Cotton Fiber in Web of Science and Scopus: Mapping and Visualization of Research Topics and Publishing Patterns

ABSTRACT

This study wishes to assess publishing patterns in cotton research (Gossypium Spp.) with the methods of information science (bibliometrics, scientometrics, science mapping, visualization). Citation databases (information systems) Scopus, Web of Science (WOS) and Google Scholars are employed. Scopus Subject Areas and WOS Research Areas are summarized. Regarding countries, USA displays the highest counts of total records. In the last decade, the highest number of papers was published by authors from China. Visualizations (network and overlay) using program VOSviewer are conducted on WOS data in order to determine co-occurrence and clusters of connected publications, country input and author collaboration (co-authorship) as well as clusters of interrelated research topics (text data). Clustering of co-citing publications and text data (based on titles and abstracts) results in different well-defined clusters which show related research topics and average period of research. Visualizations conducted on large datasets (big data) offer exploratory information on the current state in a scientific field or discipline as well as indicate possible developments in the future.

摘要

本研究旨在运用资讯科学（文献计量学、科学计量学、科学绘图、可视化）的方法，评估棉花研究的出版模式.引用数据库（信息系统）Scopus、科学网（WOS）和谷歌学者都被采用.综述了Scopus学科领域和WOS研究领域.关于国家，美国显示了总记录的最高计数.近十年来，中国作家发表的论文数量最多.利用VOS-观众程序对WOS数据进行可视化（网络和覆盖），以确定相关出版物、国家输入和作者协作（合著）以及相关研究主题（文本数据）集群的共同出现和集群.将论文和文本数据（基于标题和摘要）进行聚类，得到不同的明确的聚类结果，显示相关的研究主题和平均研究周期.在大数据集（大数据）上进行的可视化提供了有关科学领域或学科当前状态的探索性信息，并指出了未来可能的发展.

KEYWORDS:

• Fiber plants
• cotton
• scientific information
• bibliometrics
• scientometrics
• science mapping
• visualization

关键词:

• 纤维植物
• 棉花
• 科学信息
• 文献计量学
• 科学计量学
• 科学制图
• 可视化

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Notes on contributors

Karmen Stopar

Karmen Stopar is the researcher in the fields of Plant production and Documentation: Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department, University of Ljubljana. Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk

Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk is the researcher in the field of Natural fibres. Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants - IWNiRZ. ESCORENA Network. Poznan, Poland.

Tomaž Bartol

Tomaž Bartol is the researcher in the fields of Information science and Plant production. Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department. University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.