Bibliometric Analysis of Research Papers on Drones in the Mining Sector: A Documentary Review and Author Positioning

Abstract

This research paper conducted a comprehensive review of documentaries related to the production and publication of research papers focusing on the study of drones in the mining sector. The proposed bibliometric analysis examined the critical characteristics of publications registered in the Scopus database between 2018 and 2022, identifying 121 relevant papers. The information obtained from the platform was systematically organized using tables and figures, allowing for categorization based on factors such as year of publication, country of origin, area of knowledge, and publication type. Following this description of characteristics, a qualitative analysis was performed to analyze the perspectives and positions of various authors on the topic. Notably, the research findings revealed that the United States had the highest scientific production of authors affiliated with institutions from that country, with 16 publications. Furthermore, the engineering field made the most significant contribution to the scholarly material on drones in the mining sector, with 54 published documents. Regarding publication type, journal articles were the most utilized format, comprising 60 documents from the total scientific production.