A bibliometric review of research on digital identity: Research streams, influential works and future research paths

【Author】 Ante, Lennart; Fischer, Constantin; Strehle, Elias

【Source】JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

【影响因子】9.498

【Abstract】In recent years, potentially disruptive identity-related topics emerged, such as digital twin technology for product lifecycle management or self-sovereign identity (SSI) for sovereign data control. In this study, we identify research streams and emerging trends in academic research on digital identity through a bibliometric analysis of 1,395 peer-reviewed articles and their 44,412 references. We derive seven distinct research streams and their interrelations by means of co-citation analysis. We name the seven research streams: i) Digital twin technology for smart manufacturing and industrial health monitoring, ii) identity-based signcryption schemes, iii) distributed networks and user privacy, iv) user authentication in wireless sensor networks, v) attribute-based encryption schemes, vi) secure data exchange in the Internet of Things and vii) blockchain and smart contracts for secure data management. Each stream's high-impact publications and its development over time are reviewed and the interrelation between publications and streams are visualized. In addition, we extract directions for future research from the field's most influential publications. The results offer a comprehensive and systematic overview of publications and discourses in digital identity research.

【Keywords】Digital twin; Internet of Things; Industry 4; 0; Blockchain; Smart manufacturing; Identity management

【发表时间】2022 JAN

【收录时间】2022-04-27

【文献类型】综述

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