Use of superabsorbent polymers in cement-based compounds: a bibliometric analysis

Michel Henry Bacelar De Souza,Paulo César Gonçalves,Valquíria Claret Dos Santos,Lucas Ramon Roque Silva,Mirian De Lourdes Noronha Motta Melo

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i14.21818

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Superabsorbent polymers (SAP) have gained the attention of the engineering field for applications in cementitious composites. Recently, many studies have addressed using these materials as an alternative to controlling recurrent pathologies, especially retraction in the hardening stage. This study conducted a literature review in the Scopus and Web of Science databases to identify relevant studies for future research in this area. Analyses were performed using the RStudio software program, where data on the number of publications, the main authors and journals, the most used keywords, and most common countries of publication were analyzed. Furthermore, bibliographic coupling and co-citation analyses were carried out. The results indicate that the most published authors were De Belie, Snoeck and Liu J., and the most cited authors were Jensen, Schrofl and Snoeck. Although Brazil is among the fifteen most published countries, it was not among the most cited, showing lacks in studies. In total, 343 articles were found in the Scopus database and 369 in the Web of Science.

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Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) have attracted worldwide attention, and have been widely explored in material technology studies based on cementitious composites for possible applications as internal curing agents, and in the cementitious matrix hydration field (Schröfl et al, 2012)
It was necessary to identify the number of publications over time, the most relevant authors and journals, the countries with the highest number of citations and publications, the most frequently used keywords, the research line segments, and to perform bibliographic coupling and co-citation analyses based on the results, all to point out future trends within the current scientific state-of-the-arts
Based on the analysis carried out in the RstudioTM software program, information was obtained from both the Scopus and the Web of Science databases, and these data are presented throughout this chapter

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Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) have attracted worldwide attention, and have been widely explored in material technology studies based on cementitious composites for possible applications as internal curing agents, and in the cementitious matrix hydration field (Schröfl et al, 2012). This study sought to develop a theoretical basis for using Superabsorbent Polymers (SAPs) in cement-based compounds to facilitate finding relevant articles and new authors in this area of study. Superabsorbent polymers constitute a class of polymers that can absorb and retain large amounts of water. They were first developed in the early 1980s for the personal care industry, more precisely, for use in disposable diapers (Schröfl et al, 2012)

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