Abstract
RFID is extensively utilized in a variety of settings, including logistics, supply chains, asset monitoring, and health care, among others, attracting the interest of numerous academics. This article provides an overview of the most often discussed RFID issues, with an emphasis on applications, security, and privacy. A total of 62,685 records were downloaded and processed from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus core databases, resulting in 40,677 unique items after reconciling the datasets to eliminate duplicates. Fundamental metrics such as the number of citations, average growth rate, and average number of papers each year were extracted and displayed. Using ScientoPy, a free Python program, we extracted the top themes and evaluated the pertinent indicators. The following sections discuss the findings: the Internet of Things (IoT), Supply Chain Management, Localization, Traceability, Logistics, Ubiquitous Computing, Healthcare, and Access Control; the second is the Security and Privacy section, which includes Authentication, Privacy, and Ownership Transfer; and finally, we discuss the implications. This article aims to provide the reader a broad picture of the current state of trending RFID issues and to offer various assessments from various angles, depending on the reader's objectives or background.