Unveiling Patterns in Collaborative Consumption Research: A Bibliometric Perspective

Abstract

Purpose: This research employs Bibliometric Analysis for the publications on “collaborative consumption” in the Scopus, considered one of the largest databases of abstracts and citations.

Design/methodology/approach: Studies were published on collaborative consumption which were further screened using inclusion and exclusion criteria. A final sample of 366 was taken to analyze the results. VOS viewer software is used to analyse the publication trend, top publications, citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and keyword analysis to understand the publication trends and research hotspots in “collaborative consumption” research.

Findings: Findings of the study include publication trends, top publications, citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and keyword analysis to understand the publication trends and research hotspots in “collaborative consumption” research. The results of the study also give us an idea of the future scope of research and collaboration in the domain of “collaborative consumption.

Originality: The current study is one of its kind which gives the bibliometric indicators on the publications done on collaborative consumption emerging as a new form of consumption linked with sustainability and a sustainable form of consumption.