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A Study on Environmental Trends and Sustainability in the Ocean Economy Using Topic Modeling: South Korean News Articles

Researchers used topic modeling of over 50,000 South Korean news articles from 2008-2022 to track evolving environmental concerns in ocean economy sectors, revealing shifts in public and media attention toward marine sustainability and pollution issues over time.

2023 Processes 3 citations
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Analysis of Popular Social Media Topics Regarding Plastic Pollution

Researchers applied five topic modelling techniques including LDA, HDP, LSI, NMF, and STM to 274,404 plastic pollution-related tweets to identify dominant public discourse themes on social media. The analysis revealed that certain techniques were more effective at capturing topic coherence and prevalence, providing policymakers with tools to understand public opinion and target environmental communication strategies.

2022 Sustainability 19 citations
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Divergent shifts in public ecological attention following the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers analyzed over a decade of social media data from South Korea to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped public attention to environmental issues including microplastics. The study found that the pandemic acted as a catalyst that restructured how people connect environmental topics, with public discourse around microplastics notably shifting toward more positive sentiment while climate crisis discussions became more negative.

2026 Journal of Ecology and Environment
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Campaigning Environmental Conservation During the Pandemic: A Social Media Reception Analysis

This study analyzed how environmental conservation campaigns shifted to social media during COVID-19 lockdowns to maintain public engagement. Social media campaigns about plastic pollution have become important tools for raising awareness of microplastic contamination and motivating policy change.

2021 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research/Advances in social science, education and humanities research 3 citations
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A bibliometric analysis of climate change risk perception: Hot spots, trends and improvements

A bibliometric analysis of 4,429 articles on climate change risk perception identified major research themes, leading authors, institutions, and trending topics from 1990 to the present. The analysis showed rapid growth in this field after 2015 and identified gaps in research from lower-income countries and on social media-mediated risk communication.

2022 Frontiers in Environmental Science 12 citations
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Beyond climate change? Environmental discourse on the planetary boundaries in Twitter networks

Researchers analyzed social media discussions on Twitter about planetary boundaries beyond climate change, including issues like chemical pollution and microplastics. They found that while climate change dominates environmental discourse online, discussions about other critical environmental boundaries receive significantly less attention. The study suggests that broader public awareness of interconnected environmental threats, including plastic pollution, needs to be cultivated.

2024 Climatic Change 14 citations
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Networks of climate obstruction: Discourses of denial and delay in US fossil energy, plastic, and agrichemical industries

Researchers analyzed social media activity from major US fossil fuel, plastics, and agrichemical corporations to map how these industries coordinate messaging that delays climate and environmental action. The study found shared narratives across all three sectors that promote continued fossil fuel extraction, with implications for how policymakers understand and counter organized opposition to environmental regulation.

2025 PLOS Climate 18 citations
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Peran Media Sosial Dalam Meningkatkan Kesadaran Lingkungan Di Kalangan Milenial

This literature-based study analyzed the role of social media in raising environmental awareness among millennials, including awareness of issues like plastic pollution and climate change. Researchers found that social media is effective at deepening understanding of environmental issues through influencer engagement, interactive content, and social campaigns. However, challenges such as misinformation, algorithmic bias, and superficial engagement limit its positive impact on promoting sustainable behaviors.

2025 Pubmedia Social Sciences and Humanities 9 citations
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What influences public support for plastic waste control policies and green consumption? Evidence from a multilevel analysis of survey data from 27 European countries

This multi-country survey across 27 European nations found that media use and country-level factors shape citizens' support for plastic waste policy and green consumption. People who consumed environmental news from diverse media sources were more likely to support plastic reduction policies and adopt green behaviors. The findings have implications for designing effective public communication strategies about plastic pollution.

2023 Online Media and Global Communication 2 citations
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COVID-19 and the emerging research trends in environmental studies: a bibliometric evaluation

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 495 environmental science publications from the COVID-19 pandemic era, identifying key research trends including environmental quality assessment, increased chemical disinfectant exposure, worsening solid waste management, and strategies for post-pandemic urban planning. The study maps how the pandemic reshaped environmental research priorities and revealed both temporary environmental improvements and new pollution challenges.

2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 citations
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What are the valuable lessons from global research on environmental literacy in the last two decades? A systematic literature review

This paper is not about microplastics; it is a systematic literature review of global research on environmental literacy in education over the past two decades, analyzing publication trends and teaching approaches.

2024 Biosfer 2 citations
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The Role of Online Media in Promoting Pet Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Sustainability Perspective

This study analyzed how online media shaped coverage of pet well-being information during the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the role of digital platforms in educating pet owners about responsible animal care during lockdowns. The research assessed the sustainability and public health implications of media-driven pet ownership guidance.

