Advance Sustainable Science, Engineering and Technology (ASSET) Vol. 4, No.2, October 2022, pp. 0220202-01 ~ 0220202-12 ISSN: 2715-4211 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26877/asset.v4i2.13332 0220202-01 Bibliometric Mapping Analysis of Nanocrystalline Starch in Food Packaging Application using VOSviewer Asep Bayu Dani Nandiyanto 1* , Alifa Listina Dewi 1 1 Fakultas Pendidikan Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alama, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 Bandung 40154, West Java, Indonesia *nandiyanto@upi.edu Abstract. Biodegradable materials needed to reduce packaging waste and extend food shelf life. Starch nanomaterials are one of the promising alternatives as environmentally friendly sustainable food packaging for single-use products. This study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of starch nanocrystal research in food packaging applications using mapping analysis on VOSviewer software. Data was obtained from Google Scholar search which is integrated with Publish or Perish as a reference application. The data search was based on the keywords “nanocrystalline, starch, food, packaging, chemistry”. The results showed that there were 1000 articles that met the research keyword criteria with visualization showing 269 items and 10706 links divided into 8 clusters. The results of the analysis show that the number of research publications from 2012 to 2022 has increased every year until 2021. However, in 2022 the number of articles published decreased quite dramatically. This research is expected to help further researchers and be a consideration in deciding the research topic. Keywords: bibliometric, nanocrystalline starch, food packaging, VOSviewer (Received 2022-09-25, Accepted 2022-10-29, Available Online by 2022-10-31) 1. Introduction Application of nanotechnology in food packaging aims to improve the characteristics of food packaging materials, such as strength, antimicrobial properties, and stability to temperature [1]. Most of the materials used for food packaging are non-biodegradable resulting in waste that has the potential to become serious global problem. In reducing packaging waste and extending food shelf life, biomaterials are needed to develop edible and biodegradable films/coatings. Biopolymers such as starch-based materials are a promising alternative for a good environmental health as sustainable food packaging for single-use products [2]. Over the years, starch nanomaterials is a concern due to their heteropolymer structure that can be used in various applications [3]. Starch as nanoparticles has a high binding strength so that it can be applied as a reinforcement or filler for synthetic or plastic polymers [4] [5]. Many researches have been This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license.