Knowledge Domain and Emerging Trends in Monitoring of Forest Fires Using Remote Sensing: A Scientometric Review Based on CiteSpace Analysis

Juan Zhang, Yawen Dong, Yan Liu, Yuelin Kang, Shaofeng Xie and Haizhou Xu
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Juan Zhang: College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology
Yawen Dong: Central South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Yan Liu: Hunan Provincial Botanical Garden
Yuelin Kang: College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Central South University of Forestry and Technology
Shaofeng Xie: College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Central South University of Forestry and Technology
Haizhou Xu: College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Central South University of Forestry and Technology

Agricultural & Rural Studies, 2025, vol. 3, issue 2

Abstract: With global warming, the incidence of forest fires has risen significantly, negatively affecting the ecological balance and the environment. This paper is aimed at summarizing the current state of research and global development trends regarding monitoring of forest fires with remote sensing. In the present study, a total of 8841 documents from 2009 to 2024 were extracted with the goal of gaining insights into the progress and dynamics of forest fire monitoring based on remote sensing and the core library of the Web of Science (WoS) and visualized and analyzed with CiteSpace bibliometric software. Results show that research on remote sensing to monitor forest fires has mainly gained momentum in the last 16 years and has shown a significant increase after 2018. The United States, as a major research center, leads the global scientific community in terms of national and institutional collaborations. Forests, with 382 publications, was ranked first as the leading published journal in the field. Dr. Sun of the University of Northeast Forestry University, China, became the most prolific author, ranking first with 16 citations. The influence of driving factors on forest fires imposed on properties of soil drivers is revealed through the analysis of trends in research areas. Forest fire spread, index, fire trend will be the next focus of research. By combining biblio-metric methods and systematic reviews, these findings provide forest fire managers and researchers with a deeper comprehension of the development of monitoring forest fires using remote sensing.

Keywords: forest fire; remote sensing; monitoring; CiteSpace; bibliometric analysis; Web of Science; co-authorship analysis; co-citation analysis; research trend (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.59978/ar03020008

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