Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends on Invertebrate and Conservation Studies from 1990-2022

Abstract

The current paper presents findings on research studies in line with conservation and invertebrates (1990-2022) using bibliometric techniques in R studio software. Results obtained from the study among others include; key authors, nations' citations and publication numbers, affiliations, journal sources, and important keywords that are often used by authors in the field. A total of 417 pieces of research literature were recovered from the Woos archive with an average citation per doc and co-authors per document ratio of 27.54 and 4.59, respectively. Studies on invertebrates and conservation studies were correlated with the number of years (R² = 0.8525 y = 0.9856 x-4.1193) which suggests an increase in the number of articles in the future. The USA was in the top position in relation to article numbers (n = 90) and citations (n = 3118), followed by Australia (n = 48; n = 2315) and the UK (n = 24; n = 462), respectively. Articles from the USA (n = 30), Australia (n = 22), and the UK (n = 11) had strong networks with other countries globally. Top topic priorities in the research field with relation to author keywords include; Conservation (n = 70), Coral reefs (n = 52), Biodiversity (n = 27), and Climate change (n = 16), respectively. Financially stable and scientifically advanced countries have been revealed to have higher research publications than developing nations. It was also observed from the result of thematic evolution and literature classifications that, marine protected areas, conservation management, corals, and the Caribbean are vital to scientists and researchers in this study field, thus signifying the direction of future research.