A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON

BIBLIOMETRIC TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

Muskan Aggarwal Shikha Verma
Assistant Professor Associate Professor
Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt, 133001 MMICT&BM
Haryana, (India) Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to
(Accredited by NAAC with Grade ‘A++’) be University), Mullana - 133207
muskanaggarwal2201@gmail.com (Accredited by NAAC with Grade 'A++')
Ambala, Haryana (India)
sverma5585@gmail.com

Abstract— Bibliometric analysis has emerged as a crucial internal research structure, discipline characteristics, and
methodology in academic research, offering quantitative field development laws.
insights into the evolution and impact of scholarly Figure 1 illustrates the study's bibliometric analysis
publications. This paper reviews the latest bibliometric tools
process, which consists of four steps:
and techniques, highlighting their applications, strengths,
(1) Determine the search range and keywords; (2)
and limitations. Science mapping "seeks to reveal the
structure and dynamics of scientific research," but Determine the time span and file type; (3) Gather
performance analysis "seeks to evaluate the research and literature; (4) Import the data into visualization tools and
publication performance of individuals and institutions," draw conclusions. The third stage is to extract additional
fields. This development and structural information are statistical information from the obtained literature, such as
useful to a researcher looking to investigate a given field of the kind, country, institution, and author. Finally, we used
study. Citespace software to show the most significant
information. Bibliometric analysis can help forecast future
Keywords— Bibliometric analysis, Research in
bibliometrics, Research design using bibliometrics. discipline trends. It is commonly used to evaluate the
research state, frontier directions, and development trends
I. INTRODUCTION in various disciplines. Papers are a major manifestation of
Bibliometrics, the statistical analysis of written scientific and technological advancements.
publications, plays an essential role in evaluating research Bibliometrics is a quantitative analysis method that
output, understanding scientific trends, and shaping policy treats the exterior properties of scientific books as study
decisions. The proliferation of digital databases and objects. It is classified as literary statistical analysis,
advanced analytical tools has significantly enhanced the mathematical model analysis, system analysis, matrix
scope and accuracy of bibliometric studies. This paper analysis, network analysis, and so on based on how
provides an overview of current bibliometric tools and empirical results are displayed. This research uses
techniques, supported by a review of the latest literature bibliometric analysis, combining visual analysis with
from 2020 to 2024. mathematical and statistical methods, to examine the
Bibliometric analysis can help forecast future discipline current use of blockchain in the energy sector. The goal is
trends. It is commonly used to evaluate the research state, to identify literature distribution, quantitative relationships,
frontier directions, and development trends in various internal research structure, discipline characteristics, and
disciplines. Papers are a major manifestation of scientific field development laws.
and technological advancements. Bibliometrics is a Figure 1 illustrates the study's bibliometric analysis
quantitative analysis method that treats the exterior process, which consists of four steps: (1) Determine the
properties of scientific books as study objects. search range and keywords; (2) Determine the time span
It is classified as literary statistical analysis, and file type; (3) Gather literature; (4) Import the data into
mathematical model analysis, system analysis, matrix visualization tools and draw conclusions. The third stage is
analysis, network analysis, and so on based on how to extract additional statistical information from the
empirical results are displayed. This research uses obtained literature, such as the kind, country, institution,
bibliometric analysis, combining visual analysis with and author.
mathematical and statistical methods, to examine the Finally, we used Citespace software to show the most
current use of blockchain in the energy sector. The goal is significant information.
to identify literature distribution, quantitative relationships,

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 VOS viewer, developed by Van Eck and Waltman
developed a software tool for constructing and visualizing
bibliometric networks. It allows users to map journals,
researchers, or individual articles using citation,
bibliographic coupling, co-citation, or co-authorship
linkages.

