Usage of Natural Fibre Composites for Sustainable Material Development: Global Research Productivity Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Scientometric Investigations
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Publishing and Citation Trends
3.2. Leading Countries
3.3. Most Productive Authors
3.4. Analysis of the Overall Growth Trend
3.5. Three-Factor Analysis (Countries, Sources and Keywords)
3.6. Word Dynamics
3.7. Thematic Mapping
- Motor themes are found in the upper-right quadrant (Q1). These are high-density and high-centrality themes, which means they are important and well developed. “Fiber reinforced plastics”, “polypropylenes”, “polymer matrix composites”, “sodium hydroxide”, “wood”, and “thermogravimetric analysis” are the main themes in this analysis. This quadrant’s themes are well evolved and extensively researched, making them ideal for comprehensive literature reviews and scientometric studies.
- Basic themes are in the lower-right quadrant (Q2). Due to its high centrality and low density, this quadrant contains important, but insufficiently developed, themes. “Natural fibres”, “reinforcement”, and “fibers” are the main themes in this quadrant, indicating lot of scope for further research in these areas.
- Emerging or disappearing themes are shown in the lower-left quadrant (Q3). Future research would be appropriate for these new and underdeveloped topics. Here, the terms “cellulose”, “textile fibers”, “cellulose fiber”, “cellulose fiber”, “yarn”, “weaving”, and “thermal conductivity” are obvious.
- Very specialised/niche themes are located in the upper-left quadrant (Q4). This area has a high density and low centrality. The themes, “sound insulating materials”, “acoustic wave absorption”, and “sound absorption”, represent the good development of research in the specified areas but remain isolated due to a low level of centrality.
4. Co-Occurrence of Keywords
5. Summary and Conclusions
Limitations and Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Publications | Mean Citations per Article | Mean Citations per Year | Citable Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 116 | 37.90 | 4.74 | 8 |
2016 | 141 | 35.91 | 5.13 | 7 |
2017 | 145 | 29.93 | 4.99 | 6 |
2018 | 179 | 25.31 | 5.06 | 5 |
2019 | 184 | 19.05 | 4.76 | 4 |
2020 | 223 | 14.72 | 4.91 | 3 |
2021 | 217 | 7.69 | 3.85 | 2 |
2022 | 446 | 2.47 | 2.47 | 1 |
Element | H Index | G Index | M Index | TC | NP | PSY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jawaid M | 16 | 21 | 1.778 | 792 | 21 | 2015 |
Monteiro SN | 15 | 21 | 2.143 | 596 | 21 | 2017 |
Sanjay MR | 15 | 18 | 2.5 | 735 | 18 | 2018 |
Sapualn SM | 14 | 24 | 1.556 | 872 | 24 | 2015 |
Espinach FX | 13 | 22 | 1.444 | 512 | 27 | 2015 |
Siengchin S | 13 | 21 | 3.25 | 475 | 21 | 2020 |
Mutje P | 11 | 20 | 1.222 | 430 | 22 | 2015 |
Tarres Q | 11 | 19 | 1.375 | 379 | 23 | 2016 |
Delgado-Aguilar M | 10 | 17 | 1.25 | 310 | 19 | 2016 |
JR | 9 | 11 | 1.286 | 224 | 11 | 2017 |
Al-Oqla FM | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 299 | 9 | 2015 |
Rodrigue D | 8 | 11 | 0.889 | 322 | 11 | 2015 |
Ishak MR | 7 | 8 | 0.778 | 496 | 8 | 2015 |
Le Duigou A | 7 | 12 | 0.778 | 560 | 12 | 2015 |
Element | h_index | g_index | m_index | TC | NP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Composites Part B: Engineering | 30 | 57 | 3.333 | 3274 | 57 |
Construction and Building Materials | 29 | 44 | 3.222 | 2161 | 68 |
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing | 22 | 38 | 2.444 | 1548 | 48 |
Journal of Natural Fibers | 21 | 31 | 2.333 | 1406 | 167 |
Materials | 20 | 29 | 2.222 | 967 | 59 |
Polymers | 19 | 28 | 2.375 | 1173 | 107 |
Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites | 17 | 30 | 1.889 | 952 | 34 |
Cellulose | 16 | 25 | 1.778 | 714 | 47 |
Journal of Polymers and The Environment | 16 | 23 | 1.778 | 554 | 29 |
Polymer Composites | 15 | 23 | 1.667 | 686 | 58 |
TC—Total Citations, NP—Number of Papers; all indexes are calculated based on the citations for these keywords |
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Ravindran, G.; Mahesh, V.; Bheel, N.; Chittimalla, S.; Srihitha, K.; Sushmasree, A. Usage of Natural Fibre Composites for Sustainable Material Development: Global Research Productivity Analysis. Buildings 2023, 13, 1260. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051260
Ravindran G, Mahesh V, Bheel N, Chittimalla S, Srihitha K, Sushmasree A. Usage of Natural Fibre Composites for Sustainable Material Development: Global Research Productivity Analysis. Buildings. 2023; 13(5):1260. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051260
Chicago/Turabian StyleRavindran, Gobinath, Vutukuru Mahesh, Naraindas Bheel, Sampada Chittimalla, Katakam Srihitha, and Alamadri Sushmasree. 2023. "Usage of Natural Fibre Composites for Sustainable Material Development: Global Research Productivity Analysis" Buildings 13, no. 5: 1260. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051260