A bibliometric analysis of global publications on flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) disease during 2001-2021

Abstract

Researchers around the world have published articles on flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) and its diseases. However, there is no bibliometric analysis of flax and its diseases in the Scopus database. The purpose of this work is to analyze the scientific results in the field of flax and its diseases and follow its evolution worldwide based on the data collected from the Scopus database. In the article, global scientific publications related to flax and its diseases were analyzed by a bibliometrician. In this study, a total of 243 articles published during 2001-2021 years were evaluated. The results show that the number of articles in the database has increased year by year, with Canada, Australia and the United States occupying the core positions, accounting for 64.6% of the total published articles worldwide. P.N. Dodds is the author with the most published articles. This paper summarizes several possible research ideas and the systematic bibliometric analysis will help research groups and researchers to understand global research trends in flax and its diseases and to focus future research. Also, results obtained in this systematic review of flax-related articles by using statistical and visual bibliometric analysis can provide important and detailed information to scientists involved in research on it.