Mapping Global Biodiversity Research: A Web of Science-Based Bibliometric Analysis (2019–2023)

Taiba Zaidi; Mehtab Alam Ansari

Taiba Zaidi Research Scholar, Department of Library and Informati on Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Mehtab Alam Ansari Professor, Department of Library and Informati on Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Abstract

Biodiversity is the collecti on of living creatures on the earth. All the essenti al functi ons of the environment are carried out by biodiversity. Human beings keep destroying nature and wildlife and their acti ons result in a loss of biodiversity. The present study is a bibliometric study, and the main objecti ve is to fi nd out the scholarly publicati ons and citati on trends on biodiversity literature from 2019 to 2023. The data was retrieved from the Web of Science database, and analysis was done with the help of Excel and Biblioshiny Soft ware. The results show that fl uctuati on occurs in biodiversity literature producti on every year. The study also identi fi ed signifi cant contributors such as countries, authors, insti tuti ons, and journals. Collaborati ve authorship is becoming increasingly common as a prominent trend, indicati ng the collecti ve endeavour to advance biodiversity study. The study is important for scholars, researchers, policymakers, and organisati ons that are involved in the advancement and implicati ons of biodiversity studies. It not only draws att enti on to recent developments in the discipline, but it also lays a foundati on for further research.

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