecasts future research directions, thereby providing valuable insights for researchers and policymakers aiming to understand and implement effective E-government strategies.

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“…Green finance is a financial service generated to coordinate economic growth and environmental protection, improve the efficiency of natural resource utilization, and is a tool for sustainable environmental development [ 7 ]. In the face of the non-systemic risks and profound uncertainties stemming from environmental change, ESG responsible investment, closely aligned with environmental protection, has gained prominence, evolving into a mainstream concept [ 8 ]. ESG is an emerging enterprise evaluation method that examines a company’s ability to respond to risks and long-term development from the perspectives of environmental, social performance, and corporate governance [ 9 ].…”

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The ESG performance influence mechanism analysis-based on empirical analysis

Ma,

Yuan,

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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ESG has emerged as a prominent method for evaluating enterprises, gaining increasing importance in recent years. It assesses a company’s ability to promote sustainable economic development and fulfill its social responsibilities, encompassing three non-financial dimensions: environmental, social, and corporate governance. Regulatory authorities, industry associations, and investment institutions worldwide have placed growing emphasis on a company’s ESG performance. From the perspective of career concern, this study conducted a multiple regression analysis using data from Chinese A-share companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen from 2011 to 2020. It used CEO shareholding and CEO political affiliation as moderating variables to examine the impact of CEO career concerns on the corporate environment, society, and corporate governance performance. Empirical testing of whether CEO career concerns promote or suppress the ESG performance in enterprises. The findings of this study reveal that CEOs with heightened career concerns tend to impede the ESG performance of their respective enterprises. Additionally, CEO shareholding and political affiliations exert a negative moderating influence on the relationship between CEO career concerns and ESG performance. This research significantly extends the investigation into factors influencing ESG performance, offering fresh perspectives that could inform improved CEO oversight, foster corporate transformation, and enhance ESG performance.

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Hotspots and trends of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research: a bibliometric analysis

Cited by 37 publications

References 64 publications

Environmental regulation and corporate environmental performance: A bibliometric analysis

Environmental regulation and corporate environmental performance: A bibliometric analysis

Tracing the Evolution of E-Government: A Visual Bibliometric Analysis from 2000 to 2023

The ESG performance influence mechanism analysis-based on empirical analysis

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