A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications

This systematic bibliometric review, conducted in accordance with the PRISMA methodology, examines the literature on waste rubber tyres (WRTs) and their applications, measuring correlations between several standard metrics and identifying gaps that may stimulate new research. Using a thirty-year dat...

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Autores: Castillo de Leon de Romero, Rosnery Nayarith|||0000-0003-2852-7392, Alva, Aleix|||0000-0001-7966-371X, París Viviana, Oriol|||0000-0003-2593-980X, Bosch González, Montserrat|||0000-0001-5908-1288
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/441854
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/441854
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym17182480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Waste products as building materials -- Research -- Bibliography
Tires, Rubber -- Recycling -- Industrial applications
Bibliometric analysis
Building materials
Construction materials
Waste rubber tyre (WRT)
End-of-life tire or tyre (ELT)
Crumb rubber tyre (CRT)
Concrete
Residus com a materials de construcción -- Investigació -- Bibliografia
Pneumàtics -- Reciclatge -- Aplicacions industrials
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
title A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
spellingShingle A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
Castillo de Leon de Romero, Rosnery Nayarith|||0000-0003-2852-7392
Waste products as building materials -- Research -- Bibliography
Tires, Rubber -- Recycling -- Industrial applications
Bibliometric analysis
Building materials
Construction materials
Waste rubber tyre (WRT)
End-of-life tire or tyre (ELT)
Crumb rubber tyre (CRT)
Concrete
Residus com a materials de construcción -- Investigació -- Bibliografia
Pneumàtics -- Reciclatge -- Aplicacions industrials
title_short A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
title_full A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
title_fullStr A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
title_full_unstemmed A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
title_sort A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applications
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castillo de Leon de Romero, Rosnery Nayarith|||0000-0003-2852-7392
Alva, Aleix|||0000-0001-7966-371X
París Viviana, Oriol|||0000-0003-2593-980X
Bosch González, Montserrat|||0000-0001-5908-1288
author Castillo de Leon de Romero, Rosnery Nayarith|||0000-0003-2852-7392
author_facet Castillo de Leon de Romero, Rosnery Nayarith|||0000-0003-2852-7392
Alva, Aleix|||0000-0001-7966-371X
París Viviana, Oriol|||0000-0003-2593-980X
Bosch González, Montserrat|||0000-0001-5908-1288
author_role author
author2 Alva, Aleix|||0000-0001-7966-371X
París Viviana, Oriol|||0000-0003-2593-980X
Bosch González, Montserrat|||0000-0001-5908-1288
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Waste products as building materials -- Research -- Bibliography
Tires, Rubber -- Recycling -- Industrial applications
Bibliometric analysis
Building materials
Construction materials
Waste rubber tyre (WRT)
End-of-life tire or tyre (ELT)
Crumb rubber tyre (CRT)
Concrete
Residus com a materials de construcción -- Investigació -- Bibliografia
Pneumàtics -- Reciclatge -- Aplicacions industrials
topic Waste products as building materials -- Research -- Bibliography
Tires, Rubber -- Recycling -- Industrial applications
Bibliometric analysis
Building materials
Construction materials
Waste rubber tyre (WRT)
End-of-life tire or tyre (ELT)
Crumb rubber tyre (CRT)
Concrete
Residus com a materials de construcción -- Investigació -- Bibliografia
Pneumàtics -- Reciclatge -- Aplicacions industrials
description This systematic bibliometric review, conducted in accordance with the PRISMA methodology, examines the literature on waste rubber tyres (WRTs) and their applications, measuring correlations between several standard metrics and identifying gaps that may stimulate new research. Using a thirty-year database from Scopus, both numerical and graphical results highlight key aspects, including geographic distribution, journal analysis, keywords, and three main research categories: environment, application, and property. Publications have grown exponentially at a rate of 17% per year. Research is concentrated in India and China, with Africa and Central America lagging behind. The United States leads in impact, while publication volume correlates moderately with gross domestic product (GDP), but negatively with international collaboration. Notably, several leading countries in automobile and tyre production have a limited academic presence in WRT research. The most prominent studies focus on material development; however, there remains a lack of practical applications for these materials. Recent trends show growing interest in WRTs within engineering, materials science, and environmental science, with multidisciplinary approaches emerging. A keyword analysis indicates a steady evolution in end-of-life tyres (ELT) research over recent years. In environmental studies, interest in ELT recycling methods has grown, though aspects such as toxicity, life cycle analysis, and leaching remain relatively unexplored. In terms of applications, research is primarily focused on pavements, while areas such as facades, blocks, and roofs remain under-studied. Finally, in material property studies, most research addresses compressive strength, while critical areas such as fire resistance, impact resistance, and thermal testing offer promising avenues for future research.
