Research on the network map of literature information distribution in China's marine economic development demonstration zone

Abstract

PurposeChina has established 14 marine economic development demonstration zones in 2018, which has become an important step in exploring the high-quality development of the marine economy. The paper statistically analyzes the documents related to the field of marine economy and special economic zones (SEZs) and strives to find out the hot spots, intersections and related development contexts of the two in the research direction, so as to provide some ideas for later research.Design/methodology/approachBy taking the bibliographic information data of “Marine Economy” and “Special Economic Zone” in the Web of Science database as a sample, the paper applies the Citespace bibliometric tool to analyze the evolution of disciplinary distribution, research country, author collaboration and research hotspot trends in the two fields.FindingsIt can be found from the paper results that the current research on marine economy and SEZs involves the intersection of many disciplines. China and the United States are the leaders in this field. However, there is more extensive cooperation between authors from different countries, but the cooperation depth needs to be strengthened. At the same time, compared with the terrestrial economy, the trend of its research hotspots is lagging to a certain extent. Moreover, there is still no systematic and professional research paradigm on marine economy.Research limitations/implicationsAt present, there are a few research studies on marine economic development demonstration areas or marine SEZs, and related bibliographical references are incomplete, which leads to insufficient samples, and bibliometric methods cannot fully reveal the general research rules and development trends in this field.Originality/valueThe research on the marine economic development demonstration area is still in its infancy. The paper jointly analyzes the literature in the two fields of marine economy and SEZs, aims to find the intersection and related research hotspots of the two, and provides references for the future research of marine development demonstration areas, which is of certain practical significance.

Evaluation of marine economic development demonstration zone policy on marine industrial structure optimization: a case study of Zhejiang, China

“…Theoretically, the MEDDZ policy provides support and guarantees for optimizing and upgrading marine industrial structures. The Government has stimulated the flow of elements of coastal marine resources through the formulation of a series of marine industry plans, and coastal regions strive to connect with international standards, flexibly introducing foreign investment power and advanced technology into China's marine industry market, perfecting the allocation of marine resources, and improving the marine development environment (Huang and Liu, 2022). Meanwhile, the demonstration zone actively encourages the coastal marine industry to develop green and low carbon, guides marine enterprises in technological innovation and product upgrading, and accelerates the transformation of the marine industry's scientific and technological achievements.…”