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Implementation of information and communication technologies to increase sustainable productivity in freshwater finfish aquaculture-A review

Publicated to: JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. 408 137124- - 2023-07-01 408(), DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137124

Authors:

Bernal-Higuita, Faisal; Acosta-Coll, Melisa; Ballester-Merelo, Francisco; De-la-Hoz-Franco, Emiro
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St 5855-66 - Author
Univ la Costa, Dept Comp Sci & Elect - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Elect Engn - Author
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Abstract

The practice of continental aquaculture has grown globally, mainly due to its ability to provide protein to vulnerable populations and stimulate local economies in many regions of the world. In recent years, information and communication technologies (ICT) have been implemented to monitor, control, correct and even predict the behavior of critical parameters in fish farms to obtain sustainable productivity. A systematic literature review (SLR) was applied to identify the main variables contributing to the increase in sustainable productivity in freshwater aquaculture and the most used ICT tools to monitor or control these variables. It was found that aquaculture uses IoT and AI mainly on five fronts: water quality, fish feeding, water recirculation, fish transport and traceability, and fish welfare. The use of ICT tools in aquaculture has evolved from the use of simple sensors to the construction of predictive models using deep learning. However, it is worth highlighting the few articles that evaluate the impact of ICT tools on the productivity metrics of a freshwater fish farm under real conditions, and the information presented in the reviewed literature is difficult to compare due to the lack of uniformity in aquaculture projects where ICT tools are applied.
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Keywords

AiAquacultureDeep learningDissolved-oxygen predictionFarmsFinfishFishFish farmsFresh waterFreshwater aquacultureInformation and communication technologiesInternet of thingsIotLocal economyModelMonitoring-systemSustainable productivitySystematic literature reviewWater qualityWater recirculationWireless sensor network

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 24/358, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Environmental Sciences. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.13. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.09 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-02, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 14
  • Scopus: 18
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-02:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 122 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Colombia.

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