Bibliometric Analysis of the Application of Blockchain Technology for Data Security: a Case Study of Global Mission Services’ Digital Platform

Abstract

Missionary services have contributed to the development of many communities worldwide. However, many of these valuable services remain invisible to people who need them because of a lack of easily accessible information about these services. This complex issue can be solved by bringing all missionary services together on a single digital platform. However, the fact that data in such platforms is stored in the cloud, can cause privacy breaches of sensitive information. On the other hand, blockchain technology is predicted to be the main driver of the next-generation digital platforms. This paper investigates if the implementation of Blockchain Technology for data security could accelerate the adoption and use of digital platforms for missionary services. Such implementation would, however, require being backed by up-to-date current trends, concerns, and ongoing research in the field of blockchain technology and data security. This is the gap that this paper intends to fill through a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications made from 2016 to 2021.