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https://doi.org/10.14483/23448393.19656Published:
2023-02-28Issue:
Vol. 28 No. Suppl (2023): Bogotá, Committed with the Development of Science and TechnologySection:
Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications EngineeringA Bibliometric Study of Scientific Production on Self-Sovereign Identity
Estudio bibliométrico de la producción científica sobre identidad auto-soberana
Keywords:
self-sovereign identity, SSI, DLT, blockchain, identity management, bibliometric analysis (en).Keywords:
identidad digital auto-soberana, SSI, DLT, blockchain, gestión de identidad, análisis bibliométrico (es).Downloads
Abstract (en)
Context: Self-sovereign identity (SSI) enables the creation of user-centric, privacy-by-design, secure, and decentralized identity-management systems. The aim of this paper is to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on SSI during the period 2017-2022.
Method: A complete bibliometric analysis of all publications on SSI indexed in Scopus and Web of Science was carried out. A corpus of 143 articles was examined by processing their bibliographic metadata on a bibliometric tool. In order to do this, the Bibliometrix packageand the R programming language were used.
Results: A bibliometric characterization of the publications on SSI was obtained for the 2017 − 2022 period. The most important keywords used in these publications were identified, as well as their use tendencies throughout this period. Moreover, the most influential authors in the area and the most relevant publication sources were also identified.
Conclusions: The results of the bibliometric analysis show that Lotka’s and Bradford’s laws apply for academic publications on SSI, which means that the most relevant publications in this area are concentrated in a relatively small group of authors and journals. Paul Jenkins, Nitin Naik, Yang Liu and Aijun An were the most impactful authors, and Lecture notes in computer science, Frontiers in blockchain and IEEE were the most influential journals. Finally, the keyword analysis showed that Blockchain, Authentication, Identity management, Electronic document identification systems, and Digital identity are currently the most relevant concepts for SSI.
Abstract (es)
Contexto: La identidad auto-soberana (SSI, por sus siglas en inglés) permite la creación de sistemas de gestión de identidad centrados en el usuario, con privacidad desde el diseño, seguros y descentralizados. El objetivo de este artículo es realizar un análisis bibliométrico de la producción científica sobre SSI durante el período 2017 − 2022.
Método: Se realizó una análisis bibliométrico completo de las publicaciones sobre SSI indexadas en Scopus y Web of Science. Se examinó un corpus de 143 artículos mediante el procesamiento de sus metadatos bibliográficos en una herramienta de análisis bibliométrico. Para ello, el paquete Bibliometrix y el lenguaje de programación R fueron usados.
Resultados: Se obtuvo una caracterización bibliométrica de las publicaciones sobre SSI durante el período 2017 − 2022. Se identificaron las palabras clave más importantes, así como las tendencias de uso de las mismas en este periodo. Además, se determinaron los autores de mayor influencia en el área y las fuentes de publicación más relevantes.
Conclusiones: Los resultados del análisis bibliométrico completo muestran que la ley de Lotka y la ley de Bradford se cumplen en las publicaciones sobre SSI. Esto quiere decir que las publicaciones de mayor alcance e impacto están concentradas en unos pocos autores y revistas. Paul Jenkins, Nitin Naik , Yang Liu y Aijun An resultaron ser los autores más representativos, y Lecture notes in computer science, IEEE Access y Frontiers in blockchain resultaron ser las revistas más influyentes. Finalmente, el análisis de las palabras clave mostró que Blockchain, Authentication, Identity management, Electronic document identification systems y Digital identity son actualmente los conceptos más importantes para la investigación sobre SSI.
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