Publication detail

Scientometric analysis and scientific trends on microplastics research

Li, M., Wang, Y., Xue, H., Wu, L., Wang, Y., Wang, C., Gao, X., Li, Z., Zhang, X., Hasan, M., Alruqi, M., Bokhari, A., Han, N.

Original Title

Scientometric analysis and scientific trends on microplastics research

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

In recent years, the environmental pollution of microplastics has attracted much attention. To date, there have been a lot of researches on microplastics and a series of studies published. In this study, by bibliometric analysis method to evaluated the development and evolution on microplastics research trends and hot spots. A total of 2872 literature information was collected from the Web of Science (2004–2020), which was used for bibliometric visual analysis by CiteSpace. It was possible to see the contributing countries, institutions, authors, keywords, and future study directions in the microplastics sectors by looking at the visual representation of the results. (1) Since 2004, scientific advancements in this sector have advanced significantly, with a significant increase in speed since 2012. (2) China and the United States are the world's leading researchers in microplastics. (3) The study of microplastics was multidisciplinary, comprising researchers from the fields of ecology, chemistry, molecular biology, environmental science, and oceanography. (4) In recent years, researchers have concentrated their attention on the distribution and toxicity of microplastics in the environment, as well as their coupled pollution with heavy metal contaminants. In conclusion microplastics study in environmental science has become increasingly popular in recent years. Topics include dispersion, toxicity, and coupled pollution with heavy metal pollutants. Researchers in a wide range of fields are involved in microplastics research. Furthermore, policies and regulations about microplastics in global were summarized, and membrane technology has potential to remove microplastics from water. The above findings help to clearly grasp the content and development trend of microplastics research, point out the future research direction for scholars, and promote microplastics research and pollution prevention and control.

Keywords

Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Microplastics; Visualization

Authors

Li, M., Wang, Y., Xue, H., Wu, L., Wang, Y., Wang, C., Gao, X., Li, Z., Zhang, X., Hasan, M., Alruqi, M., Bokhari, A., Han, N.

Released

1. 10. 2022

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

ISBN

0045-6535

Periodical

CHEMOSPHERE

Number

304

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

135337

Pages to

135337

Pages count

13

URL

https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.lib.vutbr.cz/science/article/pii/S0045653522018306

BibTex

@article{BUT178550,
  author="Syed Awais Ali Shah {Bokhari}",
  title="Scientometric analysis and scientific trends on microplastics research",
  journal="CHEMOSPHERE",
  year="2022",
  number="304",
  pages="135337--135337",
  doi="10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135337",
  issn="0045-6535",
  url="https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.lib.vutbr.cz/science/article/pii/S0045653522018306"
}