Research Trend of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Theory: A Bibliometric Analysis

Jing Wang, Xinchun Li, Peng Wang, Quanlong Liu, Zhiwen Deng and Jingzhi Wang
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Jing Wang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Xinchun Li: School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Peng Wang: Library of China University of Mining and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Quanlong Liu: School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Zhiwen Deng: School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Jingzhi Wang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Information technology-acceptance research has always been a research hotspot. In 2003, Venkatesh established the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT), which pushed information technology-acceptance research to a new climax. This study uses bibliometrics, Bibliometrix, and CiteSpace software to conduct data mining and quantitative analysis on 1694 research papers in the UTAUT in the Web of Science core collection database from 2003 to 2021 (the data update time is 13 August 2021). Combined with a visual bibliometric analysis, this paper makes an in-depth discussion on the UTAUT model from the aspects of research trends, research fields, main research journals, authors/institutions, national or regional cooperation networks, etc. This study comprehensively and systematically shows the evolution track and characteristics of the UTAUT. On this basis, the future development trend of the UTAUT is put forward.

Keywords: bibliometrix; CiteSpace; the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT); bibliometrics; knowledge map (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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