Bibliometric-based analysis of forest firefighting developments and trends
Objective Forest firefighting has attracted much attention as an important means to protect natural ecosys-tems and human safety,and this study systematically combed the current status and development trend of domestic forest firefighting research through bibliometric method to reveal its current status and future direction.Methods The CNKI database was used to obtain 118 articles on forest firefighting between 1993 and 2023,and CiteSpace software was used to analyse keyword co-occurrence,publication volume analysis,and author and institution networks to show the research lineage of forest firefighting in China.Results Research in the field of forest firefighting has experi-enced a phase change,from exploring technical equipment to focusing on disaster management and new technology application.Conclusion Future forest fire research may focus on disaster management,innovative technologies,pro-mote cross-institutional cooperation,and explore intelligent equipment,sustainable design,and promote a more comprehensive,intelligent,and efficient focus and response to forest fire management.