ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE OIL REFINING SECTOR: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The article, based on bibliometric analysis of articles published in journals included in the database of Web of Science and Scopus, identifies promising areas of research on topics related to the organizational principles of environmental management of refineries. The sample consisted of 2,296 articles published in journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus databases from 2019 to 2021. The author used the basic technique of bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software based on publications obtained from the Dimensions database. In the process of research: selection of the most influential publications by the number of citations, analysis of the activity of publications by country, analysis of the use of keywords and terms, construction of a bibliographic map of research trends, as well as construction of industry affiliation of scientific publications on a particular topic. The article includes cases from around the world and from a number of leading international oil and refining companies. The study reveals the most pressing issues related to the environmental management of refineries. The result of the research is a map that reflects the existing relationships between the keywords of the most cited publications in the field of environmental management of refineries. In general, bibliometric analysis is one of the effective methods that allows you to get an idea of the problems facing researchers and identify key areas for research. The results of the study can be used by scientists to identify trends in the field of environmental management of refineries, as well as the actual refineries to make promising management decisions in the process of their activities.