Mapping Global Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Waste Research: A Bibliometric and Keyword Analysis

Adelia Suryani (1) , Muhammad Fadli Ramadhansyah (2)
(1) Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta , Indonesia
(2) Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta , Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the global development of research on fruit and vegetable waste to identify patterns, gaps, and opportunities for addressing critical challenges such as environmental degradation, inefficiencies in food systems, and public health implications. Fruit and vegetable waste significantly contributes to nutrient loss, food insecurity, and the transmission of waste-related diseases, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Scopus database, focusing on English-language, open-access journal articles published between 1965 and 2024. Keyword searches were validated through manual screening to ensure relevance and duplicate or unrelated records were excluded. The final dataset consisted of 1,192 publications. VOSviewer software was employed to performed co-authorship, co-occurrence, citation, and clustering analyses. The results indicate amarked increase in research activity from 2019 to 2024, with the United States (186 articles), Spain (107 articles), and Italy (102 articles) emerging  as leading contributors. The most dominant keyword was “food waste” with recent research trends focusing on sustainability, valorization, circular economy, and links to nutrition and food security. These findings offer actionable insights for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in developing integrated strategies that address both environmental and public health dimensions of fruit and vegetable waste.

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Adelia Suryani
Muhammad Fadli Ramadhansyah
mhmdfadlir@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
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Suryani A, Ramadhansyah MF. Mapping Global Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Waste Research: A Bibliometric and Keyword Analysis. JIKM [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 25 [cited 2025 Jul. 27];16(2). Available from: https://ejournal.fkm.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jikm/article/view/1961

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