THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BUILDING MATERIALS: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

Abstract

In recent years, increasing population density and the associated rise in construction activity have intensified demand for building materials. This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of research at the intersection of the concepts of “climate change” and “building materials” in the international literature, by examining innovative approaches to identifying the impacts of climate change on building materials. In September 2024, records in the Web of Science (WOS) database covering the years 2019–2024 were analyzed based on criteria such as title, abstract, and keywords. During the review process, various parameters including publication year, author information, subject headings, inter-institutional collaborations, countries, key concepts, and citation relationships were evaluated to create a comprehensive dataset. Data obtained from WOS was imported into the VOSviewer software to conduct co-authorship and co-occurrence analyses. The findings indicate that a significant portion of the studies were concentrated in the 2019-2024 period (394 publications) and that the highest number of publications appeared in journals published by Elsevier (256 publications). By country, Australia (31), Canada (34), and the United Kingdom (38) stand out as the leading countries.  In September 2025, records from 2010-2025 in the Web of Science (WOS) database were updated and re-examined using the same method. Within this scope, publications were analyzed in terms of publication year, authors, subject categories, institutional affiliations, geographic origins, key terms, and references. The updated data were imported into VOSviewer, and “co-authorship” and “co-occurrence” analyses were repeated. According to the updated results, the most intensive research on climate change and participation was published between 2010 and 2025 (733 articles), and the largest number of publications (272) appeared in Elsevier sources. The leading countries were identified as the United States (105), China (92), and the United Kingdom (63). These comparative bibliometric analysis results covering 2024 and 2025 reveal the evolution of the international literature on climate change and building materials over time and provide a guiding framework for future studies. The bibliometric network analyses conducted aim to reveal trends in the development of the international literature on climate change and building materials, thereby providing a guiding framework for future research.