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A Bibliometrics analysis on big data research (2009–2018)

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At present, the concepts, technologies and methods of big data are constantly spreading to all areas of the society. The arrival of big data has brought about tremendous changes in many areas of the people’s social life, and at the same time, it has caused profound changes in the development of society. This paper uses the bibliometric analysis and the visual analysis methods to systematically study and analyze the big data publications included in the Science Citation Index (SCI) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) databases. On the one hand, it analyzes the most influential countries, journals, research institutions. On the other hand, the co-occurrence of author keywords of the publications are investigated, and the current research hotspots and future development trends are explored. The research in this paper is helpful for relevant scholars to understand the development status and trends in this field.

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This work was supported by the project of philosophy and social science in Zhejiang (No. 16NDJC159YB) and the ministry of education of humanities and social sciences project (No. 19YJC630208).

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  2. Business School, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing, 211815, Jiangsu, China

    Dejian Yu

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Xu, Z., Yu, D. A Bibliometrics analysis on big data research (2009–2018). J. of Data, Inf. and Manag. 1, 3–15 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42488-019-00001-2

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