Global mapping of research outputs on nanoparticles with peroxidase mimetic activity from 2010–2019

Abstract

Several studies have shown that some nanoparticles possess peroxidase mimetic activity and their unique advantages have increased their prospects in the biotechnological industries. Despite the extensive works on nanoparticles with peroxidase mimetic activities, untill date, no study has reported the mapping of researches conducted on the subject over the years. Literature on nanoparticles with peroxidase activity from 2010 to 2019 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection and analyzed with bibliometrix in Rstudio software. A total number of 335 research articles from 2010 to 2019 across 121 different sources/journals were analyzed. An increase in the annual research productivity was observed over the years and the most productive authors were Chen, W (n = 16), Xia, XH (n = 12) and Liu, AL (n = 11). The authors’ distribution agrees with Lotka’s law. The top three most relevant sources were Microchimica Acta (n = 37), Sensors and Actuators B Chemicals (n = 27), and RSC Advances (n = 16); while the top three most cited sources were Analytical Chemistry (n = 744), Biosensors and Bioelectronics (n = 723), and Chemical Communications (n = 616). China had the highest and most significant number of publications (n = 437); they are followed by India (n = 57) and Iran (n = 34) in a distant second and third place respectively. Several countries were isolated from the collaboration network; this gap should be narrowed to enhance research productivity, improve disease diagnosis, knowledge transfer and economic growth.

Keywords:

• Nanoparticle
• peroxidase
• mimetic
• hydrogen peroxide
• bibliometric

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This research work received funding from Cape Pennisula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.