Introduction: The metaverse phenomenon is vast and is in continuous growth and development. Knowing what position the metaverse has been occupying as a theme on the web allows us to achieve precise results on information needs. Objective: to characterize the trends in internet searches on the metaverse, in the period from 2020 to 2022. Methods: a retrospective longitudinal descriptive study was carried out on internet searches for the term "Metaverse". The research was carried out with the support of the Google Trends tool. Results: the interest on the web for the metaverse was high as of October 2021. A tendency to decrease interest in the subject is observed. The country with the greatest interest was China and the term that has been most related in searches was “non-fungible token”. Conclusions: It can be concluded that the term highlighted a high interest that has decreased, in line with the slow reception that technology is having.
Objective. The scientific production indexed in Scopus on Blockchain in health sciences was characterized from 2012 to 2021. Design/Methodology/Approach. A bibliometric study of the scientific production related to Blockchain technology in health sciences was carried out and indexed in Scopus from 2012 to 2021. Bibliometric indicators of productivity, impact, and collaboration were used. The SciVal, VOSviewer, and Microsoft Excel tools were used to process and present the information. Results/Discussion. Between 2012 and 2021, 1,543 articles were published on the subject studied, with an average of 14.9 citations per publication. Scientific production increased until 2021, as did the number of authors. International collaboration fluctuated. The most frequent terms related to Blockchain were the Internet of Things, smart contracts, and cryptography. India, China, and the United States led the collaborations, and authors of Asian origin predominated. Conclusions. The scientific production of Blockchain in health has grown due to its transformative potential in health systems, with an interest in the security and traceability of medical data.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.