Current and Future Trends for Sustainable Software Development: Software Security in Agile and Hybrid Agile through Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

The industrial growth of digitalized era has given rise to a growing concern in software development. The present research investigates the prevailing and projected patterns in sustainable software development, especially those related to process innovation, with a particular emphasis on software security within Agile and Hybrid Agile approaches, employing bibliometric analysis. However, a comprehensive understanding of the security concerns of both agile and hybrid agile is crucial and needs further garnered. However, it is expected that a thorough comprehension of the hybrid agile model landscape would uncover various themes encompassing its implementation. The analysis aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current, present, and future state of software security for agile and hybrid agile. The study employed a bibliometric approach to gather a total of 1593 journals from the Web of Science (WOS) database. This study utilizes co-citation and co-word analysis techniques to identify the most significant articles, delineate the fundamentals framework, and provide a prognosis for future development. The present investigation has successfully discovered four distinct co-citation and three distinct co-word clusters. This study offers valuable insights regarding the software security in agile and hybrid agile. The increasing evolution of the software ecosystem necessitates the prioritization of bridging the gap between agility and security. This paper provides a detailed roadmap for scholars and practitioners who are navigating this intersection