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Smart Agriculture and Technological Innovation: A Bibliometric Perspective on Digital Transformation and Sustainability

Claudia Gherțescu; Alina Georgiana Manta; Roxana Maria Bădîrcea

Agriculture · 2025

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Summary

This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the academic literature on smart agriculture and digital transformation, examining how research in this field has evolved and where sustainability intersects with technological innovation. Using tools such as VOSviewer or Bibliometrix, the authors likely analyse databases such as Web of Science or Scopus to identify leading contributors, thematic clusters, and emerging research frontiers. The study provides a structured overview of the field's intellectual landscape rather than reporting primary empirical findings from field or laboratory settings.

UK applicability

As a bibliometric and methodological study with an international scope, its findings are not specific to UK conditions, but the research landscape it maps — including digital agriculture, precision farming, and sustainability policy — is directly relevant to UK agricultural research priorities and the government's Farming Innovation Programme.

Key measures

Publication counts; citation frequencies; h-index of sources; keyword co-occurrence networks; country and institutional collaboration mapping

Outcomes reported

The study maps the volume, authorship, citation patterns, and thematic clusters of peer-reviewed literature on smart agriculture and digital innovation, identifying key research trends and knowledge gaps. It likely reports the most prolific journals, countries, authors, and keyword co-occurrence networks in this domain.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Digital agriculture & agri-tech innovation
Study type
Systematic Review
Study design
Bibliometric analysis
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
International
System type
Mixed / cross-sector agricultural systems
DOI
10.3390/agriculture15131388
Catalogue ID
NRmo3f02hq-09h

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