scholarly journals Bioeconomy and Livestock Production Nexus: A Bibliometric Network Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12350
Author(s):  
Aikaterini Paltaki ◽  
Anastasios Michailidis ◽  
Fotios Chatzitheodoridis ◽  
Konstantinos Zaralis ◽  
Efstratios Loizou
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Food Preferences ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
World Population ◽  
Main Research

Over the last couple of decades, the livestock production systems of the agri-food sector increase meat production in order to meet the demand and adapt to satisfy the food preferences of the continuously increasingly world population. This fact, along with the promotion of sustainable production, has brought to light the topic of bioeconomy. The rapid increase in publications on the research area of bioeconomy has become the motivation for this study in order to analyze its relation with livestock production. This study provides a thorough review of the scientific literature on the bioeconomy of livestock production. The bibliometric network analysis (i.e., software VOSviewer) were performed over the time frame of 2004–2021. The results identified 624 documents bioeconomy of livestock production by 160 research organizations from 83 countries. This paper visualizes the strongest links about livestock production bioeconomy, main research topics, most influential countries, authors, and organizations, as well as high-frequency keywords. Therefore, this study contributes to building global bioeconomy policies and encouraging the livestock sector to implement bioeconomy practices. The research gap identified in many countries should be the trigger for future research in this subject.

scholarly journals Carcass and meat lamb and kid quality and development of consumer acceptability

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (spe) ◽  
pp. 143-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Sañudo Astiz
Keyword(s):  
Production Systems ◽  
Ageing Time ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Consumer Acceptability ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
World Population ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Artificial Fibre ◽  
Human World ◽  
Sheep Production

Small ruminants have been one of the first domesticated species and from their origins have produced multiple benefits to humans. In the last two centuries, world sheep production has become more and more specialised upon geographical areas. But, recent changes in consumer attitudes, together with the increment in artificial fibre industries and human world population, some crisis related with the international wool market and some increments in lamb prices, have provoked that lamb meat has increased its relative importance inside the global sheep income. Also, sheep production systems vary considerably across the world, and reflect the different local environmental conditions, which determine, to a large extent, breeds, housing, levels of intensification and, at the end, local market requirements and qualities. However, among all the meats, sheep meat remains the most internationally traded (16 % of total world production is exported), which explains the potential existence of different lamb products in the same market. Then, the new requirements have created a higher interest for meat production, including its quality and quality marks. This interest from producers and the industry should be reflected in a proportional higher interest from the researches towards sheep and goat, where it exists, in general, important lacks of knowledge and, in particular, in lamb and kid meat Science. In the present speech we will made a special incidence on the relationship between carcass quality and lamb acceptability and on some factors like breed and species, diet and production system, slaughter weight and ageing time and their importance on the variation of the carcass and meat quality, including consumer acceptability.

Social Network Analysis in Knowledge Management Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 474-476 ◽  
pp. 1007-1011
Author(s):  
Bing Wu ◽  
Jun Ge ◽  
Wen Xia Xu
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Main Research

This study is a productivity review on the literature gleaned from SSCI, SCIE databases concerning social network analysis in knowledge management research. The result indicates that the number of related literature is still growing especially in recent two years. The main research development country is the United States, then England and German, and from the analysis of the subject area, Information Science & Library Science is the most popular subject. Concerning source title, Knowledge Management Research & Practice is in the priority. Moreover the research focuses on this topic are mainly in close relationship with knowledge network. Typical references were analyzed in detail, including limitations and future research.

Maintenance and sustainability: a systematic review of modeling-based literature

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afef Saihi ◽  
Mohamed Ben-Daya ◽  
Rami Afif As'ad
Keyword(s):  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Maintenance Decisions ◽  
Dimension One

PurposeMaintenance is a critical business function with a great impact on economic, environmental and social aspects. However, maintenance decisions' planning has been driven by merely economic and technical measures with inadequate consideration of environmental and social dimensions. This paper presents a review of the literature pertaining to sustainable maintenance decision-making models supported by a bibliometric analysis that seeks to establish the evolution of this research over time and identify the main research clusters.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review, supported with a bibliometric and network analysis, of the extant studies is conducted. The relevant literature is categorized based on which sustainability pillar, or possibly multiple ones, is being considered with further classification outlining the application area, modeling approach and the specific peculiarities characterizing each area.FindingsThe review revealed that maintenance and sustainability modeling is an emerging area of research that has intensified in the last few years. This fertile area can be developed further in several directions. In particular, there is room for devising models that are implementable, based on reliable and timely data with proven tangible practical results. While the environmental aspect has been considered, there is a clear scarcity of works addressing the social dimension. One of the identified barriers to developing applicable models is the lack of the required, accurate and timely data.Originality/valueThis work contributes to the maintenance and sustainability modeling research area, provides insights not previously addressed and highlights several avenues for future research. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first review that looks at the integration of sustainability issues in maintenance modeling and optimization.

scholarly journals Social Network Analysis and the Study of University Industry Relations

2019 ◽  
pp. 550-562
Author(s):  
Fernando Cabrita Romero
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Differential Outcomes ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Industry Relations ◽  
University Industry

The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of the use of social network analysis in the study of university industry relations. The structure of networks can be analyzed through the lens of social network analysis. This methodological approach is briefly described, and its fundamental concepts are presented. The chapter reviews the applications of this approach on the study of university industry relations. Different structures in the relations may result in different innovation outcomes, and the use of SNA may be particularly useful to understand differential outcomes. This chapter is based on a review of available literature on the topics. The chapter aims at systematizing the information and knowledge related to the application of SNA on university industry networks, highlighting the main research pathways, the main conclusions, and pointing to possible future research questions.

PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION OF IMPROVED GRASSES AND FORAGE LEGUMES FOR SMALLHOLDER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN CENTRAL AMERICA

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 776-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDWIN GARCIA ◽  
PABLO SILES ◽  
LISA EASH ◽  
REIN VAN DER HOEK ◽  
SEAN P. KEARNEY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Forage Legumes ◽  
Cattle Systems ◽  
Livestock Systems

SUMMARYSmallholder livestock systems in Central America are typically based on pastures with traditional grasses and associated management practices, such as pasture burning and extensive grazing. With the rise of the global population and a corresponding increase in demand for meat and milk production, research efforts have focused on the development of improved grasses and the incorporation of legume species that can increase productivity and sustainability of Central American livestock systems. However, farmer adoption remains very limited, in part due to the lack of site-specific evaluation and recommendations by local institutions. Using a multi-site participatory approach, this study examined the potential of five improved grasses and five species of forage legumes as alternatives to the broadly disseminated grass Hyparrhenia rufa (cv. Jaragua) in pasture-based cattle systems in western Honduras and northern El Salvador. Improved grasses (four Brachiaria sp. and Megathyrsus maximus) produced significantly more biomass than H. rufa; also four of the five legume varieties evaluated (Canavalia ensiformis, Canavalia brasiliensis, Vigna unguiculata, and Vigna radiata) demonstrated high adaptability to diverse environmental conditions across sites. Farmer participatory evaluation offers a valuable means to assess performance of forages and will likely contribute to their improved utilization. Future research is needed on more refined management recommendations, pasture system design, costs and environmental benefits associated with the adoption of these forages in local livestock production systems.

Advances in Information Foraging Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 701-702 ◽  
pp. 1376-1379
Author(s):  
Bing Wu ◽  
Chen Yan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Citation Index ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Information Foraging ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Software

Information Foraging Theory (IFT) explains and predicts how people navigate in response to the information in their environment. It has proven particularly helpful in both behavior prediction and practical utility for Web design. We gleaned from science citation index expanded (SCI-EXPANED) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) database on web of science, concerning advances in information foraging research. The result indicates that the main research territory is USA accounting for 64.706%, then followed by IRELAND of 11.765%. Accordingly, the organizations are Indiana Univ Natl Univ Ireland Univ Coll Cork, Oregon State Univ Parc and Univ Memphis. The number of publication literature on this topic mainly distributes in recently 7 years, reaching climax of 6 in 2013. And from the analysis of research area, research on computer science accounts for 70.588%. Accordingly the percentage of source title as decision support systems is 11.765%. Overall, the related research topics can be classified in four areas: long tail research, software engineering research, information search behaviour and emergency response. New opportunities for future research are discussed in the end.

scholarly journals Research status in Halal: a review and bibliometric analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abid Haleem ◽  
Mohd Imran Khan ◽  
Shahbaz Khan ◽  
Abdur Rahman Jami
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Bibliometric Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Scopus Database

Purpose Halal is an emerging business sector and is steadily gaining popularity among scholars and practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate and review the reported literature in the broad area of Halal using bibliometric technique and network analysis tools. Moreover, this paper also proposes future research directions in the field of Halal. Design/methodology/approach This paper employed a systematic review technique followed by bibliometric analysis to gain insight and to evaluate the research area associated with Halal. Furthermore, data mining techniques are used for analysing the concerned article title, keywords and abstract of 946 research articles obtained through the Scopus database. Finally, network analysis is used to identify significant research clusters. Findings This study reports top authors contributing to this area, the key sub-research areas and the influential works based on citations and PageRank. We identified from the citation analysis that major influential works of Halal are from the subject area of biological science and related areas. Further, this study reports established and emerging research clusters, which provide future research directions. Research limitations/implications Scopus database is used to conduct a systematic review and corresponding bibliometric study; the authors might have missed some peer-reviewed studies not reported in Scopus. The selection of keywords for article search may not be accurate for the multi-disciplinary Halal area. Also, the authors have not considered the banking/financial aspects of Halal. The proposed four research clusters may inform potential researcher towards supporting the industry. Originality/value The novelty of the study is that no published study has reported the bibliometric study and network analysis techniques in the area of Halal.

scholarly journals Social Network Analysis and the Study of University Industry Relations

2018 ◽  
pp. 7150-7160
Author(s):  
Fernando Cabrita Romero
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Differential Outcomes ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Industry Relations ◽  
University Industry

The aim of this work is to give an overview of the use of social network analysis in the study of university industry relations. The structure of networks can be analysed through the lens of Social Network Analysis. This methodological approach is briefly described and its fundamental concepts are presented. The paper reviews the applications of this approach on the study of university industry relations. Different structures in the relations may result in different innovation outcomes, and the use of SNA may be particularly useful to understand differential outcomes. This work is based on a review of available literature on the topics. The paper aims at systematizing the information and knowledge related to the application of SNA on university industry networks, highlighting the main research pathways, the main conclusions and pointing possible future research questions.

scholarly journals Research Fields and Challenges to implement Cyber-Physical Production Systems in SMEs: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Rojas ◽  
Erwin Rauch ◽  
Dominik T. Matt
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
System Architectures ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Cyber Physical Production Systems

Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) consists of the orchestration of single intelligent and connected cyber-physical systems (CPS) in order to perform what we call smart manufacturing. CPS collaborate in an intelligent way in order to obtain and maintain the optimum of the manufacturing process, handle disturbances and adapt to changing conditions. It might not be easy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to implement such production system architectures in their shop floor. In this paper, we want to investigate existing scientific literature through a systematic literature review in order to identify the main research fields for implementing CPPS in smart SME factories. As a result, the identified research fields are critically discussed, highlighting those fields that can be identified as the most difficult challenges for SMEs in the near future and giving directions for future research activities.

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