TY - JOUR
T1 - A comprehensive overview of geopolymer composites
T2 - A bibliometric analysis and literature review
AU - Yang, Haihua
AU - Liu, Liang
AU - Yang, Wu
AU - Liu, Hanlong
AU - Ahmad, Waqas
AU - Ahmad, Ayaz
AU - Aslam, Fahid
AU - Joyklad, Panuwat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Cement is the main component of concrete, a widely used building material. Cement production requires substantial energy, exhausts natural resources, and causes CO2 emissions. Efforts are being undertaken to develop a concrete binder instead of cement. Geopolymer composite (GPC) is developed as a potential new building material, offering a clean alternative for construction sustainability. This study accumulated extensive bibliometric data on GPC from the Scopus database and conducted a scientometric analysis employing an appropriate software. The leading sources of publications, highly used keywords in the published articles, writers and papers with the highest citations, and active regions were all identified in the scientometric analysis. Manual reviews are unable to deal with the vast bibliometric data effectively. Additionally, this study covers the most crucial research concerns and shortcomings in existing research about GPC adoption and application. Lastly, further research guidelines are suggested. The scientometric review will assist academics from various states to exchange innovative ideas and expertize, encourage collaborative research, and develop joint ventures.
AB - Cement is the main component of concrete, a widely used building material. Cement production requires substantial energy, exhausts natural resources, and causes CO2 emissions. Efforts are being undertaken to develop a concrete binder instead of cement. Geopolymer composite (GPC) is developed as a potential new building material, offering a clean alternative for construction sustainability. This study accumulated extensive bibliometric data on GPC from the Scopus database and conducted a scientometric analysis employing an appropriate software. The leading sources of publications, highly used keywords in the published articles, writers and papers with the highest citations, and active regions were all identified in the scientometric analysis. Manual reviews are unable to deal with the vast bibliometric data effectively. Additionally, this study covers the most crucial research concerns and shortcomings in existing research about GPC adoption and application. Lastly, further research guidelines are suggested. The scientometric review will assist academics from various states to exchange innovative ideas and expertize, encourage collaborative research, and develop joint ventures.
KW - Compressive strength
KW - Durability
KW - Geopolymer composites
KW - Microstructure
KW - Scientometric analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85120449618&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cscm.2021.e00830
DO - 10.1016/j.cscm.2021.e00830
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85120449618
SN - 2214-5095
VL - 16
JO - Case Studies in Construction Materials
JF - Case Studies in Construction Materials
M1 - e00830
ER -
