Bibliometric and Network Analysis of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)

This book provides a data-driven, sweeping overview of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) research using bibliometric methods and network analysis. It based its mappings of publication patterns, top authors, institutions, countries, and leading journals; measured influence in terms of citation, co-authorship and co-citation metrics; and uncovered thematic clusters through keyword co-occurrence and topic networks. Identified key topics are material development (composites, polymers, biopolymers), process-parameter optimisation, mechanical properties and anisotropy, post-processing, applications (tooling, biomedical, aerospace), and sustainability. Network metrics and visualisations (generated using tools such as VOSviewer/Gephi) shed light on collaboration trends, upcoming hotspots, and knowledge gaps. The book finishes with strategic advice for future FDM research-standardisation, multimaterial printing, process-property modelling, and lifecycle assessment-making it a useful guidebook for researchers, policy makers, and industry players who are looking for a disciplined overview of the development of the field and its future directions.

Autorentext

Goutam Kumar Bose is currently working as a Professor and Head in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, India. He obtained his PhD in Production Engineering Dept. from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has more than 27 years of teaching experience. He has completed several government-funded projects.