Features
Visualization: Detailed graphical representations of
bibliometric maps.
User Friendly: Makes it easy to use.
Fig. 1 shows the bibliometric analysis process
Applications
II. BIBLIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS
VOS viewer is widely used for mapping research trends,
 Among the things it could assist with are: proving the
identifying key research areas, and detecting collaboration
value and influence research of your own study.
 Determine areas of research strength and weakness. networks across various fields. Recent studies have
 Identifying the top researchers in the subject field. demonstrated its efficacy in analyzing scientific landscapes
 To identify previous, present, and forecast future and visualizing research frontiers (Van Eck & Waltman,
publication trends. 2020; Cai et al., 2021; Perianes-Rodriguez & Ruiz-
 To investigate the productivity of Castillo, 2021).
institutions/individuals and fields.
 To publish in top-tier journals. b. CiteSpace
CiteSpace, developed by Chaomei Chen, is designed for
visualizing and evaluating scientific literature trends and
patterns, with a particular emphasis on detecting nascent
trends and ephemeral patterns.

Features
Temporal Analysis: Identifies the evolution of research
topics over time.
Burst Detection: Detects sudden increases in citation
frequencies, indicating emerging trends.
Clustering: Groups related research works to uncover
thematic structures.

Fig 2 shows the scope of bibliometrics Applications

III. ADVANTAGES CiteSpace is extensively utilized to track the development
of scientific fields and forecast future research directions.
 Growth of literature
Recent applications have included analyses of publication
 Growth of knowledge
trends in various disciplines and the identification of
 It is straightforward method, since based on simple
emerging research areas (Chen et al., 2020; Zhang et al.,
counting, frequencies and descriptive.
2022; Yeung et al., 2023).
 Quick for publications.
 Further directions for future researchers.
c. Bibliometrix
IV. DISADVANTAGES Bibliometrix is an R package that provides a
 Citation patterns can differ greatly between comprehensive suite for bibliometric analysis, including
disciplines. functions for importing bibliographic data, performing
 Only good sources are counted, as a result, many descriptive analysis, and creating visualizations.
papers have remained unused.
 It does not include informal publications and Features
communications. Integration: Seamless integration with R for advanced
 Scientific development can’t be predicted properly. statistical analyses and customizations.
Flexibility: Extensive options for data manipulation and
V. LITERATURE REVIEW visualization.

a. VOS viewer

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Open Source: Promotes transparency and reproducibility in Co-citation analysis is crucial for understanding the
bibliometric research. foundational works in a field and the development of
research themes over time. Recent studies have utilized co-
Applications citation analysis to map the intellectual structure of various
Bibliometrix is used for in-depth analyses of scientific scientific domains (Hosseini et al., 2021; Li et al., 2023;
publications, including trend analysis, collaboration Sun & Linton, 2023).
patterns, and citation analysis. Recent research has
highlighted its utility in various fields, demonstrating its Bibliographic Coupling
effectiveness in comprehensive bibliometric studies. Bibliographic coupling, which measures the similarity of
two publications based on the number of references they
contain, is beneficial for identifying relevant research
fields and establishing new topics.

Process
 Data Extraction: Extract reference lists from
publications.
 Similarity Measurement: Calculate the number of
shared references between document pairs.
 Clustering: Use clustering algorithms to group similar
documents.

Applications
Bibliographic coupling is frequently used to map the
current state of research topics and discover future
collaborations. Recent research has demonstrated its
application in identifying research fronts and collaboration
networks (Wang & Liu, 2022; Zhou et al., 2024; Wani &
Ganaie, 2023).

Keyword Analysis
Keyword analysis involves examining the frequency and
patterns of keywords in publications to identify major
research topics and trends.

