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Review and future trends of soil microplastics research: visual analysis based on Citespace

A bibliometric analysis of soil microplastic research revealed that the field is still in early development compared to aquatic microplastic science, with growing focus on agricultural soil contamination, food security risks, and the role of sewage sludge and plastic mulch films as primary soil inputs. The authors identify key knowledge gaps and predict future research directions.

2022 Environmental Sciences Europe 18 citations
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Soil Health and Fertility in Agriculture: A Bibliometric Mapping of Global Knowledge and Practices

This bibliometric analysis of global soil science research used VOSviewer to map keyword co-occurrence, author networks, and international collaborations, identifying soil fertility, microbiology, and nutrient dynamics as the core research focuses alongside emerging interests in microplastics and sustainable agriculture.

2025 West Science Interdisciplinary Studies
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A bibliometric perspective on the occurrence and migration of microplastics in soils amended with sewage sludge

Researchers used bibliometric analysis to map the growing body of research on microplastics in soils that receive sewage sludge. The study suggests that applying sewage sludge to farmland introduces thousands to hundreds of thousands of microplastic particles per kilogram into the soil, with estimated annual accumulations reaching into the trillions of particles across China and Europe.

2024 Water Environment Research 7 citations
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Bibliometric Analysis on Contaminant Microplastics in Compost (2018 to 2022) Through VOSviewer

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on microplastic contamination in compost from 2018 to 2022, mapping research trends and identifying compost as an important but underexamined pathway for microplastics entering agricultural soils.

2023 E3S Web of Conferences 7 citations
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Global research landscape of microplastics and their impact on earthworm: a bibliometric analysis

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis — a statistical review of published research — to map global trends in studies on how microplastics affect earthworms, finding steady growth in publications through 2022 with China and Europe leading the research. Earthworms are a key focus because they live in soil, help decompose organic matter, and serve as an indicator species for measuring how microplastics disrupt soil health.

2024 Discover Environment 4 citations
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A bibliometric analysis of global research hotspots and progress on microplastics in soil‒plant systems

This bibliometric analysis reviews the rapidly growing field of research on microplastics in soil and plant systems. Researchers identified key research hotspots including how microplastics affect agricultural productivity and enter the food chain through crops. The study provides a roadmap of current knowledge and points to critical gaps in understanding the long-term effects of microplastic contamination on agricultural ecosystems.

2023 Environmental Pollution 17 citations
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Microplastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Scientometric Analysis

A scientometric analysis of global microplastic literature in terrestrial ecosystems (Web of Science, 1986–2020) used co-occurrence visualization and citation mapping to characterize the rapid growth of terrestrial MP research and identify emerging focus areas such as soil health, agricultural plastics, and food safety.

2020 Sustainability 77 citations
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Global trends and hotspots evolution in soil microplastic pollution research: A bibliometric analysis based on the Web of Science

Researchers analyzed global trends in soil microplastic research using bibliometric tools and found the field is still developing compared to water-based studies, with hotspots growing rapidly since 2018. China, the US, the Netherlands, and Australia lead publications, and the field needs to shift focus from measuring toxicity to understanding how microplastics affect entire soil ecosystems.

2024 Ecological Indicators 20 citations
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Global microplastics pollution: a bibliometric analysis and review on research trends and hotspots in agroecosystems

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of over 1,600 publications on microplastic pollution in agricultural ecosystems from 2012 to 2024, identifying China, the USA, Germany, and India as leading contributors. The analysis revealed emerging research hotspots including biochar remediation, biodegradable microplastics, and antibiotic resistance genes associated with plastic contamination. The study provides a comprehensive overview of how microplastics affect soil properties, microbial communities, and crop productivity, while identifying key knowledge gaps for future research.

2024 Environmental Geochemistry and Health 15 citations
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Bibliometric Mapping of Soil Chemicalization and Fertilizer Research: Environmental and Computational Insights

This bibliometric analysis mapped 50 years of soil chemicalization and fertilizer research, finding a shift from early focus on heavy metals and pesticides toward emerging concerns including microplastics, biochar, and oxidative stress in soils.

2025 Algorithms
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Development Trends in Soil Erosion Fields Based on the Quantitative Evaluation of Innovation Subjects and Innovation Content from 1991 to 2020

Not relevant to microplastics — this is a bibliometric analysis of soil erosion research from 1991–2020, tracking global publication trends and identifying China and the US as dominant contributors to the field.

2024 Sustainability 2 citations
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The microplastics pollution in agricultural soils global trends and prospects research: bibliometric analysis

This bibliometric analysis reviewed global research trends on microplastic pollution in agricultural soils, finding rapidly growing scientific interest and identifying key knowledge gaps. Soil microplastic contamination poses risks to soil health, crop growth, and ultimately human food safety.

