TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the impact of climate change on the sustainability of sorghum production
T2 - a bibliometric analysis
AU - Zheng, Mingke
AU - Tutar, Halit
AU - Shaghaleh, Hiba
AU - Alhaj Hamoud, Yousef
AU - Er, Hasan
AU - Omac, Basri
AU - Yildirim, Gokhan
AU - Eren, Ömer
AU - Khalifa, Muhammad
AU - Mwamahonje, Andekelile
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Sorghum is a crucial crop for sustainable agriculture due to its drought resistance, low carbon footprint, and diverse applications in food, feed, and bioenergy. However, understanding the impact of climate change on sorghum production is essential for ensuring its future sustainability. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of scientific publications related to sorghum and climate change using the Web of Science (WoS) database, covering the period from 1984 to 2024. A total of 1053 relevant papers were analyzed, revealing an average annual growth rate of 12.73% and an average citation count of 32.02 per document. Most of the publications (83.5%) were research articles, while 9.7% were review papers. Among the contributing researchers, Prasad PVV emerged as the most productive author based on an h-index of 13, whereas the United States was identified as the most influential country, contributing 235 documents and 13,750 citations. Keyword clustering analysis identified five major research themes, including sustainable energy and environmental impacts, climate resilience, socioeconomic effects of climate change, and key crops. The findings of this study offer valuable scientific insights to guide future research and policymaking on climate change and sorghum sustainability.
AB - Sorghum is a crucial crop for sustainable agriculture due to its drought resistance, low carbon footprint, and diverse applications in food, feed, and bioenergy. However, understanding the impact of climate change on sorghum production is essential for ensuring its future sustainability. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of scientific publications related to sorghum and climate change using the Web of Science (WoS) database, covering the period from 1984 to 2024. A total of 1053 relevant papers were analyzed, revealing an average annual growth rate of 12.73% and an average citation count of 32.02 per document. Most of the publications (83.5%) were research articles, while 9.7% were review papers. Among the contributing researchers, Prasad PVV emerged as the most productive author based on an h-index of 13, whereas the United States was identified as the most influential country, contributing 235 documents and 13,750 citations. Keyword clustering analysis identified five major research themes, including sustainable energy and environmental impacts, climate resilience, socioeconomic effects of climate change, and key crops. The findings of this study offer valuable scientific insights to guide future research and policymaking on climate change and sorghum sustainability.
KW - agricultural sustainability
KW - bibliometric analysis
KW - climate change impacts
KW - sorghum production
KW - VOSviewer
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105021112955&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/westernsydney.edu.au?url=https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70397
U2 - 10.1002/sd.70397
DO - 10.1002/sd.70397
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105021112955
SN - 0968-0802
JO - Sustainable Development
JF - Sustainable Development
ER -