Bibliometric mapping of solid lipid nanoparticles research (2012–2022) using VOSviewer

Abstract

Nanotechnology is a rapidly expanding discipline, and solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) are at the forefront of this development. They offer various possible clinical and pharmaceutical research applications and numerous other fields. A quantitative review technique called bibliometric analysis uses statistics, data mining, and mathematics to find emerging trends in a particular academic topic. It is currently more widely utilized and is employed in many academic subjects. As a result, the current study looked through Scopus-indexed research documents on SLNs from 2012 to 2022 to assess the growth and expansion of this body of knowledge and predict its course in the future. The VOSviewer package and Scopus Analytics were used to conduct the bibliometric analysis. VOSviewer offers two distinct viewing modes: network and overlay visualization. A total of 3768 journal articles (n ​= ​3709) and conference papers (n ​= ​59) were extracted. The number of research documents published by 12,367 authors was steadily increasing annually. Gene therapy, development and detection methods, bioavailability, and controlled release have been important research subjects. Souto, E.B., of the University of Porto in Portugal, is considered the most prolific and frequently cited scholar. Punjab University (India) is the top-publishing institution. India is the leading country in the number of publications and research collaborations. The International Journal of Pharmaceutics is the top source. The current results keep pace with global scientific efforts in nanotechnology and successfully integrate them into the pharmaceutical industry.

Keywords

• Solid lipid nanoparticles
• Bibliometric analysis
• Scientific mapping
• Knowledge structure
• Performance analysis