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Data Envelopment Analysis is a crucial tool for evaluating the performance of insurance companies, considering its ability to handle multiple inputs and outputs. This study provides a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) application in the insurance industry from 2010 to 2023, examining 405 documents from 432 sources. Materials from academic databases (Web of Science and Scopus) were used for the analysis. The methodological flow included three stages. For analysis, two sets of keywords were identified: one set oriented toward DEA and the other tailored to the Insurance Industry domain. To analyze and visualize the data, VOSviewer software, version 1.6.19, and RSTUDIO were used. This paper highlights the evolution of DEA methodologies, incorporating advanced techniques like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and addresses emerging trends such as digital transformation, customer-centric assessments, and sustainability. The analysis reveals significant geographical and sectoral differences in efficiency assessments, with higher efficiency levels typically found in developed markets such as North America and Europe compared to emerging markets in Asia and Africa. It also notes the distinctive efficiency patterns between life and non-life insurance firms, influenced by product complexity and market competition. The findings indicate that DEA remains versatile and essential for performance evaluation in the insurance industry, adapting to challenges through methodological advancements.

 

 

Abstract: Over recent years, disruptive technologies have shown considerable potential to improve supply chain efficiency. In this regard, numerous papers have explored the link between machine learning techniques and supply chain performance. However, research works still need more systematization. To fill this gap, this paper aims to systematize published papers highlighting the impact of advanced technologies, such as machine learning, on supply chain performance. A structured content analysis was conducted on 91 selected journal articles from the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Bibliometric analysis has identified nine distinct groupings of research papers that explore the relationship between the machine learning and supply chain performance. These clusters cover topics such as big data and supply chain management, knowledge management, decision-making processes, business process management, and the applications of big data analytics within this domain. Each cluster’s content was clarified through a rigorous systematic literature review. The proposed study can be seen as a kind of comprehensive initiative to systematically map and consolidate this rapidly evolving body of literature. By identifying the key research themes and their interrelationships, this analysis seeks to elucidate the current state-of-the-art and to highlight potential directions for future research in this critical field.

 

 

The rise of digital communication technologies has significantly changed how people participate in social protests. Digital platforms—such as social media—have enabled individuals to organize and mobilize protests on a global scale. As a result, there has been a growing interest in understanding the role of digital communication in social protests. This manuscript provides a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the evolution of research on digital communication and social protests from 2008 to 2022. The study employs bibliometric methodology to analyze a sample of 260 research articles extracted from the SCOPUS core collection. The findings indicate a significant increase in scholarly investigations about digital communication and its role in social protest movements during the past decade. The number of publications on this topic has increased significantly since 2012—peaking in 2022—indicating a heightened interest following COVID-19. The United States, United Kingdom, and Spain are the leading countries in publication output on this topic. The analysis underlines scholars employing a range of theoretical perspectives—including social movement theory, network theory, and media studies—to identify the relationship between digital communication and social protests. Social media platforms—X (Twitter), Facebook, and YouTube—are the most frequently studied and utilized digital communication tools engaged in social protests. The study concludes by identifying emerging topics relating to social movements, political communication, and protest, thereby suggesting gaps and opportunities for future research.

 

 

Pollutants in water bodies pose a serious threat to both the aquatic ecosystem and human health. Ion exchange is used as a chemical process to remove unwanted dissolved ions from water and wastewater. It is widely accepted in developing countries. This analysis provides a bibliometric examination to consider the status and trends of advanced ion exchange worldwide. This study was conducted using the Dimensions website to identify and collect the most important research papers. The retrieved manuscripts were organized through Microsoft Excel and then VOS viewer was used to analyze the data by reviewing previous studies related to ion exchange as a contaminant removal treatment. To create maps and find out which countries, universities, and journals have published research articles on topics related to ion exchange, as well as authors who have studied the topic of ion exchange and their research, cooperation. To benefit from these studies and learn the importance of ion exchange as a treatment for removing pollutants. The electro neutrality of the ion exchange (IOEX) process must always be maintained because it is a stoichiometric process. Search results for IOEX were exported from Dimensions to a CSV file, both coexistence, cooperation with affiliate countries and consortia were implemented on the full search results. Ion exchange treatment has proven effective in treating industrial wastewater and domestic wastewater. Professionals and practitioners in the field are provided with important information through this examination of ion exchange research. The analysts learned about leading academic and research institutions, the state of the exploration field, and the most controversial issues surrounding advanced ion exchange. In addition, this lesson will provide the opportunity to learn basic facts that will develop the extent of ion exchange knowledge. The bibliometric survey method can also be used to visualize the trend of research and study in various fields.

 

 

This study conducts a comprehensive exploration of expert retrieval using a dual approach of bibliometric analysis and systematic review, guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. From 2000 to 2023, our investigation reveals a notable upward trajectory in expert locating study, focusing on 494 articles identified from Scopus using specific keywords related to Expert Finding (EF) and Expert Finding Systems (EFSs). Through bibliometric analysis, utilizing VOSviewer, we identify prominent co-author groups, highly-cited documents, and global participation, shedding light on the collaborative and internationally expansive nature of EF investigations. Keyword co-occurrence and text analysis reveal thematic clusters, signaling the evolving emphases in the field from foundational expert search tasks to considerations of platform interactions. Simultaneously, our systematic review, conducted on a subset of 51 articles using NVivo, explores domains seeking expert solutions, prevalent datasets, and common evaluation methods. This research not only synthesizes the current state of EF and EFS literature but also charts a course for future exploration, contributing to a deeper understanding of the field and guiding the trajectory of forthcoming research endeavors.

