Comparative analysis on the PPP research in Chinese and international journals: a bibliometric perspective

Sun, Q; Zhang, S; Ke, Y; Ma, X; Galvin, S

Comparative analysis on the PPP research in Chinese and international journals: a bibliometric perspective

Sun, Q Zhang, S Ke, Y

Ma, X Galvin, S

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Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: The International Journal of Construction Management, 2023, 23, (2), pp. 307-318
Issue Date:: 2023

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dc.contributor.author	Sun, Q
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, S
dc.contributor.author	Ke, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3426-703X
dc.contributor.author	Ma, X
dc.contributor.author	Galvin, S
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-30T04:24:54Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-30T04:24:54Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	The International Journal of Construction Management, 2023, 23, (2), pp. 307-318
dc.identifier.issn	1562-3599
dc.identifier.issn	1562-3599
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175068
dc.description.abstract	© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. With the widespread application of PPP in the construction field, the research on this topic has attracted considerable attention globally. A critical literature review, with comparison between the results from China and other countries, may facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the research trend in various contexts. Based on a visual map analysis using the CiteSpace software, a total amount of 2399 pieces of PPP literature published in Chinese and international journals in 2008–2018 was screened and analyzed, in terms of the yearly number of publication, keyword cluster, keyword citation burst, as well as core institutions and authors. The main findings are: (1) The total amount of PPP literature has been increasing with 33.09% on average in the period investigated. In addition, the Chinese journals produced around five times of the publications in comparison to the international journals. (2) The Chinese PPP literature was focused more on the research theme of financing, whereas the international literature paid more attention to project management-related issues. (3) The collaboration between the international PPP research institutions was closer than the Chinese institutions. (4) The authors who contributed most of the Chinese PPP publications are the teams led by Mr. Jia from the Chinese Academy of Financial Sciences, and Professor Chan from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in international publications. It was also suggested to conduct comparative research with a global perspective on PPP topic and to explore the application of modern technology in PPP projects to improve the management performance.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartof	The International Journal of Construction Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/15623599.2020.1866431
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dc.rights	“This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Construction Management on 18 January 2021, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2020.1866431”
dc.subject	0905 Civil Engineering, 1202 Building, 1504 Commercial Services
dc.subject.classification	3302 Building
dc.subject.classification	3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.subject.classification	4005 Civil engineering
dc.title	Comparative analysis on the PPP research in Chinese and international journals: a bibliometric perspective
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. With the widespread application of PPP in the construction field, the research on this topic has attracted considerable attention globally. A critical literature review, with comparison between the results from China and other countries, may facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the research trend in various contexts. Based on a visual map analysis using the CiteSpace software, a total amount of 2399 pieces of PPP literature published in Chinese and international journals in 2008–2018 was screened and analyzed, in terms of the yearly number of publication, keyword cluster, keyword citation burst, as well as core institutions and authors. The main findings are: (1) The total amount of PPP literature has been increasing with 33.09% on average in the period investigated. In addition, the Chinese journals produced around five times of the publications in comparison to the international journals. (2) The Chinese PPP literature was focused more on the research theme of financing, whereas the international literature paid more attention to project management-related issues. (3) The collaboration between the international PPP research institutions was closer than the Chinese institutions. (4) The authors who contributed most of the Chinese PPP publications are the teams led by Mr. Jia from the Chinese Academy of Financial Sciences, and Professor Chan from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in international publications. It was also suggested to conduct comparative research with a global perspective on PPP topic and to explore the application of modern technology in PPP projects to improve the management performance.

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