Analyzing the Scientific Evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals

Development must balance social, economic, and environmental sustainability; it is for this reason that the Sustainable Goals (SDGs) are integrated, in fact, action one of them will affect outcomes others. In consequence, research on SDGs broad, complex, fragmented due to great diversity disciplines approaches involved, making difficult obtain valuable unbiased information future studies. As a result, comprehensive review contributions could provide critical perspective. This article applies SciMAT software analyze evolution field through systematic literature bibliographic records based bibliometric analysis 10,272 selected records. Additionally, hidden themes their development from 1990 2020 have been identified produce strategic diagrams, graphs thematic performance indicators different periods. The results obtained show constantly evolving scientific field, its initial focus millennium goals gradual inclusion current SDGs. They experts with overview status quo predict dynamic directions research, serving as basis new strategies implementation