A Bibliometric Review of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Salt-Affected Soils
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Source and Search Strategy
2.2. Data Extraction
2.3. Data Analysis and Knowledge Mapping
3. Results
3.1. Number of Publications and Citations
3.2. Knowledge Structures
3.2.1. Most Productive Regions/Countries
3.2.2. Most Influential Researchers
3.2.3. Network of Collaboration
3.3. Review and Hot Topics
3.3.1. Highly-Cited Publications
3.3.2. Keyword Co-Occurrence
4. Discussion
4.1. The Effectiveness of Employing PGPR to Enhance Salt Tolerance in Plants Is Attracting Attention
4.2. Intensive Research Has Had Weak Academic Influence among Asian Countries
4.3. Rich Research Themes and Outstanding Research Results
4.4. Future Research Hotspots
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ma, X.; Pan, J.; Xue, X.; Zhang, J.; Guo, Q. A Bibliometric Review of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Salt-Affected Soils. Agronomy 2022, 12, 2304. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102304
Ma X, Pan J, Xue X, Zhang J, Guo Q. A Bibliometric Review of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Salt-Affected Soils. Agronomy. 2022; 12(10):2304. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102304
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Xixi, Jing Pan, Xian Xue, Jun Zhang, and Qi Guo. 2022. "A Bibliometric Review of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Salt-Affected Soils" Agronomy 12, no. 10: 2304. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12102304