Application of Blockchain Technology in Environmental Health: Literature Review and Prospect of Visualization Based on CiteSpace

【Author】 Guo, Meiwen; Huang, Zhenheng; Wu, Liang; Tan, Cheng Ling; Peng, Jianping; Guo, Xingcheng; Chen, Hong

【Source】TECHNOLOGIES

【影响因子】0.000

【Abstract】Blockchain technology and its applications have recently become a research hotspot. Its three core technologies, distributed ledger, smart contract, and consensus mechanism, provide trust-enhancing features such as tamper-proof records, full traceability, and data decentralization for a wide range of applications. This paper investigates the use of blockchain technology in environmental health. It investigates indicators such as the number of articles published, author collaboration network, research institution network, and keyword co-occurrence in this field between 2014 and 2021. It describes and analyzes the development and connotations of these indicators. Many scholars have conducted in-depth studies on blockchain in various areas. Still, there are few cross-over studies on environmental health and a lack of cross-over studies on technology application in multiple fields. The current study investigates the evolution of research on the application of blockchain technology in environmental health, as well as potential development patterns and research trends, to provide a theoretical foundation for the application and sustainability of blockchain technology in this field.

【Keywords】blockchain technology; environmental health; sustainable development; cross-over studies

【发表时间】2022 OCT

【收录时间】2022-11-07

【文献类型】综述

【主题类别】

区块链应用-实体经济-环境领域