Magnetized water: impacts on global scientific and technological development

Abstract

Research on magnetized water increases every year, several areas of science seek to apply this technology, since the properties of water are modified after the magnetization process. The objective of this study was to carry out an unprecedented bibliometric analysis to evaluate the evolution of research on magnetized water. The documents were retrieved from the Web of Science collection and a descriptive bibliometric analysis was carried out by year, research area, source, citation, and region. Bibliometric mapping techniques, cluster analysis through the occurrence of keywords, co-authorship and bibliographic coupling were also applied. The results indicated that research on magnetized water has grown exponentially, with emphasis on the countries, China, Iran and Egypt, and in areas such as engineering, chemistry, materials science, agriculture and physics. Most documents were categorized into five areas: concrete, agriculture, magnetic resonance image (MRI), scale and dust removal. Dust removal has been identified as a hidden prominent research area. Furthermore, it was revealed that concrete with magnetized water for sustainability is a research trend. The topic still has gaps that must be filled, showing the need to develop more effective and reliable methods to better understand water magnetization.