BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF GRASSLAND CIRCULATION IN CHINA
The aim of this study is to systematically organize and summarize the research hotspots and content and the evolution of grassland circulation in China based on bibliometric analysis,furthermore,the trends and directions of future research are analyzed.The research method involved a CiteSpace visual analysis of the literature and bibliometric methods.The results were observed as follows.Firstly,the number of articles on grassland circulation was generally increasing,and could be divided into the following three phases based on the trajectory of changes in the number of articles published:the slow growth period(1997-2003),the rapid increase period(2004-2009),and the fluctuating growth period(2010 present).Secondly,among the authors and publishing institutions,a primary team of Chinese grassland circulation researchers was initially formed.A cooperative relationship existed between authors within the team,whereas the cooperative relationship between teams was weak.Thirdly,the research hotspots focused on the grassland flow behavior of herding households in Inner Mongolia.The first phase of studies(1997-2004)focused on the connotations and systems of grassland circulation;the second phase(2005-2016)included"factors influencing grassland transhumance"as the core topic;and the third phase(2016 present)focused on the ecological effects of grassland circulation.The research mainly covered three aspects:the characteristics and causes of grassland circulation,the factors influencing grassland circulation and the comprehensive effects of grassland circulation.It is concluded that the research on grassland circulation makes a breakthrough from simple qualitative descriptions to in-depth studies exploring the mechanisms of impact.In the future,grassland circulation research should focus on the ecological effects of grassland circulation.
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