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. 2023 Jan 4:13:1018183.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1018183. eCollection 2022.

Visual analysis of environmental research progress in Germany linking Development Anthropology: A sustainable approach based on the Web of Science

Wei Zong  1   2 , Fei Wang  3 , Bo Tu  4 , Huazhong Tu  5 , Hao Zhang  6 , Chuke Wu  1   3 , Muhammad Toseef  7   8
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Visual analysis of environmental research progress in Germany linking Development Anthropology: A sustainable approach based on the Web of Science

Wei Zong et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Environmental devaluation is a major concern for European countries as they seek to scrutinize strategies for development anthropology. Germany holds diversified ties with the socioeconomic and environmental development of the region. In accordance with global obligations, Germany's research on environmental issues, protection laws and actions, and universities and scientific research institutions in the field of environmental protection are progressing toward the development of a sustainable future securing the development anthropology. However, Germany's research on environmental issues is unclear to the rest of the world. Chinese scholars also lack effective countermeasures and suggestions for implementing environmental protection cooperation between China and Germany under the Belt and Road Initiative to draw a sustainable global drain. Understanding the current situation and frontier trend of environmental research in German academic circles is essential and irreplaceable for relying on research results data and quantitative analysis theory to carry out the research process. The methodology of this paper established a quantitative analysis based on "institutions," "scholars," "research objects," and "frequency of keywords" among the research results on environmental issues in Germany. It constructs a digital portrait of the field of environmental research in Germany. Knowledge mapping is extensively used in this study as the primary research tool to show the development of environmental research in Germany. The standard deviation of social science research has roughly doubled in that time. CiteSpace, a visual tool for document statistical analysis, is used to analyze the research results on environmental protection published by German scholars from 2008 to 2018. The study results include Web of Science Network, and finally, a visual map is drawn. This study analyzes the status quo, research institutions, keywords, research hotspots, and research trends of international cooperation in environmental research in Germany. The findings are in supportive position of environment study that is the key to human existence and societal development. Leading to this Germans are in concern of human anthropology being reflected in scholarly published work. In response to practical challenges, "global warming" and "sustainable development" became the most frequently used keywords. It provides sustainable thoughts and countermeasures to strengthen Sino-German environmental protection exchange and cooperation further.

Keywords: Belt and Road; Germany; development anthropology; economic growth; sustainable environmental; sustainable thoughts.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Time-shift diagram of high-frequency keywords and research frontiers of environmental problems in Germany.
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Schematic diagram of the German international cooperation network in environmental research. Source: This map was drawn by the author through CiteSpace.
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Environmental research cooperation network of German universities and research institutions. Source: This map was drawn by the author through CiteSpace.
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A time-shift diagram of high-frequency keywords and research frontiers of environmental problems in Germany. Source: This map was drawn by the author through CiteSpace.
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Cooperation network of German environmental researchers. Source: This map was drawn by the author through CiteSpace.
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Keywords of German environmental research. Source: This map was drawn by the author through CiteSpace.
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