Classic publications in food security research: A bibliometric analysis

Abstract

The article presents classic publications in the field of food security from 1993 to 2022 using bibliometric methods. Data come from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI‐EXPANDED) of the Web of Science database. The results show that the years 2010 and 2011 stand out as the most prolific, with a total of three classic articles receiving the highest citations. The articles show that agricultural intensification does not necessarily lead to increased yields but rather contributes to environmental degradation through deforestation, biodiversity loss, and ultimately climate change. The articles highlight the adoption of ecologically friendly methods, natural solution, and technology‐based and sustainable agricultural practices to reduce the impact of climate change and address food insecurity. However, linking agricultural intensification to biodiversity conservation and hunger and the effectiveness of different adaptation models in the increasing variability of extreme events remain complex issues that require further research in the future. Similarly, machine learning research can be used to address food insecurity, especially in crop or plant, and forestry tree breeding, precision agriculture, and so forth.