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  • oa Navigating the Building Energy Efficiency Research Landscape: Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review (2003–2023): Part II

    From individual elements to comprehensive, systems-oriented methodologies

  • 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. 346 - 357
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17436951850390
    • Received: 26 Jun 2024
    • Accepted: 25 Sep 2024

Abstract

This is Part II of a study utilising a mixed-method approach that integrates bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review to investigate the building energy efficiency research environment from 2003 to 2023. China, the USA and European nations are prominent contributors to building energy efficiency research. The emphasis of research has transitioned from individual building elements to comprehensive, systems-oriented methodologies. We delineate research gaps and emerging trends, providing a framework for researchers, policymakers and practitioners to progress in the domain of building energy efficiency.

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Navigating the Building Energy Efficiency Research Landscape: Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review (2003–2023): Part II
Johnson Matthey Technology Review 69, 346 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1595/205651325X17436951850390
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Keyword(s): bibliometric analysis; buildings; built environment; clean technologies; energy efficiency

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