Drone Applications in Sustainability: A Comprehensive Bibliometrics Analysis of Trends and Future Directions

Drone Applications in Sustainability: A Comprehensive Bibliometrics Analysis of Trends and Future Directions | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Systematic Review Drone Applications in Sustainability: A Comprehensive Bibliometrics Analysis of Trends and Future Directions Isaac Lukambagire, Baker Matovu, Rao R. Bhavani This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8017833/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Drone applications emerge as innovative solutions for global sustainability challenges. However, a comprehensive exploration of trends and indicators in sustainability is lacking. Although research on drone applications for sustainability has increased, a global divide is still evident, like in authorship, collaborations, and publishing countries, which is detrimental to the attainment of global sustainability targets. This presents a novel opportunity for research and institutions to initiate collaborative partnerships and new perspectives on sustainability research in drone applications and emerging technologies, especially in the global south. Emerging researchers, especially from the global south, could be driving future research in the sustainability discourse. Sustainability Sustainable Development Drones Drone Applications Global South Bibliometric Analysis Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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