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TitleSoil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis
AbstractSoil erosion can present a major threat to agriculture due to loss of soil, nutrients, and organic carbon. Therefore, soil erosion modelling is one of the steps used to plan suitable soil protection measures and detect erosion hotspots. A bibliometric analysis of this topic can reveal research patterns and soil erosion modelling characteristics that can help identify steps needed to enhance the research conducted in this field. Therefore, a detailed bibliometric analysis, including investigation of collaboration networks and citation patterns, should be conducted. The updated version of the Global Applications of Soil Erosion Modelling Tracker (GASEMT) database contains information about citation characteristics and publication type. Here, we investigated the impact of the number of authors, the publication type and the selected journal on the number of citations. Generalized boosted regression tree (BRT) modelling was used to evaluate the most relevant variables related to soil erosion modelling. Additionally, bibliometric networks were analysed and visualized. This study revealed that the selection of the soil erosion model has the largest impact on the number of publication citations, followed by the modelling scale and the publication's CiteScore. Some of the other GASEMT database attributes such as model calibration and validation have negligible influence on the number of citations according to the BRT model. Although it is true that studies that conduct calibration, on average, received around 30% more citations, than studies where calibration was not performed. Moreover, the bibliographic coupling and citation networks show a clear continental pattern, although the co-authorship network does not show the same characteristics. Therefore, soil erosion modellers should conduct even more comprehensive review of past studies and focus not just on the research conducted in the same country or continent. Moreover, when evaluating soil erosion models, an additional focus should be given to field measurements, model calibration, performance assessment and uncertainty of modelling results. The results of this study indicate that these GASEMT database attributes had smaller impact on the number of citations, according to the BRT model, than anticipated, which could suggest that these attributes should be given additional attention by the soil erosion modelling community. This study provides a kind of bibliographic benchmark for soil erosion modelling research papers as modellers can estimate the influence of their paper.
SourceEnvironmental research (N. Y. N. Y., Print) 197
KeywordsSoil erosion modellingResearch impactParticipatory networkSystematic literature reviewCitation analysis
JournalEnvironmental research (N. Y. N. Y., Print)
EditorElsevier., Amsterdam,, Stati Uniti d'America
Year2021
TypeArticolo in rivista
DOI10.1016/j.envres.2021.111087
AuthorsBezak N.; Mikos M.; Borrelli P.; Alewell C.; Alvarez P.; Anache J.A.A.; Baartman J.; Ballabio C.; Biddoccu M.; Cerda A.; Chalise D.; Chen S.; Chen W.; De Girolamo A.M.; Gessesse G.D.; Deumlich D.; Diodato N.; Efthimiou N.; Erpul G.; Fiener P.; Freppaz M.; Gentile F.; Gericke A.; Haregeweyn N.; Hu B.; Jeanneau A.; Kaffas K.; Kiani-Harchegani M.; Villuendas I.L.; Li C.; Lombardo L.; Lopez-Vicente M.; Lucas-Borja M.E.; Maerker M.; Miao C.; Modugno S.; Moller M.; Naipal V.; Nearing M.; Owusu S.; Panday D.; Patault E.; Patriche C.V.; Poggio L.; Portes R.; Quijano L.; Rahdari M.R.; Renima M.; Ricci G.F.; Rodrigo-Comino J.; Saia S.; Samani A.N.; Schillaci C.; Syrris V.; Kim H.S.; Spinola D.N.; Oliveira P.T.; Teng H.; Thapa R.; Vantas K.; Vieira D.; Yang J.E.; Yin S.; Zema D.A.; Zhao G.; Panagos P.
