A bibliometric review of vegetation response to climate change

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dc.contributor.authorAfuye, Gbenga Abayomi 0000-0001-7965-2009
dc.contributor.authorKalumba, Ahmed Mukalazi 0000-0001-7593-9096
dc.contributor.authorBusayo, Emmanuel Tolulope 0000-0002-9274-2145
dc.contributor.authorOrimoloye, Israel Ropo 0000-0002-6473-317X
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-21T20:27:13Z
dc.date.available2026-01-21T20:27:13Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-25
dc.description.abstractGlobal assessment of vegetation response to climate change (VRCC) studies was conducted to reveal the research evolution, current research hotspots and better understanding of dominant themes in VRCC areas of research from 1992 to 2019 through the use of bibliometrics. A total of 186 articles with the search term “Vegetation response to Climate change” were retrieved using the Web of Science (WOS) database. The annual growth rate of 10.3% connotes that research on VRCC has been increasing over time during the survey period. Average citations per article experienced many fluctuations over the years rather than maintaining the same growth rate, which connotes that this field of research reached was unstable in terms of average total citation per document. Results show that China ranked first followed by the USA and the UK, and this shows the dominance of these countries on VRCC studies over the years in review. Results from corresponding authors’ nationalities show that multiplecountry publications are relatively low compared to articles from single-country publications which showed a dominant trend. Hence, we can infer that most studies on VRCC were sustained by single-country publications. Results from this study revealed top-cited articles, the top global distribution of documents, academic collaboration, most relevant keywords and Word TreeMap of high-frequency keywords. The findings of this study show that “temperature” is in a central position in all keywords with the largest significant appearance in the field. In conclusion, the findings from this study may be applicable for planning and managing vegetation and forest ecosystem research and provide hints for future development.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received funding from Govan Mbeki Research and Development Centre (GMRDC), University Fort Hare, Alice, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
dc.identifier.citationAfuye, G. A., Kalumba, A. M., Busayo, E. T., & Orimoloye, I. R. (2022). A bibliometric review of vegetation response to climate change. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(13), 18578-18590. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16319-7
dc.identifier.issn1614-7499
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3471
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectBibliometrics .
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectPrecipitation
dc.subjectTemperature .
dc.subjectVegetation
dc.titleA bibliometric review of vegetation response to climate change
dc.typeArticle

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