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A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach

Veganism, a lifestyle that encourages healthy and sustainable living, is gaining more attention. The rising demand for sustainable ways of living has stimulated research initiatives globally. We sought to comprehend the topics of interest to researchers and took a qualitative approach in examining v...

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Main Authors: Hong, Chuan Loh, Kwan, Jia Ni, Lim, Yi Fang, Hoo, Fan Kee, Looi, Irene
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Published: The Plantrician Project 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100068/
https://ijdrp.org/index.php/ijdrp/article/view/305
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1000682024-08-01T06:29:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100068/ A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach Hong, Chuan Loh Kwan, Jia Ni Lim, Yi Fang Hoo, Fan Kee Looi, Irene Veganism, a lifestyle that encourages healthy and sustainable living, is gaining more attention. The rising demand for sustainable ways of living has stimulated research initiatives globally. We sought to comprehend the topics of interest to researchers and took a qualitative approach in examining vegan-related research trends worldwide. This article aims to provide a synthesis of underlying research themes and identify the direction of future vegan-related research. We selected relevant articles published between 1960 and 2020 from the Scopus database and performed a bibliographic coupling analysis with the open-source R programming software-based Bibliometrix package followed by a content analysis. We identified four main clusters and the associated sub-clusters for each of them: a) consumerism (cultural, social, personal, and psychological factors), b) medical and health sciences (nutrition, biomarkers, anthropometry, fat and/or cholesterol, blood glucose, gut health, blood pressure, general health, ageing and/or quality of life, physical or exercise performance, mortality or longevity, bone health, and genetics), c) food science and technology (vegan food products or by-products, vegan vitamins or supplements, and vegan food content or toxic elements), and d) environmental impacts (greenhouse gas emissions, land and water use). Our study provides a wide-ranging overview of research domains and introduces readers to key studies, concepts, and methods. These are essential to help researchers conduct more studies for effective policy prescriptions The Plantrician Project 2022-02-21 Article PeerReviewed Hong, Chuan Loh and Kwan, Jia Ni and Lim, Yi Fang and Hoo, Fan Kee and Looi, Irene (2022) A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach. International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, 4 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2638-2091 https://ijdrp.org/index.php/ijdrp/article/view/305 10.22230/ijdrp.2022v4n1a305
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description Veganism, a lifestyle that encourages healthy and sustainable living, is gaining more attention. The rising demand for sustainable ways of living has stimulated research initiatives globally. We sought to comprehend the topics of interest to researchers and took a qualitative approach in examining vegan-related research trends worldwide. This article aims to provide a synthesis of underlying research themes and identify the direction of future vegan-related research. We selected relevant articles published between 1960 and 2020 from the Scopus database and performed a bibliographic coupling analysis with the open-source R programming software-based Bibliometrix package followed by a content analysis. We identified four main clusters and the associated sub-clusters for each of them: a) consumerism (cultural, social, personal, and psychological factors), b) medical and health sciences (nutrition, biomarkers, anthropometry, fat and/or cholesterol, blood glucose, gut health, blood pressure, general health, ageing and/or quality of life, physical or exercise performance, mortality or longevity, bone health, and genetics), c) food science and technology (vegan food products or by-products, vegan vitamins or supplements, and vegan food content or toxic elements), and d) environmental impacts (greenhouse gas emissions, land and water use). Our study provides a wide-ranging overview of research domains and introduces readers to key studies, concepts, and methods. These are essential to help researchers conduct more studies for effective policy prescriptions
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author Hong, Chuan Loh
Kwan, Jia Ni
Lim, Yi Fang
Hoo, Fan Kee
Looi, Irene
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Kwan, Jia Ni
Lim, Yi Fang
Hoo, Fan Kee
Looi, Irene
A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach
author_facet Hong, Chuan Loh
Kwan, Jia Ni
Lim, Yi Fang
Hoo, Fan Kee
Looi, Irene
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title A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach
title_short A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach
title_full A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach
title_fullStr A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach
title_full_unstemmed A bibliometric review and the direction of future vegan-related research: a qualitative approach
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publisher The Plantrician Project
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100068/
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