Digital Transformation in the Engineering Research Area: Scientific Performance and Strategic Themes

Uncovering the dynamics of enterprises digital transformation research: A comparative review on literature before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

“…First, there is an absence of research contrasting the topic shifts in digital transformation research before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, the majority of literature review has concentrated on specific industries [ 14 , 15 ], issues [ 16 , 17 ], or discipline [ 18 , 19 ], with only two exceptions [ 13 , 20 ]. Third, while most studies conducted keyword co-occurrence analysis, only one study undertook keyword clustering to identify the focal themes within digital transformation research [ 15 ].…”

“…Second, the majority of literature review has concentrated on specific industries [ 14 , 15 ], issues [ 16 , 17 ], or discipline [ 18 , 19 ], with only two exceptions [ 13 , 20 ]. Third, while most studies conducted keyword co-occurrence analysis, only one study undertook keyword clustering to identify the focal themes within digital transformation research [ 15 ]. Lastly, almost all reviews have not covered the latest publications on EDT in the past year, which is not conducive to revealing the latest research trends in this field.…”