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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic multifactorial disorder of autoimmune etiology with a complex pathophysiological mechanism that is not yet fully elucidated. RA pharmacotherapy includes active molecules of chemical or biological nature that offer symptomatic relief and a slowing of progression, but still in a context of incurability. Therefore, the development of continuous research and multidisciplinary collaboration is essential. Although the management of RA is a topic of significant scientific relevance, existing bibliometric analyses are insufficient to assess this vast field. Consequently, the present study examines numerous manuscripts indexed in the Web of Science database using the VOSviewer software to provide through statistical interpretation of the data a comprehensive description of RA pharmacotherapy in terms of scientific impact, current state of research, number and frequency of citations, most prolific journals, authors, and countries, along with their relationships and other useful data for the literature search/publication process. Furthermore, the use of bubble maps of term occurrence has applicability in identifying current research trends in the field of RA pharmacotherapy as well as their evolution over the years. The leader in this field in terms of published papers is the United States, and the most prolific journal is Annals of the rheumatic diseases. The global management of RA, which is characterized by extensiveness and depth due to many variables, suggests the need for a conceptual framework based on pharmacotherapy coupled with comprehensive bibliometric studies, and the results may be useful for researchers in setting specific objectives that contribute to improving RA outcomes. [Display omitted] • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pharmacotherapy includes active molecules that offer symptomatic relief and slowing of progression. • This research examines 44832 manuscripts indexed in the Web of Science database using the VOSviewer software. • It provides through statistical interpretation of the data the description of RA pharmacotherapy scientific impact. • Bubble maps of term occurrence identify current research trends and evolution of RA pharmacotherapy. • The leader in publishing papers is the US, and the most prolific journal is Annals of the rheumatic diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

[Display omitted] • Bibliometric analysis on cool pavement technologies to mitigate urban heat islands. • Number of articles published per year, productive journal, institute, countries and authors were studied. • The study of cool pavement technologies has increased significantly in the last decade. • Research trends on cool pavements were analysed through science mapping, and thematic evolution. • Topical trends of cool pavement technologies were discussed. In the last few decades, researchers have sought ways to counterbalance the effect of the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon of increased urban temperatures resulting from human activities and the surrounding structures. A significant portion of any urban area is made up of paved surfaces, which greatly contributes to the UHI effect. The concept of utilising cool pavement technologies (where 'pavement' refers to all paved surfaces) has gained popularity lately. These technologies tend to involve releasing less sensible heat and lowering pavement surface temperatures, which may result in substantial changes to the heating in areas with high urban temperatures. However, no quantitative study of the pertinent numerical features of the research and the development of cool pavement technology research has been published. This paper presents a science mapping and bibliometric analysis of cool pavement technology research represented by 342 selected publications in the Scopus database, a widely recognised scientific database. This analysis revealed that the production of documents related to cool pavements has increased exponentially since 1993, reaching a peak of 44 articles in 2022. China had the most publications, followed by the USA. An analysis of topical trends showed that most research on cool pavement technology has focused on increasing the solar reflectance of the pavement surface—the subject of 159 of the total of 342 documents. Surprisingly, the total number of studies on evaporative pavements was only about one-third of the number (53) conducted on reflective pavements. In addition to research on reflective and evaporative pavements, significant efforts have been undertaken in the past few years to identify techniques to help lower paved surface temperatures to mitigate the UHI effect. This indicates that this research area is still evolving and far from fully mature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Blockchain has attracted great attention in the architecture, engineering, construction, and operation (AECO) industry. To capture its research trends, this study conducted a comprehensive review of blockchain development in the industry using a mixed approach of bibliometrics and content analyses. Ninety-four papers were filtered from the Scopus and Web of Science databases for this review. Bibliometric analysis revealed annual publication trends, journal distributions, country distributions, high-yielding authors, author cooperation networks, and keyword co-occurrence networks, whereas content analysis identified five key topics of contract management, supply chain management, information management, stakeholder management, and the integration of blockchain with other technologies. Research gaps and future research directions are articulated and explained within the research framework. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by synthesizing the current state and development areas of blockchain research, which would promote the strategic adoption and use of blockchain to a greater extent in the AECO industry. [Display omitted] • Blockchain has many new applications that can improve and transform the AECO industry. • Bibliometrics and content analyses were adopted to review and analyze the blockchain development. • The research themes and future research directions are articulated in a research framework. • It contributes to the continued development and strategic adoption of blockchain in the industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Phosphogypsum is a by-product of the phosphate fertilizer industry. It is generally treated by stacking, which not only causes environmental pollution, but also wastes resources. Therefore, the harmless, comprehensive, and high-value utilization of phosphogypsum has attracted more and more scholars around the world. From the perspective of bibliometrics, this paper systematically and comprehensively describes the research progress, trends and hot spots of phosphogypsum resource utilization. This article is based on a scientific network database, and a total of 1067 articles from 1985 to 2020 were collected. Then, use VOSViewer software to perform co-occurrence, co-citation analysis and cluster analysis. The visual analysis results demonstrate that the research on the resource utilization of phosphogypsum shows the characteristics of rapid growth. The active countries are mainly China, Brazil, Spain and the United States. Four of the top 10 active organizations are from China. It systematically expounds the changes in research hotspots in this field at different stages and possible future research hotspots. Including the gradual attention to the preparation of phosphogypsum building materials, phosphogypsum adsorption materials, and radioactive elements in phosphogypsum; the extraction of rare earth elements from phosphogypsum; the use of phosphogypsum to prepare fertilizer or soil improvement. Research shows that phosphogypsum can be reasonably designed, transformed, and used in different fields.However, the radioactivity contained in phosphogypsum should be paid attention to because it has an impact on humans and the environment. We believe that this research provides a comprehensive and systematic overview for future research on phosphogypsum resource utilization. • For the first time, the current research status of phosphogypsum is proposed by bibliometrics. • The extraction of building materials and rare earth elements reflects current research hotspots. • The environment and material application of phosphogypsum are discussed in detail. • Prospects and challenges in the field of comprehensive utilization of phosphogypsum are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]