Analysis of Research Trends in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Competences in Environmental Chemistry Learning: A Bibliometric Analysis Using VOSviewer Murbangun Nuswowati (a*), Harjito (a), Abdul Jabbar (b), Muhamad Taufiq (c)
a) Chemistry Education, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
*mnuswowati[at]mail.unnes.ac.id
b) Environmental Sciences, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
c) Natural Sciences Education, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
Abstract
Plastic waste, especially used packaging products, has the potential to damage and pollute the environment. Packaging product waste, especially plastic materials, is also one of the largest sources of environmental pollution worldwide. The issue of plastic waste is a problem that must be resolved immediately in various ways, including through the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) process. The aim of this research is to know the development of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) competences in Environmental Chemistry Learning in scientific articles in Scopus. The methodology used in this study is of a bibliometric nature with an analysis of the development in the scientific literature and co-words. The articles have been studied using Scopus database for last ten years (2013-2023). Scopus and VOSviewer were used to extract the results and a total of 602 manuscripts were analysed. We limit the search in the Scopus database to only the subject area of social sciences, environmental science and chemistry and document types of article journals and conference papers. The bibliometric analysis reveals several interesting findings. First, there is a growing interest in topic of ESD Competences in Environmental Chemistry Learning, as indicated by the increasing number of publications over the ten last years. Second, the identified main research themes include innovative approaches to train ESD competences in Environmental Chemistry Learning, which still have significant potential for further development. This is clearly depicted in the network, density, and overlay visualizations based on co-citation networks. Third, overall, this study contributes to referencing the relationship between ESD Competences and environmental chemistry Learning. Finally, a discussion and conclusion of the results has been carried out, which can serve as a turning point for future lines of research on the development of an environmental chemistry course program to improve ESD Competences.
