Mapping Environmental Discourses: A Bibliometric and Critical Analysis of Eco-Discourses in Scopus

Abstract

This study offers a bibliometric meta-analysis of eco-discourse and discourse analysis within Scopus-indexed journals from 2010 to 2020, focusing on how language frames environmental challenges in global scholarly conversations. Using a systematic PRISMA-based approach, the study integrates bibliometric tools (VOSviewer and Scopus analysis) to trace publication trends, key countries, influential sources, and frequently cited references. Keyword co-occurrence analysis highlights central themes such as discourse analysis, sustainability, ecology, climate change, and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) illuminating the evolving intersections of these topics across disciplines. Crucially, this study foregrounds how discourse operates as a social practice in shaping perceptions and actions around ecological crises, revealing ideological framings and power dynamics within environmental discourses. Co-citation analysis further elucidates the fields theoretical and methodological convergences with sociolinguistics, media studies, and environmental policy discourse. By synthesizing these diverse threads, the study advances critical reflections on the role of discourse in mediating environmental knowledge and action, offering insights relevant for scholars in discourse studies, environmental communication, and beyond.