The Main Research Characteristics of the Development of the Concept of the Circular Economy Concept: A Global Analysis and the Future Agenda Meseguer Sánchez, Víctor Gálvez Sánchez, Francisco Jesús Molina Moreno, Valentín Wandosell Fernández de Bobadilla, Gonzalo Circular economy Environmental sustainability Economic sustainability Social sustainability Bibliometrics In recent years, the concept of the Circular Economy has acquired greater traction, both in the research community and in wider society, as an instrument that provides innumerable methodologies with which to face the environmental, social, and environmental challenges caused by the linear production model. This study focuses on analyzing the degree of advancement of the Circular Economy in the scientific field through a bibliometric analysis (or scientometrics) of 5,007 research articles available in Scopus database and published during the period 2005–2007. The main research characteristics are presented, and the Paris Climate Conference (COP21), held on December 12, 2015, is highlighted as a key driver of this particular line of research. The analysis revealed the main authors, journals, subject area, countries and current and future lines of research, finding that the Circular Economy is a paradigm with environmental, economic and social implications, both for the productive system and for consumers. 2021-09-29T06:23:08Z 2021-09-29T06:23:08Z 2021-07-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Meseguer-Sánchez V... [et al.] (2021) The Main Research Characteristics of the Development of the Concept of the Circular Economy Concept: A Global Analysis and the Future Agenda. Front. Environ. Sci. 9:704387. doi: [10.3389/fenvs.2021.704387] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70505 10.3389/fenvs.2021.704387 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España Frontiers Research Foundation