## 4 Results
### Level of Metrics  
The scientific production related to the barriers to implementing Food Informatics technologies shows a growing interest, with a total of 206 documents for the 2014-2024 period, with the years 2022 and 2023 being the ones with the highest production, with 50 documents each. Likewise, it is evident that since 2019, the interest in this research topic has increased from 11 documents to 22 in 2020, a rise of 100%. Regarding 2024, there is a significant decrease in scientific production, mainly due to the indexing status of documents at the date of consultation in the respective databases (see Figure 3).  
Among the most important journals related to the research topic, Precision Agriculture with 13 articles, Sustainability with 12 articles, and Agronomy with 5 documents are highlighted (see Figure 4). A thorough review shows that this new knowledge base associated with the Food Informatics topic is supported by high-impact journals such as Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, a journal with a long history in the areas of crop science and applied computer science, among others, and with an H index of 168. Likewise, Precision Agriculture appears again, focused on developing innovations in information systems for agriculture and agri-food chains; this journal has an H index of 86.  
Figure 2: PRISMA methodology. Source: adapted from [PERSON] et al. (2009) [70].  
Among the most cited articles, \"Blockchain technology adoption, architecture, and sustainable agri-food supply chains\" stands out. This research was developed by [PERSON] of the Indian Institute of Management and has more than 208 citations. Overall, this publication answers the following three questions related to the object of this research.  
* Question 1: What factors influence supply chain actors to adopt Blockchain technology, and how can these factors streamline information systems architecture?
* Question 2: How can information systems architecture make the supply chain inclusive and increase support for value creation for actors?
* Question 3: How can information systems architecture ensure food quality and safety and impact sustainable supply chain practices?  
Figure 4: Most cited sources. Source: elaborated upon by the authors based on the Bibliometrix 4.1 software [73].  
Figure 3: Scientific production (number of articles published) from 2014 to 2024. Source: elaborated upon by the authors based on the Bibliometrix 4.1 software [73].  
Among the institutions hosting research (affiliations) in this field of knowledge, mainly German universities stand out, such as the Technical University of Munich with six publications and the University of Wageningen with five publications. However, the leading institutions in publication are the University of Illinois URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, with seven, followed by another American university, the University of ILLINOS SYSTEM, with five publications. Likewise, European universities such as the University of Bologna and the University of Montpellier also appear (Figure 5).  
The countries that concentrate the publications in the study area are Italy, the United States, and India, with 20, 20, and 18 publications, respectively. Brazil appears in the top eight, with six publications at the Latin American level. Colombia is ranked 34 th with only one publication.