Bibliometric analysis of ecosystem monitoring-related research in Africa: implications for ecological stewardship and scientific collaboration

	Bibliometric analysis of ecosystem monitoring-related research in Africa: implications for ecological stewardship and scientific collaboration
	Yevide, Armand S. I.1; Wu, Bingfang 1; Khan, Ahmed S.1; Zeng, Yuan 1; Liu, Jian 1
刊名	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY
	2016
卷号	23 期号:5 页码:412-422
通讯作者	Yevide, ASI (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Remote Sensing & Digital Earth, Key Lab Digital Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.
英文摘要	Regional ecosystem monitoring is a central form of knowledge sharing and collaboration amongst scientists and decision makers on environmental health, land use change, and science-policy development. Despite the proliferation of such research networks on long-term monitoring on many continents, little has been achieved in Africa. This study aims to assess and examine the spatiotemporal trend and categorical patterns in ecosystem monitoring-related research in Africa for the benefits of conserving biodiversity and sustaining natural resource sectors for well-being and livelihood security, environmental planning, and ecological stewardship. A systematic review was conducted using bibliometric tools. Based on a set of search terms and peer-reviewed publications retrieved from various ecosystem monitoring networks and journal databases, further analysis was conducted using social network approaches, mapping tools, and content analysis. About 1442 scientific publications on ecosystem monitoring and related research were documented from 1987 to 2014 mostly published in English. The number of publication increased progressively since 1992 after the Convention on Biodiversity was signed and this trend peaked till 2008. South African Journal of Science was the most leading journal and Nature the most cited. Internationally coauthored and collaborative articles represented majority of the findings with the United Kingdom at the central position in the research network due to colonial relationships. Regional collaboration amongst countries is limited owing to language barriers and other institutional constraints such as funding and short-term projects. These findings have implication for prioritizing national and regional policies toward biodiversity science and its contribution to human well-being, food security, and global change responses.
学科主题	Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
类目[WOS]	GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ; Ecology
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000382541300004
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.radi.ac.cn/handle/183411/39333]
专题	遥感与数字地球研究所_SCI/EI期刊论文_期刊论文
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Remote Sensing & Digital Earth, Key Lab Digital Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.St Marys Univ, Sch Business, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada 3.St Marys Univ, Sch Environm, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada 4.UNEP, IEMP, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yevide, Armand S. I.,Wu, Bingfang,Khan, Ahmed S.,et al. Bibliometric analysis of ecosystem monitoring-related research in Africa: implications for ecological stewardship and scientific collaboration[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY,2016,23(5):412-422.
APA	Yevide, Armand S. I.,Wu, Bingfang,Khan, Ahmed S.,Zeng, Yuan,&Liu, Jian.(2016).Bibliometric analysis of ecosystem monitoring-related research in Africa: implications for ecological stewardship and scientific collaboration.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY,23(5),412-422.
MLA	Yevide, Armand S. I.,et al."Bibliometric analysis of ecosystem monitoring-related research in Africa: implications for ecological stewardship and scientific collaboration".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY 23.5(2016):412-422.