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Global research on soil contamination from 1999 to 2012: A bibliometric analysis

K. GuoSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan430079, China
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Y.F. LiuSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan430079, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. ZengSchool of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan430070, China
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Y.Y. ChenSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan430079, China
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X.J. WeiSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan430079, China
Pages 377-391 | Received 04 Nov 2013, Accepted 07 Apr 2014, Published online: 20 May 2014

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Figure 1. Scientific outputs descriptors during 1999–2012.
Figure 1. Scientific outputs descriptors during 1999–2012.

Table 1. Scientific outputs descriptors during 1999–2012.

Figure 2. Annual growth rates of articles in the most active subject categories.
Figure 2. Annual growth rates of articles in the most active subject categories.

Table 2. Journals publishing soil contamination articles.

Table 3. The 20 most productive authors and major collaborators.

Figure 3. Geographic distribution of authors and the article outputs of different countries.
Figure 3. Geographic distribution of authors and the article outputs of different countries.

Table 4. The 25 most productive countries/regions in soil contamination research.

Figure 4. Core international collaboration networks.
Figure 4. Core international collaboration networks.
Figure 5. Relationships between papers published and GDP and population (data from the World Bank database Citation2012).
Figure 5. Relationships between papers published and GDP and population (data from the World Bank database Citation2012).
Figure 6. The top 20 most frequently used keywords.
Figure 6. The top 20 most frequently used keywords.
Figure 7. Eight polluting heavy metals dealt with in articles.
Figure 7. Eight polluting heavy metals dealt with in articles.
Figure 8. Remediation and related publications.
Figure 8. Remediation and related publications.

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