Current status and trends in island ecosystem services research: A bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2023

Abstract

With the continuous development of the social economy, ecosystem services are very important for human production and living ecology, and human activities also affect the health of ecosystem services. However, there has yet to be a systematic review of sea island ecosystem services worldwide. This study aimed to use bibliometric analysis to provide a comprehensive review of the progress of research on island ecosystem services from 2000 to 2023 and an outlook on future research directions. This paper analyzed 730 publications that were related to island ecosystems during this period, covering 42 countries, 1252 institutions, and 3160 authors. The results showed that the country with the most research contributions in this field was the United States, which was followed by China and the United Kingdom. Among the research institutions, the cooperation among institutions was relatively single and fixed, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences had the highest number of publications and citations. Keyword clustering and emergence analysis showed that “ecosystem services”, “urban heat island”, and “climate change” were the main themes, while “InVEST model”, “ecological vulnerability model”, and “GEE (google earth engine)” were the most commonly used research techniques and tools. The results showed that the relationship between human drivers and island ecosystem services is a hot topic in current research, and nature-based solutions and the conservation of island ecosystem services may be the direction for future research. This study provides valuable insights and future research directions in the field of island ecosystem services to better define research topics and identify appropriate research partners.