A Bibliometric Analysis of Digital Ethics and Human Rights

Abstract

In order to expand the current literature assessing the quantity and quality of the worldwide research production in the subject of digital ethics and human rights, a bibliometric analysis was conducted for the period 1966–2024. The Scopus.com database was consulted with the “digital ethics and human rights” keywords searched. The database identified 537 documents. In terms of the publication production in the subject over the studied period, the United States of America demonstrated the highest number of publications across the world, with the United Kingdom in the second place. The bibliometric data provided is comprehensive but calls for understanding how the research outcomes in digital ethics and human rights field has impacted society. Therefore, the future research in the field of digital ethics and human rights is expected to be based on the transition from theorising to practical development aspects, per se.