The International Journal of Consumer Studies (IJCS) is a distinguished 45-year-old peer-reviewed international journal in the field of multidisciplinary consumer research. This paper takes stock of the work published since 1977 (n = 2088) and examines the impact of published research by applying network analysis technique using VOSviewer. In particular, it examines the overall citations received, the most cited papers and authors and their contributions to the field of consumer research. The advancement of research in the field of consumer research is discussed and directions for future research is provided to undertake novel research.

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国际消费者研究杂志 45 年：文献计量学回顾和未来研究方向

《国际消费者研究杂志》(IJCS)是一本拥有 45 年历史的著名的多学科消费者研究领域的同行评审国际期刊。本文 回顾了自 1977 年 ( n = 2088)以来发表的工作，并通过使用 VOSviewer 应用网络分析技术来检查已发表研究的影响。特别是，它检查了收到的整体引用、引用最多的论文和作者以及他们对消费者研究领域的贡献。讨论了消费者研究领域的研究进展，并提供了未来研究的方向以进行新的研究。