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A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects

This study quantitatively investigated the scientific progress of walkability research landscape and its future prospects using bibliometric indicators to highlight the research hotspots. The results accentuated multifaceted nature of walkability research landscape with a strong association towards...

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Main Authors: Ramakreshnan, Logaraj, Agha Mohammadi, Nasrin, Fong, Chng Saun, Sulaiman, Nik Meriam
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Published: Springer-Heidelberg 2021
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Q Science (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling my.um.eprints.267952022-04-14T04:04:28Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/26795/ A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects Ramakreshnan, Logaraj Agha Mohammadi, Nasrin Fong, Chng Saun Sulaiman, Nik Meriam Q Science (General) RA Public aspects of medicine This study quantitatively investigated the scientific progress of walkability research landscape and its future prospects using bibliometric indicators to highlight the research hotspots. The results accentuated multifaceted nature of walkability research landscape with a strong association towards public health disciplines. Keyword co-occurrence analysis emphasized that majority of the walkability studies centred on the interactions between walking and other three main factors such as built environment attributes, transportation and obesity. Based on the identified research hotspots, a brief state-of-the-art review of walkability studies was presented. Future prospects based on the unexplored research gaps within the hotspots were also discussed. High correlation (r = 0.99, p < 0.05) between annual publications and citation counts demonstrated the significance of walkability studies to the contemporary scientific community. Being one of the comprehensive studies to evaluate the historic trajectory of walkability research landscape, the findings were expected to accelerate a comprehensive understanding of the walkability research domain that will assist future research direction. Springer-Heidelberg 2021-01 Article PeerReviewed Ramakreshnan, Logaraj and Agha Mohammadi, Nasrin and Fong, Chng Saun and Sulaiman, Nik Meriam (2021) A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28 (2). pp. 1357-1369. ISSN 0944-1344, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11305-x <https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11305-x>. 10.1007/s11356-020-11305-x
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topic Q Science (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
Ramakreshnan, Logaraj
Agha Mohammadi, Nasrin
Fong, Chng Saun
Sulaiman, Nik Meriam
A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
description This study quantitatively investigated the scientific progress of walkability research landscape and its future prospects using bibliometric indicators to highlight the research hotspots. The results accentuated multifaceted nature of walkability research landscape with a strong association towards public health disciplines. Keyword co-occurrence analysis emphasized that majority of the walkability studies centred on the interactions between walking and other three main factors such as built environment attributes, transportation and obesity. Based on the identified research hotspots, a brief state-of-the-art review of walkability studies was presented. Future prospects based on the unexplored research gaps within the hotspots were also discussed. High correlation (r = 0.99, p < 0.05) between annual publications and citation counts demonstrated the significance of walkability studies to the contemporary scientific community. Being one of the comprehensive studies to evaluate the historic trajectory of walkability research landscape, the findings were expected to accelerate a comprehensive understanding of the walkability research domain that will assist future research direction.
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author Ramakreshnan, Logaraj
Agha Mohammadi, Nasrin
Fong, Chng Saun
Sulaiman, Nik Meriam
author_facet Ramakreshnan, Logaraj
Agha Mohammadi, Nasrin
Fong, Chng Saun
Sulaiman, Nik Meriam
author_sort Ramakreshnan, Logaraj
title A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
title_short A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
title_full A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
title_fullStr A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
title_full_unstemmed A comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: Visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
title_sort comprehensive bibliometrics of `walkability' research landscape: visualization of the scientific progress and future prospects
publisher Springer-Heidelberg
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