Abstract
To gain insight into the trend of bacterial nanocellulose research, a bibliometric analysis was performed using the Science Citation Index Expanded database from 2005 to 2020. The study concentrated on the publication’s performance in terms of annual outputs and citations, mainstream journals, categories of the Web of Sciences, leading countries, prominent institutions, and trends in research. Current research priorities and future trends were analyzed after summarizing the most commonly used keywords extracted from words in the paper title analysis, authors’ keyword analysis, and KeyWords Plus. The findings revealed that the annual output in the form of scholarly articles on bacterial nanocellulose research steadily increased during the first quartile of the study period, followed by a very rapid increase in the last five-years of the study. Increasing mechanical strength would remain the main future focus of bacterial nanocellulose research to create its scope in different field of applications.
Highlights
The substance, which is made up of 99% water along with 1% high molecular and highly crystalline polymer with a distinct molecular and supramolecular pattern, is an uncommon yet intriguing challenge in polymer research and application
Many studies in 64 Web of Science categories including polymer science, multidisciplinary material science, applied chemistry, multidisciplinary chemistry, and textiles material science have been performed to develop an ideal solution for improving mechanical strength of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) for various applications
A single language was dominant in BNC research, the research works were moderately spread across the globe (51 different countries) with international collaborations from 48 different countries
Summary
The substance, which is made up of 99% water along with 1% high molecular and highly crystalline polymer with a distinct molecular and supramolecular pattern, is an uncommon yet intriguing challenge in polymer research and application. It is necessary to create complex biosynthesis/biotechnology processing and largescale production in order to produce a very pure product with the crucial qualities Another type of nanocellulose can be made employing a controlled mechanical decomposition step to achieve favorable product features from a practically endless source of raw wood. The analysis synthesized quantitative descriptions of publications retrieved from indexed journals, categories by Web of Science, yearly outputs, and top institutions and leading countries as well as the research trends and hotspots identified through the analyses of paper titles, author keywords, and KeyWords Plus These bibliometric analyses bring together selected bacteria-derived nanocellulose findings and their applications in technical membranes, composites, fuel cells, the food sector, wound dressings, and cosmetic tissues
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