Research trend on retirement village development for the elderly : a scientometric analysis

Robert Osei-Kyei, Ibrahim Y. Wuni, Bo Xia, Trinh Tri Minh

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Abstract

This paper aims to conduct a systematic review of the research trend on retirement village development by exploring the emerging key themes. Bibliometric data was retrieved from Scopus using some selected keywords. The bibliometric data was analyzed using the VOS viewer. The review results showed that publications on retirement village development increased steadily from 1968 to 2013. Also, the most productive countries of retirement village literature are Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Lastly, the literature on retirement village revolves around five broad areas. The outputs inform future researchers of the emerging knowledge areas.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)402-416
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Aging and Environment
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • aging
  • housing
  • literature reviews
  • older people
  • retirees
  • retirement villages

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