A Bibliometric Analysis of Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal (KAJ): Research and Trends

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the research trends published in Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal (KAJ) from 2013 to 2022 by analysing the most productive authors, affiliations, and most cited articles. This research employed bibliometric analysis methods, including performance analysis, which consists of displaying the number of articles published, authors with a large number of published works, and affiliations of the authors writing the most frequently published research. The VOSviewer was utilized to demonstrate the keyword co-occurrence science mapping and the Looker Studio was used to exhibit analysis and to visualize the results in the form of tables, diagrams, and graphs. According to the findings, there are 990 articles published from 2013 to 2022. There was a consistent increase in the number of publications each year. Analysis of the article data classified by the affiliations of the authors shows that authors from Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University and Silpakorn University Phetchaburi IT Campus published the most research articles. The highest number of citations was found in 2014, with 79 citations among 56 articles. The authors are from four different countries: Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, and China. Khon Kaen University's affiliate has contributed the most publications. Additionally, VOSviewer visualization also illustrates the data to exhibit 12 clusters of keyword co-occurrence, and the term “Livestock Production” remains one of the most important sectors, that are related world’s most important sectors concerning economy, food security, and the livelihoods of people.