LAUDATO SÍ, ECOTHEOLOGY AND AGENDA 2030: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ARTICLE PRODUCTION IN ENGLISH, PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH (2010-2024)

Abstract

This article applies bibliometric techniques to evaluate the impacts of the Encyclical Letter Laudato Sí (2015) on the production of academic articles on ecotheology in English, Portuguese, and Spanish between 2010 and 2024, seeking to identify relationships between Catholic faith, ecology, and sustainability. It also sought to identify the extent to which these articles were aligned with themes such as Globalism, Agenda 2030, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Global Warming. Regarding methodology, the research is classified as applied, exploratory, descriptive, quantitative, and bibliographic. The descriptive analysis used the Web of Science tool to capture the following aspects: keywords, categories of knowledge, language, countries, journals, teaching departments, most productive researchers, funders, and SDGs. In turn, the generation and analysis of author networks and co-occurrences used the VOSviewer software. The search retrieved 729 documents, reduced to 678 when restricted to articles, with 553 in the Religion category. International publications fall within the 17 SDGs, with 185 articles addressing Climate Action (SDG 13). In the Brazilian case, 15 of the 20 articles do not fit into the categories of the 2030 Agenda, while only two address SDG 13.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2026.008-008