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Bibliometric analysis of ecological compensation and its application in land resources

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Ecological compensation has been widely used in the field of environmental protection, but its application in land resources is relatively insufficient. To scientifically and comprehensively understand the research characteristics of ecological compensation, the bibliometric method was used to analyze ecological compensation-related publications between 2000 and 2019 in the Web of Science database. A total of 1208 records were collected, distributed among approximately 100 journals and 26 disciplines. The analysis indicated that research intensity in this field has been increasing, especially after 2016. “Environmental Sciences”, “Ecology”, and “Environmental Studies” are the three major disciplines that have contributed most to studies of ecological compensation. Due to the scarcity of relevant research on land resources and its importance to ecology, the application of ecological compensation in land resources is discussed and future research directions for land-based ecological compensation are outlined.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 41807124) and F.L. would like to acknowledge the support of the China Scholarship Council (File no. 201809135012).

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Zhang, X., Li, F. & Li, X. Bibliometric analysis of ecological compensation and its application in land resources. Landscape Ecol Eng 17, 527–540 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11355-021-00471-w

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