Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract Considering the lack of a comprehensive review of Doughnut Economics (DE) as an emerging sustainability evaluation framework, this study conducts a bibliometric analysis from 2012 to 2024 to reveal the research progress using CiteSpace. After introducing its connotation and summarizing its...

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Main Author: Qinglong Shao
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Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004638
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description Abstract Considering the lack of a comprehensive review of Doughnut Economics (DE) as an emerging sustainability evaluation framework, this study conducts a bibliometric analysis from 2012 to 2024 to reveal the research progress using CiteSpace. After introducing its connotation and summarizing its theoretical basis, accounting procedures, and urban practices, bibliometric analyses show that: (a) The “planetary boundary/ies,” “sustainable development,” and “doughnut economics” are the three most frequently co‐occurred keywords, and the similarities and differences of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and DE are presented; (b) Timeline view reveals the term climate change has the longest research history and widest citation relationships in DE research; (c) The landmark studies of Raworth, O’Neill, Steffen, and Fanning are illustrated as the most important works with the highest frequencies of co‐citations; (d) Stockholm University, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and University of Oxford are the top three DE research centers within environment‐related disciplines, and the authors are mainly come from the England, USA, and Germany. The results not only provide a valuable reference for researchers interested in DE but also put forward the emphasis and orientation of future studies.
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spelling doaj-art-4a4c2cadc56d42728bf2c43d6b1b87fe2025-08-20T02:33:11ZengWileyEarth's Future2328-42772025-04-01134n/an/a10.1029/2024EF004638Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric AnalysisQinglong Shao0School of Ecology Sun Yat‐sen University (Shenzhen Campus) Shenzhen ChinaAbstract Considering the lack of a comprehensive review of Doughnut Economics (DE) as an emerging sustainability evaluation framework, this study conducts a bibliometric analysis from 2012 to 2024 to reveal the research progress using CiteSpace. After introducing its connotation and summarizing its theoretical basis, accounting procedures, and urban practices, bibliometric analyses show that: (a) The “planetary boundary/ies,” “sustainable development,” and “doughnut economics” are the three most frequently co‐occurred keywords, and the similarities and differences of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and DE are presented; (b) Timeline view reveals the term climate change has the longest research history and widest citation relationships in DE research; (c) The landmark studies of Raworth, O’Neill, Steffen, and Fanning are illustrated as the most important works with the highest frequencies of co‐citations; (d) Stockholm University, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and University of Oxford are the top three DE research centers within environment‐related disciplines, and the authors are mainly come from the England, USA, and Germany. The results not only provide a valuable reference for researchers interested in DE but also put forward the emphasis and orientation of future studies.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004638Doughnut Economicssustainable development goalssocioeconomic boundariesthresholdsbibliometric analysisCiteSpace
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Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis
Earth's Future
Doughnut Economics
sustainable development goals
socioeconomic boundaries
thresholds
bibliometric analysis
CiteSpace
title Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_full Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_fullStr Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_short Sustainability Evaluation of the Doughnut Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_sort sustainability evaluation of the doughnut economics a bibliometric analysis
topic Doughnut Economics
sustainable development goals
socioeconomic boundaries
thresholds
bibliometric analysis
CiteSpace
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004638
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