Digital Textile Printing and Batik Preservation: A Bibliometric Analysis via VOSviewer

Abstract

This study examines digital textile printing as an opportunity and, simultaneously, a threat to batik preservation. The study used a bibliometric approach through VOSviewer computational mapping analysis. Article data is obtained from the Google Scholar database using the Publish or Perish reference manager application. The title and abstract of the article are used to guide the search process by referring to the keywords "digital textile printing" and "batik preservation." From the search results of 1000 articles, we found 771 articles that were considered relevant. The study period used as study material is Google Scholar-indexed articles for the last 5 years (2018–2023). The results showed that research related to textile digital printing and batik preservation identified several terms: study, batik, batik preservation development, ink, textile, technology, fabric, digital printing, digital textile printing, and application. From the clusters contained in the network visualization, it can be known: Cluster 1 has 37 items and is marked in red; Cluster 2 has 33 items and is marked in green; Cluster 3 has 27 items and is marked in blue; Cluster 4 has 21 items and is marked in yellow; Cluster 5 has 19 items and is marked in purple; Cluster 6 has 14 items and is marked in light blue; Cluster 7 has 14 items and is marked in orange; Cluster 8 has 12 items and is marked in brown; and Cluster 9 has 2 items and is marked in light purple. Based on the analysis of the development of digital printing, textile publications in the last 5 years show frequent fluctuations. In 2018–2019, it experienced a significant increase from 116 to 200, and then in 2020, the condition decreased to 167. From 2021 to 2022, there was a significant increase of 198 and 238, respectively. We examined how many articles have been published about digital textile printing and its relation to the issue of batik preservation using VOSviewer. This review can serve as a starting point for research related to other materials, especially technological developments related to textiles and batik.