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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

The Landscape of Risk Communication Research: A Scientometric Analysis.

Floris Goerlandt, Jie Li, Genserik Reniers

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. [A new understanding of risk communication in public health emergencies].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2022
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  7. A Visualization Analysis of Crisis and Risk Communication Research Using CiteSpace.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  8. Scientometric Analysis of Global Scientific Literature on Aging in Place.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  10. Positive Organizational Psychology: A Bibliometric Review and Science Mapping Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  12. Bibliometric Analysis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Research from 1999 to 2019.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  13. The Landscape of Risk Communication Research: A Scientometric Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Floris GoerlandtDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
Jie LiDepartment of Safety Science and Engineering, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4096-2795
Genserik ReniersSafety and Security Science, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Risk communication is a significant research domain with practical importance in supporting societal risk governance and informed private decision making. In this article, a high-level analysis of the risk communication research domain is performed using scientometrics methods and visualization tools. Output trends and geographical patterns are identified, and patterns in scientific categories determined. A journal distribution analysis provides insights into dominant journals and the domain's intellectual base. Thematic clusters and temporal evolution of focus topics are obtained using a terms analysis, and a co-citation analysis provides insights into the evolution of research fronts and key documents. The results indicate that the research volume grows exponentially, with by far most contributions originating from Western countries. The domain is highly interdisciplinary, rooted in psychology and social sciences, and branching mainly into medicine and environmental sciences. Narrative themes focus on risk communication in medical and societal risk governance contexts. The domain originated from public health and environmental concerns, with subsequent research fronts addressing risk communication concepts and models. Applied research fronts are associated with environmental hazards, public health, medical risks, nuclear power, and emergency response to various natural hazards. Based on the results, various avenues for future research are described.

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BibliometricsInterdisciplinary CommunicationEnvironmental MedicinePublic HealthbibliometricsCiteSpacerisk communicationscientometricsVOSviewer

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PMID32392734
PMCPMC7246897

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