**2.2 Stage 2: meta-analysis**

In the second stage, a meta-classification framework, adopted from Betts and Lansley [66], was designed as presented in **Table 1**. Accordingly, the framework has nine categories, such as year, scientific database, journal, keyword, research focus, level of analysis, source of information, research output and future directions with their related subcategories.


**75**

**Table 2.**

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of these subcategories. In some cases, a paper may be classified in multiple subcategories, resulting in the sum of the papers distributed among the subcategories

The 247 papers were analyzed according to this framework and classified by one

Risk management in construction projects was analysed according to the metaclassification framework given in **Table 1**. It is found that 247 papers have been published on "risk management" in the specified time period in the widely accepted

**Table 2** shows the chronological distribution of the selected papers by a 5-year time period. Accordingly, risk management subject shows an increasing tendency over the years. In addition, half of these papers have been published in the ASCE's

**Table 3** presents the research focus of the published papers over the years. As given in **Table 3**, research focus was classified into ten categories. These categories include four processes of risk management and their multiple combinations. It is noticeable that researchers studied the risk management subject whether discussing

**2000**

Elsevier AC 3 4

**2001– 2005**

IJPM 1 1 2 4 4 1 JCP 3

AEDM 1 1 1

IJCM 1 1 4 5 CEM 1 6 3

JME 1 2 11 11 LADR 2

CI 2 JFMP 4 1 F 1 2 BEPAM 2 1 JFM 1 1 4 1

CME 1 4 2 6 2 JCER 1 1

ASCE JCEM 6 9 12 27 29 23

PEEP 2 3 2

Emerald ECAM 3 3 2 6 6

Total 8 20 24 56 77 62

**2006– 2010**

**2011– 2015**

**>2015**

construction and built environment-related peer-reviewed journals.

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.

JAE 1

*Distribution of the selected papers within the time span.*

JBPA 1 MD 1

**Database Journal ≤1995 1996–**

Taylor & Francis

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exceeding the number of papers analyzed.

**3. Data analysis and results**

**Table 1.** *Research framework.* *A Guide for Risk Management in Construction Projects: Present Knowledge and Future Directions DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.84361*

The 247 papers were analyzed according to this framework and classified by one of these subcategories. In some cases, a paper may be classified in multiple subcategories, resulting in the sum of the papers distributed among the subcategories exceeding the number of papers analyzed.
