Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 55k research works in it since 1957. 33.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the integration of blockchain technology with the Internet of Things (IoT), focusing on topics such as smart contracts, security, supply chain management, decentralization, cryptocurrencies, privacy, energy sector applications, and healthcare. The papers cover a wide range of applications and challenges in utilizing blockchain for IoT-related scenarios.
- Blockchain
- Internet of Things
- Smart Contracts
- Security
- Supply Chain Management
- Decentralization
- Cryptocurrencies
- Privacy
- Energy Sector
- Healthcare
- Research works
- 55k fractional, since 1957
- In the world top 10%
- 19k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +551% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Blockchain Technology Applications and Security research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (6.6k and 5.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 6.6k works
- 2 China 5.3k works
- 3 United States 3k works
- 4 United Kingdom 1k works
- 5 Italy 646 works
- 6 Indonesia 628 works
- 7 Germany 605 works
- 8 Australia 588 works
- 9 Türkiye 544 works
- 10 Canada 530 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Blockchain Technology Applications and Security research?
By volume in 2022–2025, SRM Institute of Science and Technology publishes the most Blockchain Technology Applications and Security research, followed by Chandigarh University and Vellore Institute of Technology University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 SRM Institute of Science and Technology India 189 works
- 2 Chandigarh University India 174 works
- 3 Vellore Institute of Technology University India 165 works
- 4 Chitkara University India 131 works
- 5 Symbiosis International University India 126 works
- 6 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications China 110 works
- 7 Lovely Professional University India 106 works
- 8 Binus University Indonesia 104 works
- 9 Graphic Era University India 98 works
- 10 Saveetha University India 91 works
Who are the leading researchers in Blockchain Technology Applications and Security?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Blockchain Technology Applications and Security include Rajkumar Buyya, Dan Boneh and Philip S. Yu.
- 1 Rajkumar Buyya 7.8k citations
- 2 Dan Boneh 7.5k citations
- 3 Philip S. Yu 6.6k citations
- 4 Alex Pentland 6k citations
- 5 Witold Pedrycz 5.4k citations
- 6 Xuemin Shen 5.1k citations
- 7 Zhu Han 4.7k citations
- 8 Dusit Niyato 4.5k citations
- 9 MengChu Zhou 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Blockchain Technology Applications and Security research done?
The largest centres of Blockchain Technology Applications and Security research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Bengaluru (India) and Pune (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Williamsburg, Greater Noida and Bengaluru.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WilliamsburgUS · 45.0 works36×
- Greater NoidaIN · 228.6 works13×
- Bengaluru25.7 works12×
- GumiKR · 23.2 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Blockchain Technology Applications and Security than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Blockchain Technology Applications and Security?
Among universities, judged by research, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies and Lebanese American University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalifa University of Science and Technology United Arab Emirates | 70.8 | 64.0% | 5.2× | 37 | +1481.7% |
| 2 | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies India | 69.6 | 43.0% | 9.4× | 48 | +362.5% |
| 3 | Lebanese American University Lebanon | 68.0 | 62.9% | 7.8× | 25 | — |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong | 66.0 | 57.2% | 2.4× | 62 | +850.2% |
| 5 | Ahlia University Bahrain | 65.3 | 57.3% | 27.1× | 19 | — |
| 6 | University of the Cumberlands United States | 65.0 | 49.1% | 36.3× | 45 | — |
| 7 | University Canada West Canada | 64.4 | 55.9% | 59.3× | 28 | — |
| 8 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India | 63.8 | 34.7% | 5.7× | 165 | +444.0% |
| 9 | University of Nicosia Cyprus | 63.3 | 41.0% | 8.7× | 18 | +653.5% |
| 10 | Chitkara University India | 63.1 | 31.3% | 11.6× | 131 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Blockchain Technology Applications and Security research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 551% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.