Author Collaboration Networks Research Articles

Ayurveda research: Emerging trends and mapping to sustainable development goals

Ayurveda is India's prominent traditional medical system. The World Health Organization has stated the need for more evidence and data from conventional medicine methods to inform policymakers, regulatory bodies, healthcare stakeholders, and the public about its safe, effective, and equitable use. This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the emerging trends in Ayurveda research, mapping research to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and examining the impact of COVID-19. Using bibliometric methods, the researchers analyzed a total of 11,773 publications between 1993 and 2022 to understand the temporal evolution of publications, open-access publications, patterns of author collaboration, top-performing countries, and co-citation networks. The keyword co-occurrence analysis identifies networks of concentrated studies on Ayurveda research themes relating to the four clusters, Alternative and Traditional Medicine, Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities, Analytical Techniques and Herbal Standardization, and Herbal Medicines and Immunomodulation, reflecting the diverse research areas within Ayurveda. The last cluster included research related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, suggesting research on herbal approaches to immune modulation in the context of COVID-19. The most prominent SDG among these research themes was Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3), emphasizing the potential of natural products and traditional medicine in promoting holistic health and combating antibiotic resistance.

Advancements in Rumor Detection Research Based on Bibliometrics and S-curve Technology Evolution Theory

With the rapid development of social media, new opportunities have been provided for the generation and dissemination of online rumors, making systematic study of rumor detection of great significance for the control and governance of internet rumors. Addressing the limitations of past review studies on rumor detection which were characterized by a single perspective, reliance on subjective judgment, and lack of technological evolution theory, this paper reviews 983 rumor detection articles in the SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, CPCI-S, CPCI-SSH, CCR-EXPANDED, and IC databases of the Web of Science. Utilizing Citespace and VOSviewer for visual analysis of the articles, and adopting bibliometric theories like network analysis and topic evolution analysis, this study identifies core research groups in the field of rumor detection based on author collaboration network and institution collaboration network. Through high-frequency keyword clustering graph and keyword co-occurrence graph, the study unveils topic associations and cluster structures among keywords, explicates research hotspots in the field of rumor detection, and conducts a fine-grained critical comparative analysis. According to keyword time graph, keyword bursts table, and trends in the number of publications in hot technology fields, combined with the S-curve technology evolution theory, the study discerns the life cycle and research trends of technologies in the rumor detection field. Compared to existing literature reviews, this paper is the first to propose integrating bibliometrics and S-curve technology evolution theory to reveal the state of relevant technologies and research frontiers.

Publishing Trends in Political Science: How Publishing Houses, Geographical Positions, and International Collaboration Shapes Academic Knowledge Production

Even though political science is one of the most extensive research fields within the social sciences, there is little scholarly knowledge about its publishing trends and the internationalization of the discipline. This paper analyzes international publishing by taking a close look at publishers, Scopus-indexed journals, articles, and author collaboration networks. The results show that the number of political science journals almost tripled between 2000 and 2022. Our descriptive analysis also reveals that only a few Western commercial international publishers, and Taylor & Francis in particular, dominate the publication of political science journals, and Western authors account for the majority of both academic papers and citations. Additionally, our research explores that the most prolific country in terms of publication within political science is still the United States, but the BRICS countries, especially India, Russia, and China, have achieved remarkable growth in their publication outputs. Finally, our network analysis suggests that the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia occupy central positions in international collaborations among political scientists, but Asian, Eastern European and Latin-American regional networks have been developing in the last decade.

The Application of Blockchain in Supply Chain Management： Knowledge Mapping Analysis Based on Citespace

This study examines the present scholarly research on blockchain technology in supply chain management. The primary purpose of this working paper is to visualize and perform a scientometric review of 468 publications and research published between 2007 and 2021 from the Web of Science database. Co-author analysis, co-word analysis, and co-citation analysis highlight main concepts and research hotspots and provide light on important specializations and developing trends. This study primarily uses Citespace5.8. R1 to conduct a systematic analysis of author collaboration networks, keyword co-occurrence networks, keyword clustering, keyword burstiness, and literature co-citation graph spectrum networks in the domain of blockchain in supply chain management to identify the research state, development trend, hotspots, and frontiers. Research shows that :(1) since 2017, the literature on the application of blockchain in supply chain management has expanded rapidly. China and the United States are particularly advanced in this area compared to other nations. (2) The "blockchain in supply chain management" research mainly focuses on technical framework theory, which uses distributed ledger technology and smart contracts to control supply chain operations. Simultaneously, technical innovation should be combined with artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and other technologies to enhance the trust, transparency, traceability, performance index, and security of the supply chain. (3) The horizon of study in this area is the integration of RFID and blockchain technology for technical innovation in Industry 4.0, intending to improve and optimize each supply chain node.

