Worldwide Research on Geoparks through Bibliometric Analysis
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Herrera-Franco, Gricelda; Montalván Burbano, Néstor; Carrión-Mero, Paúl; Jaya-Montalvo, María; Gurumendi-Noriega, MiguelDate
2021-01-22Abstract
Since the Digne Convention in 1991, the literature related to Geoparks has gained a growing interest on the academy’s part, especially in achieving the preservation of geological interest sites through sustainable tourism. This article aims to provide an analysis of the academic research on Geoparks, based on publications in the Scopus database in the period 2002–2020. Bibliometric analysis methods and bibliographic display maps were examined using VOSviewer software. The bibliometric analysis process comprises three phases: (i) Search Criteria and Source Identification, (ii) software and data extraction, and (iii) data analysis and interpretation. The results show geoparks in full growth as a scientific discipline, thanks to the contribution of various authors, institutions, journals, and related topics that confirm the importance of this field of study. Additionally, bibliometric maps lead to an understanding of the intellectual structure of the subject, in which keyword co-occurrenc...
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geopark
geo-tourism
bibliometric analysis
co-occurrence
co-citation
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