Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review
Geological heritage represents and brings together geological elements of great local and global relevance. It also promotes conservation and sustainable use. This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of the contributions that address the topics of geological heritage and geosites, using th...
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| author | Herrera-Franco, Gricelda Carrión-Mero, Paúl Montalván Burbano, Néstor Caicedo-Potosí, Jhon Berrezueta, Edgar |
| author_facet | Herrera-Franco, Gricelda Carrión-Mero, Paúl Montalván Burbano, Néstor Caicedo-Potosí, Jhon Berrezueta, Edgar |
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| description | Geological heritage represents and brings together geological elements of great local and global relevance. It also promotes conservation and sustainable use. This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of the contributions that address the topics of geological heritage and geosites, using the Scopus and Web of Science databases for the knowledge of trends and research focuses in this area. The methodology consists of: (i) the preparation of the idea and gathering information from a search on the subjects of interest (geoheritage and geosites); (ii) the merging of the databases and applying automated conversions; and (iii) the analysis of the results and the literature review. The first phase of the work identified 2409 and 1635 documents indexed in Scopus and WoS, respectively. The merged global database (2565 documents) identified the following words as analysis topics: geoconservation, geotourism, geopark, and geodiversity. The analysis also revealed the top five countries in scientific contributions as Italy (12.1%), Spain (8.77%), China (5.67%), Portugal (5.35%), and Brazil (5.31%). Finally, most of the publications focus on the characterisation, assessment, and development of geosite initiatives. The main lines of action and contributions to the topics (7.91%) highlight the fact that geoscientists worldwide value geosites for geoconservation and geotourism strategies. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-136332023-04-12T19:09:08Z Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review Herrera-Franco, Gricelda Carrión-Mero, Paúl Montalván Burbano, Néstor Caicedo-Potosí, Jhon Berrezueta, Edgar geotourism geoconservation Scopus Web of Science research trends scientometric analysis Geological heritage represents and brings together geological elements of great local and global relevance. It also promotes conservation and sustainable use. This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of the contributions that address the topics of geological heritage and geosites, using the Scopus and Web of Science databases for the knowledge of trends and research focuses in this area. The methodology consists of: (i) the preparation of the idea and gathering information from a search on the subjects of interest (geoheritage and geosites); (ii) the merging of the databases and applying automated conversions; and (iii) the analysis of the results and the literature review. The first phase of the work identified 2409 and 1635 documents indexed in Scopus and WoS, respectively. The merged global database (2565 documents) identified the following words as analysis topics: geoconservation, geotourism, geopark, and geodiversity. The analysis also revealed the top five countries in scientific contributions as Italy (12.1%), Spain (8.77%), China (5.67%), Portugal (5.35%), and Brazil (5.31%). Finally, most of the publications focus on the characterisation, assessment, and development of geosite initiatives. The main lines of action and contributions to the topics (7.91%) highlight the fact that geoscientists worldwide value geosites for geoconservation and geotourism strategies. 2022-04-20T15:49:03Z 2022-04-20T15:49:03Z 2022-04-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2076-3263 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13633 10.3390/geosciences12040169 en https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/4/169 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | geotourism geoconservation Scopus Web of Science research trends scientometric analysis Herrera-Franco, Gricelda Carrión-Mero, Paúl Montalván Burbano, Néstor Caicedo-Potosí, Jhon Berrezueta, Edgar Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review |
| title | Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review |
| title_full | Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review |
| title_short | Geoheritage and Geosites: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review |
| title_sort | geoheritage and geosites: a bibliometric analysis and literature review |
| topic | geotourism geoconservation Scopus Web of Science research trends scientometric analysis |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13633 |
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