{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4390707404","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","title":"The state of metaverse research: a bibliometric visual analysis based on CiteSpace","display_name":"The state of metaverse research: a bibliometric visual analysis based on CiteSpace","publication_year":2024,"publication_date":"2024-01-10","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4390707404","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","pdf_url":"https://journalofbigdata.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2737955091","display_name":"Journal Of Big Data","issn_l":"2196-1115","issn":["2196-1115"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319900","host_organization_name":"Springer Science+Business Media","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319900","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Science+Business Media","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Big Data","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://journalofbigdata.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5074142370","display_name":"Huike Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9753-2788"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47689461","display_name":"Northeast Forestry University","ror":"https://ror.org/02yxnh564","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47689461"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Huike Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People\u2019s Republic of China","College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People\u2019s Republic of China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47689461"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47689461"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100374519","display_name":"Bo Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3797-9091"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I47689461","display_name":"Northeast Forestry University","ror":"https://ror.org/02yxnh564","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I47689461"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Bo Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People\u2019s Republic of China","College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People\u2019s Republic of China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47689461"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, 26, Hexing Street, Nangang District, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47689461"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5074142370"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I47689461"],"apc_list":{"value":1060,"currency":"GBP","value_usd":1300},"apc_paid":{"value":1060,"currency":"GBP","value_usd":1300},"fwci":14.4504,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":45,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99384918,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":99,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"11","issue":"1","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10648","display_name":"Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts","score":0.9945999979972839,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1709","display_name":"Human-Computer Interaction"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10648","display_name":"Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts","score":0.9945999979972839,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1709","display_name":"Human-Computer Interaction"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14233","display_name":"Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research","score":0.9556999802589417,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3316","display_name":"Cultural Studies"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13751","display_name":"Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies","score":0.9538999795913696,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2739","display_name":"Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/metaverse","display_name":"Metaverse","score":0.8119375705718994},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6476175785064697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/field","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","score":0.5897424221038818},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-science","display_name":"Data science","score":0.5358942747116089},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/china","display_name":"China","score":0.5048165917396545},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/virtual-reality","display_name":"Virtual reality","score":0.47635316848754883},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/human\u2013computer-interaction","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","score":0.15906134247779846},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/history","display_name":"History","score":0.11180070042610168},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/archaeology","display_name":"Archaeology","score":0.08905798196792603}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C53332860","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2632041","display_name":"Metaverse","level":3,"score":0.8119375705718994},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6476175785064697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9652623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190109","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.5897424221038818},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2522767166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374463","display_name":"Data science","level":1,"score":0.5358942747116089},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C191935318","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148","display_name":"China","level":2,"score":0.5048165917396545},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C194969405","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170519","display_name":"Virtual reality","level":2,"score":0.47635316848754883},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107457646","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207434","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","level":1,"score":0.15906134247779846},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95457728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309","display_name":"History","level":0,"score":0.11180070042610168},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166957645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23498","display_name":"Archaeology","level":1,"score":0.08905798196792603},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C202444582","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837863","display_name":"Pure mathematics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","pdf_url":"https://journalofbigdata.