Nearshoring: a bibliometric analysis

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15649/2346030X.4602

Keywords:

análisis bibliométricos, nearshoring, web of science

Abstract

Nearshoring investment represents an important factor, which has notable effects on economic growth. Nearshoring has been studied in terms of its motivations and driving factors. The aim of the paper is to present the main contributions in this field through a bibliometric analysis, using the Web of Science database. Authors, institutions, journals, and countries of great influence that studied the topic from 2007-2023 are identified. The study allows to summarize the current state and development trends of nearshoring. VOS viewer software has been used to create graphic maps and visualize the connections existing in the study. The results show an increase in attention on the topic.

Author Biographies

  • Eva Luz Miranda-Espinoza, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente - Los Mochis, México

    Eva Luz Miranda Espinoza is a PhD student in Innovation and Management of Organizations from the Autonomous University of Occident. She has a Master's degree in Financial Administration from the Universidad TecMilenio and Bachelor's in Public Accountant from the Universidad de Sonora. Her lines of research are fuzzy logic in the field of finance and multicriteria analysis. She has published in indexed journals with an impact factor and extensive articles from international conferences. Currently she belongs to the research group: Decision Making in Social Problems.

  • Jesús Jaime Solano-Noriega, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente - Los Mochis, México

    Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez. His has research interest in multicriteria decision analysis, evolutionary algorithms, rule-based systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Currently he is a dedicated full-time professor at the Autonomous University of Occident where contributes as member within the Ph.D. program in Innovation and Management of Organizations with research in Adoption of AI for business processes innovation. Additionally, he contributes as a member to the research group of the Master's and Ph.D. programs in Business Analytics. He is a member of the National Researchers System from the National Council of Humanities, Sciences, and Technologies.

  • Luz Cecilia Gálvez-Bon, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente - Los Mochis, México

    PhD in Local Governments and Regional Development from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente; Master's in Organizational Studies from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana -Iztapalapa, Mexico and Bachelor's in Administration and Finance from the Universidad de Occidente. Full-time Research Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Belongs to the Academic Body of "Studies of Tourism, Organizations, Society and Environment". Her lines of research are Management, Competitiveness and Sustainability of Organizations. She has been recognized by the National System of Researchers and Researchers at the Candidate Level. Member of the Sinaloa System of Researchers and Technologists. Desirable Profile in the Teacher Improvement Program. Member of the Mexican Network of Researchers in Organizational Studies and Member of the Mexican Academy of Tourism Research.

  • Pavel Anselmo Álvarez-Carrillo, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente - Los Mochis, México

    Pavel Anselmo Álvarez Carrillo es profesor titular del Departamento de Ciencias Económico Administrativas de la Universidad Autónoma Occidente, México. Tiene un doctorado en Ciencias de la administración de la Universidad de Occidente, México. El profesor ha obtenido la licenciatura y la maestría en Informática Aplicada de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, México. Los intereses de investigación de Álvarez incluyen sistemas de apoyo a la toma de decisiones y el análisis multicriterio. Es coordinador del grupo de investigación de toma de decisiones para problemas sociales. Álvarez realizó un posdoctorado en la Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil. El proyecto se refiere a la toma de decisiones grupales multicriterio. Ha sido editor invitado en una edición especial del “International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems”.

  • Luis Asunción Pérez-Domínguez, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez - Ciudad Juárez, México

    Professor: Luis Asunción Pérez-Domínguez, completed a B.Sc. in industrial engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Villahermosa, Tabasco, México in 2000 and M.Sc. degrees in industrial engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuhua,México, in 2003 respectively. PhD. Science of Engineering, at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México in 2016. Dr. Luis, currently is professor-Research in the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez. His research interests include multiple criteria decision-making, fuzzy sets applications and continuous improvement tools applied in the manufacturing field. Member of The Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS2021); Also participated as member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in SIAM-2020

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E. L. Miranda-Espinoza, J. J. Solano-Noriega, L. C. Gálvez-Bon, P. A. Álvarez-Carrillo, and L. A. Pérez-Domínguez, “Nearshoring: a bibliometric analysis ”, AiBi Revista de Investigación, Administración e Ingeniería, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 1–16, May 2025, doi: 10.15649/2346030X.4602.
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