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Computer Science ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (6A): 250600062-9.doi: 10.11896/jsjkx.250600062

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Bibliometric Investigation of Research on Blockchain Technology

LYU Mingfeng1,2, LIU Haijiang3, DI Yangchen1,2, YUAN Yecheng1, GAO Xizhang1,4   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System,Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100101,China
    2 College of Resources and Environment,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
    3 China National Environmental Monitoring Centre,Beijing 100012,China
    4 Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographyical Information Resource Development and Application,Nanjing 210023,China
  • Online:2026-06-16 Published:2026-06-12
  • About author:LYU Mingfeng,born in 2001,postgra-duate.His main research interest is the application of blockchain technology in geographic data sharing.
    GAO Xizhang,born in 1975,Ph.D,associate professor.His main research in-terests include geographic big data,data sharing and environmental geographic information system.
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFD1300501).

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Abstract: Blockchain is a distributed ledger utilizes cryptographic technology toappend consensus-confirmed blocks in sequence,which can ensure the authenticity,non-tamperability and irrevocability of data.Currently,it has been widely used applied across various fields.Based on CNKI and Web of Science core journal database,a bibliometric method is employedto systematically analyze the research progress of blockchain technology from 2008 to 2024 by using Citespace software.The research shows that:1)Whether in CNKI Chinese journals or SCI/SSCI English journals,the research on blockchain technology remains at a very low level from 2008 to 2013,starts slowly around 2014 and develops rapidly around 2018.Comparatively,CNKI journals startsearlier,while SCI/SSCI journals develops more rapidly.2)The research hotspots are concentrated in areas such as blockchain system architecture,digital currency,privacy security,data sharing,Internet of Things,big data,cloud computing,artificial intelligence,metaverse,etc.Moreover,blockchain technology is also applied to finance,healthcare,agriculture,electricity,copyright and other fields.3)In terms of time,the blockchain research from 2014 to 2020 mainly focuses on digital currency,marking the emerging phase of the research.From 2016 to 2023,it mainly includesstudies on the blockchain system architecture,security and privacy,and data-related operations,running through most of the research process.From 2018 to 2024,the focus shifts to the integration with new digital technologies and the application in other research fields,pointing to future research directions.

Key words: Blockchain, Bibliometrics, Citespace, Co-occurrence analysis, Research hotspots

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