Mapping the literature on Gen Z purchasing behavior: A bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer

  • Received February 16, 2023;
    Accepted July 25, 2023;
    Published August 8, 2023
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.19(3).2023.06
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    Volume 19 2023, Issue #3, pp. 62-73
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Generation Z makes up the largest proportion of the world’s population and owns active spending power. Born in the internet information age, they have diverse values and consumer behaviors compared to other cohorts of generations. While there has been a significant increase in research on the purchasing behavior of Generation Z in recent years, there are particularly few bibliometric studies in this field. This study aims to sort out the current research status on the purchasing behavior of Generation Z, identify the evolution of purchasing behavior research of Generation Z, determine key research hotspots, and explore future research directions and priority suggestions by analyzing the current literature. The bibliometric analysis is based on the citation information of 638 literature items about Generation Z purchasing behavior in the Scopus database. The results sort out the knowledge structure of the purchasing behavior domain of Generation Z and draw a visual map of the network. Four popular research themes are identified based on keyword co-occurrence analysis, namely the influencing factors of Generation Z consumption behavior, the comparative study with other generations of consumers, the analysis from the perspective of human demography, and the study of sustainable consumption behavior. Studies on Generation Z consumers’ spending habits from 2001 to 2022 may be divided into three stages related to the growth process of Generation Z. Future research should focus on the influence of social media on the purchasing behavior of Generation Z and the sustainability of their consumption patterns.

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    • Figure 1. Trends of publications and citations on Gen Z purchasing behavior
    • Figure 2. Visualization of country co-occurrence
    • Figure 3. Global map of documents published in different countries
    • Figure 4. Network visualization of keyword co-occurrence
    • Table 1. Subject categories focusing on Generation Z purchasing behavior
    • Table 2. The most cited authors in the field of Gen Z purchasing behavior
    • Table 3. The most cited journals in the field of Gen Z purchasing behavior
    • Conceptualization
      Pingxiu Li, Siti Hasnah Hassan
    • Data curation
      Pingxiu Li
    • Formal Analysis
      Pingxiu Li
    • Investigation
      Pingxiu Li
    • Methodology
      Pingxiu Li
    • Resources
      Pingxiu Li, Siti Hasnah Hassan
    • Software
      Pingxiu Li
    • Validation
      Pingxiu Li, Siti Hasnah Hassan
    • Visualization
      Pingxiu Li
    • Writing – original draft
      Pingxiu Li
    • Writing – review & editing
      Pingxiu Li, Siti Hasnah Hassan
    • Supervision
      Siti Hasnah Hassan