2024 International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning
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Media coverage, attention cycles and the governance of plastics pollution

This study analyzes how media coverage and public attention cycles affect governance responses to plastics pollution. Researchers found that heightened media attention has increased public engagement with plastics issues, but the coherence and durability of public pressure remains questionable. The study suggests that policymakers can leverage attention peaks to initiate longer-term reforms, and that reframing plastics as an economic and health issue may help sustain public concern.

2022 Environmental Policy and Governance 42 citations
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Public perceptions of climate change and health – A cross-sectional survey study

Researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess public perceptions of the links between climate change and human health, examining awareness of how rising temperatures, extreme weather, air pollution, and environmental degradation affect morbidity and mortality. The study found variable levels of public understanding across demographic groups, with implications for health communication and climate policy engagement.

2022 Research Square (Research Square)
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Top2Vec Topic Modeling to Analyze the Dynamics of Publication Activity Related to Environmental Monitoring Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Researchers applied the Top2Vec topic modeling algorithm to over 556,000 scientific abstracts about UAV-based environmental monitoring published on arXiv from 2010 onward, identifying major research themes and their evolution. Agriculture, disaster response, and ecological monitoring emerged as dominant applications, with machine learning integration growing as a cross-cutting trend.

2025 Publications 4 citations
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A Topic Modeling Assessment of Emerging Research Trends in the Environmental Science and Engineering Discipline

This study uses topic modeling to identify emerging research trends in environmental science and engineering, revealing growing attention to pollution, climate change, and water quality. Better understanding of research trajectories can help direct collaboration and funding in the field.

2023
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Pro-Environmental Behaviour of Two Norway's Mainstream Mass Media

Researchers analyzed how two mainstream Norwegian mass media outlets address plastic waste issues in the Nordic region, examining their pro-environmental framing, stakeholder engagement strategies, and the constraints they face in driving government, NGO, and public action on plastic waste management.

2024 Journal of Strategic and Global Studies 1 citations
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Topic modeling discovers trending topics in global research on the ecosystem impacts of microplastics

Researchers applied computational topic modeling to analyze how global microplastic research on ecosystem impacts has evolved across topics, regions, and time periods. The analysis identified trending research themes including terrestrial microplastics and biological interactions while revealing that marine-focused topics remain dominant, helping map the next frontiers for microplastic ecology research.

2024 Environmental Geochemistry and Health 1 citations
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Media Coverage of Sustainable Fashion: a Linguistic Perspective

This linguistic analysis examines how media coverage frames sustainable fashion, finding that despite growing attention to environmental issues in the fashion industry, there remains a significant gap between theoretical discourse and practical implementation of sustainable practices.

2023 Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Literary Studies Linguistics Folklore Studies
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Is it all talk: Do politicians that promote environmental messages on social media actually vote-in environmental policy?

A study of UK politicians found that the frequency of environmental messages on Twitter does not reliably predict whether politicians will vote for pro-environmental legislation. While some correlation existed, many politicians who posted environmental content did not follow through with consistent policy votes. The findings suggest social media environmental messaging may be more performative than predictive of actual policy commitment.

2022 Energy Ecology and Environment 6 citations
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Twitter data analysis to assess the interest of citizens on the impact of marine plastic pollution

Analysis of approximately 140,000 tweets about marine plastic pollution found that public engagement peaked in response to high-profile events like media reports and plastic ban announcements, with most activity from non-expert users sharing alarming content, while scientific accounts generated less engagement, suggesting that science communication strategies need rethinking.

2021 Marine Pollution Bulletin 57 citations
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A comprehensive analysis of evolution and underlying connections of water research themes in the 21st century

Researchers conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of articles published in Water Research over the first 21.5 years of the 21st century to map evolving water research themes and their interconnections. The analysis identified stable core topics such as wastewater treatment and adsorption alongside emerging trends, providing a systematic overview of advances in water science and policy.

2022 The Science of The Total Environment 12 citations
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Cultivating Public Perception and Policy Initiatives: Understanding the Impact of Environmental Journalism through Focus Group Discussions and Secondary Data Analysis

Focus group discussions and secondary data analysis found that environmental journalism significantly shapes public awareness and policy formation, with participants noting both the power of media framing and limitations in covering complex topics like climate change and global environmental challenges.

2025 Current World Environment 4 citations
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Knowledge Landscapes of the Journal of Marine and Island Cultures: Insights from Topic Modeling

Researchers analysed the research trends and knowledge structure of the Journal of Marine and Island Cultures from 2012 to 2024 using topic modelling on 266 published articles, revealing thematic evolution across marine and island cultural studies.

2025 Journal of Marine and Island Cultures