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Surviving in the dispute: A bibliometric analysis of global GMF-related research, 1995–2014

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Relying on the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Science Citation Index databases, a bibliometric analysis of global studies on the genetically modified foods (GMF) in the last 20 years was conducted. We explored the knowledge foundations, research areas, authorships, spatiotemporal patterns, and the trendy. The GMF-related research maintains stable growth with established research teams and sufficient funds in the recent years. GMF-related research is a young field with a newly established intellectual base, and widely recognized as bio-science study. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, European Food Research and Technology, Food and Chemical Toxicology were the most active journals in the field. H. Akiyama, R. Teshima, A. Hino and A. Cifuentes were the most prolific authors in GMF-related research. For countries, both the pro-GMF and anti-GMF countries have pushed relevant research, including USA, EU, and Japan. Considering the GMF as national non-traditional security issue, inter-institute collaborations were more visible than that of international collaborations. Through keyword analysis, we found that the trendy of GMF-related research has been shifted from a pure technological perspective to a combination of technology, food safety and public acceptance.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National 985 Project of Non-traditional Security at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71303085). The authors are grateful to the dedicated help from Pro. Avishag Gordon (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology), Ph.D. Candidate Yuling Peng (Wuhan University) and Tongchao Le (Fujian Academy of Forestry Sciences).

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  1. Non-Traditional Security Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China

    Wei Zhang, Xiaolin Xu, Chenghan Ming, Zijun Mao & Jing Shi

  2. College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China

    Wei Zhang, Xiaolin Xu, Chenghan Ming, Zijun Mao & Jing Shi

  3. Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen, 448000, Hubei, China

    Yaqian Xiang

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Zhang, W., Xu, X., Ming, C. et al. Surviving in the dispute: A bibliometric analysis of global GMF-related research, 1995–2014. Scientometrics 109, 359–375 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-1995-1

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