 

 

Internationally, there has been a push for the prioritisation of research impact beyond its scholarly contribution. Traditionally, research impact assessments have focused on academic impact and quantitative measures, at the expense of researchers for whom research impact cannot be quantified. Bibliometric indicators and other quantitative measures are still the most widely used method for evaluating research impact because these measures are easy to use and provide a quick solution for evaluators. Conversely, metric indicators fail to capture important dimensions of high-quality research. Hence, in this study, we explored challenges with metric indicators. We adopted a case study of the University of Cape Town and used document analysis, a questionnaire survey to collect data from academics and researchers, as well as semi-structured interviews with a sample of academic and research staff. The findings highlight common challenges with quantitative measures, such as bias and discipline coverage, and the ability of measures to drive researchers’ behaviour in another direction. We propose the adoption of responsible research metrics and assessment in South African higher education institutions for more inclusive and equitable research impact assessments.

 

 

Background: This study aims to comprehensively examine the academic development of shoulder dystocia (SD) through bibliometric and document analysis and to identify topics that can guide future research. Methods: In this study, performance, co-citation, co-word, and document analyses were used as bibliometric analysis techniques. Results: The study identified 3 main themes in terms of the intellectual structure of Shoulder Dystocia (SD): “Management of SD, Risk Factors and Associated Complications,” “Clinical Practices, Birth Abnormalities and Effects of Complications,” and “Impact of Education, Clinical Maneuvers and Fetal Health Outcomes.” Co-occurrence analysis identified 4 significant themes: “Management and Clinical Practice of SD,” “Fetal Macrosomia and Risk Factors,” “Obstetric Maneuvers and Brachial Plexus Injury,” and “Clinical Trends and Risks in SD.” Additionally, ten consolidated themes were identified as a result of thematic coding analysis. Conclusion: Shoulder dystocia remains a critical component of obstetric practice. Themes such as training and simulation, risk factors, and technical and management approaches are consistently emphasized. Technological advances and studies on how machine learning techniques can be used effectively in this field reflect innovative approaches in the scientific literature. This analysis confirms that shoulder dystocia is a complex topic requiring a multidisciplinary approach and that research in this field is constantly evolving.

 

 

Objective: to analyze the profile of scientific production on nursing technology construction, validity and application. Methods: this is a bibliometric study, carried out in six databases, based on the Methodi Ordinatio application, arranged in nine stages. To represent the findings, the VOSviewer® software was used. Results: 346 studies were identified, obtained from BDENF, CINAHL, EMBASE, LILACS, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science. There was a predominance of the English language, and 20% of the authors hold more than 25% of studies. Only two journals account for 25% of studies in the period studied. Twenty-six studies were selected for the InOrdinatio classification. Nursing Process (23%) stood out among the studies. The most produced technology was software (27%), and 50% of works describe construction and validity. Conclusions: there is an emphasis on the creation of educational technologies, especially information technology. The data demonstrates opportunities for future research in the area.

 

 

Reflecting on the complexity and impacts of determination of the causal relationship between health problems of workers and the exercise of their work activities, there is a need to learn about scientific articles that expose techniques to determine this type of causal relationship. There is also a need to reveal whether any article exposes multicriteria decision analysis technique. The aim is to quantify the techniques used to determine the causal relationship between health problems of workers and the exercise of their work activities. Bibliometric analysis was performed, searching for articles in Portuguese, Spanish and English. An advanced search was performed on the website of the ministerial journals portal and then on the Gale Academic OneFile, SciVerse Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and PubMed Central collections. In summary, 38 articles were selected from portal, 50 from Gale Academic OneFile, 20 from SciVerse Scopus, 37 from SciELO and 5 from PubMed Central, totaling 150 articles of interest for analysis of their contents. Among these 150 articles, 33.33% addressed the causal relationship between illness and work, 3.33% described some process related to occupational diagnostic investigation and 0.66%, which represents only one article, exhibited a technique to determine this type of causal relationship: the probability of causality in neoplastic diseases. No article described multicriteria decision analysis method as a technique for determine this type of causal relationship. Therefore, there is a need to carry out and disseminate scientific research on methods to help determine a causal relationship between illness and work.

 

 

Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the predominant cause of dementia on a global scale, significantly impacting the health of the elderly population. The pathogenesis of AD is closely linked to neuroinflammation. The present study employs a bibliometric analysis to examine research pertaining to neuroinflammation and AD within the last decade, with the objective of providing a comprehensive overview of the current research profile, hotspots and trends. Methods: This research conducted a comprehensive review of publications within the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science Core Collection Database spanning the years 2014 to 2024. Bibliometric analyses were performed using VOSviewer (version 1.6.19) and CiteSpace (version 6.3.R1) software to visualize data on countries, institutions, authors, journals, keywords, and references. Results: A total of 3,833 publications on neuroinflammation and AD were included from January 2014 to January 2024. Publications were mainly from the United States and China. Zetterberg, Henrik emerged as the author with the highest publication output, while Edison, Paul was identified as the most cited author. The most productive journal was Journal of Alzheimers Disease, and the most co-cited was Journal of Neuroinflammation. Research hotspot focused on microglia, mouse models, oxidative stress, and amyloid-beta through keyword analysis. Additionally, keywords such as blood–brain barrier and tau protein exhibited prolonged citation bursts from 2022 to 2024. Conclusion: This study provides a comprehensive review of the last 10 years of research on neuroinflammation and AD, including the number and impact of research findings, research hotspots, and future trends. The quantity of publications in this field is increasing, mainly in the United States and China, and there is a need to further strengthen close cooperation with different countries and institutions worldwide. Presently, research hotspots are primarily concentrated on microglia, with a focus on inhibiting their pro-inflammatory responses and promoting their anti-inflammatory functions as a potential direction for future investigations.