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International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering (IJIEEE)-IJIEEE |
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Issue |
Volume-8,Issue-4 ( Apr, 2020 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
Electronic Waste (E-Waste)/Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE): Projecting Future Research Trends using Bibliometric Analysis | |||||||||
Author Name |
Md Tasbirul Islam, Nazmul Huda | |||||||||
Affilition |
Ph.D. student, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia | |||||||||
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1-6 | |||||||||
Abstract |
This study performed a bibliometric analysis on the research topic of electronic waste (e-waste) or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) assessing global performance and international cooperation in scientific research over a 25-year timeframe from 1984 to 2019. A total of 3878 relevant publications were collected from the Web of Science (WoS) core collection database. The R-bibliometrix and Biblioshiny (in R-studio) application packages were utilized to conduct data analysis and network visualization. International performance in e-waste-related publications was assessed. The results showed that e-waste-related articles fell under three distinct research clusters, namely as sustainable e-waste management strategies as cluster 1, e-waste recycling, and material recovery techniques as cluster 2 and environmental pollution impact on soil and human health as cluster 3. Using keyword occurrences and text-mining approaches, potential future areas of research have been identified. This paper is particularly helpful for new researchers in the field. Keywords - E-waste, WEEE, Bibliometric analysis, Research trends, Network visualization, Research policy | |||||||||
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