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Research Progress on endangered plants: a bibliometric analysis

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The rapid extinction of endangered plants (EPs) may lead to the destruction of entire ecosystems, which will seriously threaten the survival and development of humans. Research on endangered plants should be strengthened to scientifically guide the protection of endangered plants. Based on 1635 publications collected from the Web of Science Core Collection™ (WoS), this paper aims to provide a comprehensive bibliometric run-through and visualization of the subject of EPs. Contingent on influential authors, organizations, top journals and subject category, as well as the most influential papers in the EPs field were discussed in detail. Afterwards, by analyzing the co-occurrence network and evolution path of keywords, to discover the main research topics. In the discussion part, this paper focuses on important issues and research frameworks in the field. The main motive of the paper is to assist research workers interested in the area of EPs to determine the ongoing potential research opportunities and hotspots.

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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42101065), the Central Government Guides Local Science and Technology Development Projects(2019ZYYD050), the Open Foundation of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Key Laboratory of Hubei Province (2021(C)002.)

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    Jie Xu, TingTing Li & Zhengxiang Wang

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    Jie Xu, TingTing Li & Zhengxiang Wang

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Xu, J., Xiao, P., Li, T. et al. Research Progress on endangered plants: a bibliometric analysis. Biodivers Conserv 31, 1125–1147 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02392-y

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