A bibliometrics visualization analysis of active packaging system for food packaging

Andi Dirpan; Andi Fadiah Ainani; Muspirah Djalal

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18457

A bibliometrics visualization analysis of active packaging system for food packaging

Heliyon. 2023 Jul 20;9(8):e18457. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18457. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Andi Dirpan^{1

2}, Andi Fadiah Ainani³, Muspirah Djalal¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agricultural Technology, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia.
² Center of Excellence in Science and Technology on Food Product Diversification, Makassar, Indonesia.
³ Research Group for Post-Harvest Technology and Biotechnology, Makassar 90245, Indonesia.

Abstract

This bibliometric study includes publications on the use of active packaging in food packaging from 2000 to 2021. The number of research related to this study tends to increase annually with an annual growth rate of 23.76%, totaling 857 articles. In this study it was found that the most influential countries in the field of Active Packaging are Spain, China, and Brazil. Moreover, the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules and Nerín are the most prolific journal and author in scientific publications, respectively. Active packaging, food packaging, and antimicrobial are often used based on the total link strength out of the 1,775 keywords. The keyword analysis based on time found new terms that are being studied by many researchers, namely, bioplastics as environmentally friendly packaging, based on polysaccharides and nanoparticles, which have the potential to be developed or collaborated for breakthroughs. Therefore, the use of active packaging shows a promising trend for the packaging industry in the future.

Keywords: Active packaging; Antimicrobial; Bioplastic; Food packaging; Shelf life.

Publication types

Review