Biodiversity Research Trends and Gaps from the Confluence of Three Global Biodiversity Hotspots in the Far-Eastern Himalaya

The Far-Eastern Himalaya Landscape (FHL), a shared transboundary landscape between China, India, and Myanmar, is one of the most intact and biologically rich landscapes in the Eastern Himalaya. Yet, the state of biodiversity and its significance are comparatively poorly known to conservationists and policy makers due to low priority in research, inaccessibility, and remoteness. We collated and reviewed 1032 articles relating to biodiversity of the FHL to understand research trends, identify knowledge gaps, and suggest priority research areas for future biodiversity conservation and management in the landscape. Our review showed that the Myanmar part of the landscape is the most studied, followed by the Indian and Chinese parts. The trend of publications in the landscape showed that the earliest publication on biodiversity in the FHL dates back to 1833, while the years from 2001 to 2017 account for almost 80% of the total publications. Most studies focused on species (73.6%), followed by ecosystems (25%) and genetics (1.4%). Mammals were the most studied taxa (22.6%), with a greater focus on charismatic megafauna, followed by arthropods (15.6%), angiosperms (14.8%), insects (13.4%), and birds (10.8%). There were very few publications on lower invertebrates and lower kingdoms, Monera, Protista, Fungi, and Viruses. At the ecosystem level, most studies focused on forests (58.5%) followed by freshwater (32%), agroecosystems (9%), and alpine/tundra ecosystem (0.5%); there were only 14 studies at genetic level. In the FHL, new species have been discovered and rediscovered starting from the early 1930s until 2017. The majority of newly discovered species in the last 18 years are arthropods. The paper reviews past research areas, identifies gaps for future research and intervention, and recommends transboundary collaboration to address these gaps for conservation and sustainable development of the FHL landscape.

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Corruption in Construction Projects: Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13084400 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 4400

Author(s):

Zhao Zhai ◽

Ming Shan ◽

Amos Darko ◽

Albert P. C. Chan

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Research Policy ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Future Research ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Research Areas ◽

Body Of Knowledge ◽

Emerging Trends ◽

Global Research

Corruption has been identified as a major problem in construction projects. It can jeopardize the success of these projects. Consequently, corruption has garnered significant attention in the construction industry over the past two decades, and several studies on corruption in construction projects (CICP) have been conducted. Previous efforts to analyze and review this body of knowledge have been manual, qualitative and subjective, thus prone to bias and limited in the number of reviewed studies. There remains a lack of inclusive, quantitative, objective and computational analysis of global CICP research to inform future research, policy and practice. This study aims to address this lack by providing the first inclusive bibliometric study exploring the state-of-the-art of global CICP research. To this end, a quantitative and objective technique aided by CiteSpace was used to systematically and computationally analyze a large corpus of 542 studies retrieved from the Web of Science and published from 2000 to 2020. The findings revealed major and influential CICP research journals, persons, institutions, countries, references and areas of focus, as well as revealing how these interact with each other in research networks. This study contributes to the in-depth understanding of global research on CICP. By highlighting the principal research areas, gaps, emerging trends and directions, as well as patterns in CICP research, the findings could help researchers, practitioners and policy makers position their future CICP research and/or mitigation strategies.

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Optical Application improved with Logistics of Artificial Intelligent and Electronic Systems

Logistics Management and Optimization through Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0297-7.ch017 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 439-455

Author(s):

Miguel Basurto-Pensado ◽

Carlos Alberto Ochoa Ortiz Zezzatti ◽

Rosenberg Romero ◽

Jesús Escobedo-Alatorre ◽

Jessica Morales-Valladares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Personal Digital Assistant ◽

Research Trends ◽

Materials Characterization ◽

Future Research ◽

Electronic Systems ◽

Computer Tool ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

C Language ◽

Research Areas ◽

Micro Drilling

Computer science and electronics have a very big incidence in several research areas; optics and photonics are not the exception. The utilization of computers, electronic systems, and devices has allowed the authors to develop several projects to control processes. A description of the computer tool called Laser Micro-Lithography (LML) to characterize materials is realized. The Reasoning Based on Cases (RBC) and its implementation in the software using Java are presented. In order to guarantee the lithography precision, a control system based on a microcontroller was developed and coupled to the mechanical system. An alternative of LML, considering the use of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), instead of a Personal Computer (PC) is described. In this case, C language is used for programming. RBC optimizes the materials characterization, recovering information of materials previously characterized. The communication between the PDA and the displacement table is achieved by means of a system based on a micro-controller DSPIC. The developed computers tool permits obtaining lithography with channels narrower than an optical fiber with minimum equipment. The development of irradiance meters based on electronic automation is shown; this section includes the basic theoretical concepts, the experimental device design and the experimental results. Future research trends are presented, and as a consequence of the developed work, perspectives of micro drilling and cutting are also analyzed.

