E-Voting: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scopus

Roslizawati Binti Taib, Benny Thomas Vivian*, Khairil Asyraf Bin Roslan

Abstract

This study aims to determine the development of research publications on the themes of "e-voting," "electronic voting," “digital voting,” and “internet voting.” The objective of an e-voting bibliometric study is to offer a thorough and data-based overview of the field. By examining articles ranging from the early 2000s to the present, this study can discern enduring trends and patterns in e-voting research. This quantitative investigation employed a literature review utilizing the Scopus database to identify studies pertaining to electronic voting. The VOSviewer software processed the graphically represented outcomes. The findings of this study indicate that 2020 has the highest number of e-voting research publications. The United States contributes the most to research publications. The predominant publication domains are computer science, methodologies, and information systems. The study analyzes an extensive collection of papers from Scopus to ensure a comprehensive representation of the voting literature as the platform provides a range of metrics for assessing research impact and collaboration features such as author profiles and a collaboration network. The keyword analysis revealed that the terms “e-voting” and “blockchain” dominated the researcher domain. Keywords like “electronic voting” and “voting machine” form a dense cluster, which indicates their central importance in the field. Emerging trends, such as e-voting, cryptography, and voting systems, should be considered in future research.

 

Keywords: Electronic voting, Internet voting, Blockchain, Internet of things.

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55463/hkjss.issn.1021-3619.63.38


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