Projected Futures: An In-Depth Analysis of Emerging Nuclear Fusion Technologies

Autor: sahar kousari, Sajedeh Abdi, anna eydan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: International Journal of Information Science and Management, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 57-77 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2008-8302
2008-8310
DOI: 10.22034/ijism.2024.2023027.1401
Popis: This research aims to examine the nuclear fusion technology field using the intellectual structure drawing technique. It is worth mentioning that the reason for focusing on this area, atomic fusion, is its peaceful applications and unlimited fuel to generate power. The proposed strategy in this paper includes all the keywords related to the research topic. VOS viewer and R Studio software were employed for data analysis. In addition, the principal research topics were extracted and classified using scientific maps. This analysis indicates the intellectual structure of the topic, which is grouped into four fundamental clusters using citation networks. This study additionally identifies emerging issues and future research directions implementing strategic diagrams. Another aspect of this study that reveals the intellectual foundation of the research is that it provides insights into the importance of crucial topics, institutions, and publications in terms of the field's focus and the results obtained from the analysis of the period 1991-2023. It informs that the conceptual evolution of nuclear fusion and its growth is proceeding.
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