Advancing forest hydrological research: exploring global research trends and future directions through scientometric analysis

IF 3.4 2区 农林科学 Q1 FORESTRY Journal of Forestry Research Pub Date : 2024-09-11 DOI:10.1007/s11676-024-01771-1
Tanzeel Javaid Aini Farooqi, Rubén Portela, Zhou Xu, Shulin Pan, Muhammad Irfan, Arshad Ali
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Forest hydrology, the study of water dynamics within forested catchments, is crucial for understanding the intricate relationship between forest cover and water balances across different scales, from ecosystems to landscapes, or from catchment watersheds. The intensified global changes in climate, land use and cover, and pollution that occurred over the past century have brought about adverse impacts on forests and their services in water regulation, signifying the importance of forest hydrological research as a re-emerging topic of scientific interest. This article reviews the literature on recent advances in forest hydrological research, intending to identify leading countries, institutions, and researchers actively engaged in this field, as well as highlighting research hotspots for future exploration. Through a systematic analysis using VOSviewer, drawing from 17,006 articles retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection spanning 2000–2022, we employed scientometric methods to assess research productivity, identify emerging topics, and analyze academic development. The findings reveal a consistent growth in forest hydrological research over the past two decades, with the United States, Charles T. Driscoll, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences emerging as the most productive country, author, and institution, respectively. The Journal of Hydrology emerges as the most co-cited journal. Analysis of keyword co-occurrence and co-cited references highlights key research areas, including climate change, management strategies, runoff-erosion dynamics, vegetation cover changes, paired catchment experiments, water quality, aquatic biodiversity, forest fire dynamics and hydrological modeling. Based on these findings, our study advocates for an integrated approach to future research, emphasizing the collection of data from diverse sources, utilization of varied methodologies, and collaboration across disciplines and institutions. This holistic strategy is essential for developing sustainable approaches to forested watershed planning and management. Ultimately, our study provides valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, guiding future research directions towards forest hydrological research and applications.

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推进森林水文研究:通过科学计量分析探索全球研究趋势和未来方向
森林水文学是对森林集水区内水动态的研究,对于了解从生态系统到景观或集水区等不同尺度的森林覆盖与水平衡之间的复杂关系至关重要。过去一个世纪中,全球气候、土地利用和植被以及污染的变化加剧,给森林及其在水调节方面的服务带来了不利影响,这表明森林水文研究作为一个新出现的科学课题的重要性。本文综述了有关森林水文研究最新进展的文献,旨在找出活跃在这一领域的主要国家、机构和研究人员,并强调未来探索的研究热点。我们使用 VOSviewer 对 2000-2022 年间从科学网核心数据库中检索到的 17,006 篇文章进行了系统分析,并采用科学计量学方法评估了研究成果、确定了新兴课题并分析了学术发展。研究结果表明,在过去二十年中,森林水文研究持续增长,美国、查尔斯-T-德里斯科尔和中国科学院分别成为最有生产力的国家、作者和机构。水文学学报》成为被共同引用最多的期刊。对关键词共同出现率和共同引用参考文献的分析突出了关键研究领域,包括气候变化、管理策略、径流侵蚀动力学、植被变化、配对集水实验、水质、水生生物多样性、森林火灾动力学和水文建模。基于这些发现,我们的研究主张在未来的研究中采用综合方法,强调从不同来源收集数据、利用各种方法以及跨学科和跨机构合作。这种整体战略对于制定可持续的森林流域规划和管理方法至关重要。最终,我们的研究为研究人员、从业人员和政策制定者提供了宝贵的见解,为森林水文研究和应用指引了未来的研究方向。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Forestry Research (JFR), founded in 1990, is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal in English. JFR has rapidly emerged as an international journal published by Northeast Forestry University and Ecological Society of China in collaboration with Springer Verlag. The journal publishes scientific articles related to forestry for a broad range of international scientists, forest managers and practitioners.The scope of the journal covers the following five thematic categories and 20 subjects: Basic Science of Forestry, Forest biometrics, Forest soils, Forest hydrology, Tree physiology, Forest biomass, carbon, and bioenergy, Forest biotechnology and molecular biology, Forest Ecology, Forest ecology, Forest ecological services, Restoration ecology, Forest adaptation to climate change, Wildlife ecology and management, Silviculture and Forest Management, Forest genetics and tree breeding, Silviculture, Forest RS, GIS, and modeling, Forest management, Forest Protection, Forest entomology and pathology, Forest fire, Forest resources conservation, Forest health monitoring and assessment, Wood Science and Technology, Wood Science and Technology.
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