Spotlight on SDG 3 at the Mid-Term: A Bibliometric Network Analysis.

IF 2.2 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Ecohealth Pub Date : 2026-04-14 DOI:10.1007/s10393-026-01790-w

Nahed T Zeini

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Since the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, SDG 3-Good Health and Well-being-has attracted rapidly growing scholarly attention. This study maps the evolution, geographic distribution, collaborative structure, and thematic fronts of SDG 3-related research published between 2015 and 2023 using a bibliometric network approach. The analysis is based on 10,676 Scopus-indexed publications, with country-level patterns cross-validated using Web of Science data to assess the robustness of geographic findings. Results reveal sustained and accelerating growth in SDG 3 research, particularly after 2019. Research output and collaboration networks remain concentrated in high-income countries, most notably the USA and the UK, while many low- and middle-income countries remain underrepresented in indexed literature. India emerges as a key bridging actor within international collaboration networks, while China exhibits substantial collaboration strength and sustained publication output, together reflecting evolving patterns of global research connectivity. Thematic mapping identifies four principal research clusters: (1) health systems and governance; (2) sustainable development and well-being; (3) technological and circular innovation in healthcare; and (4) climate- and ecosystem-related health risks. Emerging paradigms such as One (Digital) Health, Circular Health, and HealthCare 5.0 reflect a broader shift toward integrative, sustainability-oriented health frameworks that position health within interconnected ecological, technological, and governance systems. The study provides insights for researchers and policymakers while acknowledging limitations related to database coverage and reliance on SDG-specific terminology in the search strategy.

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中期聚焦可持续发展目标3：文献计量网络分析。

自2015年联合国可持续发展目标（SDG）通过以来，可持续发展目标3-良好健康和福祉吸引了越来越多的学术关注。本研究利用文献计量网络方法，绘制了2015年至2023年间可持续发展目标3相关研究的演变、地理分布、协作结构和主题前沿。该分析基于10676份以scopus为索引的出版物，并使用Web of Science数据对国家层面的模式进行交叉验证，以评估地理发现的稳健性。结果显示，可持续发展目标3的研究将持续加速增长，特别是在2019年之后。研究产出和合作网络仍然集中在高收入国家，尤其是美国和英国，而许多低收入和中等收入国家在索引文献中的代表性仍然不足。印度成为国际合作网络中的关键桥梁角色，而中国则表现出强大的合作实力和持续的出版产出，共同反映了全球研究互联互通的发展模式。专题制图确定了四个主要研究集群：(1)卫生系统和治理；(2)可持续发展和福祉；(3)医疗卫生领域的技术创新和循环创新；(4)与气候和生态系统相关的健康风险。单一（数字）健康、循环健康和医疗保健5.0等新兴范例反映了向以可持续性为导向的综合健康框架的更广泛转变，这些框架将健康置于相互关联的生态、技术和治理系统中。该研究为研究人员和政策制定者提供了见解，同时也承认了与数据库覆盖和搜索策略中对可持续发展目标特定术语的依赖相关的局限性。

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Ecohealth 环境科学-环境科学

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4.50

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4.00%

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>24 weeks

期刊介绍： EcoHealth aims to advance research, practice, and knowledge integration at the interface of ecology and health by publishing high quality research and review articles that address and profile new ideas, developments, and programs. The journal’s scope encompasses research that integrates concepts and theory from many fields of scholarship (including ecological, social and health sciences, and the humanities) and draws upon multiple types of knowledge, including those of relevance to practice and policy. Papers address integrated ecology and health challenges arising in public health, human and veterinary medicine, conservation and ecosystem management, rural and urban development and planning, and other fields that address the social-ecological context of health. The journal is a central platform for fulfilling the mission of the EcoHealth Alliance to strive for sustainable health of people, domestic animals, wildlife, and ecosystems by promoting discovery, understanding, and transdisciplinarity. The journal invites substantial contributions in the following areas: One Health and Conservation Medicine o Integrated research on health of humans, wildlife, livestock and ecosystems o Research and policy in ecology, public health, and agricultural sustainability o Emerging infectious diseases affecting people, wildlife, domestic animals, and plants o Research and practice linking human and animal health and/or social-ecological systems o Anthropogenic environmental change and drivers of disease emergence in humans, wildlife, livestock and ecosystems o Health of humans and animals in relation to terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems Ecosystem Approaches to Health o Systems thinking and social-ecological systems in relation to health o Transdiiplinary approaches to health, ecosystems and society.