TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining Current Research Trends in Ozone Formation Sensitivity
T2 - A Bibliometric Analysis
AU - Javed, Zeeshan
AU - Mehmood, Khalid
AU - Liu, Cheng
AU - Zheng, Xiaojun
AU - Xu, Chunsheng
AU - Tanvir, Aimon
AU - Ajmal Khan, Muhammad
AU - Siddique, Nadeem
AU - Du, Daolin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - The end of the 20th century brought about drastic changes in the tropospheric ozone (O3) around the globe. It is, therefore, highly important to gain insight into O3 formation mechanisms and their key precursors in order to assist policymaking to combat O3 pollution. This article synthesizes a bibliometric analysis of O3 formation sensitivity from 1965 to 2022, reported in English language journals available in the Web of Science Core Collection. This study shows that constant expansion in the number of publications has occurred since 2008, with the highest number occurring in 2021. Most publications are from the United States of America (USA), with 406 papers (42.7%), followed by China with 128 papers (13.5%), and the United Kingdom (UK) with 87 papers (9.1%). Citation burst analysis and significant and highly cited research work analysis are used to discover and assess evolving research tendencies. The thematic evolution of author-supplied keywords indicates that the terms “volatile organic compounds” and “ozone precursors” have recently emerged with a higher frequency. This suggests that there is a growing trend in research focused on these topics in the future. The objective of this study is to provide research primacies and future prospects for better analysis of O3 sensitivity, thereby helping to manage O3 pollution.
AB - The end of the 20th century brought about drastic changes in the tropospheric ozone (O3) around the globe. It is, therefore, highly important to gain insight into O3 formation mechanisms and their key precursors in order to assist policymaking to combat O3 pollution. This article synthesizes a bibliometric analysis of O3 formation sensitivity from 1965 to 2022, reported in English language journals available in the Web of Science Core Collection. This study shows that constant expansion in the number of publications has occurred since 2008, with the highest number occurring in 2021. Most publications are from the United States of America (USA), with 406 papers (42.7%), followed by China with 128 papers (13.5%), and the United Kingdom (UK) with 87 papers (9.1%). Citation burst analysis and significant and highly cited research work analysis are used to discover and assess evolving research tendencies. The thematic evolution of author-supplied keywords indicates that the terms “volatile organic compounds” and “ozone precursors” have recently emerged with a higher frequency. This suggests that there is a growing trend in research focused on these topics in the future. The objective of this study is to provide research primacies and future prospects for better analysis of O3 sensitivity, thereby helping to manage O3 pollution.
KW - O formation sensitivity
KW - O precursors
KW - O-NO-VOCs
KW - VOSviewer
KW - Web of Science Core Collection
KW - bibliometrics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85169119647&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/pr11082240
DO - 10.3390/pr11082240
M3 - Article
SN - 2227-9717
VL - 11
JO - Processes
JF - Processes
IS - 8
M1 - 2240
ER -