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- Title
Knowledge Development Trajectories of the Radio Frequency Identification Domain: An Academic Study Based on Citation and Main Paths Analysis.
- Authors
Su, Wei-Hao; Chen, Kai-Ying; Lu, Louis Y. Y.; Wang, Jen-Jen
- Abstract
Featured Application: This study provides planning directions for industry, and the findings serve as a reference for business domain. The study collected papers on radio frequency identification (RFID) applications from an academic database to explore the topic's development trajectory and predict future development trends. Overall, 3820 papers were collected, and citation networks were established on the basis of the literature references. Main path analysis was performed on the networks to determine the development trajectory of RFID applications. After clustering into groups, the results are twenty clusters, and six clusters with citation counts of more than 200 were obtained. Cluster and word cloud analyses were conducted, and the main research themes were identified: RFID applications in supply chain management, antenna design, collision prevention protocols, privacy and safety, tag sensors, and localization systems. Text mining was performed on the titles and abstracts of the papers to identify frequent keywords and topics of interest to researchers. Finally, statistical analysis of papers published in the previous 4 years revealed RFID applications in construction, aquaculture, and experimentation are less frequently discussed themes. This study provides planning directions for industry, and the findings serve as a reference for business domain. The integrated analysis successfully determined the trajectory of RFID-based technological development and applications as well as forecast the direction of future research.
- Subjects
RADIO frequency identification systems; CITATION networks; SUPPLY chain management; TWENTY twenties; ANTENNA design; TAGS (Metadata); PATH analysis (Statistics); STATISTICS
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 18, p8254
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app11188254