Agricultural Research in Zimbabwe: An Author-level Bibliometric Analysis of Publication Outlets and Research Collaboration

Boshoff, Nelius; Ngwenya, Similo

doi:10.1177/09717218221078186

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“…The plot suggests that research on the impact of wildland fire on the soil environment has further potential to grow. The number of publications from a country is taken as a measure to represent the degree of activity and contribution of that country in the research field [37,38]. Of the 1770 documents retrieved by the searches, 672 were from USA, followed by Spain (333), Italy (101), and Australia (41).…”

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Current Status of Research on Wildland Fire Impacts on Soil Environment and Soil Organisms and Hotspots Visualization Analysis

Cheng,

Wu,

Wei

et al. 2024

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Ecosystems are frequently disturbed by fires that have an important impact on the soil environment and the composition of soil organisms. In order to provide a baseline for the current research and identify trends on the effects of wildland fire on soil environment and biological changes, the available literature was identified from the Web of Science database, covering the period from 1998/1998/1999 (the year of the earliest publication in this field) to 2023. A bibliometric analysis was performed and the data were visually displayed for the number of publications, countries, authors, research institutions, and keywords representing research hotspots. Specifically, the effects of wildland fire on the soil environment, on soil microorganisms and on soil fauna were analyzed. The results show that the annual number of publications describing effects of wildland fire on the soil environment and on soil microorganisms are increasing over time, while those describing effects on soil fauna are fewer and their number remains constant. The largest number of papers originate from the United States, with the United States Department of Agriculture as the research institution with the largest output. The three authors with the largest number of publications are Stefan H. Doerr, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja and Jan Jacob Keizer. The research hotspots, as identified by keywords, are highly concentrated on wildfire, fire, organic matter, and biodiversity, amongst others. This study comprehensively analyzes the current situation of the research on the effects of wildland fire on changes in the soil environment and organisms, and provides reference for relevant scientific researchers in this trend and future research hotspots.

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Current Status of Research on Wildland Fire Impacts on Soil Environment and Soil Organisms and Hotspots Visualization Analysis

Cheng,

Wu,

Wei

et al. 2024

Fire

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“…Considering the country's generally strained relations with the international community, particularly western countries, a comparison of the experiences of researchers in Zimbabwe in different categories of collaboration is relevant. More information about the different facets of the research environment in Zimbabwe can be found elsewhere (e.g., Besada & Moyo, 2008 : Boshoff & Ngwenya, 2022 ; Ndlovu et al, 2016 ; Ngwenya & Boshoff, 2018 , 2020 , 2022 ).…”

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Self-interestedness in Research Collaboration and its Association with Career Stage and Nature of Collaboration: A Survey of Zimbabwean Researchers

Ngwenya,

Boshoff

2023

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

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During collaboration in research, it may happen that some researchers become involved in behaviours that reflect so-called ‘self-interestedness’, which means that they pursue their personal interest or benefit without considering others. This study examined how researchers in Zimbabwe perceive instances of self-interestedness among research collaborators, and how these perceptions differ according to their career stage and the nature of collaboration. An online survey of researchers in Zimbabwe was conducted to gather information about six instances of self-interestedness among research collaborators. The results show that Zimbabwean researchers involved exclusively in national collaboration reported greater degrees of collaborator self-interestedness than Zimbabwean researchers involved in international collaboration. However, early-career researchers and established researchers did not differ significantly regarding their experiences of collaborator self-interestedness. Measures aimed at capacitating research organisations and research teams in developing countries in the African context, to counter collaborator self-interestedness, are recommended.

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Science Production in Africa: Analysis of Scientific Publications

Sooryamoorthy

2023

Sustainable Development Goals Series

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Agricultural Research in Zimbabwe: An Author-level Bibliometric Analysis of Publication Outlets and Research Collaboration

Cited by 4 publications

References 27 publications

Current Status of Research on Wildland Fire Impacts on Soil Environment and Soil Organisms and Hotspots Visualization Analysis

Current Status of Research on Wildland Fire Impacts on Soil Environment and Soil Organisms and Hotspots Visualization Analysis

Self-interestedness in Research Collaboration and its Association with Career Stage and Nature of Collaboration: A Survey of Zimbabwean Researchers

Science Production in Africa: Analysis of Scientific Publications

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