Abstract
This Chapter explores the relationship between Sustainability Reporting (SR) and Circular Economy (CE) through the lens of bibliometric review. By performing a bibliometric review, where research articles were sourced from Scopus repository, spanning the years 2000 to 2024, this study tries to map global research trends and collaborations, identify most cited publications and authors, and explore emerging themes and clusters that gives future direction.
Our methodology involves examining a total of 1604 research articles which were published in English language during the year 2000 to 2024. The methodological framework utilizes advanced bibliometric tools such as VOSviewer and Biblioshiny, to create pictorial representations through co-citation and co-occurrence analysis. Our analysis reveals a significant overlap between SR and CE. The findings indicate that while research contribution span from 82 countries, with USA, China and UK emerging as the top contributors, substantial challenges still persist in integrating the sustainability reporting with circular economy principles.
As a result, our research provides a strategic roadmap for future scholars in the field of sustainability and sustainability-based reporting, identifying influential contributors and depicting emerging themes indicates a shift towards integrated frameworks a collaboration among industry, academicians, and policymakers so that the gap is bridged between theoretical and practical approach.
Our methodology involves examining a total of 1604 research articles which were published in English language during the year 2000 to 2024. The methodological framework utilizes advanced bibliometric tools such as VOSviewer and Biblioshiny, to create pictorial representations through co-citation and co-occurrence analysis. Our analysis reveals a significant overlap between SR and CE. The findings indicate that while research contribution span from 82 countries, with USA, China and UK emerging as the top contributors, substantial challenges still persist in integrating the sustainability reporting with circular economy principles.
As a result, our research provides a strategic roadmap for future scholars in the field of sustainability and sustainability-based reporting, identifying influential contributors and depicting emerging themes indicates a shift towards integrated frameworks a collaboration among industry, academicians, and policymakers so that the gap is bridged between theoretical and practical approach.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | World Sustainability Series |
| Subtitle of host publication | corporate strategies for SDGs implementation |
| Editors | Kishore Kumar, Preeti Bhaskar, Seda Yildirim, Monomita Nandy |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 237-253 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783032246523 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783032246516 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 May 2026 |
Publication series
| Name | World Sustainability Series |
|---|---|
| Volume | Part F1916 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2199-7373 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2199-7381 |
Bibliographical note
© 2026 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.Keywords
- sustainability reporting
- circular economy
- bibliometric analysis
- sustainable development goals
- non-financial reporting
- Circular economy
- Non-financial reporting
- Sustainable development goals
- Bibliometric analysis
- Sustainability reporting
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