China Safety Science Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 195-203.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2023.03.0676

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A review of emergency shelter rescue system based on bibliometric analysis

GENG Shaoqing(), HOU Hanping, ZHOU Zhou   

  1. School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
  • Received:2022-10-11 Revised:2023-01-13 Online:2023-03-28 Published:2023-11-28

Abstract:

To continuously improve the rescue function of emergency shelters, the research related to the rescue system was reviewed. Using the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) core journal database and Web of Science (WOS), 355 Chinese and English papers were screened, and bibliometric, network analysis, and thematic analysis were conducted. With the help of bibliometric and visualization tools, popular research results, influential authors, institutions, and regions were refined. Four research clusters have been identified, including evacuation demand, emergency shelter location, evacuation behavior, and emergency shelter rescue networks. Then the interrelationships between groups were analyzed. Finally, the gaps and trends in existing research were identified. The shelter rescue system research prospected from evacuation needs, resource coordination, integration, and big data and information technology application to provide a reference for the existing research. The results show that studies on emergency shelter rescue systems have received increasing attention from scholars during 1996-2021. The Chinese papers focus on emergency shelter locations, while the English papers also focus on emergency evacuation behavior. A detailed thematic analysis of four research clusters is conducted to facilitate the review of related literature and reveal the continued need to focus on evacuation needs, enhance resource utilization, and explore optimization methods.

Key words: emergency shelter, rescue system, bibliometrics, evacuation needs, evacuation behavior, emergency shelter rescue networks