Process
 Keyword Extraction: Extract keywords from a set of
publications.
 Frequency Analysis: Analyze the frequency and co-
Table 1 representing the bibliometric tools occurrence of keywords.
 Trend Detection: Identify emerging and declining
VI. RESULTS
trends based on keyword usage over time.
Co-citation Analysis
Co-citation analysis identifies linkages between Applications
publications based on how frequently two articles are
Keyword analysis provides insights into the thematic focus
mentioned together, revealing the intellectual structure of a
of research fields and helps detect shifts in research
research topic.
priorities. Recent studies have utilized keyword analysis to
explore thematic evolution and emerging trends in various
Process
scientific disciplines (Fernández-Rodríguez et al., 2021;
 Data Collection: Gather citation data from relevant Singh et al., 2023; Rani et al., 2022). Recent Advances in
databases. Bibliometric Analysis
 Matrix Construction: Create a co-citation matrix.
 Network Analysis: Apply network analysis methods to Machine Learning Integration
identify clusters of co-cited papers. The integration of machine learning algorithms has
significantly advanced bibliometric analysis. Techniques
Applications such as clustering, classification, and natural language

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processing (NLP) have enhanced the accuracy and depth of customizati
bibliometric studies. on
Temporal Various
Detailed
Applications Visualiz evolution, types of
graphical
 Topic Modeling: NLP techniques like Latent Dirichlet ation thematic visualizatio
maps
Allocation (LDA) are used to identify hidden topics in maps ns
huge text corpora. Identifies
 Predictive Analysis: Machine learning models predict key Detects Analyzes
Emergi
future citation patterns and identify potential high- research emerging thematic
ng
areas and research evolution
impact research areas. Trends
collaboratio trends and trends
Recent research has highlighted the potential of machine n
learning to improve bibliometric analysis by providing Integra Standalone Standalone R
more nuanced and predictive insights (García et al., 2022; tion tool tool integration
Johnson et al., 2024; Huang et al., 2023). Open
Yes Yes Yes
Source
Altmetrics Widely
Preferred
used in
Altmetrics, or alternative metrics, provide a broader view Popular in for in-depth
academia
of the impact of research by including social media User trend and statistical
for
mentions, policy documents, and other non-traditional Base pattern and
mapping
analysis bibliometric
sources of citations. research
analysis
fields
Features Analyzing
Tracking
scientific
 Diverse Data Sources: Includes data from social developmen Exploring
landscapes
media, news outlets, blogs, and more. Recent t of thematic
and
 Real-Time Tracking: Offers real-time monitoring of Applica scientific evolution
research
research impact. tions fields (Anggraeni
frontiers
(Zhang et et al., 2023)
(Cai et al.,
al., 2022)
Applications 2021)
Altmetrics complement conventional citation-based Identifying
Usability,
emerging Comprehens
measures provide a more thorough picture of research. Strengt detailed
trends, ive analysis,
influence and public engagement. Recent studies have hs visualizatio
adaptive flexibility
demonstrated the utility of Altmetrics in capturing broader ns
methods
research impacts (Sugimoto et al., 2020; Haustein et al.,
Limited Can be Requires
2023; Liu et al., 2024). Limitat
statistical complex for knowledge
ions
analysis new users of R prog.
Here, the table displays all the tools used on the different
criteria and applications: VII. CONCLUSION

Tool VOSviewer CiteSpace Bibliometrix

Bibliometric tools and techniques have become
Van Eck indispensable in analyzing and understanding the complex
Chaomei Aria and landscape of scientific research. Advances in software
Devl. and
Chen Cuccurullo tools like VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Bibliometrix, along
Waltman
Visualizatio Visualizatio Comprehens with sophisticated techniques such as co-citation analysis,
n and n and ive bibliographic coupling, and keyword analysis, have
Prim
analysis of detection of bibliometric significantly enhanced the capabilities of bibliometric
Func.
bibliometri trends and analysis studies. The integration of machine learning and the
c networks patterns suite development of altmetrics represent promising directions
Visualizatio
Temporal Integration for future research. As the field evolves, ongoing
n, data
Key analysis, with R, innovations and methodological improvements will
handling,
Feature burst extensive continue to enrich the insights drawn from bibliometric
user-
s detection, options for analyses.
friendly
clustering analysis
interface
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