The Role of Chemical Engineer in Industry: Review and Computational Bibliometric Analysis Relating to Particle Technology

Abstract

This research analyzed the role of chemical engineers in the industrial sector. Literature review and bibliometric analysis methods using VOSviewer and R Programming were used in this research. This research analyzed the number of studies, country and affiliation distributions, and topic trend analysis. The sample in this study consisted of 73 publications with a publication year range of 2019–2024. The results of the literature review analysis showed that chemical engineers have a crucial role in various industries. Chemical engineers designed and optimized production processes for chemicals, fuels, pharmaceuticals, and a variety of other products. Meanwhile, the results of research trend analysis on articles published in Scopus-indexed journals showed that the number of publications decreased. The decline in publications could be caused by trends in the research world that can change over time. The COVID-19 pandemic also influenced the decline in research regarding chemical engineering in industry. The trending topics in research regarding the themes raised were the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Accident Prevention, Risk Assessment, Engineers, Chemical Analysis, Chemical Industry, and Students. The present results could help academics determine which problems to research and could be used as a reference for further research.