Fu, HZ; Ho, YS; Sui, YM; Li, ZS. 2010. A bibliometric analysis of solid waste research during the period 1993-2008. WASTE MANAGEMENT 30 (12): 2410-2417

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Fu, HZ; Ho, YS; Sui, YM; Li, ZS. 2010. A bibliometric analysis of solid waste 
research during the period 1993-2008. WASTE MANAGEMENT 30 (12): 2410-
2417.

Author Full Name(s): Fu, Hui-zhen; Ho, Yuh-shan; Sui, Yu-mei; Li, Zhen-shan
Language: English
Document Type: Review
KeyWords Plus: CITATION; DISKETTE; INDEX; PLUS

Abstract: This study is a bibliometric analysis of solid waste research to 
evaluate the current trends, using the literature in the Science Citation Index 
(SCI) database from 1993 to 2008. Analyzed aspects included document type, 
language, and publication output as well as distribution of journals, subject 
category, countries, institutes, title-words, author keywords, and 'Keywords 
Plus'. An evaluating indicator, h-index, was applied to characterize the solid 
waste publications. The trend of publication outputs during 1993-2008 
coincided with a power and an exponential model. Based on the exponential 
model during 2001-2008, the number of articles on solid waste in 2013 is 
predicted to be twice that in 2008. The most common subject category is 
environmental science and the most productive journal is Waste Management. 
The USA with most publications and China with the highest growth rate were 
compared. Finally, author keywords, words in title, and 'Keywords Plus' were 
analyzed to provide research emphasis. The results showed that mainstream 
research was centered on the following methods: recycling, landfilling, 
composting and waste-to-energy. Heavy metals, fly ash and sewage sludge 
were considered recent research hotspots. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights 
reserved.

Addresses: [Fu, Hui-zhen; Ho, Yuh-shan; Sui, Yu-mei; Li, Zhen-shan] Peking 
Univ, Dept Environm Engn, Key Lab Water & Sediment Sci, Minist Educ, Beijing 
100871, Peoples R China; [Ho, Yuh-shan] Asia Univ, Trend Res Ctr, Taichung 
41354, Taiwan

Reprint Address: Li, ZS, Peking Univ, Dept Environm Engn, Key Lab Water & 
Sediment Sci, Minist Educ, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China.

E-mail Address: lizhenshan at pku.edu.cn
ISSN: 0956-053X
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.06.008
URL (not open access): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2010.06.008