Table 1

Specifications of the analysis

Level of analysisMetricUnit of analysisBibliometric techniqueStructure
SourceJournal impact and leading journalsJournalCo-citationConceptual
AuthorsMost influential authors and evolution per yearAuthorsCo-citationIntellectual
CountriesInter-country collaborations and dominant countriesCountriesCo-citationSocial
DocumentsKey documents and citation trendsDocumentsCo-citationIntellectual
ReferencesRecurring references and collaborationReferencesCo-citationIntellectual and social
KeywordEmerging and dominant termsKeywords and referencesCo-cite and co-wordConceptual

Source(s): Adapted from Aria and Cucurullo (2017) 

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