Text458661 2021 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111087 Scopus 2 s2.0 85104376762 Soil erosion modelling Research impact Participatory network Systematic literature review Citation analysis Soil erosion modelling A bibliometric analysis Bezak N.; Mikos M.; Borrelli P.; Alewell C.; Alvarez P.; Anache J.A.A.; Baartman J.; Ballabio C.; Biddoccu M.; Cerda A.; Chalise D.; Chen S.; Chen W.; De Girolamo A.M.; Gessesse G.D.; Deumlich D.; Diodato N.; Efthimiou N.; Erpul G.; Fiener P.; Freppaz M.; Gentile F.; Gericke A.; Haregeweyn N.; Hu B.; Jeanneau A.; Kaffas K.; Kiani Harchegani M.; Villuendas I.L.; Li C.; Lombardo L.; Lopez Vicente M.; Lucas Borja M.E.; Maerker M.; Miao C.; Modugno S.; Moller M.; Naipal V.; Nearing M.; Owusu S.; Panday D.; Patault E.; Patriche C.V.; Poggio L.; Portes R.; Quijano L.; Rahdari M.R.; Renima M.; Ricci G.F.; Rodrigo Comino J.; Saia S.; Samani A.N.; Schillaci C.; Syrris V.; Kim H.S.; Spinola D.N.; Oliveira P.T.; Teng H.; Thapa R.; Vantas K.; Vieira D.; Yang J.E.; Yin S.; Zema D.A.; Zhao G.; Panagos P. 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Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa Via Delle Piagge 2, Pisa 56129, Italy, , Italy; Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, , Iran; Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, Milan, 20133, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy, , Italy; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA., , United States; School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, 58 School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China, , China; Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA., , United States; Department of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, 60 Department of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece, , Greece; Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies CESAM , Dpt. of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, 61 Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies CESAM , Dpt. of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Portugal, , Portugal; Department Agraria , University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Localita Feo di Vito, Reggio Calabria, 89122, 62 Department Agraria , University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Localita Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy, , Italy; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, 63 State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China, , , China; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, 63 State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China, , , China Soil erosion can present a major threat to agriculture due to loss of soil, nutrients, and organic carbon. Therefore, soil erosion modelling is one of the steps used to plan suitable soil protection measures and detect erosion hotspots. A bibliometric analysis of this topic can reveal research patterns and soil erosion modelling characteristics that can help identify steps needed to enhance the research conducted in this field. Therefore, a detailed bibliometric analysis, including investigation of collaboration networks and citation patterns, should be conducted. The updated version of the Global Applications of Soil Erosion Modelling Tracker GASEMT database contains information about citation characteristics and publication type. Here, we investigated the impact of the number of authors, the publication type and the selected journal on the number of citations. Generalized boosted regression tree BRT modelling was used to evaluate the most relevant variables related to soil erosion modelling. Additionally, bibliometric networks were analysed and visualized. This study revealed that the selection of the soil erosion model has the largest impact on the number of publication citations, followed by the modelling scale and the publication s CiteScore. Some of the other GASEMT database attributes such as model calibration and validation have negligible influence on the number of citations according to the BRT model. Although it is true that studies that conduct calibration, on average, received around 30% more citations, than studies where calibration was not performed. Moreover, the bibliographic coupling and citation networks show a clear continental pattern, although the co authorship network does not show the same characteristics. Therefore, soil erosion modellers should conduct even more comprehensive review of past studies and focus not just on the research conducted in the same country or continent. Moreover, when evaluating soil erosion models, an additional focus should be given to field measurements, model calibration, performance assessment and uncertainty of modelling results. The results of this study indicate that these GASEMT database attributes had smaller impact on the number of citations, according to the BRT model, than anticipated, which could suggest that these attributes should be given additional attention by the soil erosion modelling community. This study provides a kind of bibliographic benchmark for soil erosion modelling research papers as modellers can estimate the influence of their paper. 197 Published version http //www.scopus.com/record/display.url eid=2 s2.0 85104376762 origin=inward Articolo in rivista Elsevier. 0013 9351 Environmental research N. Y. N. Y., Print Environmental research N. Y. N. Y., Print Environ. res. N. Y. N. Y., Print Environmental research. N. Y. N. Y., Print Environmental research. N. Y. N. Y., Print Section A N. Y. N. 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