The State of the Art in Blockchain Research (2013–2018): Scientometrics of the Related Papers in Web of Science and Scopus

Synergistic networks of COVID-19’s top papers

“…The present study is applied research that was performed by SNA and using scientometric indicators. Scientometrics studies, as a methodology with unique tools and techniques, are among the studies that analyze quantitatively and to some extent qualitatively the production process, discuss the application of scientific information and its affecting factors and describe, explain and predict this process for planning, policy-making, elevation, awareness and scientific research futurism in individual, group, organizational, national and international dimensions (Yazdani et al , 2015; Ivancheva, 2008; Kumar, 2015; Ozdagoglu et al , 2020). Over time, scientometric has become an essential and desirable tool for investigating research activities and scientific outputs (Biglu, 2008) and can play an essential role as a powerful tool in science policy (Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff, 1995).…”

Technology adoption theories in examining the uptake of blockchain technology in the framework of functionalist and interpretive paradigms

“…Since 2014, business scholars have started to research blockchain's different aspects and business applications. Several systematic literature reviews (Casino et al, 2019;Frizzo-Barker et al, 2020;Ozdagoglu et al, 2020;Wamba & Queiroz, 2020) 2020) conducted a study to discover the current state of blockchain research by applying a scientometrics methodology, which is used in analysing data extracted from online scientific databases, and the authors provided a holistic view of the blockchain-related literature. Hughes et al (2019) noted that blockchain applications have often been discussed in the context of logistics and SCM.…”

Blockchain technology in healthcare: A systematic review

“…In the medical field, every year, there are more security and privacy breaches, in 2017, more than 300 breaches were reported, and up to 37 million records were affected during 2010–2017 [ 10 , 11 ]. The growing digitization of medical care has advanced the acknowledgment of issues about secure storage, accessing of patients’ medical records, ownership, and medical data from associated sources [ 12 – 16 ]. Blockchain is recommended as a method of addressing critical issues faced by healthcare, for instance, protected sharing of health records and adherence to data privacy laws [ 17 – 19 ].…”

“…Recently [ 14 ] reviewed 39 studies to present an overview on common channels and other areas where blockchain technology is utilized for healthcare enhancement. Although these systematic literature reviews have a contribution to the extent of knowledge, their emphasis has been mainly on synthesizing or delineating blockchain technology patterns and areas [ 10 , 11 , 13 , 14 , 16 ]. However, researchers will get benefit from a concentrated discussion on the implications of its adoption [ 15 ], along with concrete obstacles and areas for progress for advancing the field, due to the reach and diversity of previous blockchain studies [ 11 ].…”

“…However, researchers will get benefit from a concentrated discussion on the implications of its adoption [ 15 ], along with concrete obstacles and areas for progress for advancing the field, due to the reach and diversity of previous blockchain studies [ 11 ]. Through assimilating existing information and describing focus areas that require considerable academic attention, review-based research will assist in meeting these needs [ 11 , 16 – 19 ]. As a result of this necessity, we perform an SLR on the blockchain technology application.…”