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Charting Past, Present, and Future Research in the Semantic Web and Interoperability

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  • Abderahman Rejeb

    (Department of Management and Law, Faculty of Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Columbia, 2, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • John G. Keogh

    (McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada)

  • Wayne Martindale

    (National Centre for Food Manufacturing, Centre of Excellence Technology Park, University of Lincoln, Holbeach, Spalding PE12 7LD, UK)

  • Damion Dooley

    (Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics and One Health, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada)

  • Edward Smart

    (Institute of Industrial Research, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, UK)

  • Steven Simske

    (Systems Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA)

  • Samuel Fosso Wamba

    (Department of Information, Operations and Management Sciences, Toulouse Business School, 31068 Toulouse, France)

  • John G. Breslin

    (Data Science Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

  • Kosala Yapa Bandara

    (Data Science Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

  • Subhasis Thakur

    (Data Science Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

  • Kelly Liu

    (McGill MCCHE Summer Research Intern Program, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada)

  • Bridgette Crowley

    (McGill MCCHE Summer Research Intern Program, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada)

  • Sowmya Desaraju

    (McGill MCCHE Summer Research Intern Program, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada)

  • Angela Ospina

    (Institut D’études Européennes (IEE), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium)

  • Horia Bradau

    (McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada)

Abstract

Huge advances in peer-to-peer systems and attempts to develop the semantic web have revealed a critical issue in information systems across multiple domains: the absence of semantic interoperability. Today, businesses operating in a digital environment require increased supply-chain automation, interoperability, and data governance. While research on the semantic web and interoperability has recently received much attention, a dearth of studies investigates the relationship between these two concepts in depth. To address this knowledge gap, the objective of this study is to conduct a review and bibliometric analysis of 3511 Scopus-registered papers on the semantic web and interoperability published over the past two decades. In addition, the publications were analyzed using a variety of bibliometric indicators, such as publication year, journal, authors, countries, and institutions. Keyword co-occurrence and co-citation networks were utilized to identify the primary research hotspots and group the relevant literature. The findings of the review and bibliometric analysis indicate the dominance of conference papers as a means of disseminating knowledge and the substantial contribution of developed nations to the semantic web field. In addition, the keyword co-occurrence network analysis reveals a significant emphasis on semantic web languages, sensors and computing, graphs and models, and linking and integration techniques. Based on the co-citation clustering, the Internet of Things, semantic web services, ontology mapping, building information modeling, bioinformatics, education and e-learning, and semantic web languages were identified as the primary themes contributing to the flow of knowledge and the growth of the semantic web and interoperability field. Overall, this review substantially contributes to the literature and increases scholars’ and practitioners’ awareness of the current knowledge composition and future research directions of the semantic web field.

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  • Abderahman Rejeb & John G. Keogh & Wayne Martindale & Damion Dooley & Edward Smart & Steven Simske & Samuel Fosso Wamba & John G. Breslin & Kosala Yapa Bandara & Subhasis Thakur & Kelly Liu & Bridgett, 2022. "Charting Past, Present, and Future Research in the Semantic Web and Interoperability," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-32, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:14:y:2022:i:6:p:161-:d:823977
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