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  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,548 Views
14 Pages

17 December 2022

Network data maps constitute a practical visual data-classification tool in structuring complex research literature endowed with multiple economic, social, and psychological relationships, as happens with the evolution of digital entrepreneurship as...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Entrepreneurship Management and Digitalization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
353 Citations
35,928 Views
14 Pages

This paper explores ways in which open access bibliometric software can be used to undertake exploratory research and to generate new avenues of inquiry. It takes as its focus VOSviewer, a freely available software package used to construct and displ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Looking Forwards and Backwards: 10 Years of Publications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,676 Views
44 Pages

10 March 2023

Lubrication and cooling (LC) are critical for mechanical devices’ effective and dependable functioning, because they decrease friction and wear of moving components, ensuring superior efficiency. However, the cutting fluids in machining operati...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,405 Views
18 Pages

Waste from Electric Vehicle: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1995 to 2023

  • Arief Nurdini,
  • Rahmat Nurcahyo and
  • Anton Satria Prabuwono

The introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) represents a promising solution for addressing urban air pollution, particularly CO2 emissions in the transportation sector. Numerous countries are actively promoting EV adoption and the electrification of...

(This article belongs to the Topic Zero Carbon Vehicles and Power Generation)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,054 Views
24 Pages

Insight from Review Articles of Life Cycle Assessment for Buildings

  • Yang Zhang,
  • Yuehong Lu,
  • Zhijia Huang,
  • Demin Chen and ,
  • Bo Cheng,
  • Dong Wang and
  • Chengyu Lu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

10 July 2025

The building sector holds a significant position in the global energy consumption share, and its environmental impact continues to intensify, making the construction industry a key player in sustainable development. The application of life cycle asse...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges for Sustainable Building: Innovation, Development and Characterisation of New Material Products and Systems, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,361 Views
31 Pages

Unraveling the Scientific Landscape of Osteoarthritis: Dynamics of Publications over Five Decades

  • Roxana Maria Sanziana Pavel,
  • Andrei-Flavius Radu,
  • Ada Radu,
  • Bogdan Uivaraseanu and ,
  • Gabriela Bungau,
  • Delia Mirela Tit,
  • Delia Carmen Nistor Cseppento and
  • Paul Andrei Negru
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Osteoarthritis is a disabling condition with highly complex overall management and persistent shortcomings, contributing significantly to the global disease burden. Although research in the field has grown considerably in recent years alongside techn...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Bone Regeneration with Multipotential Stromal Cells and Bioactive Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,848 Views
17 Pages

Research Trends and Development Patterns in Microgreens Publications: A Bibliometric Study from 2004 to 2023

  • Luis Puente,
  • Cielo Char,
  • Devansh Patel,
  • Malinda S. Thilakarathna and
  • M. S. Roopesh

3 August 2024

This article presents a general overview of scientific publications in the field of microgreens using bibliometric tools. Data were collected from the Web of Science database (from Clarivate Analytics) in the period from 2004 to 2023, covering 20 yea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,466 Views
15 Pages

Quantum Computing in Data Science and STEM Education: Mapping Academic Trends and Analyzing Practical Tools

  • Eloy López-Meneses,
  • Jesús Cáceres-Tello,
  • José Javier Galán-Hernández and
  • Luis López-Catalán

Quantum computing is emerging as a key enabler of digital transformation in data science and STEM education. This study investigates how quantum computing can be meaningfully integrated into higher education by combining a dual approach: a structured...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Data Mining: Methods, Trends, and Emerging Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,608 Views
30 Pages

A Literature Review of Sustainable Building Research: Bibliometric Analysis from 2015–2025

  • Yuehong Lu,
  • Yang Zhang,
  • Zhijia Huang,
  • Bo Cheng and ,
  • Changlong Wang,
  • Yanhong Sun,
  • Hongguang Zhang and
  • Jiao Li
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

8 October 2025

This study presents a novel integrative review of 329 review articles on sustainable buildings from 2015 to 2025, combining quantitative bibliometrics with qualitative insights to map the field’s evolution and pinpoint critical future pathways....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Green Building and Environmental Comfort)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,231 Views
15 Pages

26 April 2023

As an emerging technology, augmented reality has been increasingly entering the educational field. Previous studies of AR are strongly associated with scientific education but lack the mention of language learning. This study aimed to analyze the use...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Use of Digital Technology for Sustainable Teaching and Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,976 Views
28 Pages

28 February 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally transforming the management of supply chain activities, offering companies the opportunity to configure resilient, transparent, and sustainable supply chains. Given its importance, this paper presents asp...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
146 Citations
13,248 Views
21 Pages

16 February 2023

Purpose: To systematically present the publication trends related to sustainable energy, which is an interdisciplinary concept. Design/methodology/approach: This study performed bibliometric analysis to investigate sustainable energy research between...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,964 Views
23 Pages

Mapping the AI Surge in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Study Spanning a Decade (2015–2025)

  • Mousin Omarsaib,
  • Sara Bibi Mitha,
  • Anisa Vahed and
  • Ghulam Masudh Mohamed

There has recently been a pronounced global escalation in scholarly output concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the context of higher education (HE). However, the precise locus of this growth remains ambiguous, thereby hindering the systema...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
12,079 Views
16 Pages

A Bibliometric Review of Type-3 Fuzzy Logic Applications

  • Fevrier Valdez,
  • Oscar Castillo and
  • Patricia Melin

24 January 2025

In this paper, we provide an overview of type-3 fuzzy logic systems (T3FLSs) and their applications in a general way. The contribution of this paper is to analyze and review, in the best way possible, applications in several fields utilizing type-3 f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Methods in Fuzzy Control and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
135 Citations
16,015 Views
37 Pages

13 August 2022

At present, the smart city offers the most desired state of urban development, encompassing, as it does, the concept of sustainable development. The creation of a smart city is closely associated with upgrading the construction industry to encompass...

  • Review
  • Open Access
57 Citations
8,732 Views
32 Pages

17 March 2021

This study investigates the “Internet of things” (IoT) and “Circular Economy” (CE) relationship in the current scientific literature focused on case studies or use cases on manufacturing context. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Development of Manufacturing Based on Sustainability Goals and Circular Economy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,756 Views
19 Pages

16 March 2023

This paper is a retrospective over a 20-year period that aims to show the research techniques on pro-environmental behavior and the incidence of Sustainable Development (SD) in Environmental Education (EE). Network bibliometrics was conducted, integr...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,011 Views
28 Pages

1 February 2025

This study explores the dynamic relationship between rural tourism and traditional architecture, emphasizing their joint role in cultural heritage preservation and sustainable development. Utilizing CiteSpace (6.3.R1) and VOSviewer (1.6.19) tools, th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
538 Views
24 Pages

1 October 2026

This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of research on generative-AI/LLM-enabled e-assessment in higher education, drawing on 243 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2023 and 2026 and indexed in the Scopus database. Emp...

(This article belongs to the Topic AI Trends in Teacher and Student Training)
  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
9,092 Views
32 Pages

Prosumer Flexibility: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review and Scientometric Analysis

  • Matthew Gough,
  • Sérgio F. Santos,
  • Mohammed Javadi,
  • Rui Castro and
  • João P. S. Catalão

28 May 2020

There is a growing need for increased flexibility in modern power systems. Traditionally, this flexibility has been provided by supply-side technologies. There has been an increase in the research surrounding flexibility services provided by demand-s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Demand Response Optimization for Smart Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,930 Views
20 Pages

Perspectives on Migration and Financial Markets Research

  • Juan David González-Ruiz,
  • Camila Múnera-Sierra and
  • Nini Johana Marín-Rodríguez

This study comprehensively analyzes the relationship between migration and financial markets. We examine existing research on this subject using a scientometric and bibliometric approach. By employing VOSviewer and Bibliometrix tools, we introduce a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Globalization and Economic Integration)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
7,049 Views
35 Pages

