Research Status and Hotspot Analysis of Soil Fauna Based on CiteSpace

doi:10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0246

Abstract

Abstract:

This study aims to systematically investigate research trends and knowledge architecture in the field of soil fauna. Based on the Web of Science Core Collection database, a comprehensive retrieval of relevant literature published between 2000 and 2024 was conducted. Bibliometric analysis was performed on 7106 selected publications using CiteSpace 6.2.R4 to identify the evolutionary trajectory and frontier hotspots in this domain. The results revealed a consistent upward trend in annual publication output. Research on soil fauna encompasses 116 disciplinary fields, including soil science, ecology, and environmental science, forming 14 interdisciplinary clusters. The research focus has evolved from fundamental ecological functions to responses to climate change, and further to soil health and pollution remediation. Under the context of global change, future research priorities are likely to include quantifying the physiological adaptation thresholds of soil fauna, elucidating the ecotoxicological mechanisms of multi-media co-contaminants, developing ‘soil fauna-microbe-plant’ synergistic remediation technologies, and leveraging the potential of artificial intelligence integrated with multi-source data mining.

Key words: soil fauna, CiteSpace, visual analysis, bibliometric analysis, research hotspot

WEI Dan, CUI Fuxing, LI Hong, PAN Hong, GUO Yuan, YANG Libin, FU Xiaoyu, LI Haijun. Research Status and Hotspot Analysis of Soil Fauna Based on CiteSpace[J]. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2025, 41(29): 137-145.

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年份	关键词突现性	关键词频次和度中心
2000—2010	微生物生物量(34.58)、氮循环(20.12)	多样性(1377，0.18)、生物多样性(1103，0.26)、土壤动物(1155，0)、群落(985，0.04)、分解(545，0.53)、碳(595，0.25)、氮(599，0.05)、动态(570，0.05)、微生物生物量(396，0.25)、凋落物分解(356，0.57)、蚯蚓(221，0.26)、有机物(500，0.18)、森林(407，0.17)、增长(506，0.27)、土壤生物(535，0.26)
2011—2020	污染(20.10)、气候变化(12.61)、细菌群落(14.95)	土地利用(206，0.04)、气候变化(348，0.15)、暴露(136，0.11)、土壤生物多样性(137，0.05)、重金属(225，0.19)、氧化应激(78，0.02)、污染(83，0.07)、蚯蚓(69，0)、功能多样性(113，0.05)、微塑料(23，0.01)、土壤健康(55，0)、有机碳(70，0.02)
2021—2024	土壤生物多样性(17.67)、氧化应激(17.11)、微塑料(11.45)、土壤质量(11.23)	土壤线虫(29，0.02)、微塑料(23，0.01)、土壤健康(55，0)、氧化应激(78，0.02)、蚯蚓(19，0)、磷(68，0)、保护性农业(10，0)、土壤碳(10，0)、群落组成(10，0)、营养循环(9，0)

年份	关键词突现性	关键词频次和度中心
2000—2010	微生物生物量(34.58)、氮循环(20.12)	多样性(1377，0.18)、生物多样性(1103，0.26)、土壤动物(1155，0)、群落(985，0.04)、分解(545，0.53)、碳(595，0.25)、氮(599，0.05)、动态(570，0.05)、微生物生物量(396，0.25)、凋落物分解(356，0.57)、蚯蚓(221，0.26)、有机物(500，0.18)、森林(407，0.17)、增长(506，0.27)、土壤生物(535，0.26)
2011—2020	污染(20.10)、气候变化(12.61)、细菌群落(14.95)	土地利用(206，0.04)、气候变化(348，0.15)、暴露(136，0.11)、土壤生物多样性(137，0.05)、重金属(225，0.19)、氧化应激(78，0.02)、污染(83，0.07)、蚯蚓(69，0)、功能多样性(113，0.05)、微塑料(23，0.01)、土壤健康(55，0)、有机碳(70，0.02)
2021—2024	土壤生物多样性(17.67)、氧化应激(17.11)、微塑料(11.45)、土壤质量(11.23)	土壤线虫(29，0.02)、微塑料(23，0.01)、土壤健康(55，0)、氧化应激(78，0.02)、蚯蚓(19，0)、磷(68，0)、保护性农业(10，0)、土壤碳(10，0)、群落组成(10，0)、营养循环(9，0)