| Derwen Data Analyzer, Vosviewer, and Incites were used to conduct quantitative analysis on the pertinent salt Lake articles from 1960 to 2022 based on data from Web of Science and CNKI, in order to fully comprehend the advancement and development trend of both domestic and international salt lake research. The analysis" findings indicates that during the past more than 60 years, the number of salt lake research publications first remained steady before rising; The periodicals with the most international and local salt lake research are International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology of the the United Kingdom and Journal of Salt Lake Research of China; According to the overall number of articles published, the total frequency of citations, and the number of highly referenced articles, the United States and China are the two main players in salt lake research; The largest number of papers in the field of salt lake research are published by the the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the highest proportion of papers are published by the Qinghai Institute of Salt Lake of Chinese Academy of Sciences; 8 of the top 15 international literary writers are from China; The utilization and separation of salt lake resources will continue to draw attention in the future, according to an evolutionary analysis of research hotspots domestic and outside; In recent years, the separation and extraction of salt lake resources, particularly lithium resources, has received the most attention in research on salt lakes, according to an analysis of highly referenced papers; Overall, research on salt lakes is growing and progressing. The quality, focus, and impact of China"s salt lake research should all continue to increase in the coming years, as should the research"s ability to influence other countries. |
