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Juan Gao¹, Yuqing Geng¹, Xinying Jiang¹

¹School of Business, Shanghai Dianji University, Shanghai, China.

|February 19, 2025

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This bibliometric analysis reveals social dilemma research is growing and interdisciplinary. Key trends include studying cooperation factors like norms and rewards, with future work integrating diverse fields and technologies.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Behavioral Economics
Evolutionary Psychology

Background:

Social dilemmas are a significant research area over the past three decades.
A lack of comprehensive interdisciplinary reviews highlights a gap in understanding the field's landscape.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct the first bibliometric analysis of social dilemma research from 1993-2023.
To identify the current status, research hotspots, and future trends in social dilemma studies.
To provide insights for researchers and managers addressing social dilemmas.

Main Methods:

Bibliometric analysis of 3630 articles published between 1993 and 2023.
Utilized CiteSpace software for interdisciplinary analysis.
Examined collaboration patterns, research trends, and influential factors.

Main Results:

Social dilemma research shows a fluctuating upward trend and strong interdisciplinary characteristics.
Significant author, institutional, and regional collaboration is evident, particularly in evolutionary dynamics, cooperation, and reinforcement learning.
Current research hotspots focus on influencing factors and solutions for social dilemmas, emphasizing value orientation, social norms, fairness, punishment, and rewards.

Conclusions:

The field is expanding and becoming more interdisciplinary.
Future research will likely integrate diverse disciplines, develop bounded rationality frameworks, explore strategy boundary conditions, and incorporate emerging technologies.
This study offers a valuable reference for navigating and contributing to social dilemma research.