Bibliometric and visualized analysis of social network analysis research on Scopus databases and VOSviewer

Abstract

The utilization of the social network analysis (SNA) approach dates back to 1928, and since then, it has shown a notable increase and has contributed to a body of research significantly. However, recent years have seen limited bibliometric analyses focusing on the SNA approach. This study seeks to conduct an in-depth review of SNA literature through bibliometric analysis, employing the methodology derived from Garza-Reyes’s Five Phases of Bibliometric Analysis. The findings reveal the refinement of 4487 datasets sourced from Scopus databases, with visualization accomplished using VOSviewer. The cluster analysis finds that as many as 5 clusters with a set of keywords. Keywords that can become potential issues for future study found in this study such as integration, risk management, politics, online social network, collaboration network, Facebook, health care organization, stakeholder engagement, group process, clinical trial, risk-taking, adolescent, family, social organization, aggression, pandemic and sars-cov-2, et cetera.

Keywords

• Bibliometric
• density
• overlay
• potential topics
• social network analysis
• visualization