Informational resilience: a literature review

ABSTRACT

Introduction

. The term 'informational resilience' represents an emerging academic concept that ranges from notions of adaptation and permanence of information to procedural notions of transition and coping, with wide-ranging applications in various fields of knowledge. Its wide range of use makes it important to understand the roots of its development and its fundamental concepts.

Objective

. The objective of this study is analyze the thematic evolution within the research field of informational resilience.

Methodology

. A systematic literature review was undertaken, employing bibliometric analysis through the Web of Science database. The analysis operationalization was supported by software tools StArt, citnetexplorer, and VOSviewer.

Results

. 34 articles were analyzed and the data point to a diffuse, emerging and ambiguous research field. The computer science and information science areas are the majority productive and relevant in publications on the topic. Theoretical tensions arising from multiple understandings of the concept and an excessively optimistic bias in the approaches that use it are also highlighted.

Conclusion

. The study contributes to comprehension of the research field's development through an analysis of key publications, most cited authors, addressed topics, and the underlying foundations of its evolution. The analysis suggests that future research should focus on the inherent paradoxical nature of the concept.

KEYWORDS:
Information resilience; Systematic reviews; Concept analysis