Green roof development knowledge map: A review of visual analysis using CiteSpace and VOSviewer

Hongbing Li; Yuran Xiang; Wanjun Yang; Tao Lin; Qiankun Xiao; Guoquan Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24958

Green roof development knowledge map: A review of visual analysis using CiteSpace and VOSviewer

Heliyon. 2024 Feb 1;10(3):e24958. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24958. eCollection 2024 Feb 15.

Authors

Hongbing Li^{1

2}, Yuran Xiang^{1

2}, Wanjun Yang^{1

2}, Tao Lin^{1

2}, Qiankun Xiao^{1

2}, Guoquan Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.
² Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya, 572024, China.

Abstract

Green roofs are generally acknowledged as environmentally sustainable roof systems with several environmental, economic, and social benefits, as well as an effective and practical strategy for mitigating the negative consequences of urbanization. In this paper, we used CiteSpace and VOSviewer bibliometric software for visual analysis, citation analysis, co-authorship network, co-citation analysis, and keyword analysis for descriptive statistics on 3986 articles on "green roofs" published in the Web of Science core database since 2000. Descriptive statistics were used for citation analysis, co-authorship network, co-citation analysis, and keyword analysis. According to a review of green roofing-related research literature, (1) Through analysis from three dimensions of country, institution, and author, it was found that China, the United States, and Italy ranked among the top three countries in terms of green roof publication volume; All but three of the top 10 institutions in terms of publications are from China and all are from developed countries; A large-scale collaborative network has not yet formed among authors. (2) Through keyword clustering analysis, it was found that "green roof," "performance," and "UHI" were the three keywords with the highest frequency. The research direction of this theme mainly includes five primary themes: rainwater management, urban biodiversity, building energy efficiency, alleviating urban heat islands and improving air quality, sustainable development, and public health. Through keyword hot words, it is found that the frequency of occurrence is relatively high, mainly involving energy conservation, alleviating urban heat islands, biodiversity, and sustainable development. The research on sustainable development, its impact on urban microclimate, and air quality remains a hot topic through keyword highlighting. (3) Co-citation analysis was used to identify the most influential journals, highly cited publications, and authors. (4) Three potential study objectives have been identified: synergistic development with other green infrastructures from an urban planning standpoint, localized research on green roofs, and photovoltaic green roofs.

Keywords: Bibliometrics; CiteSpace; Green roofing; VOSviewer.

Publication types

Review