Ouyang et al. (2025) Research Hotspots and Trends in Soil Infiltration at the Watershed Scale Using the SWAT Model: A Bibliometric Analysis

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Identification

• Journal: Water
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-07-16
• Authors: Yuxin Ouyang, S.M. Asik Ullah, Chika Takatori
• DOI: 10.3390/w17142119

Research Groups

• Researchers and institutions from the United States, China, and Ethiopia.

Short Summary

This bibliometric study analyzes 141 peer-reviewed articles to identify the key themes, influential contributors, and evolving trends in the application of the SWAT model for watershed-scale soil infiltration research.

Objective

• To explore the key themes and emerging research directions regarding the use of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for soil infiltration studies across watersheds.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Global (based on the Web of Science Core Collection).
• Temporal Scale: Not specified (covers the publication period of the 141 analyzed articles).

Methodology and Data

• Models used: CiteSpace (bibliometric visualization software).
• Data sources: Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection (141 peer-reviewed articles).

Main Results

• Key Publication Venues: The Journal of Hydrology and Hydrological Processes are the most impactful journals in this field.
• Research Hotspots: "Land use" and "climate change" are the primary current areas of interest.
• Evolutionary Trends:
  • Expansion of the overall scale of research.
  • Diversification of study subjects, moving from a primary focus on agricultural watersheds to include hillsides, grasslands, and forests.
  • Transition toward more systematic research emphasizing ecological sustainability and regional coordination.

Contributions

• Provides an objective framework and synthesis of the current state of SWAT-based soil infiltration research, serving as a resource for future academic inquiry and identifying gaps in the literature.

Funding

• Not mentioned.

Citation

@article{Ouyang2025Research,
  author = {Ouyang, Yuxin and Ullah, S.M. Asik and Takatori, Chika},
  title = {Research Hotspots and Trends in Soil Infiltration at the Watershed Scale Using the SWAT Model: A Bibliometric Analysis},
  journal = {Water},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.3390/w17142119},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/w17142119}
}