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 Review Paper

Environmental information disclosure: A bibliometric analysis of current trends and future directions

 Author(s): 

Yuyiqi Shen, Kamarul Baraini Keliwon *, Abu Hanifah Ayob, Syaima Adznan, Cao Yang, Nan Zhou

 Affiliation(s):

Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

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With the growing global focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility, environmental information disclosure (EID) has become an important tool for improving transparency, building trust, and supporting sustainable development. Although many studies and several review papers on EID exist, most remain general and lack in-depth analysis. Therefore, this study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to examine the current research landscape, identify major trends, and clarify the knowledge structure of the field. The analysis is based on 885 Scopus-indexed documents published between 1982 and 2025 and uses Microsoft Excel, BiblioMagika, OpenRefine, Bibliometrix, and VOSviewer to perform frequency analysis, citation impact assessment, and bibliometric network mapping. The results show that research on EID began in 1982 and increased rapidly after 2011, with China and the United States emerging as the leading contributors. The field shows an average of 1,123.98 citations per year, 54.61 citations per paper, and 2.85 authors per paper, highlighting its growing academic importance. In practice, transparent environmental information disclosure strengthens corporate social responsibility, enhances stakeholder trust, and supports sustainable development strategies, while socially it supports evidence-based decision-making by citizens, policymakers, and communities. Finally, this study provides an updated overview of EID research and identifies four potential future research directions, contributing to the further development of this field.

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Environmental information disclosure, Bibliometric analysis, Corporate sustainability, Research trends, Stakeholder transparency

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Received 26 May 2025, Received in revised form 3 May 2026, Accepted 2 July 2026

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Shen Y, Keliwon KB, Ayob AH, Adznan S, Yang C, and Zhou N (2026). Environmental information disclosure: A bibliometric analysis of current trends and future directions. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 13(7): 13-29

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