Bibliometric Analyzes of Some Major Effect Genes Associated with Meat Yield Traits in Livestock

Abstract

Bibliometric analysis is commonly used to guide decisions regarding research funding and the creation of research policies and offers scientists helpful information about research trends, patterns, and impact. Thus, researchers can track collaborators in this subject and find prospective scientific alliances. Additionally, researchers can develop new research themes by constantly monitoring the most recent trend study topics in this area. Therefore, we performed the comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 4085 documents scanned in the Web of Science (WoS) database in some major effect genes associated with meat yield traits in livestock between 1981 and 2023. The analysis shows that interest in this topic has lately grown. The fact that numerous scholars participated in the investigations, which major research groups conducted, demonstrates the growth of this field's collaborative working culture. The publication of studies in this field in high-impact journals such as Meat Science, Journal of Animal Science and Animal Genetics reveals the scientific impact of this field. Keywords used in studies in this field are generally related to investigating the genetic factors affecting livestock's growth, muscle development and meat quality characteristics. In country-based studies, China and the United States have the most studies in this field. The citation records of articles reveal the significant impact of this field in literature. The scientific community has recently been particularly interested in investigating some major effect genes associated with meat yield traits in livestock.