Research on Bibliometric Approaches: Sustainable Development, Textile Industry, and Technology

Abstract

This work presents a bibliometric study on the relation between technology, textile industry, and sustainable development, using Scopus as the platform. The aim of this study is to describe the scientific performance in these fields by identifying the most relevant themes from these areas, leading writers, countries, and journals. The bibliometric analysis was facilitated using tools such as R and VOS VIEWER for network visualisation and assessing scientific productivity. In these library science studies Bradford's rule is used to filter out the most influential journals, and Lotka's law is used to study the output of authors. Among the results, an annual growth of 10.58% stands out in publications on these topics between 2014 and 2024, with China leading scientific production, followed by India and Italy. Likewise, the Journal of Cleaner Production was found to be the most relevant source in this field. Keyword co-occurrence analysis revealed that terms such as “circular economy,” “natural fibers,” and “innovation” are prominent in the research. Regarding the conclusions, the growing relevance of sustainable development in the textile industry and the need to continue investigating the technological implications to promote more sustainable practices are highlighted.