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spelling A systematic bibliometric review analysis of research on the use of waste rubber tyres in building and construction materials and their applicationsCastillo de Leon de Romero, Rosnery Nayarith|||0000-0003-2852-7392Alva, Aleix|||0000-0001-7966-371XParís Viviana, Oriol|||0000-0003-2593-980XBosch González, Montserrat|||0000-0001-5908-1288Waste products as building materials -- Research -- BibliographyTires, Rubber -- Recycling -- Industrial applicationsBibliometric analysisBuilding materialsConstruction materialsWaste rubber tyre (WRT)End-of-life tire or tyre (ELT)Crumb rubber tyre (CRT)ConcreteResidus com a materials de construcción -- Investigació -- BibliografiaPneumàtics -- Reciclatge -- Aplicacions industrialsThis systematic bibliometric review, conducted in accordance with the PRISMA methodology, examines the literature on waste rubber tyres (WRTs) and their applications, measuring correlations between several standard metrics and identifying gaps that may stimulate new research. Using a thirty-year database from Scopus, both numerical and graphical results highlight key aspects, including geographic distribution, journal analysis, keywords, and three main research categories: environment, application, and property. Publications have grown exponentially at a rate of 17% per year. Research is concentrated in India and China, with Africa and Central America lagging behind. The United States leads in impact, while publication volume correlates moderately with gross domestic product (GDP), but negatively with international collaboration. Notably, several leading countries in automobile and tyre production have a limited academic presence in WRT research. The most prominent studies focus on material development; however, there remains a lack of practical applications for these materials. Recent trends show growing interest in WRTs within engineering, materials science, and environmental science, with multidisciplinary approaches emerging. A keyword analysis indicates a steady evolution in end-of-life tyres (ELT) research over recent years. In environmental studies, interest in ELT recycling methods has grown, though aspects such as toxicity, life cycle analysis, and leaching remain relatively unexplored. In terms of applications, research is primarily focused on pavements, while areas such as facades, blocks, and roofs remain under-studied. Finally, in material property studies, most research addresses compressive strength, while critical areas such as fire resistance, impact resistance, and thermal testing offer promising avenues for future research.This paper is part of the research group GICITED (Interdisciplinary Group on Building Science and Technology), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)—BarcelonaTech, which has received a quality accreditation (2021 SGR 01405) from the Generalitat de Catalunya, as well as funding from the Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de Recursos Humanos (IFARHU), Panama. The authors would like to thank the project Waste-based Intelligent Solar-control devices for Envelope Refurbishment (WISER), reference TED2021-130155B-I00, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union “NextGenerationEU”/PRTR. We are also grateful to Ankita K. and Edin T. for their insightful comments and suggestions. Additionally, we gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Universidad de Panamá through the “Relevo Generacional” scholarship, granted by the Faculty of Architecture and Design, as well as funding from Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de Recursos Humanos (IFARHU), Panama.Peer ReviewedMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)20252025-09-1320252025-09-17journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/441854https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym17182480reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4418542026-05-27T15:37:01Z
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