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The objective of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of all biological invasions-related publications in the Science Citation Index (SCI) from 1991 to 2007. The indicator citation per publication (CPP) was used to evaluate the impact of articles, journals, and institutions. In the 3323 articles published in 521 journals, 7261 authors from 1905 institutions of 100 countries participated. As the most productive country of biological invasions research, the US will benefit from more collaboration between institutions, countries, and continents. In addition, analysis of keywords was applied to reveal research trends.
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Qiu, H., Chen, YF. Bibliometric analysis of biological invasions research during the period of 1991 to 2007. Scientometrics 81, 601–610 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-008-2207-4
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