Bibliometric analysis to highlight the impacts of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and modern optimization on the human environment during international armed conflicts

Abstract

This research is conducted to explore the impacts of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) on the human environment during international armed conflicts, aiming to identify trends, challenges, and potential solutions to improve humanitarian aid, decision-making, and conflict resolution strategies. To identify the main research issues about the effects of AI and digitalization on the human environment in conflict situations, this work employs a bibliometric analysis. A bibliometric analysis of the impacts of digitalization and artificial intelligence on the human environment during armed conflicts by examining 544 selected papers from Scopus database has been conducted. Knowledge mapping techniques involving collaboration analysis, co-citation analysis, and keywords co-occurrence analysis methods are adopted in bibliometric analysis. Based on a comprehensive analysis of literature, this work attempts to pinpoint the key areas of interest, knowledge gaps, and new problems in this domain. The findings of this bibliometric analysis contribute to a better understanding of the complex interactions between technology, armed conflicts, and the human environment, with implications for humanitarian action, international law, and conflict resolution efforts. The bibliometric analysis reveals that the United States of America (USA) is by far the leading country in research within this field, with a substantial frequency of 181 documents. It significantly surpasses that of other countries, indicating its dominant position in the research landscape. In sum, the work offers suggestions for further research and policy intervention.