Is China the world's blockchain leader? Evidence, evolution and outlook of China's blockchain research

作     者：Wang, Qiang Su, Min Li, Rongrong 

作者机构：China Univ Petr East China Sch Econ & Management Qingdao 266580 Shandong Peoples R China China Univ Petr East China Inst Energy Econ & Policy Qingdao 266580 Shandong Peoples R China 

出 版 物：《JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION》 (清洁器生产杂志)

年 卷 期：2020年第264卷

页      面：121742-121742页

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学科分类：0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 08[工学] 

主　　题：Bibliometric analysis Blockchain China Consensus algorithm Social network 

摘      要：China wants to embrace blockchain, the technology has triggered a new round of technological innovation and industrial change and has huge potential to enhance sustainable development capabilities in many areas. The purpose of this paper is to explore the global status of China s blockchain research. This study applies bibliometric analysis to perform statistical and correlation analysis on the blockchain literature from 2013 to 2019 included in the Web of Science (WOS) database and draws the social network with visual analysis technology. The statistical results show that China is the country that publishes the most blockchain papers in the world, leading the global blockchain research. Research institutions and authors from China also dominate global blockchain research. Further, this paper investigates the development process of China s blockchain research and determines the development stage through a comparative analysis with the United States. More specifically, the paper comprehensively analyzes the current status of China s blockchain research from three perspectives: the subject area, high-yield institutions and high-yield authors. The results indicate that China s blockchain research is experiencing rapid growth, and the research scope is constantly expanding, with the research focus gradually shifting to applied research. Finally, this paper summarizes the challenges faced by China s blockchain research and puts forward corresponding policy recommendations for reference by policy makers. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.