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2737955091","display_name":"Journal Of Big Data","issn_l":"2196-1115","issn":["2196-1115"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319900","host_organization_name":"Springer Science+Business Media","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319900","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Science+Business Media","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Big Data","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:658781d113a040268fb0001d06c455d3","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/658781d113a040268fb0001d06c455d3","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Big Data, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-23 (2024)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","pdf_url":"https://journalofbigdata.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40537-024-00877-x","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2737955091","display_name":"Journal Of Big Data","issn_l":"2196-1115","issn":["2196-1115"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319900","host_organization_name":"Springer Science+Business Media","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319900","https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Science+Business Media","Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Big Data","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Quality Education","score":0.6299999952316284,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4390707404.pdf"},"referenced_works_count":47,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1583636700","https://openalex.org/W1767272795","https://openalex.org/W2031055067","https://openalex.org/W2076764417","https://openalex.org/W2090681456","https://openalex.org/W2104192199","https://openalex.org/W2135216654","https://openalex.org/W2166821106","https://openalex.org/W2175669209","https://openalex.org/W2291349498","https://openalex.org/W2595871304","https://openalex.org/W2599784308","https://openalex.org/W2805804251","https://openalex.org/W3015097222","https://openalex.org/W3084885766","https://openalex.org/W3097763105","https://openalex.org/W3103122802","https://openalex.org/W3125405496","https://openalex.org/W3140968591","https://openalex.org/W3216239225","https://openalex.org/W4206484811","https://openalex.org/W4210592306","https://openalex.org/W4211092666","https://openalex.org/W4211228497","https://openalex.org/W4221084570","https://openalex.org/W4285047805","https://openalex.org/W4285585446","https://openalex.org/W4288763088","https://openalex.org/W4298185538","https://openalex.org/W4309708838","https://openalex.org/W4312474588","https://openalex.org/W4313310852","https://openalex.org/W4315702472","https://openalex.org/W4316469860","https://openalex.org/W4316660849","https://openalex.org/W4318953579","https://openalex.org/W4319166372","https://openalex.org/W4320717855","https://openalex.org/W4320919338","https://openalex.org/W4323354085","https://openalex.org/W4365152193","https://openalex.org/W4366292976","https://openalex.org/W4378084689","https://openalex.org/W4381786410","https://openalex.org/W4383617512","https://openalex.org/W4385143322","https://openalex.org/W6608290923"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2166821106","https://openalex.org/W4376853950","https://openalex.org/W4312864667","https://openalex.org/W4237056396","https://openalex.org/W4366210097","https://openalex.org/W4366734514","https://openalex.org/W4388442643","https://openalex.org/W4362644763","https://openalex.org/W4316660760","https://openalex.org/W4385541443"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Abstract":[0],"Objective":[1],"To":[2],"understand":[3],"the":[4,10,17,29,41,48,58,72,75,82,85,94,97,105,116,124,133],"current":[5,59,102,164],"status":[6,60],"of":[7,12,34,43,63,88,96,115,126,136],"research":[8,18,65,77,98,103,141,144,165],"in":[9,23,66,90,104,123,139,168,173],"field":[11,125],"metaverse,":[13],"and":[14,20,56,61,112,130,159,184],"to":[15,54],"analyze":[16,57],"progress":[19],"evolutionary":[21],"trends":[22,62],"this":[24,91,140],"field.":[25],"Methods":[26],"Based":[27],"on":[28,110,166],"bibliometric":[30],"analysis,":[31],"a":[32,178],"total":[33],"921":[35],"papers":[36],"were":[37],"obtained":[38],"by":[39],"searching":[40],"Web":[42],"science":[44],"core":[45],"database":[46],"for":[47,181],"keyword":[49],"\"metaverse\".":[50],"CiteSpace":[51],"was":[52],"used":[53],"visualize":[55],"metaverse":[64,117,167],"China.":[67],"Results":[68],"Ireland":[69],"is":[70,80,99,171],"currently":[71,81],"country":[73,83],"with":[74,84,192],"highest":[76],"impact.":[78],"China":[79],"largest":[86],"number":[87],"publications":[89],"field,":[92],"but":[93,176],"impact":[95],"insufficient.":[100],"The":[101,163],"highly":[106],"cited":[107,137],"literature":[108,138],"focuses":[109],"technical":[111],"history":[113],"reviews":[114],"as":[118,120,150],"well":[119],"its":[121,174],"development":[122,183],"education.":[127],"Artificial":[128],"Intelligence":[129],"utaut2":[131],"are":[132],"underlying":[134],"clusters":[135],"area.":[142],"Several":[143],"hotspots":[145],"have":[146],"been":[147],"formed,":[148],"such":[149],"virtual":[151],"reality,":[152,154,156],"augmented":[153],"mixed":[155],"digital":[157],"twins":[158],"artificial":[160],"intelligence.":[161],"Conclusion":[162],"various":[169],"fields":[170],"basically":[172],"infancy,":[175],"has":[177],"great":[179],"potential":[180],"future":[182],"will":[185],"gradually":[186],"penetrate":[187],"into":[188],"many":[189,193],"different":[190],"directions":[191],"challenges.":[194]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":20},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":20}],"updated_date":"2026-05-21T06:26:12.895304","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}