EXPLORING SENTIMENT ANALYSIS RESEARCH: A SOCIAL MEDIA DATA PERSPECTIVE

Sentiment analysis has been rapidly employed for business decision support. New data mining researchers are yet to have an adequate understanding of the various applications of sentiment analysis while utilising social media data. As a result, it is critical to define the data mining and text analytics research trend holistically using existing literature. The study explores sentiment analysis research for its application in transforming social media data and identifies relevant research aspects through a comprehensive bibliometric review of 523 research articles published in the Scopus database (between 2018 and 2022) to discern the content and thematic analysis. Findings suggested that key purposes of the sentiment analysis are mainly related to innovation, transparency, and efficiency. Our review also highlights the distinctiveness of sentiment analysis for synthesising social media information to investigate various features, including the knowledge-domain map that detects author collaboration networks in the past.

Aflatoxin in rice: a publication review

Contamination of food products by various types of fungi can pose a severe health threat to humans and livestock. Aflatoxin (AFS) is a toxic and carcinogenic metabolite of the Aspergillus fungus that can occur in rice. Many studies have been conducted on the content of aflatoxins in staple foods, including rice. A literature analysis was performed to get an overview of the development of aflatoxin publication in rice using the Scopus database (Elsevier) between 2010 - 2021. In this article, we describe the focus of trends and characteristics of publications and visualize the growing network. The analysis includes descriptive analysis, keyword network, author collaboration network, and country/regional cooperation analysis. Research on the content of aflatoxins in rice has increased sharply in the last 20 years. The cause of aflatoxins is that fungi can potentially infect food crops, posing a significant health risk to humans and livestock. Aflatoxins are also thought to inhibit growth (growth retardation), resulting in stunting or failure to thrive. The main areas of study for aflatoxins can be separated into four categories: (a) types of aflatoxins; (b) origin and development process of aflatoxins; (c) test methods; and (d) type of product.

Dispersion and Disparity: Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis of Research on Climate Change Science Communication

Research on climate change science communication began in the 1980s and is showing continued vitality and a wider interest at present. In order to track the development of global research on the communication of climate change hot topics and frontier progress since the 21st century, methods such as bibliometrics and co-word network analysis were used to analyze the publication of research papers in this field, and a total of 1175 valid papers published in 2000-2021 in the WOS core database were counted. Different dimensions such as temporal trend, spatial distribution, and author collaboration network were analyzed. The results show that, (1) climate change communication research has become a relatively independent research field and has entered a rapid development stage, and this field still has a broad research prospect in the new understanding of climate change and new international context. (2) At present, research in this field is still dominated by developed countries, but developing countries are actively building their unique climate communication discourse. (3) Public understanding and media information presentation have been hot topics in climate communication research in recent years. In the context of changing international situations and the development of global epidemics and new climate policies, changes in national actions will likely lead to new research topics and dialogues. Research shows that climate change science communication research is increasingly showing a trend of decentralization and differentiation.

Application of Blockchain Technology in Environmental Health: Literature Review and Prospect of Visualization Based on CiteSpace

Blockchain technology and its applications have recently become a research hotspot. Its three core technologies, distributed ledger, smart contract, and consensus mechanism, provide trust-enhancing features such as tamper-proof records, full traceability, and data decentralization for a wide range of applications. This paper investigates the use of blockchain technology in environmental health. It investigates indicators such as the number of articles published, author collaboration network, research institution network, and keyword co-occurrence in this field between 2014 and 2021. It describes and analyzes the development and connotations of these indicators. Many scholars have conducted in-depth studies on blockchain in various areas. Still, there are few cross-over studies on environmental health and a lack of cross-over studies on technology application in multiple fields. The current study investigates the evolution of research on the application of blockchain technology in environmental health, as well as potential development patterns and research trends, to provide a theoretical foundation for the application and sustainability of blockchain technology in this field.

