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A bibliometric review: Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the residential sector

Journal

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 159, Issue -, Pages 301-316

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.091

Keywords

Bibliometric analysis; Energy consumption; Greenhouse gas emission; Residential sector

Funding

  1. Natural Science Foundation of China [71690241, 71461137008, 71325006]
  2. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities through Shanghai Jiao Tong University [16JCCS04]
  3. Shanghai Municipal Government [17XD1401800]
  4. Yunnan Provincial Research Academy of Environmental Science [BX1600031]

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Residential sector has been one key sector for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions due to its significant contribution to global warming. Researchers in different countries have studied household energy consumption patterns and greenhouse gas emissions in order to promote low-carbon lifestyles. However, few review papers have been published in this regard, leading to a lack of systematic understanding on the related research achievements. Hence, by using a bibliometric approach, this paper aims to review the existing literature and examine the evolution of such a field so that the research trends can be uncovered, including popular research methods. Citation analysis is performed to assess the influence of most productive journals, countries/territories, and authors. Network analysis is also conducted to evaluate the relationship among different countries/territories, authors, and keywords. Research outcomes of this paper present a comprehensive research picture on residential energy consumption and corresponding greenhouse gas emissions (REE) related papers published from 1997 to 2016. The most productive journals, countries/territories, authors are also analyzed based on citation analysis and network analysis. In addition, results also revealed that behavioral analysis, input-output analysis, life cyde assessment, and cost-benefit analysis are the most commonly used methods in this field. Results obtained from this study can provide valuable information for researchers interested in the REE-related field. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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