Bibliometric analysis of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) research publications based on Web of Science

Abstract

This study aimed to identify and analyze the 3,872 article and review type papers of blueberry research based on Web of Science. Papers mainly written in English (3,769, 97.34%), were from 10,102 authors, 83 countries or territories, 2,033 organizations and published in 770 Journals and three book series. The top five Journals were HortScience (278, 7.18%), Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science (272, 7.024%), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (116, 2.996%), Journal of Economic Entomology (97, 2.505%), Food Chemistry (92, 2.376%). The top five countries and regions were USA, Peoples R China, Canada, Chile and Brazil. The six most paper contributed organizations were USDA ARS, University of Florida, Michigan State University, University of Georgia, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and University of Maine. The top five authors were Hancock, James F.; Rowland, Lisa J.; Ehlenfeldt, Mark K.; Lyrene, Paul M.; and Strik, Bernadine C. All keywords of the blueberry research based on Web of Science were separated into seven clusters for different research topics. This review could provide a valuable guide for designing future studies. This work is also useful for student identifying graduate schools and researchers selecting journals.