Scientometric review of Web 3.0

【Author】 Kukreja, Dhaval; Gupta, Shikha; Patel, Dheeraj; Rai, J. N.

【Source】JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE

【影响因子】2.462

【Abstract】Web 3.0 is a next-generation web architecture that envisions a more decentralised, secure and intelligent Internet. Its implications are vast and could potentially impact various research areas, such as e-commerce, social networking, finance, healthcare and education. It can be seen as a confluence of various technological advancements, including blockchain, artificial intelligence, semantic web and decentralised web technologies, which continue to attract substantial research interest in several dimensions and categories throughout the last few decades. A detailed scientometric analysis was undertaken to obtain concise understanding on development and publication trends of this multi-dimensional field. Corpus of 1154 articles, extracted from Web of Science from 2002 to 2022, were used to identify networks of co-authorship, keywords, subject categories, institutions and countries engaged in publishing on Web 3.0 along with co-citation and cluster analysis. Networks and interactive visualisations created using CiteSpace revealed new research areas where Web 3.0 may be beneficial and potential directions of development for Web 3.0 discipline. We identify Journalism 3.0, Personal Data Stores (PDS), Decentralised File Storages (DFS) and Metaverse as emerging domains Web 3.0 research, seeking overwhelming research attention globally.

【Keywords】Blockchain; CiteSpace; network analysis; research trends; scientometric review; Web 3; 0

【发表时间】2023 2023 JUN 30

【收录时间】2023-07-18

【文献类型】实证数据

【主题类别】

区块链治理-元分析-web3.0