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Volume 69, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 2056-5135
  • oa Navigating the Building Energy Efficiency Research Landscape: Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review (2003–2023): Part I

    Publication trends, collaborative networks, research themes and emerging issues

  • Authors: Ahmed Usman Bello1, Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman1, Salfarina Samsudin1, Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma2 and Zainab Toyin Jagun3
  • Affiliations: 1 Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Built Environment and Survey, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia 2 Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Computing, North-Eastern University, P. M. B. 0198 Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria 3 School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK
    *Email: [email protected]
  • Source: Johnson Matthey Technology Review, Volume 69, Issue 3, Jul 2025, p. 331 - 345
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17272605092262
    • Received: 26 Jun 2024
    • Accepted: 25 Sep 2024

Abstract

Research on building energy efficiency has increased significantly over the past twenty years, creating a complex and fragmented landscape that complicates a thorough comprehension of the field’s development and present condition. This study utilises a mixed-method approach that integrates bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review to investigate the building energy efficiency research environment from 2003 to 2023. We examined 1458 papers from the Scopus® database, concentrating on publication trends, collaborative networks, research themes and emerging issues. Research on building energy efficiency has expanded significantly, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate of 15.3% in publications. Artificial intelligence, the internet of things and improved materials are crucial catalysts of contemporary advancements. Collaborations among academics, industry and policymakers have increased, promoting more applied research. This two-part paper presents the inaugural complete, longitudinal examination of the building energy efficiency research environment, elucidating its evolution, present condition and prospective trajectories.

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