The dataset includes search results from the Scopus database, using various sets of keywords: 1) 'Nanocellulose', 2) 'Cellulose' and 'Flotation' 3) 'Nano', 'Cellulose' and 'Flotation'. The dataset presents the number of publications per year across various keyword searches, illustrating the growing interest in research on cellulose and nanocellulose in flotation. Each publication in the dataset includes detailed information in rows such as authors, title of the publication, DOI (Digital Object Identifier), and keywords used for the search.