Abstract

Data products play an important role in driving the digital transformation of enterprises, establishing the market of data elements, and fostering the sustainable development of the economy. Based on the research on data products in Chinese academic circles, this paper summarizes and defines the concept of data products, systematically collects Chinese policies related to data elements, and forms a literature review of data products. With the CiteSpace bibliometric analysis software, it conducts an analysis of authoritative literature on data products both domestically and internationally up to 2023 by using the relevant research literature from CNKI and Web of Science databases as data sources. It delves into the author institution, topic evolution and research trend within the realm of data product research. The results demonstrate that data products are multi-dimensional and complex, with their evolution significantly influenced by policy and legal frameworks. Since 2010, both domestic and international research on data products has seen rapid growth. The Chinese academia has gradually expanded from focusing on data market expansion and service system to meteorology and earth sciences, while the international research has involved the application of data products in soil moisture, UV scattering, precipitation monitoring, remote sensing technology, geoclimate and other fields. The research recommends strengthening interdisciplinary, cross-field, cross-team and industry-academia-research-application cooperation and international exchanges. With the development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, it should pay more attention to the quality and performance evaluation of data products, data security and privacy protection, and the value co-creation and income distribution of data products. This paper is aimed to promote the application of data products in social management and business fields, and maximizing the value and potential of data products.