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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Plant Abiotic Stress
Volume 16 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1530629
This article is part of the Research Topic Nanotechnology and Plant Signaling: Enhancing Crop Resilience to Abiotic Stress View all 3 articles
Analysis of Research Status and Trends on Nano-agricultural Application: A Bibliometric Study
Provisionally accepted
Xing Luo 1
Jing Li 2* Song Guo 1* Hua Yu 1* Xiangzhong Zeng 1* Zijun Zhou 1* Yuxian Shangguan 1* Mingjiang He 1* Yiting Ouyang 1* Kun Chen 1* Zhimin Chen 3* Yusheng Qin 1*- 1 Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
- 2 Sichuan Institute of Edible Fungi, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
- 3 Soil and Fertilizer Station of Liangshan, Xichang, China
The rapid global population growth and limitations of traditional agricultural practices have resulted in inadequate nutrient supply. Nano-agricultural technology presents significant potential for enhancing crop growth and resistance, reducing stresses, and providing economic benefits with lower environmental risks. In this study, a bibliometric analysis of nano-agricultural applications was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection, and 2,626 publications from 2000 to 2023 were identified, with an exponential increase in both publications and citations. European and Asian countries and institutions are more actively involved, although USA produces the highest-quality papers. Additionally, this field has evolved through two stages: the first stage (2000-2016) focused on the toxicology of nanomaterials (NMs), while the second stage (2017-present) emphasizes NMs as nanofertilizers to promote crop growth, and as nanoregulators or nanopesticides to enhance crop resistance against biotic stress and abiotic stress. Finally, future research perspectives were also proposed, including the optimalizations of NMs, the investigations of the behavior and bioavailability of NMs driven by rhizosphere and phyllosphere process, interdisciplinary collaboration across various fields, the application of NMs from laboratory to the field, and the long-term environmental behaviors and assessments of NMs in diverse ecosystems. Overall, this bibliometric study provides a valuable reference for understanding the development of this field and pinpointing research frontiers.
Keywords: nanomaterials, bibliometric analysis, crops resistance, phyllosphere process, sustainable agriculture
Received: 19 Nov 2024; Accepted: 27 Jan 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Luo, Li, Guo, Yu, Zeng, Zhou, Shangguan, He, Ouyang, Chen, Chen and Qin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jing Li, Sichuan Institute of Edible Fungi, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Song Guo, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Hua Yu, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Xiangzhong Zeng, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Zijun Zhou, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Yuxian Shangguan, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Mingjiang He, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Yiting Ouyang, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Kun Chen, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
Zhimin Chen, Soil and Fertilizer Station of Liangshan, Xichang, China
Yusheng Qin, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China
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