Título:	Research trends and knowledge gaps in sustainable urban agriculture: a scientometric analysis.
Autoria:	MARTINS, T. C. CESAR, T. Q. Z. SILVA, F. B. da GUEDES, I. M. R. SOUCHIE, E. L. DAMKE, C. da R. DORO, V. da C. SILVA, F. G.
Afiliação:	TALINE CARVALHO MARTINS, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; THAIS QUEIROZ ZORZETO CESAR, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS; FÁBIA BARBOSA DA SILVA, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; ITALO MORAES ROCHA GUEDES, CNPH; EDSON LUIZ SOUCHIE, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; CAÍKE DA ROCHA DAMKE, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; VINÍCIO DA CUNHA DORO, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO; FABIANO GUIMARÃES SILVA, INSTITUTO FEDERAL GOIANO.
Ano de publicação:	2026
Referência:	Discover Sustainability, v. 7, 874, 2026.
Conteúdo:	Urban agriculture plays a strategic role in sustainability, food security, and climate adaptation in cities, where temperature emerges as a key variable. This study conducted a scientometric and qualitative analysis to investigate how temperature has been addressed in the scientific literature on urban agriculture between 2020 and 2025. A total of 244 documents were retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science, followed by a qualitative screening that resulted in 20 articles with high thematic relevance. The results reveal a strong geographic concentration of research in Asia–Pacific countries and a rapid expansion of publications after 2022. The qualitative analysis enabled the classification of studies into three main groups: Group A (open and semi-open systems), Group B (building-integrated and protected systems), and Group C (fully controlled indoor environments). Group C represents the majority of studies (55%), indicating a strong research focus on high-technology systems such as plant factories. Group B accounts for (30%), highlighting growing interest in energy integration between agriculture and buildings, while Group A represents only (15%), showing that open-field urban agriculture remains underexplored in terms of temperature. Temperature is addressed at different scales: as a microclimatic regulator in open environments, as a mediator of energy exchange in building-integrated systems, and as a high-precision control variable in fully controlled systems. Despite its central role, temperature-focused studies remain limited, revealing gaps in empirical validation and multi-scale integration. These findings highlight a technological shift toward controlled environment agriculture and the need for integrated approaches combining microclimate regulation, energy efficiency, and precision control.
Thesagro:	Hortaliça Temperatura Produtividade
Palavras-chave:	Cientometria Agricultura urbana Ambiente controlado
ISSN:	2662-9984
Digital Object Identifier:	10.1007/s43621-026-03396-2
Tipo do material:	Artigo de periódico
Acesso:	openAccess
Aparece nas coleções:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPH)