The Trend of Bacterial Nanocellulose Research Published in the Science Citation Index Expanded From 2005 to 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis

Yuh-Shan Ho; A F M Fahad Halim; Mohammad Tajul Islam

doi:10.3389/fbioe.2021.795341

The Trend of Bacterial Nanocellulose Research Published in the Science Citation Index Expanded From 2005 to 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2022 Jan 17:9:795341. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.795341. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Yuh-Shan Ho¹, A F M Fahad Halim², Mohammad Tajul Islam³

Affiliations

¹ Trend Research Centre, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Department of Textile Engineering, Primeasia University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³ Department of Textile Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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.

Keywords: CPPyear; Cyear; SCI-EXPANDED; TCyear; bacterial nanocellulose; front page; scientometrics.

Publication types

Review