Over　the　last　two　decades,　much　attention　has　been　paid　to　the　area　of　goal-oriented　requirements　engineering　(GORE),　where　goals　are　used　as　a　useful　conceptualization　to　elicit,　model,　and　analyze　requirements,　capturing　alternatives　and　conflicts.　Goal　modeling　has　been　adapted　and　applied　to　many　sub-topics　within　requirements　engineering　(RE)　and　beyond,　such　as　agent　orientation,　aspect　orientation,　business　intelligence,　model-driven　development,　and　security.　Despite　extensive　efforts　in　this　field,　the　RE　community　lacks　a　recent,　general　systematic　literature　review　of　the　area.　In　this　work,　we　present　a　systematic　mapping　study,　covering　the　246　top-cited　GORE-related　conference　and　journal　papers,　according　to　Scopus.　Our　literature　map　addresses　several　research　questions:　we　classify　the　types　of　papers　(e.g.,　proposals,　formalizations,　meta-studies),　look　at　the　presence　of　evaluation,　the　topics　covered　(e.g.,　security,　agents,　scenarios),　frameworks　used,　venues,　citations,　author　networks,　and　overall　publication　numbers.　For　most　questions,　we　evaluate　trends　over　time.　Our　findings　show　a　proliferation　of　papers　with　new　ideas　and　few　citations,　with　a　small　number　of　authors　and　papers　dominating　citations;　however,　there　is　a　slight　rise　in　papers　which　build　upon　past　work　(implementations,　integrations,　and　extensions).　We　see　a　rise　in　papers　concerning　adaptation/variability/evolution　and　a　slight　rise　in　case　studies.　Overall,　interest　in　GORE　has　increased.　We　use　our　analysis　results　to　make　recommendations　concerning　future　GORE　research　and　make　our　data　publicly　available.