ur Rehman, Ubaid
Funding for this research was provided by:
Horizon 2020 (953442)
Article History
Received: 8 December 2024
Accepted: 18 February 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: Authors declare they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
: The author would like to provide a transparent clarification regarding the methodological framework and visual presentation used in this study. The systematic literature review (SLR) process applied in this paper is based on the methodological approach initially developed in [ ] and subsequently utilized and refined in our earlier works [ ] and [ ]. These studies provided the foundational structure for organizing the systematic review process implemented in this research. In addition, Figures to and Fig. presented in this paper have been independently redeveloped from scratch by the author, taking general inspiration from the overall layout and visual structure presented in the aforementioned studies, whereas 3D elements in these figures are created using Dell-E and microsoft power point. The figures included in this work were newly created to illustrate the methodological workflow and analytical framework used in this study. Apart from the general methodological inspiration and the visual layout approach, no text, research data, literature review results, analysis, or findings from references [ – ] have been reproduced or adopted in this paper. All literature screening, data extraction, bibliometric analysis, interpretations, and conclusions presented in this study are entirely original and were independently conducted by the author. This statement is provided to ensure full transparency and to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity while acknowledging the methodological inspiration that informed the design of the present systematic literature review.