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Human Health-Environment Interaction Science: An emerging research paradigm
Giuseppina Spano1, Vincenzo Giannico2, Mario Elia2
1Department of Agro-Environmental and Territorial Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165/A, Bari 70126, Italy; Department of Education Science, Psychology, Communication Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Crisanzio, 42, Bari 70122, Italy.
The Science of the Total Environment
|November 30, 2019
Summary
Scientific research on Human Health-Environment Interaction Science (HHEIS) is rapidly growing. This bibliometric review shows the co-evolution of human-centered and environmental sciences into a unified HHEIS paradigm.
Area of Science:
- Interdisciplinary research bridging human-centered and environmental sciences.
Background:
- Growing recognition of the interconnectedness between human well-being and environmental factors across multiple disciplines.
- The need to understand the complex human-environment relationship from economic, ecological, social, and political viewpoints.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a bibliometric review of scientific publications on human-environment interactions.
- To analyze the temporal and spatial co-evolution of human-centered and environmental sciences.
- To establish Human Health-Environment Interaction Science (HHEIS) as a distinct research paradigm.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric review of scientific publications.
- Network and cluster analyses of keywords.
- Similarity index calculation to quantify keyword overlap.
- Analysis of country productivity and international collaboration.
Main Results:
- Consistent growth in scientific output related to HHEIS.
- Progressive keyword overlap between environmental and human health studies, indicating convergence.
- Increased keyword similarity indices for both research domains.
- Leading countries in productivity: US, UK, and China; EU countries show high interconnectedness.
Conclusions:
- HHEIS is an emerging, comprehensive scientific paradigm integrating human and environmental interaction research.
- The review provides historical context for HHEIS and discusses implications of EU research funding initiatives.
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