Global trends, knowledge mapping and visualization of current research on climate change and their impact on plant-pollinators interaction

Abstract

Abstract The mutualistic interactions between plants and pollinators is one of the most prestigious field of research in ecology, which give information on the biotic network architecture, coexistence, diversification, and ecosystem function. In this manuscript, our research intends to identify the published literature for research production, collaborations, hotspots, and trends in research addressing the influence of climate change on the relationship between plants and pollinators. The research and review papers on the interactions between plants and pollinators, and climate change published in the Scopus database were retrieved. The contribution of nations, journals, institutions, current trends, and keyword analysis were shown using VOSviewer and RStudio bibliometrix to produce a network map of author collaboration across nations. The Scopus database (2007 to 2023) yielded a total of 256 entries, of which 229 publications were examined after being excluded based on various criteria. As per our data analysis, “The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory” and “Journal of Ecology” were the most effective organization, and journal, respectively. The author with the most publications was “Laura A. Burkle” of “Montana State University”. The “United States” is rated #1 among all nations in terms of the global production of literature on the effects of climate change on interactions between plant and pollinators. We determined four primary research subjects and new research areas for further study through the analysis of keywords. This study highlights current research on the effects of climate change on plant-pollinator relationships and is an early attempt to understand how these connections form and alter. The majority of recent research has been on the effects of drought on plants in these systems, which is a developing field of study that requires attention from academics for future research.