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A Bibliometric Analysis Review on Energy Optimization while Designing Wireless Sensor Networks
by Makwena Idah Masopoga 1 
, Mbuyu Sumbwanyambe 2 Zenghui Wang 3 and Nthambeleni Reginald Netshikweta 4
1,2,3,4 Department of Electrical and Smart Systems Engineering, Unisa, Florida, 1709, South Africa
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 11, Page # 81-92, 2024; DOI: 10.55708/js0311007
Keywords: wireless sensor networks, optimisation algorithm, energy efficiency, clustering, routing, bibliometric analysis, literature review
Received: 13 September 2024, Revised: 25 October 2024, Accepted: 26 October 2024, Published Online: 15 November 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Special Issue on Multidisciplinary Sciences and Advanced Technology 2024 & Section Biochemical Research Methods (BRM))
APA Style
Masopoga, M. I., Sumbwanyambe, M., Wang, Z., & Netshikweta, N. R. (2024). A bibliometric analysis review on energy optimisation while designing wireless sensor networks. Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, 3(11), 81-92. https://doi.org/10.55708/js0311007
Chicago/Turabian Style
Masopoga, Makwena Idah, Mbuyu Sumbwanyambe, Zenghui Wang, and Nthambeleni Reginald Netshikweta. “A Bibliometric Analysis Review on Energy Optimisation while Designing Wireless Sensor Networks.” Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences 3, no. 11 (2024): 81-92. https://doi.org/10.55708/js0311007.
IEEE Style
M. I. Masopoga, M. Sumbwanyambe, Z. Wang, and N. R. Netshikweta, “A bibliometric analysis review on energy optimisation while designing wireless sensor networks,” Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, vol. 3, no. 11, pp. 81-92, 2024, doi: 10.55708/js0311007.
Energy optimisation algorithms play an essential role in reducing energy usage. Hence, it is mandatory to identify current themes and predict future research study in energy optimisation algorithms (EOAs) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Several reviews have been conducted on energy optimisation algorithms (EOAs) in WSNs, although many focused on narrative reviews. This study focuses on the findings of a bibliometric analysis of the literature on the status of EOAs proposed to reduce energy consumption in WSNs. The main objective is to inform future research on the status of EOAs in WSNs. In this study, a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis are performed to evaluate the depth and extent of the research done in EOAs in WSNs. The literature searched broadly and systematically concerning WSNs from the WOS database (WOS) from 2019 to 2023 articles. The analysis considers bibliometric data from bibliometric coupling, co-citation analysis, co-authorship analysis, and keyword co-occurrence units of analysis retrieved from VOSviewer software. Following the study of the bibliometric data, various themes on WSNs and their applications have emerged. The results of the bibliometric analysis revealed that many schemes are used for these WSNs. This article has projected a detailed bibliometric analysis of PSO and LEACH protocols in WSNs by searching the WOS Database. The study also revealed opportunities to improve research work in WSNs by using different routing protocols.
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