Scientometric analysis reveals exponential growth of biochar publications in plant growing media, indicating global research trends and collaborations.
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This analysis aims to evaluate the scientometric trends in biochar use as plant growing media from 2011 to 2024.
Applied bibliometric analysis tools (VOSviewer and Bibliometrix) to analyze 973 publications from the Web of Science platform.
Mapped scientific collaboration, authors, institutions, and thematic trends in research.
Analyzed publication growth trends and citation impacts across different countries.
Exponential growth in scientific output with a peak of 169 publications in 2024 (R² = 0.95).
China led with 297 articles and 11,407 citations, followed by the USA with 122 articles and 4,197 citations.
Identified key terms related to biochar, including its role in improving substrate properties and promoting plant growth.