Research on the Visualization Maps of Diachronic Analysis of Chinese Four-Character Idioms from the Perspective of CiteSpace : The Case Study from 1979 to 2021

The idiom, which is short but powerful, is a set phrase accepted through common practices for a long period of time. The idiom has various forms, and are mainly of four-character structure. Aiming at important issues about the diachronic situation, current hot spots and future trend of four-character idiom research, etc., this paper sorts out the relevant literature published in CNKI from 1979 to 2021, and utilizes CiteSpace to develop the author collaboration network, research institution cooperation network, keyword co-appearance network, clustering map and other visualized knowledge maps in respect to diachronic research situation of four-character idioms. Then, those visualized knowledge maps are quantitatively analyzed to obtain their development trend that rises steadily as a whole. After analysis of current research hot spots, it’s found that the academic circles are currently focusing on researches about ontology and translation of the Chinese. Based on the analysis results, this paper makes a scientific prediction for future idiom development, and deduces that the idioms will evolve towards the direction of construction grammar, cognitive science, etc., in the future.

Four decades of hijab research: knowledge structure, thematic evolution and collaborative networks

PurposeThis study aims to explore the hijab research impactful authors, influential journals, collaboration networks and emerging trends. In addition, keyword co-occurrence techniques are used to scrutinize the field’s major schools of thought.Design/methodology/approachHijab research has witnessed a distinct proliferation during the past decade. In this article, the authors apply bibliometric network techniques to examine the conceptual/intellectual structure of this domain based on 485 Web of Science documents written by 848 authors representing 66 nations and spanning almost 40 years (1984–2021).FindingsResults show that the most impactful journals publishing hijab research are Women’s Studies International Forum, Gender, Place and Culture, Ethnic and Racial Studies and the Journal of Islamic Marketing. Results also show that the author collaboration network in hijab research is sparse. Furthermore, results related to collaborative networks between institutions and countries reveal a global “North–South” schism between developed and developing nations. Finally, the multiple correspondence analysis applied to obtain the hijab research conceptual map reflects the depth and breadth of the field’s foci.Originality/valueThe present analysis has far-reaching implications for aspiring researchers interested in hijab research as the authors retrospectively trace the evolution in research output over the past four decades, establish linkages between the authors and articles and reveal trending topics/hotspots within the broad theme of hijab research.

A Bibliographic Perspective of Flipped Classroom Studies in Science Education

The aim of study is to specify bibliographically analyses 72 articles published between 2010 and 2020 in the field of science regarding the flipped classroom model. In the study, bibliographic analysis variables such as the year of the studies, research areas, keywords, the most publishing journals, organizations, countries, cited studies, the cooperation network of the authors and the indexes scanned were determined and analyzed descriptively. According to the results of the study, the most publications regarding the flipped classroom model in science education were in the field of chemistry education between 2018 and 2020, and flipped classroom, chemistry, science education and STEM were used as keywords. In addition, it has been determined that the countries with the highest number of publications in this field are USA and Turkey, the most publishing organizations are Near East University and the most published journal is Journal of Chemical Education. Furthermore, it is seen that the most cited work in the reviewed studies was written by Jamie L. Jensen, the authors with the most author collaboration network were Marie Barnard and the indexes including the most publications were Scopus and Web of Science.

Five decades of catastrophe theory research: Geographical atlas, knowledge structure and historical roots

Catastrophe theory research has recently witnessed a distinct proliferation. In this article we apply bibliometric network techniques to examine the conceptual/intellectual structure of this domain based on 1498 Scopus documents written by 2745 authors representing 69 nations and spanning almost five decades (1975–2020). The study aims to explore the catastrophe theory research impactful authors, influential journals, collaboration networks and emerging trends. Additionally, keyword co-occurrence techniques are employed to scrutinize major schools of thought. Results show that the most impactful journals publishing catastrophe theory research are Behavioral Science, Physical Review D, Ecological Modeling, Journal of Physical Chemistry A and the Journal of Theoretical Biology. Results also show that the author collaboration network in catastrophe theory research is sparse. Furthermore, results related to collaborative networks among institutions and countries reveal a global “North-South” schism between developed and developing nations. The multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) applied to obtain the catastrophe theory research conceptual map reflects the depth and breadth of the research's foci. Finally, the reference publication year spectroscopy (RPYS) was used to detect the “citation classics” forming the historical roots of catastrophe theory research. Our analysis has far-reaching implications for aspiring researchers interested in catastrophe theory research as we retrospectively trace the evolution in research output over the last five decades, establish linkages between the authors and articles, and reveal trending topics/hotspots within the broad theme of catastrophe theory research.

