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First, we explore the publications, citation number, and citation structure based on bibliometric indicators. Second, we analyze the most influential objects, including countries\/regions, institutions, authors, and papers. Cooperation networks are also presented. Next, the co-citation and burst detection analyses are conducted according to the techniques of visualization tools, i.e., VOSviewer and CiteSpace. Furthermore, the co-occurrence analyses and timeline view analyses of keywords are investigated, aiming to explore the research hotspots. Finally, this paper provides relatively thorough perspectives and reviews and discloses the future development trend of this journal and challenges for scholars, which will promote the development of the journal and in-depth research of scholars.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym12081304","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,5]],"date-time":"2020-08-05T06:02:21Z","timestamp":1596607341000},"page":"1304","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["A Bibliometric Analysis of Symmetry (2009\u20132019)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Bo","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China"}]},{"given":"Zeshui","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3201-949X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Edmundas Kazimieras","family":"Zavadskas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Institute of Sustainable Construction, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT\u201310223 Vilnius, Saul\u0117tekio al. 11, Lithuania"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1734-3216","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jurgita","family":"Antuchevi\u010dien\u0117","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT\u201310223 Vilnius, Saul\u0117tekio al. 11, Lithuania"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5835-9388","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zenonas","family":"Turskis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Sustainable Construction, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, LT\u201310223 Vilnius, Saul\u0117tekio al. 11, Lithuania"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"803","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejor.2017.04.027","article-title":"Forty years of the European Journal of Operational Research: A bibliometric overview","volume":"262","author":"Laengle","year":"2017","journal-title":"Eur. 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