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Port City Sustainability: A Review of Its Research Trends

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12208355 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (20) ◽

pp. 8355

Author(s):

Ying Zheng ◽

Jingzhu Zhao ◽

Guofan Shao

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Past Research ◽

Future Research ◽

Port City ◽

Port Cities ◽

Research Areas ◽

Research Fields ◽

Sustainability Research ◽

Future Research Directions

In recent years, with the development of society, the awareness of environmental protection for people has been increasing. While ports promote the economic development and employment levels of port cities, they also have a negative impact on the environment of port cities. The sustainability of port cities is increasingly valued. Port cities face huge challenges, and their sustainability needs to be better understood. The purpose of this article is to review research on the sustainability of port cities. We used content analysis to classify and analyze the existing relevant literature, to learn about the hotspots and deficiencies of past research, and to propose future research directions. We found that port sustainability has become an increasingly important research topic during the past ten years. From the perspective of geographic research areas, European port cities are the hot spots for sustainability research. Regarding research fields, technologies, methods and measures to promote the sustainability of port cities are popular research topics. In terms of research methods, qualitative research plays an important role in the study of port city sustainability. Finally, guidance for future research on port city sustainability is proposed according to the review results.

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A Paradigmatic and Methodological Examination of Market Orientation Research

The Marketing Review ◽

10.1362/146934718x15445233736798 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 368-401

Author(s):

Ateeque Shaikh ◽

Pratik Modi ◽

Vanita Yadav ◽

Prashant Kumar

Keyword(s):

Market Orientation ◽

Operations Research ◽

Past Research ◽

Research Field ◽

Future Research ◽

The Past ◽

The North ◽

Research Areas ◽

Research Designs ◽

Compare And Contrast

Research on market orientation has evolved for more than two decades, and is now ripe for reflection on its paradigmatic and methodological moorings. We review market orientation research to understand research paradigms adopted in the studies using an operations research paradigm framework, and compare and contrast methodologies and research designs used in the literature. This study used the citation pearl-growing method to identify and review 137 studies on market orientation. The study finds a dominance of the positivist paradigm in the extant research, particularly in the North American journals. There have only been a few interpretive studies on market orientation in the past two decades. This study makes a case for methodological pluralism in the research on market orientation. The findings will benefit academia and practitioners in understanding the past research trends and identify potential future research areas. The review adds value to the literature in terms of presenting an overview of market orientation research, where the research field stands today, and where it is heading in the future.

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Labor Unrest in the Ready-Made Garment Industry of Bangladesh : Causes and Consequences

European Scientific Journal ESJ ◽

10.19044/esj.2017.v13n34p87 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (34) ◽

pp. 87

Author(s):

Sabbrina Choudhury ◽

Md. Habibur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Garment Industry ◽

Job Dissatisfaction ◽

Future Research ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Face To Face ◽

Research Areas ◽

Garment Factories ◽

Questionnaire Method ◽

Working Hour

Labor unrest is a very recurrent circumstance in the garment’s industry of Bangladesh. Violent protest and agitation by workers has become a common feature in garment’s industry. So take into account, we examine the main causes and consequences behind the labor unrest of Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh. Data for the study was collected from different garment factories of Dhaka, Ashulia, Tongi, Mirpur, Mohakhali, Gazipur, Narayangang and Savar. Face to face interview and questionnaire method have been used for collecting data of this study. The findings show that the low wage and long working hour are the main causes of labor unrest in the RMG industry of Bangladesh that, in turn, create job dissatisfaction. If the policy makers of RMG industry consider these causes and consequences and take required steps to overcome these problems, the labor unrest in garment industry will be eliminated. Additionally, we identify future research areas that provide scholars opportunities to push theoretical boundaries and offer further insights into the labor unrest

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A bibliometric approach to quantitatively assess current research trends in 5G security

Library Hi Tech ◽

10.1108/lht-04-2021-0133 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

M. Najmul Islam Farooqui ◽

Junaid Arshad ◽

Muhammad Mubashir Khan

Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Research Work ◽

Quantitative Description ◽

Research Trends ◽

Security And Privacy ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Areas ◽