2023 IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 1 citations
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Soil Pollution due to Microplastics

This bibliometric analysis reviewed the scientific literature on soil microplastic pollution to map research trends, key contributors, and knowledge gaps. The study found growing global research interest in this area and highlighted that microplastics entering the food chain through contaminated soil represents an underappreciated pathway to human exposure.

2020 Insecta mundi 2 citations
Systematic Review Tier 1

Global trends of and perspectives on intercropping research: A bibliometric review

This bibliometric analysis of over 7,500 publications revealed that intercropping research has grown rapidly since 2015, driven by interest in sustainable agriculture. Current hotspots include maize-legume systems, nutrient cycling, and soil microbiome effects, with future frontiers in climate adaptation and mechanized intercropping.

2023 Research Square (Research Square)
Review Tier 2

Municipal solid waste compost: a comprehensive bibliometric data-driven review of 50 years of research and identification of future research themes

This bibliometric review analyzed 827 publications on municipal solid waste compost over 50 years using the Bibliometrix tool, revealing substantial global growth in research interest particularly over the past two decades and identifying key trends and knowledge gaps.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 17 citations
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Insight into the Interaction Between Microplastics and Microorganisms Based on a Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis

A bibliometric and visualized analysis of research on microplastic-microorganism interactions identified rapid growth in this field and key themes including plastisphere formation, biodegradation potential, and microbial community changes driven by microplastic exposure.

2021 Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 21 citations
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It is still too early to promote biodegradable mulch film on a large scale: A bibliometric analysis

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of studies on biodegradable mulch film as an alternative to conventional plastic mulch in agriculture. The study found that despite growing research interest, significant knowledge gaps remain regarding biodegradation rates in real field conditions and potential ecotoxicity of degradation byproducts. The analysis suggests it is premature to promote large-scale adoption of biodegradable mulch film without further evidence of its environmental safety.

2022 Environmental Technology & Innovation 54 citations
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Science Mapping of Meta-Analysis in Agricultural Science

This bibliometric analysis mapped 30 years of meta-analysis research in agricultural science, identifying key trends, influential authors, and research hotspots using the Web of Science database. While not directly about microplastics, the study reveals that soil science, crop management, and environmental contamination are dominant research themes in agricultural meta-analyses.

2023 Information 6 citations
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Bibliometric Analysis of Articles on Project Management Research

This bibliometric analysis reviewed 40 years of academic publications on project management to identify trends in research output, collaboration patterns, and key topics. It is a research methods paper not related to microplastics.

2020 Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences 29 citations
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Health risk analysis of microplastics in soil in the 21st century: A scientometrics review

This bibliometric review mapped global research on health risks of microplastics in soil from 2001 to the present, finding a sharp increase in publications after 2016 and identifying plastic mulch, plastic waste, and sewage sludge as the most studied MP sources in soil. The review highlighted growing concern about dietary exposure through MPs taken up by food crops grown in contaminated soils.

2022 Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 citations
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Progress of Ecological Restoration Research Based on Bibliometric Analysis

This bibliometric analysis of over 23,000 publications from 1990 to 2022 mapped global ecological restoration research trends, identified key hotspots around topics like soil and vegetation recovery, and projected future directions for the field.

2022 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21 citations
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Emerging research trends in plant-plastic interactions: A thorough analysis

Researchers analyzed over 1,000 published studies on how microplastics, nanoplastics, and synthetic fibers interact with plants, finding a sharp rise in research activity over the past decade with China leading the field. The review identifies key knowledge gaps, including a lack of long-term field studies, and calls for more interdisciplinary work to understand how plastic pollution affects soil health and crop systems.

2024 Current Plant Biology 3 citations
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The Bibliometric Analysis of Microplastics in Soil Environments: Hotspots of Research and Trends of Development

This bibliometric analysis used CiteSpace to map research trends in soil microplastic contamination, identifying hotspots including microplastic effects on soil properties, organism interactions, and pollutant transport as key areas of growing scientific interest.

2023 Sustainability 10 citations
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Bibliometrics and visualization analysis regarding research on the development of microplastics

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of microplastic research published from 2009 to 2019 using visualization software. The study found that publications grew exponentially during this period, with research hotspots shifting from zooplankton ingestion and surface water surveys toward adsorption, biodegradation, and toxicity analysis, and predicts that constructed wetlands, biotechnology, and photocatalysis for microplastic removal will become emerging research areas.

2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 56 citations