A three-decade bibliometric investigation of research trends in quantum critical behaviour

Research on quantum critical behaviour has grown significantly in recent years. Despite extensive research on quantum critical behavior (QCB) by thousands of scientists, a comprehensive literature review reveals the absence of bibliometric studies in this field. This study provides a wide-ranging bibliometric analysis of this field, based on 11,892 documents from 511 sources indexed in Scopus from 1992 to 2022. Findings show a near-logarithmic increase in scientific output, with a notable surge between 1998 and 2012. The most influential journals identified are Physical Review B and Physical Review Letters. The analysis highlights key contributors, with F. Steglich, C. Geibel, and S. Sachdev emerging as the most prominent authors. Affiliation analysis reveals the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids and the University of Tokyo as leading institutions in this field. By country of corresponding author, China, the United States, and Japan are the most prominent contributors. Citation analysis offers insights into the most cited documents and countries, both globally and within the research community, with the United States leading in total citations for both sources and authors.