Analysis of Research Trends in Root Microecology of Panax Plant

doi:10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0493

Abstract

Abstract:

To address the constraints of continuous cropping obstacles and root diseases on the medicinal plant industry of the Panax plants, this study systematically reviewed the current status and developmental trends in research on the root microecology of Panax plants. Based on 652 relevant publications included in the Web of Science Core Collection from 1994 to 2024, a bibliometric analysis was conducted using CiteSpace 6.3.R1 software to visualize authorship, institutional collaboration, and keyword trends. The results indicate: (1) Research in this field originated in 1994, with increasing fervor starting in 2003. Following 2006, the field entered a phase of stable expansion, and since 2020, it has advanced into a period of rapid development. (2) Research efforts are primarily concentrated in Asian countries, particularly China and South Korea, gradually forming a stable collaborative network. (3) Keyword burst analysis identified a total of 14 research themes, such as "saponin biosynthesis", "microbial diversity", and "rhizosphere interactions". Terms of "community", "disease", "rhizosphere microbiome", "bacterial community" and "resistance" have emerged as major research hotspots since 2020. (4) These studies primarily focused on Panax ginseng and Panax notoginseng as the research subjects. Proteobacteria and Ascomycota constituted the core microbial taxa within the root microecosystems of Panax plants. The current research has shifted from the early chemical composition analysis to the in-depth exploration of the interaction mechanism of "plant-soil-microorganism", showing a development pattern of multidisciplinary integration led by China and South Korea. In the future, interdisciplinary approaches, such as phytochemistry, soil science, multi-omics technologies, and molecular biology, should be further promoted in the comprehensive studies of root microecological systems. These methods will contribute to the sustainable development and innovative transformation of the medicinal Panax plant industry.

Key words: root microecology, bibliometric analysis, Web of Science, CiteSpace

QIN Xiaohuan, JIAO Duoduo, JIN Tiepeng, SUN Shi, GAO Kunyuan, HU Jianlin. Analysis of Research Trends in Root Microecology of Panax Plant[J]. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2026, 42(2): 84-92.

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序号	期刊	国家	论文数量	论文百分比/%	影响因子(2023)
1	Journal of Ginseng Research	韩国	42	6.442	6.8
2	Molecules	瑞士	23	3.528	4.2
3	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	美国	19	2.914	5.7
4	Frontiers in Microbiology	瑞士	17	2.607	4.0
5	Industrial Crops and Products	荷兰	14	2.147	5.6
6	Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture	荷兰	12	1.84	2.3
7	Plant and Soil	荷兰	11	1.687	3.9
8	Agronomy-Basel	瑞士	8	1.227	3.3
9	Antonie van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology	荷兰	8	1.227	1.8
10	Applied Soil Ecology	荷兰	8	1.227	4.8

序号	期刊	国家	论文数量	论文百分比/%	影响因子(2023)
1	Journal of Ginseng Research	韩国	42	6.442	6.8
2	Molecules	瑞士	23	3.528	4.2
3	Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry	美国	19	2.914	5.7
4	Frontiers in Microbiology	瑞士	17	2.607	4.0
5	Industrial Crops and Products	荷兰	14	2.147	5.6
6	Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture	荷兰	12	1.84	2.3
7	Plant and Soil	荷兰	11	1.687	3.9
8	Agronomy-Basel	瑞士	8	1.227	3.3
9	Antonie van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology	荷兰	8	1.227	1.8
10	Applied Soil Ecology	荷兰	8	1.227	4.8

序号	作者	国家	机构	论文数量	占论文百分比/%
1	Paek KY	韩国	忠北大学	36	5.521
2	Hahn EJ	韩国	水原大学	25	3.834
3	Wang Y	中国	文山学院	21	3.221
4	Cui XM	中国	昆明理工大学	18	2.761
5	Yang DC	韩国	庆熙大学	18	2.761
6	Chen SL	中国	成都中医药大学	17	2.607
7	Li Y	中国	中国医学科学院	17	2.607
8	Wang J	中国	天津大学	17	2.607
9	Dong LL	中国	安徽财经大学	16	2.454
10	Gao WY	中国	天津大学	15	2.301

序号	作者	国家	机构	论文数量	占论文百分比/%
1	Paek KY	韩国	忠北大学	36	5.521
2	Hahn EJ	韩国	水原大学	25	3.834
3	Wang Y	中国	文山学院	21	3.221
4	Cui XM	中国	昆明理工大学	18	2.761
5	Yang DC	韩国	庆熙大学	18	2.761
6	Chen SL	中国	成都中医药大学	17	2.607
7	Li Y	中国	中国医学科学院	17	2.607
8	Wang J	中国	天津大学	17	2.607
9	Dong LL	中国	安徽财经大学	16	2.454
10	Gao WY	中国	天津大学	15	2.301

序号	研究单位	国家	论文数量	占论文百分比/%
1	忠北大学	韩国	48	7.362
2	农村振兴厅	韩国	35	5.368
3	昆明理工大学	中国	32	4.908
4	中国中医科学院	中国	30	4.601
5	吉林农业大学	中国	29	4.448
6	中国医学科学院-北京协和医学院	中国	27	4.141
7	中国科学院	中国	27	4.141
8	北京协和医学院	中国	26	3.988
9	庆熙大学	韩国	25	3.834
10	中国医学科学院药用植物研究所	中国	24	3.681