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Pandemic Triggered Emergency Supply Chain Management Innovations: A Scientometric Analysis Based on Bibliometrics and Dynamic Topic Models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2025

Tian Xie Open the ORCID record for Tian Xie [Opens in a new window] ,
Gui-Ye Dai ,
Wei-Fan Chen ,
Chen-Peng Yang ,
Yong-Jian Huang  and
Yao-Yao Wei Open the ORCID record for Yao-Yao Wei [Opens in a new window]
Tian Xie
Affiliation:
School of Economics, Management and Law, University of South China, Hunan, PR China Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Gui-Ye Dai
Affiliation:
School of Economics, Management and Law, University of South China, Hunan, PR China
Wei-Fan Chen
Affiliation:
Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Chen-Peng Yang
Affiliation:
School of Economics, Management and Law, University of South China, Hunan, PR China
Yong-Jian Huang
Affiliation:
School Management, Shanghai University, Shanghai, PR China
Yao-Yao Wei*
Affiliation:
School of Economics, Management and Law, University of South China, Hunan, PR China Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA School of Education at Central China Normal University, Hubei, PR China
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Corresponding author: Yao-Yao Wei; Email: 24359048@qq.com
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Abstract

Objective

The outbreak of major epidemics, such as COVID-19, has had a significant impact on supply chains. This study aimed to explore knowledge innovation in the field of emergency supply chain during pandemics with a systematic quantitative analysis.

Methods

Based on the Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection, proposing a 3-stage systematic analysis framework, and utilizing bibliometrics, Dynamic Topic Models (DTM), and regression analysis to comprehensively examine supply chain innovations triggered by pandemics.

Results

A total of 888 literature were obtained from the WOS database. There was a surge in the number of publications in recent years, indicating a new field of research on Pandemic Triggered Emergency Supply Chain (PTESC) is gradually forming. Through a 3-stage analysis, this study identifies the literature knowledge base and distribution of research hotspots in this field and predicts future research hotspots and trends mainly boil down to 3 aspects: pandemic-triggered emergency supply chain innovations in key industries, management, and technologies.

Conclusions

COVID-19 strengthened academic exchange and cooperation and promoted knowledge output in this field. This study provides an in-depth perspective on emergency supply chain research and helps researchers understand the overall landscape of the field, identifying future research directions.

Keywords

pandemicemergency supply chainbibliometricsDTM

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 19 , 2025 , e88
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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