“…Bibliometrics is a statistical method to analyze scientific literature and patents for evaluation of progression, identification of major gaps and challenges and prediction of future directions in different fields ( Miao et al, 2022 ; Mukhopadhyay et al, 2024 ). In this way, bibliometric quantitative analysis uses mathematical and statistical techniques to measure and evaluate the quantity, quality, structure, and impact of scientific publications and patents in a specific field or subject ( Kokol et al, 2021 ; Miao et al, 2022 ).…”