Bibliometric analysis of relevant literature on wetland research in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Visual analysis of research literature concerning wetlands on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau for the last 20 years was conducted by CiteSpace software,which provided a reference for the future research direction of this region's wetlands.A total of 892 articles that met the inclusive criteria from 1996 to 2024 were retrieved from CNKI,and their related elements including the number of publications,issuing in-stitutions,authors,and the co-occurrence,clustering and emergence of keywords were visually analyzed.The annual publication volume of research in wetlands on Tibetan Plateau shows a general trend of growth,and the main research units in China are scientific research insti-tutes and universities,with little difference in the research direction of each unit in this field.There is little cooperation between institu-tions,and the research on wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau in China is relatively scattered,and no mature research system has been formed.With the development of time,the research in this field has changed from focusing on ecological function,methane emissions to studying the wetland vegetation-soil system,climate change response,and then to carbon sink,community structure,protection and restoration.The protection and restoration of wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau may become a research hotspot in the future.