Walailak journal of science and technology - Scientometric and knowledge network analysis (2016-2021)

Abstract

Any flourishing scientific publication must emphasise on describing the structure of knowledge, the development of research themes, and the creation of new topics. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, a Scopus-indexed top journal is making strides with an average of 180 articles published each year with multi-disciplinary spectrums. The whole objective of the study was to map out the knowledge clusters within the considered timeframe and to help the budding researchers to pick and explore the emerging themes. This study makes use of a bibliometric strategy and knowledge mapping, using CiteSpace and R Biblioshiny to conduct a quantitative and visual analysis of articles published between the years 2016 and 2021. In this particular research endeavour, evaluations concerning authorship, nations, institutions, reference articles, keywords, and reference journals were carried out. Through the review, a total of 626 articles with contributions of a total of 1955 writers were analysed. There is a 16.19% increase in the annual rate of scientific production. Food Chemistry journal is determined to be the most locally cited publication with 163 articles. MN Owaid, Tangpong J, and K Thammasiri have the highest H-Indexes, whereas the top authors are K Thammasiri and N Chuenboonngarm. The most important keywords are antioxidant, Covid-19, and antibacterial action. The highest contributing country is held by Thailand, which has an impressive 843 publications; in second place is Indonesia with 93 publications, and in third place is India with 78 publications. The coronavirus, thai fruits, cymbidium finlaysonianum, fat metabolite, and DNA sequence are the top 5 clusters with good Q and silhouette value.