Research on Green and Low-Carbon Rural Development in China: A Scientometric Analysis Using CiteSpace (1979–2021)

Green and low-carbon rural development (GLRD) is becoming an important way to explore sustainable in areas of China. It significant for the economy society build a carbon sink system, advocate emissions areas, promote green industries transformation. In this study, existing knowledge system GLRD was analyzed using CiteSpace. Keywords related their occurrence frequency were identified keyword co-occurrence analysis. The evolution stages explored citation burst Thus, research revealed. summary Chinese GLRD-related literature shows that: (1) according CiteSpace analysis, can be divided into three stages: starting, rising, expanding deepening; (2) has focused on development, then integrated thus forming major content systems; (3) GLRD’s gradually became rich, as over time, focus increasingly prominent integration strengthened; (4) still some limitations, e.g., nonunified measurement standards, insufficient depth practical significance, relatively weak innovative policy research; (5) future should strengthen scientific evaluation prediction functions. industrial pathways regional characteristic modes further studied. Innovative policies proposed provide theoretical basis decision-making reference construction.