Abstract:
Greenhouse gas from rice production has become a great concern and the focus of a lot of research in recent years. The
main aim of the study was to explore the research trend of GHG emissions from rice production by exploring the research
hotspots and providing suggestions for future research directions over the period 1991 to 2020. A bibliometric analysis was
conducted using the Scopus database, and the sample included 2535 articles. The methodology was based on descriptive
analysis, co-occurrence analysis, factorial analysis, word dynamic over time, and the author’s keyword analysis over time.
The results indicate a remarkable increase in the number of articles published on this topic, mainly in the journals of “Agriculture,”
“Ecosystems,” and “Environment.” The main authors were Conrad R. and Wassmann R. Relating to the number of
published articles, very few were contributed by African countries, whereas China, Japan, and India were the main contributors.
The co-occurrence analysis showed that rice, methane, and nitrous oxide are the core keywords of the network. The
multiple factorial analysis pointed out that greenhouse gas emissions from rice production depend on the farming practices,
the environmental factors, and the plant growth as well. The evolutionary path showed that the current author’s keywords
are more related to global warming potential, climate change, and biochar. The findings of this review can help researchers
and scholars by providing a better overview of development trends that have emerged over the past 30 years and suggestions
for the future direction in this field.
Description:
A thesis, in the Rural Polytechnic Institute of Training and Applied Research (IPR/IFRA) in partnership with the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy in Climate Change and Agriculture of the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB)