Three decades of interactive learning environments: a retrospective bibliometric network analysis

ABSTRACT Interactive Learning Environments (ILE) is a leading international journal in the design and use of interactive learning environments. In this study we conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis spanning three decades to objectively examine the journal's impactful authors, citation patterns, collaboration networks and emerging trends. Additionally, keyword co-occurrence techniques are employed to scrutinize the journal's knowledge/intellectual structure. We use the Scopus database to analyze 995 articles published in the journal by 2298 authors representing 65 nations from 1990 to 2020. Results show that the most productive authors are Gwo Jen Hwang (57 articles), Timothy Teo (18 articles) and Yeuh Min Huang (11 articles). Results also show that the author collaboration network is sparse. Furthermore, results related to collaborative networks between institutions and countries reveal a global “North-South” schism between developed and developing nations. Finally, the multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) applied to obtain the ILE conceptual map reflects the depth and breadth of the journal's foci. Our analysis has far-reaching implications for aspiring researchers interested in the design and use of interactive learning environments research.

Using artificial intelligence to make sustainable development decisions considering VUCA: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis.

Sustainable development emergent subfields have been rapidly evolving, and their popularity increased in recent years. Sustainable development is a broad concept having numerous sub-concepts including, but not limited to, circular economy, sustainability, renewable energy, green supply chain, reverse logistics, and waste management. This polymorphism makes decision-making in this field to be an abstruse task. In this perplexing circumstance, the presence of VUCA conditions makes decision-making even more challenging. By taking advantage of artificial intelligence tools and approaches, this paper aims to study with a concentration on sustainable development-related decision-making under VUCA phenomena elements using bibliometric and network analyses which can propose numerous novel insights into the most recent research trends in this area by analyzing the most influential and cited research articles, keywords, author collaboration network, institutions, and countries that finally provides results not previously fully comprehended or assessed by other studies on this topic. In this study, an extensive systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis are conducted using 534 research articles out of more than 3600. From the content analysis part, four clusters have been found. The decision parameters, presumptions, and research goal(s) for each model are pointed out too. The findings contribute to both conceptual and practical managerial aspects and provide a powerful roadmap for future research directions in this field, such as how real-life multidimensionality can be considered in sustainable development-related decision-making, or what are the effects of the VUCA in sustainable development considering the circular economy and waste management intersection.

Bibliometric Overview of Organizational Legitimacy Research

In recent years, the evaluator’s perspective of legitimacy theory appears to be a hot topic. We provide an overview by conducting a bibliometric review in this field. Based on the data during 1995 to 2020 from the Web of Science Core Collection database, this study investigates the present status, the evolution of the evaluator’s perspective, thematic change, and intellectual turning points via HistCite, CiteSpace, etc. Results demonstrate that the evaluator’s perspective is experiencing exponential growth. Suchman MC is the most cited author; While Palazzo G is the most productive. Academy of Management Review ranks first in citation, and Journal of Business Ethics is the most productive. The University of Lausanne enjoys the highest citation, and Copenhagen Business School publishes the most articles. The USA ranks first in terms of citation and publication. Author collaboration network is not close, while institutional collaboration and national collaboration networks are relatively dense. Highly-cited articles show the evolution of the evaluator’s perspective, and five evolution paths are found. The main areas are concentrated on signaling theory, business ethics, CSR communication, reputation, environmental disclosure, etc; 14 references act as intellectual turning points. The findings provide a panorama for researchers interested in this topic and help to better understand future research direction.

Science Mapping the Academic Knowledge on Business Improvement Districts

Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are a contemporary urban revitalization policy that has been set in motion through international policymaking circuits. They have been presented as a panacea to the economic and social challenges facing many cities and traditional shopping districts. However, a comprehensive overview of the academic literature on this form of local governance remains to be conducted. Drawing on bibliometric methods and bibliometrix R-tool, this paper maps and examines the state-of-the-art of academic knowledge on BIDs published between 1979 and 2021. Findings suggest that (i) scientific production has increased since the early 2000s, has crossed US borders but remains highly Anglo-Saxon-centered; (ii) academic knowledge on BIDs is multidisciplinary and has been published in high-impact journals; (iii) influential documents on BIDs have centered on three issues: urban governance/politics, policy mobilities–mutation and impacts assessment and criticisms; (iv) while author collaboration networks exist, the interaction between them is limited; (v) the conceptualization of BIDs has changed over time, both in thematic and geographical focus. These results constitute the first science mapping on the academic literature on BIDs, and we argue they should inform future scientific debates about the studying of this form of local governance.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Fine Roots Research in Forest Ecosystems during 1992–2020

