A bibliometrics visualization analysis of active packaging system for food packaging

This bibliometric study includes publications on the use of active packaging in food packaging from 2000 to 2021. The number of research related to this study tends to increase annually with an annual growth rate of 23.76%, totaling 857 articles. In this study it was found that the most influential countries in the field of Active Packaging are Spain, China, and Brazil. Moreover, the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules and Nerin are the most prolific journal and author in scientific publications, respectively. Active packaging, food packaging, and antimicrobial are often used based on the total link strength out of the 1,775 keywords. The keyword analysis based on time found new terms that are being studied by many researchers, namely, bioplastics as environmentally friendly packaging, based on polysaccharides and nanoparticles, which have the potential to be developed or collaborated for breakthroughs. Therefore, the use of active packaging shows a promising trend for the packaging industry in the future.

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This bibliometric study examines the use of active packaging in food packaging from 2000 to 2021. The study found that the number of related research papers is increasing annually with a growth rate of 23.76%, totaling 857 articles. Spain, China, and Brazil were identified as the most influential countries in the field of Active Packaging. Additionally, the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules and Nerin were identified as the most prolific journal and author, respectively. Active packaging, food packaging, and antimicrobial were commonly used keywords. New terms such as bioplastics based on polysaccharides and nanoparticles were also identified as potential areas of research collaboration and development.