Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Numerous concerns associated with the use of synthetic pesticides have led to important initiatives aimed at ensuring eco-friendly practices in pest and disease control. Third-generation pesticides, biopesticides, have become a key factor in those efforts, capturing the attention of researchers worl...
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| author | Tijana Narandžić Veljko Šarac Vesna Rodić Nataša Vukelić Mirjana Lukač-Bulatović Sandra Bijelić Mirjana Ljubojević |
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| description | Numerous concerns associated with the use of synthetic pesticides have led to important initiatives aimed at ensuring eco-friendly practices in pest and disease control. Third-generation pesticides, biopesticides, have become a key factor in those efforts, capturing the attention of researchers worldwide. To evaluate trends in biopesticide research over the past three decades, a bibliometric analysis was performed on bibliographic data sourced from the Web of Science database. This analysis included metrics such as publication dynamics, types of documents, and assessments of research fields and categories. Co-authorship, citation, and co-occurrence networks were visualized using VOSviewer software to identify collaboration patterns, influential publications, emerging topics, and interdisciplinary connections. A total of 5054 publications on the topic of ‘biopesticide’ were found (1994–2024), nearly half of which were published in the last five years. Out of 136 contributing countries, researchers from the USA, People’s Republic of China, and India produced the most publications, while a total of 19,676 authors contributed to at least one paper throughout the entire examined period. The identification of the most frequently used keywords highlighted significant topics within biopesticide-related publications, from the earliest to the most recent, aiding in our understanding of the developmental trajectory and opportunities for future exploration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-81d4af44410a4ee78408453ad4481bc52025-01-24T13:34:46ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242025-01-011119710.3390/horticulturae11010097Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric AnalysisTijana Narandžić0Veljko Šarac1Vesna Rodić2Nataša Vukelić3Mirjana Lukač-Bulatović4Sandra Bijelić5Mirjana Ljubojević6Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaNumerous concerns associated with the use of synthetic pesticides have led to important initiatives aimed at ensuring eco-friendly practices in pest and disease control. Third-generation pesticides, biopesticides, have become a key factor in those efforts, capturing the attention of researchers worldwide. To evaluate trends in biopesticide research over the past three decades, a bibliometric analysis was performed on bibliographic data sourced from the Web of Science database. This analysis included metrics such as publication dynamics, types of documents, and assessments of research fields and categories. Co-authorship, citation, and co-occurrence networks were visualized using VOSviewer software to identify collaboration patterns, influential publications, emerging topics, and interdisciplinary connections. A total of 5054 publications on the topic of ‘biopesticide’ were found (1994–2024), nearly half of which were published in the last five years. Out of 136 contributing countries, researchers from the USA, People’s Republic of China, and India produced the most publications, while a total of 19,676 authors contributed to at least one paper throughout the entire examined period. The identification of the most frequently used keywords highlighted significant topics within biopesticide-related publications, from the earliest to the most recent, aiding in our understanding of the developmental trajectory and opportunities for future exploration.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/1/97bibliometric networkbiocontrol agentsbotanical pesticidesintegrated pest managementmacrobial pesticidesmicrobial pesticides |
| spellingShingle | Tijana Narandžić Veljko Šarac Vesna Rodić Nataša Vukelić Mirjana Lukač-Bulatović Sandra Bijelić Mirjana Ljubojević Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis Horticulturae bibliometric network biocontrol agents botanical pesticides integrated pest management macrobial pesticides microbial pesticides |
| title | Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full | Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_short | Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_sort | exploring the known and mapping future directions in biopesticides research a bibliometric analysis |
| topic | bibliometric network biocontrol agents botanical pesticides integrated pest management macrobial pesticides microbial pesticides |
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