30 December 2024

In this paper, a bibliometric review is conducted on brain–computer interfaces (BCI) in non-invasive paradigms like motor imagery (MI) and steady-state visually evoked potentials (SSVEP) for applications in rehabilitation and robotics. An explo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Sensors for Neurorehabilitation: Empowering Precision and Personalized Therapy)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,803 Views
24 Pages

11 January 2024

This study aims to investigate researchers’ interest in the topic of integrated life cycle design in the context of geotechnical works (ground improvement and piling solutions). In the first part, the authors conducted a literature review to as...

(This article belongs to the Section Green Building)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,775 Views
16 Pages

Nanoplastics, due to their small size and high surface reactivity, have emerged as critical pollutants with potential impacts on both environmental and biological systems. Their capacity for cellular internalization, bioaccumulation, and trophic tran...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Risk Assessment of Aquatic Environments)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
221 Citations
18,419 Views
16 Pages

Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts in Decentralized Governance Systems

  • Adam P. Balcerzak,
  • Elvira Nica,
  • Elżbieta Rogalska,
  • Miloš Poliak and ,
  • Tomáš Klieštik and
  • Oana-Matilda Sabie
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

4 August 2022

The aim of our systematic review was to inspect the recently published literature on decentralized governance systems and integrate the insights it articulates on blockchain technology and smart contracts by employing Preferred Reporting Items for Sy...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
10,282 Views
19 Pages

Tourism Environmental Carrying Capacity Review, Hotspot, Issue, and Prospect

  • Cheng Long,
  • Song Lu,
  • Jie Chang,
  • Jiaheng Zhu and
  • Luqiao Chen

With the ongoing expansion of tourism, a conflict has arisen between economic growth in the tourism industry and environmental preservation, which has attracted the interest of government and academic groups. Because it enables the adaption of touris...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,229 Views
30 Pages

A Decade for the Mathematics: Bibliometric Analysis of Mathematical Modeling in Economics, Ecology, and Environment

  • Monica Aureliana Petcu,
  • Liliana Ionescu-Feleaga,
  • Bogdan-Ștefan Ionescu and
  • Dumitru-Florin Moise

10 January 2023

Our study commemorates this event by presenting a retrospective of the publications related to the use of mathematical tools for the analysis of economic, ecological, and environmental phenomena. We analyzed 1257 scientific publications using bibliom...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Modeling in Economics, Ecology, and the Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
13,787 Views
25 Pages

31 July 2025

The rapid emergence of generative AI technologies has sparked significant transformation across educational landscapes worldwide. This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of GAI in education, mapping scholarly trends from 2022 to 202...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Generative AI Technologies: Shaping the Future of Higher Education)
  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,281 Views
31 Pages

Mapping the Structure of Food Waste Management Research: A Co-Keyword Analysis

  • Iwona Gorzeń-Mitka,
  • Beata Bilska,
  • Marzena Tomaszewska and
  • Danuta Kołożyn-Krajewska

Food loss and waste represent a global problem in the ethical, social, environmental, and economic contexts. The aim of this article is to identify leading concepts in studies on food loss and waste in management research by network analysis of the c...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,686 Views
24 Pages

Machine Learning Algorithms Application in COVID-19 Disease: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Directions

  • Dixon Salcedo,
  • Cesar Guerrero,
  • Khalid Saeed,
  • Johan Mardini and ,
  • Liliana Calderon-Benavides,
  • Carlos Henriquez and
  • Andres Mendoza
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

3 December 2022

Since November 2019, the COVID-19 Pandemic produced by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Severe Coronavirus 2 (hereafter COVID-19) has caused approximately seven million deaths globally. Several studies have been conducted using technological tools t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI and Smart City Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,636 Views
27 Pages

20 February 2025

In recent years, safety concerns in aquaculture have become increasingly prominent due to various factors. Concurrently, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has offered novel approaches to addressing these challenges. This paper provides a...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Aquaculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,890 Views
18 Pages

