A Bibliometric Analysis of Research related to the East Sea (Sea of Japan): Focusing on International Comparisons and Research Topics

Man Deok Seo

doi:10.4217/OPR.2024015

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Research related to the East Sea (Sea of Japan): Focusing on International Comparisons and Research Topics 동해 연구의 계량정보학적 분석: 국제비교 및 연구주제를 중심으로

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Abstract

This study aims to comprehensively evaluate 6,800 SCIE papers related to the East Sea (Sea of Japan), published between 1934 and 2023, through a bibliometric analysis, assessing countries, institutions, and research topics. While East Sea research has shown continuous quantitative growth, the qualitative indicators of the papers remain below the global average. The number of papers are concentrated in Japan, Russia, and South Korea, with a rapid increase in publications from China and South Korea in recent years. Among research institutions, the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) published the most papers, followed by the university of Tokyo and Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) in Japan, and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) in South Korea. Notably, the number of papers from Korean institutions has surged significantly since 2000. Research topics are centered around specific marine areas and geographic keywords, with the Ulleung Basin, Peter the Great Bay, Tsushima Warm Current, and the Northwest Pacific being the most frequently used keywords.

Keywords

East Sea (Sea of Japan)

research trends

network analysis

bibliometric analysis

international comparison

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Information

Publisher :Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Publisher(Ko) :한국해양과학기술원
Journal Title :Ocean and Polar Research
Journal Title(Ko) :Ocean and Polar Research
Received Date : 2024-10-16
Revised Date : 2024-11-05
Accepted Date : 2024-11-08
DOI :https://doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2024015

Ocean and Polar Research ISSN:2234-7313(Online) Ocean and Polar Research

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