Knowledge mapping of cool pavement technologies for urban heat island Mitigation: A Systematic bibliometric analysis

•Bibliometric analysis on cool pavement technologies to mitigate urban heat islands.•Number of articles published per year, productive journal, institute, countries and authors were studied.•The study of cool pavement technologies has increased significantly in the last decade.•Research trends on cool pavements were analysed through science mapping, and thematic evolution.•Topical trends of cool pavement technologies were discussed.