6 December 2024

The science of gastronomy is a context-sensitive and qualitative application of human knowledge. While qualitative content analysis is a widely recognized research method, it is time-consuming, and its results heavily depend on the analyst’s ex...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Gastronomic Sciences and Studies)
  • Review
  • Open Access
122 Citations
11,732 Views
17 Pages

19 March 2021

In the Industry 4.0 era, digital tools applied to production and manufacturing activities represent a challenge for companies. Digital Twin (DT) technology is based on the integration of different “traditional” tools, such as simulation modeling and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Twins in Industry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
9,959 Views
25 Pages

9 August 2022

Project-based organizations (PBOs) derive income from conducting projects for their clients. Maintaining the most effective and efficient project governance style is an ongoing process for these organizations as the context continuously changes. Ente...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of System Engineering Approaches in Complex Project Management)
  • Review
  • Open Access
68 Citations
13,845 Views
20 Pages

Biomass Potential and Utilization in Worldwide Research Trends—A Bibliometric Analysis

  • Ardit Sertolli,
  • Zoltán Gabnai,
  • Péter Lengyel and
  • Attila Bai

Biomass, as a part of renewables, is a resource found in large quantities and is a basis for many different industries. This paper presents the most important trends and characteristics of research in biomass potential and biomass utilization on a wo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomass for Energy: Challenges, Opportunities and Potential Solutions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,981 Views
13 Pages

Current Status and Trends in Research on Caries Diagnosis: A Bibliometric Analysis

  • María Melo,
  • José Luis Sanz,
  • Leopoldo Forner,
  • Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Lozano and
  • Julia Guerrero-Gironés

There are a wide variety of devices for the detection and diagnosis of caries from the initial stages. The purpose of this study was to perform a bibliometric study on research regarding caries diagnosis by identifying the contributing researchers, o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oral Health and Dental Caries)
  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
7,237 Views
23 Pages

19 April 2022

The world has a long record of shoreline and related erosion problems due to the impacts of climate change/variability in sea level rise. This has made coastal systems and large inland water environments vulnerable, thereby activating research concer...

(This article belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2,343 Views
20 Pages

Statistical Tools Application for Literature Review: A Case on Maintenance Management Decision-Making in the Steel Industry

  • Nuno Miguel de Matos Torre,
  • Valerio Antonio Pamplona Salomon and
  • Luis Ernesto Quezada

12 September 2025

Literature review plays a crucial role in research. This paper explores bibliometrics, which utilize statistical tools to evaluate the researcher’s scientific contributions. Its intent is to map frequently cited articles and authors, identify t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,405 Views
19 Pages

1 December 2022

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) with high density and safe reliability has been extensively studied in the world. With the circumstance of extensive PEMFC research, in this study we carried out a bibliometric analysis to understand the tec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Membranes in Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
18,007 Views
16 Pages

20 March 2023

Marketing has changed fundamentally in the new millennium. At the same time, sustainable marketing strategies have evolved to meet the challenges of environmental issues. In this study, we examined the trends in sustainable marketing strategies and t...

(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
86 Citations
22,285 Views
18 Pages

28 July 2024

This article aims to assist readers in understanding the current status of studies on the subject by providing a descriptive bibliometric analysis of publications on virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,593 Views
20 Pages

Research on Wildfires, Soil Erosion and Land Degradation in the XXI Century

  • António Bento-Gonçalves,
  • António Vieira and
  • Sarah Moura dos Santos

20 September 2024

This study carries out a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of scientific production on wildfires, soil erosion and land degradation, with the aim of understanding trends, critical gaps in scientific knowledge and research patterns. A total of 1400...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Post-fire Effects on Environment)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,841 Views
23 Pages

Chelidonium majus L.: A Current Perspective on Isoquinoline Alkaloids, Emerging Phytochemicals, Alkaloid Biosynthesis, and Biological Activities

  • Ramona Romanu,
  • Sergio Liga,
  • Maria Roberta Tripon,
  • Florin Huiban and ,
  • Dan Iliescu,
  • Cristina Adriana Dehelean and
  • Tulcan Camelia
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 August 2025

Phytochemistry serves as a vital bridge between traditional medicinal knowledge and modern scientific research, with important implications for pharmaceutical and industrial applications. This review offers an updated and integrated perspective on Ch...

