Research Hotspots and Evolution Trends of “Reused Brick”: A Bibliometric Analysis based on VOSviewer and Citespace 1977-2022

Abstract

Abstract Recycling and reuse alleviate the already scarce natural resources to some extent and promote a rational distribution of resources. This study summarizes various aspects of the current recycling phase of reused bricks. It discusses the drawbacks of various utilization methods in the building and construction sector and the non-degradable recycling potential. This study aims to visualize the current state of research and knowledge structure of the literature related to reused bricks based on the scientific bibliometric survey of Citespace and VOSview. Intuitively, topics within the field were clustered and analyzed. It was found that most of the waste originates from urban development processes, such as construction waste (CDW); material recycling research in building and construction materials manufacturing and construction is mainly based on the mechanical kinetic energy of the material to degrade it and use it as an aggregate for new bricks and as a new aggregate for brick making or mixing concrete. In this study, a systematic review of the material degradation and reuse processes involved in the reuse brick topic is presented, and related studies are clustered summarized, and discussed, with the expectation of providing a theoretical basis and technical support for future research in the field of reuse brick and its subfields.