Bibliometrics and Its Applications

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**Chapter 3**

**Abstract**

Bibliometric Method for

Instrument to Support the

*Otávio José de Oliveira, Fabio Francisco da Silva,* 

paths towards the development of scientific projects.

trends in literature, scientific projects

**1. Introduction**

**Keywords:** bibliometric method, bibliometric analysis, research gaps,

essential pillar for the construction of a sustainable economy [1].

of researchers from various universities and countries [1, 2].

*and Thaís Vieira Nunhes*

*Fernando Juliani, Luis César Ferreira Motta Barbosa* 

Mapping the State-of-the-Art and

Trends in Literature: An Essential

Development of Scientific Projects

Bibliometric analysis is an indispensable statistic tool to map the state of the art in a given area of scientific knowledge and identify essential information for various purposes, such as prospecting research opportunities and substantiating scientific researches. Therefore, the objective of this chapter is to present a method of bibliometric analysis for mapping the state of the art and identifying gaps and trends of research. The method encompasses instruments to identify and analyze the scientific performance of articles, authors, institutions, countries, and journals based on the number of citations, to reveal the trends of the field studied through the analysis of keywords, and to identify and cluster scientific gaps from most recent publications. This method enables to expand in a scientific way the boundaries of science by investigating and identifying relevant and avant-garde research topics. It is an essential element that provides researchers means to identify and support

The scenario of intense competitiveness is a reality that has led many countries to increasingly invest in their scientific and technological development, which is an

One of the consequences of this development is the large volume of scientific articles published daily in international databases for the dissemination and sharing of contributions and advances resulting from academic research of different groups

Identifying Research Gaps and
