Development of Scientific Research in the Field of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Formation
Hubarieva I. O., Gubarev R. V., Ivanova O. A., Buka S. A.

Hubarieva, Iryna O. et al. (2026) “Development of Scientific Research in the Field of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Formation.” The Problems of Economy 1:264–273.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2026-1-264-273

Section: Economic theory

UDC 338.4

Abstract:
The aim of the article is to identify trends and key research directions in the field of pharmaceutical supply chain formation through structural-trend and bibliometric analysis of scientific publications. Analytical tools from scientometric databases Scopus and Web of Science, GoogleTrends, and VOSviewer were used to conduct the research. The number of publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science in the field of pharmaceutical supply chain formation is increasing at a high rate every year. The popularity of this issue grows in conditions of instability (pandemics, disasters, trade wars between countries). The leaders in the number of publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science are the USA, the United Kingdom, China, and India. The problems of pharmaceutical supply chain formation are actively researched by institutions in India, the United Kingdom, and Iran. Visualization of the network map of keywords based on bibliographic data made it possible to identify 7 clusters that characterize the key research areas in the field of pharmaceutical supply chain formation: supply chain, sustainable development, optimization, pharmaceutical industry, management, blockchain, influencing factors. The most cited publications in Scopus and Web of Science are devoted to the use of blockchain technology, ensuring the resilience and reliability of supply chains, and greening of supply chains. The drivers of pharmaceutical supply chain development are: ensuring resilience, implementing innovations, digitalization, and sustainable development.

Keywords: supply chains, pharmaceutical industry, digitalization, blockchain, sustainable development, innovations, bibliometric analysis, green supply chains, uncertainty.

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Hubarieva Iryna O. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Deputy Director, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: gubarievairyna@gmail.com
Gubarev Ruslan V. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Head of, Purchasing department, MEDICAL ADVANCE LLC (257 Heroiv Kharkova Ave., Kharkiv, 61044, Ukraine)
Email: g7r7v7@gmail.com
Ivanova Olha A. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Associate Professor, Pro-rector, Kharkiv University of Humanities «People’s Ukrainian Academy» (27 Maika Yohansena Str., Kharkіv, 61000, Ukraine)
Buka Stanislav A. – Doctor of Sciences (Economics), Professor, Baltic International Academy (4 Lomonosova Str., Riga, Latvia)
Email: profesoru.padome@bsa.edu.lv

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