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Table 1

List of review studies on virtual world and environmental sustainability

Sr. No.	Study	Focused area	Study type	Keywords used in search string
1	Johri et al. (2024)	Mapping, organising, and synthesising the emerging body of research on the intersection of the metaverse and sustainable development	Bibliometric and systematic literature review	“metaverse” OR “multiverse” OR “megadiverse” AND “sustainable development” OR “sustainability.”
2	Tiwari and Srivastava (2025)	Sustainable metaverse performance analysis	Bibliometric analysis	metaverse,” “virtual world,” “virtual environment,” “virtual reality,” “augmented reality,” “extended reality,” and “sustainability”, “tbl”, “sustainable business model”, “circular economy”, and “green economy”
3	Sharif et al. (2025)	Review of co-benefits and trade-offs for sustainable development goals	systematic literature review	Not available
4	Jauhiainen et al. (2022)	Metaverse and sustainability performance analysis	Bibliometric analysis	“metavers” search query
5	Alabidi et al. (2024)	Metaverse and three dimensions	Bibliometric analysis	Not available
6	Mutlu Avinç and Yıldız (2025)	A bibliometric and systematic review of scientific publications on metaverse research in architecture: web of science (WoS)	Bibliometric analysis	“metaverse” AND “architect*” or “design” or “architectural studio” or “architectural education” or “building” or “architectural space” or “built environment” AND “virtual space” or “mixed reality” or “augmented reality” or “extended reality” or “cyberspace” or “virtual reality” or “virtual environment” or “virtual worlds” or “digital world”

Sr. No.	Study	Focused area	Study type	Keywords used in search string
1	Johri et al. (2024)	Mapping, organising, and synthesising the emerging body of research on the intersection of the metaverse and sustainable development	Bibliometric and systematic literature review	“metaverse” OR “multiverse” OR “megadiverse” AND “sustainable development” OR “sustainability.”
2	Tiwari and Srivastava (2025)	Sustainable metaverse performance analysis	Bibliometric analysis	metaverse,” “virtual world,” “virtual environment,” “virtual reality,” “augmented reality,” “extended reality,” and “sustainability”, “tbl”, “sustainable business model”, “circular economy”, and “green economy”
3	Sharif et al. (2025)	Review of co-benefits and trade-offs for sustainable development goals	systematic literature review	Not available
4	Jauhiainen et al. (2022)	Metaverse and sustainability performance analysis	Bibliometric analysis	“metavers” search query
5	Alabidi et al. (2024)	Metaverse and three dimensions	Bibliometric analysis	Not available
6	Mutlu Avinç and Yıldız (2025)	A bibliometric and systematic review of scientific publications on metaverse research in architecture: web of science (WoS)	Bibliometric analysis	“metaverse” AND “architect*” or “design” or “architectural studio” or “architectural education” or “building” or “architectural space” or “built environment” AND “virtual space” or “mixed reality” or “augmented reality” or “extended reality” or “cyberspace” or “virtual reality” or “virtual environment” or “virtual worlds” or “digital world”