A Bibliometric Analysis of the Digital Divide among the Elderly

ABSTRACT

With the advancement of global aging, the imbalance of informatization leads to the digital divide becoming more evident among the elderly. COVID-19 forces various information services to be transferred to the Internet. The elderly cannot fully integrate into Internet life due to physical and psychological factors, thus making it difficult to enjoy the convenient and efficient services brought by the Internet, which may lead to serious social problems. In recent years, the digital divide among the elderly has been widely concerned by researchers, and the related research publications are increasing. However, there is no review literature at present. This study aims to make a comprehensive and systematic bibliometric analysis of the research topics, including a co-word knowledge map and references co-citation network to focus on the knowledge evolution trend related to research directions of the topic. This study is committed to identifying present research foci and frontier trends that are beneficial to subsequent research. © 2022 IEEE.