A Bibliometric Analysis: A Comparative Perspective on the Digitalization of Decision-Making Processes

Authors: Vanesa-Luisa Sidor, Lavinia-Denisia Cuc, Dana Rad, Mioara-Florina Pantea

Abstract

The bibliometric analysis comparative perspective on the chosen research topic appears and is imposed in a context of necessity due to the popularization of the digital phenomenon. A trend that also affects and changes classical management, making research in the field an important need for both practitioners and researchers, allowing new theories to be identified or even classical ones to be modified. In this sense, the main objective of this paper is precisely to confirm the hypothesis that in the context of decision-making in organizations, digitalization should not be seen as a singular reality, but should be extended to its elements. The paper also focuses on creating a topical framework, establishing the trend of the chosen research topic and presenting possible future directions. Thus, the research will focus on the use of a bibliometric analysis carried out using the VOSviewer software, as well as on the interpretation of the data of the two analyzed networks. The data selection was carried out in two series for the period 2015–2025, both consist only of articles written in English and are extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection. The first dataset contains 823 articles, while the second one includes 2,936 articles. The research results bring a novel element to the field precisely through the comparative perspective of the analysis. They will contribute to a better understanding of the most relevant aspects of the digitalization of the decision-making process and will highlight the scope of the subject.