(This article belongs to the Collection Bioactive Compounds in Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,705 Views
28 Pages

The Development of an Excellence Model Integrating the Shingo Model and Sustainability

  • José Carlos Sá,
  • Manuel Reis,
  • José Dinis-Carvalho,
  • Francisco J. G. Silva and ,
  • Gilberto Santos,
  • Luis P. Ferreira and
  • Vanda Lima
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

2 August 2022

Companies are continuously looking to improve their production systems using excellence models, with lean thinking, the Shingo model, six sigma and lean six sigma being the most comprehensive and applied. It is expected that the initial focus for the...

(This article belongs to the Collection New Frontiers in Production Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
9,471 Views
21 Pages

Realising the Potential of Renewable Energy as a Tool for Energy Security in Small Island Developing States

  • Walter Leal Filho,
  • Abdul-Lateef Balogun,
  • Dinesh Surroop,
  • Amanda Lange Salvia and ,
  • Kapil Narula,
  • Chunlan Li,
  • Julian David Hunt,
  • Andrea Gatto,
  • Ayyoob Sharifi and
  • Hossein Azadi
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

20 April 2022

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are heavily dependent on the use of imported fossil fuels to address their energy needs. This has a negative impact on the environment, SIDS budgets, and energy security. Therefore, this study aimed to investigat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Frontiers and Best Practices in Bio, Circular, and Green Growth and Eco-Innovation)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,839 Views
28 Pages

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Heart Diseases: A Systematic Review

  • Enoc Tapia-Mendez,
  • Irving A. Cruz-Albarran,
  • Saul Tovar-Arriaga,
  • Dulce Gonzalez-Islas and ,
  • Arturo Orea-Tejeda and
  • Luis A. Morales-Hernandez
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

29 April 2026

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the diagnosis and prognosis of heart diseases is transforming cardiovascular and cardiac healthcare, improving predictive accuracy, and personalizing treatment plans. This review presents a novel c...

(This article belongs to the Section Medical & Healthcare AI)
  • Article
  • Open Access
676 Views
26 Pages

Global Research Trends on Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Producing Microorganisms: A Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis of Sustainable Bioplastic Biotechnology

  • Magaly De La Cruz-Noriega,
  • Ana María Sabogal Vargas,
  • Walter Rojas Villacorta,
  • Waldo Salvatierra Espinola and
  • Claudio Quiñones-Cerna

This scientometric and bibliometric study analyzes global research trends on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing microorganisms and their applications in bio-based packaging between 2014 and 2025. Using the Scopus database and advanced tools such as...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microorganisms in Plastics and Bioplastics: Biodegradation, Biosynthesis, and Environmental Impacts)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,327 Views
25 Pages

14 February 2025

This study analyzes, quantifies, and maps, from a bibliometric perspective, scientific production, bioeconomy and computational simulations regarding avocado use in the timeframe of 2004–2023 in Scopus. To categorize and evaluate the contributi...

(This article belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,357 Views
32 Pages

25 December 2024

This study utilized mixed (qualitative and quantitative) methods to discover the current research trends for AI in sustainable Fintech and to validate a research model through empirical analysis. The primary purpose of this research is to explore the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI-Powered Virtual Assistants in Sustainable Marketing: Enhancing Customer Experience Through Innovation Technologies)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,524 Views
5 Pages

24 November 2020

Background: The associations between inflammatory markers and many diseases have been the subject of many articles and reviews. This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric, review and visualization analysis of inflammatory biomarkers (IB) in the...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of 1st International Electronic Conference on Brain Sciences)

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