(1) Background: Fine roots (≤2 mm in diameter) play a critical role in forest ecosystem ecological processes and has been widely identified as a major research topic. This study aimed to synthesize the global literature based on the Web of Science Core Collection scientific database from 1992 to 2020 and summarize the research trends and prospects on research of fine roots in forest ecosystems. A quantitative bibliometric analysis was presented with information related to authors, countries, institutions, journals, top cited publications, research hotspots, trends, and prospects. (2) Results: The results showed that the amount of publications has increased exponentially. USA, China, and Germany were the most productive countries. Chinese Academy of Science was the most productive institution on fine roots research and also has a key position in both domestic and international cooperation networks. Leuschner C and Hertel D were the most productive authors. Six core journals were confirmed from 471 journals based on Bradford’s law. The distribution of the frequency of authors and the number of their publications were fitted with Lotka’s Law. Author collaboration network was mainly limited in the same countries/territories and institutions. Keywords analysis indicates that the hotspots are biomass, decomposition, and respiration of fine roots, especially under climate change. (3) Conclusion: Our results provide a better understanding of global characteristics and trends of fine roots that have emerged in this field, which could offer reference for future research.

The Weight of Surgical Knowledge: Navigating Information Overload.

The Weight of Surgical Knowledge: Navigating Information Overload.

Two decades of Wikipedia research: a PubMed bibliometric network analysis

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the structure and dynamics of scholarly publications dealing with Wikipedia. The research also aims to investigate how such research evolved since its launch in 2001.Design/methodology/approachWikipedia has grown to be the biggest online encyclopedia in terms of comprehensiveness, reach and coverage. Based on 1,040 PubMed Wikipedia documents written by 5,280 authors over two decades (2001–2021), this paper conducts a bibliometric review of the intellectual structure of scholarly publications dealing with Wikipedia.FindingsResults show that annual scholarly publications on Wikipedia growth rate is 13.26. Major outlets publishing Wikipedia’s research are PloS One, the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Nucleic Acids Research, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Bioinformatics and the International Journal of Medical Informatics. Results also show that the author collaboration network is very sparse, signifying rather negligible collaboration among the authors. Furthermore, results reveal that the Wikipedia research institutions’ collaboration network reflects what is sometimes termed Wikipedia’s “North-South divide,” indicating limited collaboration between rich and poor nations’ institutions. Finally, the multiple correspondence analysis applied to obtain the Wikipedia research conceptual map and its intellectual structure reveals the intellectual thrust and the diversity of the scholarly publications dealing with Wikipedia.Originality/valueTo the best of the author’s knowledge, this research represents the first application of bibliometric methods to investigate two decades of scholarly publications dealing with Wikipedia based on the PubMed database.

Resilient City: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization

Resilient city has attracted global attentions as a new concept for cities to deal with risks and challenges in recent years. Numerous researchers have successively conducted in-depth studies on the resilient city from different perspectives. To acquire an overview of resilient city and grasp the current research hotspots, a bibliometric analysis and visualization of the past decade of research on the resilient city was made. The data were collected from 1249 articles published in the Web of Science database from 2010 to 2019. As the widely used bibliometric analysis tools, CiteSpace and VOSviewer were adopted in this study. The temporal distribution of resilient city research, including annual publication outputs and high-cited papers, was symmetrically analyzed. Then, the spatial distribution of resilient city research, including countries, categories, institutions, co-citation journals, author collaboration network, and author co-citation network, was investigated. Hot topics and evolution trends of resilient city were revealed. The results show that the research of resilient city experienced three periods, namely, germination, rapid diffusion, and reflection and innovation periods. Current research focuses on four aspects, including psychological resilience at the microcommunity and group levels, assessment of urban disaster resilience, multiple theoretical frameworks of urban resilience, and urban resilience promotion strategy. Therefore, this study helps scholars and practitioners to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current research progress and evolution trends of the resilient city field.