TY - JOUR
T1 - A bibliometric analysis of 3D food printing research
T2 - A global and African perspective
AU - Fasogbon, Beatrice Mofoluwaso
AU - Adebo, Oluwafemi Ayodeji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Three-dimensional (3D) food printing is one technology that can revolutionized food processing and product development due to its multiple advantages including the design of customized, personalized nutrition food design from available food material, among others. Research documents on 3D food printing came into the limelight in the year 2006, and have since exponentially increased, especially in developed countries. In this review, we collected and analysed scientific documents related to 3D food printing (3DFP). The collected data were analysed on VoSViewer 1.6.18 for annual publication trend, contributing authors, countries, institutions, funding agencies, journals and the relationship between these parameters. With a total of 800 documents which showed an increasing trend over the years, China was identified as the most productive country. In contrast, significantly much less studies emanated from Africa. As such, African institutions and scientists working on 3DFP need to collaborate with relevant researchers in institutions around the world to advance this processing technique, while relevant stakeholders also need to provide necessary funds needed.
AB - Three-dimensional (3D) food printing is one technology that can revolutionized food processing and product development due to its multiple advantages including the design of customized, personalized nutrition food design from available food material, among others. Research documents on 3D food printing came into the limelight in the year 2006, and have since exponentially increased, especially in developed countries. In this review, we collected and analysed scientific documents related to 3D food printing (3DFP). The collected data were analysed on VoSViewer 1.6.18 for annual publication trend, contributing authors, countries, institutions, funding agencies, journals and the relationship between these parameters. With a total of 800 documents which showed an increasing trend over the years, China was identified as the most productive country. In contrast, significantly much less studies emanated from Africa. As such, African institutions and scientists working on 3DFP need to collaborate with relevant researchers in institutions around the world to advance this processing technique, while relevant stakeholders also need to provide necessary funds needed.
KW - 3D food printing
KW - 4IR
KW - African research work
KW - Bibliometric analysis
KW - Innovative foods 3D printing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85136633784&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.fufo.2022.100175
DO - 10.1016/j.fufo.2022.100175
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85136633784
SN - 2666-8335
VL - 6
JO - Future Foods
JF - Future Foods
M1 - 100175
ER -