Art Research ◽

5G Security

PurposeAlongside the remarkable evolution of cellular communication to 5G networks, significant security and privacy challenges have risen which can affect the widespread adoption of advanced communication technologies. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to examine research within security and privacy for 5G-based systems highlighting contributions made by the research community and identify research trends within different subdomains of 5G security where open issues still exist.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a bibliographic approach to review the state-of-the-art in the field of 5G security and is the pioneering effort to investigate 5G security research using this methodology. Specifically, the paper presents a quantitative description of the existing contributions in terms of authors, organizations, and countries. It then presents detailed keyword and co-citation analysis that shows the quantity and pattern of research work in different subfields. Finally, 5G security areas are identified having open challenges for future research work.FindingsThe study shows that China leads the world in terms of published research in the field of 5G security with USA and India ranked second and third respectively. Xidian University, China is ranked highest for number of publications and h-index followed by University Oulu and AALTO University Finland. IEEE Access, Sensors and IEEE Internet of Things Journal are the top publication venues in the field of 5G security. Using VOSViewer aided analysis with respect to productivity, research areas and keywords, the authors have identified research trends in 5G security among scientific community whilst highlighting specific challenges which require further efforts.Originality/valueExisting studies have focused on surveys covering state-of-the art research in secure 5G network (Zhang et al. 2019), physical layer security (Wu et al., 2018), security and privacy of 5G technologies (Khan et al., 2020) and security and privacy challenges when 5G is used in IoT (Sicari et al. 2020). However, our research has revealed no existing bibliometric studies in this area and therefore, to our best knowledge, this paper represents pioneering such effort for security within 5G.

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Identifying Major Research Areas and Minor Research Themes of Android Malware Analysis and Detection Field Using LSA

Complexity ◽

10.1155/2021/4551067 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-28

Author(s):

Deepak Thakur ◽

Jaiteg Singh ◽

Gaurav Dhiman ◽

Mohammad Shabaz ◽

Tanya Gera

Keyword(s):

Evidence Synthesis ◽

Research Literature ◽

Research Trends ◽

Intellectual Structure ◽

Future Research ◽

Malware Analysis ◽

High Quality Research ◽

Android Malware ◽

Research Areas ◽

Future Research Directions

Contemporary technologies have ensured the availability of high-quality research data shared over the Internet. This has resulted in a tremendous availability of research literature, which keeps evolving itself. Thus, identification of core research areas and trends in such ever-evolving literature is not only challenging but interesting too. An empirical overview of contemporary machine learning methods, which have the potential to expedite evidence synthesis within research literature, has been explained. This manuscript proposes Simulating Expert comprehension for Analyzing Research trends (SEAR) framework, which can perform subjective and quantitative investigation over enormous literature. TRENDMINER is the use case designed exclusively for the SEAR framework. TRENDMINER uncovered the intellectual structure of a corpus of 444 abstracts of research articles (published during 2010–2019) on Android malware analysis and detection. The study concludes with the identification of three core research areas, twenty-seven research trends. The study also suggests the potential future research directions.

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Risk in agriculture: An overview of the theoretical insights and recent development trends during last decade – A review

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) ◽

10.17221/11/2019-agricecon ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 65 (No. 9) ◽

pp. 435-444 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lina Novickytė

Keyword(s):

Network Analysis ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Web Of Science ◽

Recent Decade ◽

Future Research ◽

Scientometric Analysis ◽

Development Trends ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Research Areas ◽

The Web

The main purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of the theoretical insights and recent development trends on risk in agriculture. It focuses on the synthesis and analysis of the research studies published over the period from 2008 through 2018 and aims to identify major findings obtained over the recent decade and determine the areas for future research. This paper reviews a total of 397 unique publications retrieved from the international journals accessible in the Web of Science database. Based on different criteria deployed by the scientometric analysis, the selected articles have been reviewed and classified. The bibliometric analysis includes the citation volumes, authors, names of journals, research areas, affiliations, and contributing countries. The network analysis includes the examination of keywords. This article provides an opportunity for scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers to understand and manage risk in agriculture and at the same time presents a roadmap for future research in this field.

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A Paradigmatic and Methodological Review of Research in Outsourcing

IT Outsourcing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch002 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 19-28

Author(s):

Vanita Yadav ◽

Rajen Gupta

Keyword(s):

Research Work ◽

Past Research ◽

Research Trends ◽

Future Research ◽

Business Process Outsourcing ◽

Research Papers ◽

Research Directions ◽

Methodological Review ◽

Research Activities ◽

The Status

Due to the growing academic and practitioner interest in the field of outsourcing, there is a need to do a comprehensive assessment and synthesis of research activities to date. This chapter addresses this need and examines the academic literature on information systems outsourcing and business process outsourcing using a paradigmatic and methodological lens. The objective of this chapter is fourfold. Firstly, it examines the status of outsourcing research from 1995 to 2005 in eight leading academic journals, to compare the current research trends with past research directions in terms of methodologies applied. Secondly, it analyzes the research paradigms adopted in these research papers using the Operations Research Paradigm framework. Thirdly, it compares and contrasts the outsourcing research work published in three leading European journals with the work published in three leading American journals. Finally, it uncovers the implications of this study and the directions for future research.

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