This article applies a bibliometric analysis approach to explore the
concept of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) and its impacts using a
relational technique on existing literature. It uses data sourced primarily
from the Scopus database. A total of 652 documents by 1959 authors were
retrieved based on narrowed search criteria to obtain relevant publications in
the research area. Publications from 2017 to 2022 were used to conduct the
analysis. The approach used both VOSviewer and bibliometrics for co-authorship,
keyword co-occurrence, bibliographic coupling and co-citations to underscore
the scientific evolution of the topic. The objective of the analysis is to
identify predominant themes as well as emerging concepts related to the topic
and to make significant theoretical contributions to the study area by
providing future research directions. The result of the analysis highlights the
main information, publication trends, impactful authors and sources, most cited
documents, institutional productivity over time, co-authorship network, a
three-fold plot of the evolution of the research field, bibliographic coupling,
keyword co-occurrence and prominent
relationships. These are visually represented in tables and strategic
diagrams for easy analysis and understanding of the state of the art in GSCM
research. The review is an effort to identify theoretical gaps, guide researchers
and industry professionals in their research and operations within the field of
management with emphasis on GSCM and coordinate research efforts across and
among countries and authors respectively.
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