HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2020, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (21): 23-29,150.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2020.21.006

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Status and trends of sweet potato research based on bibliometrics

WANG Chong1a,1b, ZHANG Qi1c, WANG Lian-jun2, YANG Xin-sun2, ZHANG Wen-ying1a,1b   

  1. 1a. Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry; 1b.college of agriculture; 1c. Library, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, Hubei, China;
    2. Food Crops Institute, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Hubei Sweet Potato Engineering and Technology Research Centre, Wuhan 430064, China
  • Received:2019-12-19 Online:2020-11-10 Published:2020-12-21

Abstract: To provide reference for sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] research work, the research status and development trend of sweet potato in the world was objectively analyzed using the literature database. Core collection database of Web of ScienceTM was used to statistically analyze the research literature of sweet potato from 2009 to 2018 by bibliometrics methods. The results indicate that the output of research papers about sweet potato around the world was increased, and the quality of articles was improved year by year. The top 3 countries at numbers of papers of sweet potato were China, the United States and Japan. Developed countries such as American have the greatest influence in this field. Many highly cited papers were from these countries. In recent years, the research center is in Asia. Many productive and active writers came from China. However, there was still a gap from the world’s advanced level. The United States Department of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Agricultural University and other institutions have a greater influence on research papers on sweet potatoes. At present, the main research directions are molecular biology, genetics and food science. The cooperation between countries(regions) and subject has become increasingly closer.

Key words: sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.], bibliometrics, development trend, Web of Science

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