Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/23.1.3428
Rural areas, rural population, and rural space in central Europe (JCEA countries): Research visualization in Scopus and Web of Science
Tomaz BARTOL
orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-2314
; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Majda CERNIC-ISTENIC
; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Karmen STOPAR
orcid.org/0000-0003-0853-3031
; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Agronomy Department, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marjan HOCEVAR
orcid.org/0000-0002-9431-2552
; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre for Spatial Sociology, Kardeljeva ploščad 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sažetak
This study, based on bibliometrics (related to scientometrics) and science mapping, along with some sociological analytical insights, assesses contexts of the concept 'rural' in articles written by authors affiliated to JCEA (Journal of Central European Agriculture) member countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia (with addition of Austria because of geographical proximity and historical ties), using citation databases Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), and visualization software VOSviewer. Most papers are published outside the scope of agricultural production studies, clustered strongly in the fields of medicine, physical environment, social sciences, and ecological interactions. A small proportion of the reference to “rural” in agricultural science seems self-assumed in the general association of agricultural production with rural space. The papers mainly refer to geographical area, space or territory where interactions between specific social and natural processes take place. Topics tackling rural space as a societal form and arrangements, e.g. sustainable rural development and transformation, are the most recent. National and regional journals show strong recent presence but papers are also published in principal international journals.
Co-author networking (countries / institutions / affiliations) indicates strong regional co-operation which is strongest
in the immediate neighborhood. Co-authorship based on spatial proximity can be partly explained by less ambitious
internationalization of research activities. Although publication patterns in both databases show similar traits, some
database effect can be observed, also due to the inclusion of ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index) in 2015.
Ključne riječi
rural issues; rurality; bibliometrics; science mapping; research evaluation; interdisciplinary research
Hrčak ID:
274249
URI
Datum izdavanja:
23.3.2022.
Posjeta: 530 *