Research on Topic Mining and Evolution Trends of Functional Agriculture Based on the BERTopic Model

Qiao Lin, Zhulin Xin, Shuang Peng, Ruixue Zhao (), Yingli Nie, Youtao Chen, Xuebin Yin (), Guojian Xian and Qiang Zhang
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Qiao Lin: Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Zhulin Xin: Department of Information Resources Management, School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Shuang Peng: Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Ruixue Zhao: Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Yingli Nie: Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Youtao Chen: College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 239000, China
Xuebin Yin: Institute of Functional Agriculture (Food) Science and Technology at Yangtze River Delta, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 239000, China
Guojian Xian: Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Qiang Zhang: College of Literature, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, China

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-22

Abstract: Based on the BERTopic model, this study analyzes 15,744 scientific papers in the field of functional agriculture from 1995 to 2024 to uncover core themes and evolutionary trends in global functional agriculture, and particularly focuses on revealing the developmental trajectory in China. The results indicate that global functional agriculture research is characterized by diverse themes and intensive study, forming a multi-topic cross-network centered on plant chemical extraction and agricultural soil research, with a focus on food nutrition, human health, and environmental protection. By contrast, China’s functional agriculture research demonstrates a more focused and in-depth approach, concentrating on functional food development and agricultural environmental protection themes, with notable growth trends in areas such as selenium-enriched products and resistant starch. Combined with China’s agricultural development environment, this study makes the following suggestions for the development of functional agriculture in China: (1) Promoting interdisciplinary cooperation between functional agriculture and other technologies. (2) Developing agricultural products with Chinese characteristics and forming Chinese functional agricultural product brands. (3) Utilizing smart farming technology to boost functional agriculture.

Keywords: topic evolution; topic identification; phytochemical extraction; agricultural soil; functional food (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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