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A Systematic Review of Blockchain Applications
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Petr Hajek ,
Michal Munk ,
Abedin Abedin,
Md. Shahriare Satu ,
Md. Iftekharul Alam Efat,
Md. Jahidul Islam
IEEE Access, Volume: 10, Pages: 59155 - 59177
Swansea University Author: Abedin Abedin
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DOI (Published version): 10.1109/access.2022.3179690
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For this study, the researchers conducted a systematic literature review to answer complex questions about the field of blockchain technology. We used an unbiased systematic review process to find works on blockchain-based applications and developed a Python code that searched various online databas...
| Published in: | IEEE Access |
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| ISSN: | 2169-3536 |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64262 |
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For this study, the researchers conducted a systematic literature review to answer complex questions about the field of blockchain technology. We used an unbiased systematic review process to find works on blockchain-based applications and developed a Python code that searched various online databases. This paper provides an overview of the characteristics, mode of operation, and applications of blockchains in various domains such as transportation, commerce and industry, privacy and security, the financial sector, government, education, healthcare, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The aim was to identify the key research themes addressed in existing articles within each application domain and suggest future research directions for these domains. We analyzed a set of 750 articles published between 2015 and 2021 that dealt with blockchain applications. We found that financial management and security issues have been the main research focus since 2015. However, the use of blockchain in education has become a central research theme in 2021. Healthcare, IoT, and government applications have also grown in popularity. We furthermore analyzed some of the implementations of privacy mechanisms, as well as the challenges and future directions that need to be addressed for effective blockchain deployment. This study contributes to existing research by providing a comprehensive overview of blockchain application themes and their emerging areas for stakeholders in diverse sectors. |
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Blockchain, applications, business and industry, internet of things, privacy and security |
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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This work was supported in part by the scientific Research Project of the Czech Sciences Foundation under Grant 19-15498S, and in part by the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) under Contract VEGA-1/0821/21. |
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