A bibliometric analysis of compact city for sustainable urban development
subject: bibliometric analysis; biblioshiny; Compact city; local cited sources; thematic evolution
description: This work provides a detailed bibliometric review of compact city literature for sustainable urbanism from 1983 to 2023. The compact city concept has received considerable attention as a possible approach towards solving sustainable city issues. Hence, based on the documents obtained from the Scopus database, we studied the research topics and authors, as well as the thematic development of this topic. The research used the bibliometric approach of citation analysis, keyword cooccurrence, and thematic evolution mapping. Research indicates that there is an Increased research productivity over the recent past especially in the last two decades. Among developed countries, China has become one of the most active participants in the provision of new knowledge. The thematic focus has shifted from pure and applied to complex themes like sustainability, GIS and urban design. The current trends show increasing concern about sustainability, development, and the 15-minute city model. The proposed analysis also reveals the unequal Within the group of countries, citation rates vary significantly, and the scope of methodological approaches is insufficient. In summary, this review finds that although compact city research has evolved to a certain extent, typological models are still lacking context sensitivity; international cooperation remains rather limited; and finally, many long-term outcomes have not been adequately investigated in order to unleash the full potential of compact cities as a global model of sustainable urban development. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
creator: Chauhan, Snehal Ritesh; Tailor, Ravin M.; Upreti, Kamal; Jain, Rituraj; Malik, Khushboo
source: Environmental Research and Technology;Volume;9;Issue;1;pp.112-128
publisher: Yildiz Technical University
date: 01-01-2026
rights: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
relation: ISSN: 26368498;
format: online
language: English
type: Article
coverage: Chauhan S.R., Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Department of Civil Engineering, Urban Planning Section, Gujarat, Surat, India; Tailor R.M., Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Department of Civil Engineering, Gujarat, Surat, India; Upreti K., CHRIST University, School of Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, India; Jain R., Marwadi University, Department of Information Technology, Gujarat, Rajkot, India; Malik K., Christ University, Delhi NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, India