What Is the Impact of Digital Transformation? A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

With the rapid development of digital technology, digital transformation has brought a great impact on many aspects of human society. Based on the existing research on the impact of digital transformation, which not only helps to understand the current research progress but also can provide effective suggestions for better implementation of digital transformation. This paper analyzes the existing research on the impact of digital transformation from the perspective of biometric. First, starting from statistical analysis, the basic distribution of studies in different countries/regions, different sources of publication, different years of publication, etc., are introduced. Then, the paper shows the collaboration of researchers from the analysis of relevant citation networks, cocitation networks and collaboration networks. In addition, a thematic analysis of the relevant studies is presented, in which the relevant co-occurrence networks are shown, and then a detailed analysis of the studies is presented. On the basis of these analyses, a discussion of future research is presented, and finally, conclusions are drawn. This study shows not only the basic picture of the impact of digital transformation but also future research trends that can provide meaningful research perspectives.