Urban Heat Island (UHI) has been widely demonstrated in many regions and cities. During the last ... more Urban Heat Island (UHI) has been widely demonstrated in many regions and cities. During the last four decades, thousands of publications have been published in various academic databases. Although many investigations have been detected from the literature reviews, it still does not understand the holistic analysis. Thus this study applied the bibliometric method to explore the current research and the perspective of future trends. In this study, we investigated UHI-related research evolution from 1975 to 2020 from the Web of Science (WoS) database; through the keyword plus cluster analysis, we illustrated the historical evolution of the research topic of urban heat island effect: The three main research phases of urban heat island: 1) The initial research was mainly the definition, analysis, and characteristics of the heat island; 2) With the advancement of science and technology, studies mainly focused on the innovation of methods and the diversification of scales, and the performance and simulation of different scales; 3) With the maturity of research, the investigations were biased towards strategies for mitigating and adapting heat islands and improving human comfort and health. This article reviewed the heat island effect's research progress and provided references for future research on the heat island effect.
Urban Heat Island (UHI) has been widely demonstrated in many regions and cities. During the last ... more Urban Heat Island (UHI) has been widely demonstrated in many regions and cities. During the last four decades, thousands of publications have been published in various academic databases. Although many investigations have been detected from the literature reviews, it still does not understand the holistic analysis. Thus this study applied the bibliometric method to explore the current research and the perspective of future trends. In this study, we investigated UHI-related research evolution from 1975 to 2020 from the Web of Science (WoS) database; through the keyword plus cluster analysis, we illustrated the historical evolution of the research topic of urban heat island effect: The three main research phases of urban heat island: 1) The initial research was mainly the definition, analysis, and characteristics of the heat island; 2) With the advancement of science and technology, studies mainly focused on the innovation of methods and the diversification of scales, and the performance and simulation of different scales; 3) With the maturity of research, the investigations were biased towards strategies for mitigating and adapting heat islands and improving human comfort and health. This article reviewed the heat island effect's research progress and provided references for future research on the heat island effect.
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