An inferential analysis of stainless steel in additive manufacturing using bibliometric indicators

Abstract

In this work, we analyse previous research in the subject, spanning an extensive range of publications, to give an exhaustive bibliometric analysis of the literature concerned with the influence of stainless steel on additive manufacturing (AM). A bibliometric study hasn't been done by many academics, despite the fact that AM is one of the most significant industrial revolutions. Through the investigation of the metadata of all publications included in the bibliographical database Web of Science, this article seeks to examine the scientific output on AM of stainless steel based on 376 publications from 2010 to 2023. This study's five-stage process, which includes research study design, data collection, data analysis, data visualization, and data inference, identifies the most relevant sources, authors, and nations active and influential via the use of bibliometric indicators. To highlight research streams, co-citation of authors and co-occurrence analysis on all keywords were carried out. The associated rising research areas were discovered by keyword analysis. Using VOSviewer software, bibliographic data was graphically analysed. According to this analysis, the journals “International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology“, “Additive Manufacturing”, “Materials“, “Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties”, “Rapid Prototyping Journal,“ and “Materials & Design” are the most effective and significant in AM of stainless-steel research. Also, linear regression analysis was used to estimate the number of publications in the upcoming years. The findings and recommendations of this study may be used as forecasts for future research in the field of AM in stainless steel.