Virtual Ecosystems and the Metaverse

Abstract

A documentary review was carried out on the production and publication of research papers related to the study of the variables Virtual Ecosystems and Metaverses.  The purpose of the bibliometric analysis proposed in this document was to know the main characteristics of the volume of publications registered in the Scopus database during the period 20 22-2023, achieving the identification of 21 publications. The information provided by this platform was organized through graphs and figures categorizing the information by Year of Publication, Country of Origin, Area of Knowledge and Type of Publication. Once these characteristics have been described, the position of different authors towards the proposed theme is referenced through a qualitative analysis. Among the main findings made through this research, it is found that the United States, with 5 publications, was the country with the highest scientific production registered in the name of authors affiliated with institutions in that country. The Area of Knowledge that made the greatest contribution to the construction of bibliographic material referring to   the study of Virtual Ecosystems and the Metaverse was Engineering with 9 published documents, and the Type of Publication most used during the period indicated above was theConference Articles with 57%  of the total scientific production.