Title: A bibliometric analysis on green Lean Six Sigma based on Scopus data using Biblioshiny

Authors: Arish Ibrahim; Gulshan Kumar

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Abstract: This study aims to explore the research landscape of green Lean Six Sigma from a bibliometric perspective. The analysis was conducted over the dataset extracted from Scopus database using Biblioshiny app, a web-interface for bibliometrix. Bibliometrix is an open-source tool for executing science mapping analysis of literature. This study is mainly focused on the application of bibliometric approach to analyse the research progress in the field of green Lean Six Sigma through the identification of research trends, authors' productivity, collaboration, co-occurrence, topmost contributions and trending themes. The results indicate that publications evolved initially in 2013 and the major contributors in this research area are from India. Enablers, barriers and application of green Lean Six Sigma in manufacturing sector are identified as the main driving theme for the future research. This study contributes to the field by presenting research status, thematic focus, and research hotspots along with future direction.

Keywords: green Lean Six Sigma; bibliometric analysis; R programming; Biblioshiny; Scopus; lean manufacturing; Six Sigma.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2023.134460

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, 2023 Vol.14 No.4, pp.371 - 383

Received: 29 Oct 2021
Accepted: 03 Oct 2022
Published online: 23 Oct 2023 *

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