Blockchain Technology in Open Government: A Bibliometric Network Analysis in Scopus

Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the bibliometric network in Scopus on blockchain technology in open government between the years 2015 and 2023. It was a bibliometric analysis that defined the metrics of scientific production. The indicators were obtained from 132 papers chosen from the Scopus database using keywords in English (Blockchain, open government). The results show that the year with the highest scientific production was 2022 (n=34; 25.8%).  In addition, India (23.3%; n=37) is the country with the most publications, while the journal Lecture Notes in Computer Science published 8 (195 citations) papers, with author Ølnes, S. being the most cited (125 citations; n= 2 papers). From the analyzed studies, it is concluded that blockchain technology in open government has increased as a function of available resources, topics and authors, because blockchain is a quantitative tool that promotes the permanent construction of open, dynamic, transparent and efficient institutions.