Bibliometric Review of Silkworm Cocoon Nanomaterial Applications

1791 articles from 2001 to 2025 were reviewed to analyze trends in silk fibroin research. The dataset documents a surge in publications, with 66.44% of papers and 74.84% of citations occurring between 2019 and 2025. Caroliny M. Santos compiled this review, which was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze publication trends over time to identify research growth in silk fibroin applications like tissue engineering (18.53%) and drug delivery (60.59%).
• Correlate citation counts with application areas to measure the scientific impact of research on flexible electronics or sustainable construction.
• Map the annual valorization potential of ~50,000 tonnes of silk industry cocoons for producing specific nanomaterials like aerogels and hydrogels.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on a review of 1791 scholarly articles from the Scopus database.
• Clear temporal coverage from 2001 to 2025, with quantified research growth in the 2019-2025 period.
• Quantifies application area distribution with specific percentages for tissue engineering and drug delivery.

Limitations

• The 25.7 MB size suggests a small dataset, likely containing aggregated statistics rather than raw article data.
• As a review article, it contains secondary analysis rather than primary experimental or measurement data.
• Potential bias is inherent as it relies solely on the Scopus database for article sourcing.

Provenance

Source

Scopus database.

Collection Method

Bibliometric review and analysis of published literature.

Time Range

2001 to 2025.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-03.