International cluster research progress on strategic niche management: a bibliometric citation big data computing analysis

Abstract

PurposeTime analysis and institution analysis as well as journal analysis allow the study to show literature distribution in this research area. Research hotspots and trending among different times are revealed by network-structural properties and network-temporal property. The study aims to shed light on international cluster research progress on strategic niche management (SNM).Design/methodology/approachUsing searched literature data on SNM from 1991 to 2018 from the database of Web of Science (WOS), the article maps the citation network and completes the citation analysis based on bibliometric citation analysis.FindingsThese eight research streams reveal the development of SNM from theoretical description to target-oriented study and finally diversification analysis.Originality/valueThe paper identifies eight continuous research streams in SNM: sustainable transition, dynamical diversity, complexity, social-technical system, social innovation, social-cognitive evolution, emerging market and policy mix.