Governmental approaches to food security management: A bibliometric analysis

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The government’s duty is to guarantee unimpeded access to food. Thus, relevant public policies, individual methods and tools, approaches, and strategic decisions are always the focus of attention of scientists, politicians, and government officials. Recognizing the critical importance of this imperative, this study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis that sheds light on the scientific landscape of strategic public administration of food security. The paper conducts a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications (using VosViewer – from 1990 to February 2024 using Scopus and WoS scientometric databases); monographs/textbooks (using Google Books and Ngram Viewer – for 1990–2019); and trend analysis (using Google Trends – from 2004 to February 2024).
The analysis showed an exponential increase in the number of publications since 2000, with peaks in 2008 (financial crisis), 2019–2020 (COVID-19), and 2023 (threat to food security due to military conflicts). The clustering of scientific papers by content showed that the most significant (red) cluster unites research that links food security to agricultural development, sustainable development, climate change, and water supply. The spatial clustering of scientific publications revealed that scientific leadership belongs to scientists from the United States and China. The largest research funders are Chinese scientific institutions. It also reflected regional differences in research focus. In particular, Italy, Switzerland, and France emphasize agricultural innovation and quality standards, while China and Australia focus on increasing yields and food storage technologies.

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    • Figure 1. Statistical analysis of scientific publications on government approaches in food security management
    • Figure 2. Dynamics of published articles in the Scopus database, from 1990 to February 2024, number of articles
    • Figure 3. Dynamics of published articles in the WoS database, from 1990 to February 2024, number of articles
    • Figure 4. Google Trends results of Internet users’ queries about “food security AND management” worldwide for 2004 – February 2024
    • Figure 5. Google Trends results of Internet users’ queries about “food security AND management AND government” worldwide for 2004 – February 2024
    • Figure 6. Summary of the frequency of use of the term “food security management” in the Books Ngram Viewer, globally, 1990–2019
    • Figure 7. Structural analysis of research on food security management by subject areas
    • Figure 8. Number of scientific publications on food security management in the WoS database by country
    • Figure 9. Number of scientific publications on food security management in the Scopus database by country
    • Figure 10. Organizations funding scientific research on food security management in Scopus
    • Figure 11. Organizations funding scientific research on food security management in WoS
    • Figure 12. Spatial clustering of research on food security governance
    • Figure 13. Spatial and temporal components of bibliometric analysis
    • Figure 14. Cluster analysis of scientific publications on the topic of food security management
    • Table 1. Main methodological tools and their use in the current study
    • Conceptualization
      Eldar Guliyev, Bayali Atashov, Aygun Guliyeva
    • Formal Analysis
      Eldar Guliyev, Bayali Atashov
    • Investigation
      Eldar Guliyev
    • Methodology
      Eldar Guliyev, Bayali Atashov, Aygun Guliyeva
    • Writing – review & editing
      Eldar Guliyev
    • Supervision
      Bayali Atashov
    • Validation
      Bayali Atashov, Aygun Guliyeva
    • Writing – original draft
      Bayali Atashov, Aygun Guliyeva
    • Data curation
      Aygun Guliyeva
    • Project administration
      Aygun Guliyeva
    • Software
      Aygun Guliyeva