The Soil Organic Matter Decomposers: A Bibliometric Analysis

O.A. Akinpelu, O. Olaleye and O. Fagbola

International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, 2023, vol. 9, issue 4

Abstract: The growing global concern about sustainable food systems has driven the search to know the impact of Soil Organic Matter (SOM) decomposers on SOM formation, stabilization and loss. Soil organic matter is the major inorganic nutrient pool for agricultural productivity and longterm soil sustainability. Globally, scientists use bibliometric analysis to map the body of knowledge and identify the trends in research topics by understanding the development and scientific contribution of a particular field of knowledge. This article provides a bibliometric examination of the effectiveness and development of soil organic matter during the period 2012 to 2022 based on documents published in journals indexed in SCI-Expanded in the Web of Science. According to the survey, the 1723 documents under examination were written by 5886 authors. The annual growth rate of research on soil organic matter is declining (-12.82%). From 1723 documents examined, Kuzyakov Y (n = 35) was the most prolific author, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (n = 98) was the most active institution, and Soil Biology & Biochemistry (n = 126) was the most popular journal. The USA and the Peoples' Republic of China are the most prominent nations with the strongest collaboration in soil organic matter related research. The results of this study can guide future research and provide crucial details for sustainable soil management.

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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.339014

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