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The Trends in Research on the Effects of Biochar on Soil

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  • Taotao Yan

    (College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

  • Jianhui Xue

    (College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China)

  • Zhidong Zhou

    (Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China)

  • Yongbo Wu

    (College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China)

Abstract

The present study used bibliometric methods to analyze the literature regarding the biochar effects on soil that are included in the Web of Science Core Collection database and quantified the annual number of publications in the field and distribution of publications. Using CiteSpace as a visual analytic software for the literature, the distribution of the subject categories, author collaborations, institution collaborations, international (regional) collaborations, and cocitation and keyword clustering were analyzed. The results showed the basic characteristics of the literature related to the effects of biochar on soil. Furthermore, the main research powers in this field were identified. Then, we recognized the main intellectual base in the domain of biochar effects on soil. Meanwhile, this paper revealed the research hotspots and trends of this field. Furthermore, focuses of future research in this field are discussed. The present study quantitatively and objectively describes the research status and trends of biochar effects on soil from the bibliometric perspective to promote in-depth research in this field and provide reference information for scholars in the relevant fields to refine their research directions, address specific scientific issues, and help scholars to seek/establish relevant collaborations in their fields of interests.

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  • Taotao Yan & Jianhui Xue & Zhidong Zhou & Yongbo Wu, 2020. "The Trends in Research on the Effects of Biochar on Soil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-23, September.
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