ISSN: 0798-1015 10 Vol. 41 (43) 2020 • Art. 2 Recibido/Received: 04/06/2020 • Aprobado/Approved: 17/07/2020 • Publicado/Published: 12/11/2020 Bioeconomy: bibliometric analysis from 2006 to 2019 Bioeconomía: análisis bibliométrico 2006 a 2019 PEREA, Lindy N. 1 GAVIRIA, Duverney 2 REDONDO, Marlen I. 3 Abstract This research aimed at the understanding of bioeconomy through the exploration of scientific studies related to the concept in academic literature. A bibliometric analysis was carried out with 2.321 publications in the Web of Science database between 2006-2019. The structural analysis of the work in bioeconomy showed that there is a high rate of cooperation with a rich research network between institutions of European countries (8 of 11 groups) and comparatively a low level of collaboration with other nations. key words: bioeconomy, bibliometric analysis, biotechnology Resumen Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo la comprensión de la bioeconomía a través de la exploración de estudios científicos relacionados con el concepto en la literatura académica. Se realizó un análisis bibliométrico con 2.321 publicaciones en la base de datos de Web of Science entre 2006-2019. El análisis estructural del trabajo en bioeconomía mostró que existe una alta tasa de cooperación con una rica red de investigación entre instituciones de países europeos (8 de 11 grupos) y comparativamente un bajo nivel de colaboración con otras naciones. Palabras clave: bioeconomía, análisis bibliométrico, biotecnología 1. Introduction Sustained economic growth is one of the goals of every nation and is defined as an increase in the utility or value of goods and services to ensure higher standards of living alongside high purchasing power, employment, and tax revenues through variables such as: investment, consumption, government, policies to encourage savings among other economic variables as driving forces (WTO,2019). Likewise, over time, human beings have made use of natural resources to satisfy basic needs like any other living being, generating as a consequence, the modification of their environment by employing increasingly powerful skills and tools for the exploitation of natural resources that were previously considered inexhaustible and rapidly renewing by themselves. However, due to technological advances, it has been evidenced that the earth’s resources do not exactly fit into the categories of renewable or non-renewable. In general, they are slowly repairable; however, at present their rate of degradation exceeds their natural rate of regeneration. In other words, land that is wasted or lost through degradation is not naturally replaced in the course of a human lifetime, thus resulting in a loss of opportunities 1 Professor. Libre University Pereira, Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences. lindyn.peream@unilibre.edu.co 2 Professor. Libre University Pereira, Faculty of Health Sciences. 3 Professor. Libre University Pereira, Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences https://www.revistaespacios.com