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• Although multidimensional cross-verification combined with CiteSpace timeline mapping and VOSviewer keyword co-occurrence network effectively improved the credibility of thematic clustering results, the LDA model was established merely based on titles and abstracts without full-text information, which remains a major methodological limitation of this study.

  Bibliometric and LDA analysis of the correlation between childhood obesity and precocious puberty (2005–2025) · 2026 · DOI

• Conducting scientific studies on recreation history research within the scope of relevant keywords can be considered to fill the gap in the literature by uncovering numerous unidentified or undiscovered findings. It is recommended that people conduct their studies on the following keywords: wilderness, vegetation, sports, resilience, outdoor, mortality, fishing, experience use history, environmental history and ecotourism and fill the gap in the literature on this subject (See Figure 2).

  Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Studies Focusing on the Research Topic of Recreation History: WoS (1980-2024) · 2026 · DOI

• Artificial intelligence (AI) development is concentrated within private firms, yet their participation in scientific publishing remains poorly understood.

  Negligible participation in the scientific literature of AI unicorn startups · 2026 · DOI

• The bibliometric analysis conducted in this study has systematically revealed these orientations in the MRI field, defined thematic clusters and existing research gaps in the literature, and presented strategic data and a comprehensive perspective to guide future veterinary anatomy research.

  Bibliometric Mapping of Global Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Trends in Veterinary Anatomy · 2026 · DOI

• Future research should explore empirical classroom implementation and the integration of NOS with technology and interdisciplinary approaches to further reinforce its role in contemporary science education.

  Conceptual development of nature of science in biology education: A hybrid bibliometric and SLR analysis · 2026 · DOI

• Despite this rapid adoption, limited evidence exists regarding the intellectual structure, thematic evolution, and responsible integration of AI within research planning.

  Research in the Age of AI – How to Plan? A Bibliometric Exploration of the Research Lifecycle · 2026 · DOI

• The bibliometric maps and thematic structure analyses presented in this study highlight current trends, structural gaps, and developmental opportunities in argumentation research in science education, suggesting several directions for future research: • Deepening niche areas and theoretical integration should be prioritized. Thematic maps indicate that areas such as formative assessment, cross-linguistic transfer, teacher professional development, and curriculum integration remain niche or emerging. Future research should place greater emphasis on experimental and design-based studies that explicitly connect these themes to the core theoretical foundations of the field and to classroom practice. Systematically linking these areas to the mainstream research agenda may enhance not only thematic diversity but also theoretical coherence and pedagogical impact. Strengthening their connection with cross-temporal constants such as learning and assessment would further anchor these developments within the field’s core structure. • Conceptual and methodological expansion should be encouraged. Argumentation studies remain concentrated around specific theoretical frameworks. Future research may benefit from refunctionalizing classical models such as Toulmin’s within contemporary digital learning environments and AI-supported meaning-making processes. Methodologically, integrating bibliometric mapping with longitudinal case studies and discourse analysis aimed at explaining how and why these trends emerge could provide a more explanatory account of the field’s developmental dynamics. • Global and comparative perspectives should be made more visible in the research agenda. Bibliometric production networks reveal a marked rise, particularly in countries such as China and Turkey, indicating that argumentation research is increasingly multi-centered. Comparative studies across educational systems and cultural contexts therefore represent a promising direction for future investigation. • Greater emphasis should be placed on impact-oriented research. While the literature demonstrates strong connections between argumentation-based pedagogies and classroom practices, their long-term effects on student outcomes remain underexplored. Future studies should examine sustained impacts on domains such as scientific literacy, critical thinking, and citizenship education, positioning argumentation not only as a pedagogical strategy but also as an epistemic foundation. • Methodological transparency and standardization should be strengthened. Future bibliometric research would benefit from more explicit reporting of data-cleaning procedures, keyword standardization 154 Ergunt & Yilmaz processes, and threshold selection criteria. Such transparency would contribute to greater comparability across studies and support the cumulative advancement of the field.

  Argumentation Research in Science Education: Global Publication Trends, Intellectual Structure, and Thematic Transformation (2001–2025) · 2026 · DOI

• 2017 12 109 2025 11 11 232 2025 9 9 263 2021 9 44 29 Perkins, M., Roe, J., Postma, D., McGaughran, J., & Hickerson, D. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 Kreitzer, R. J., & Sweet-Cushman, J. Newton, P.M., Essex, K. Nguyen, K.V. Amzalag, M., Shapira, N. & Dolev, N. Drolet, M. J., Rose-Derouin, É., Leblanc, J. C., Ruest, M., & Williams-Jones, B. Williamson, E., Gregory, A., Abrahams, H., Aghtaie, N., Lilley-Walker, S. J., & Hester, M. Curtis, G.J., & Clare, J. Karkoulian, S., Sayegh, N. & Sayegh, N. Sayegh, Nadeen Pudasaini, S., Miralles-Pechuán, L., Lillis, D., & Llorens Salvador, M. Hendy, N.T., Montargot, N. & Papadimitriou, A. Citations count was retrieved on 25 October 2025. From Founding Vision to Global Dialogue: Twenty-Two Years of the–…1 3 59 Page 10 of 31 in education as one of the most rapidly emerging research frontiers within JAET and the broader field of technology ethics. A second thematic stream is rooted in enduring institutional and behavioral challenges in academia. Kreitzer and Sweet-Cushman (2022) deliver a seminal synthesis of equity, gender bias, and fairness in student evaluations of teaching (SETs), advancing debates on academic justice and evaluative accountability (Boring et al., 2016; Rivera & Tilcsik, 2019). Similarly, Newton and Essex (2024) and Amzalag et al. (2022) examine academic dishonesty during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating how emergency digitalization expanded opportunities for contract cheating and unauthorized collaboration, while simultaneously reshaping perceptions of trust and surveillance in academic relations. A third group of highly cited studies, including Drolet et al. (2022) and Williamson et al. (2020), addresses research integrity, scholarly pressure, and researcher well-being, signaling JAET’s enduring engagement with the moral ecology of academic life (Tauginienė et al., 2019), a domain where ethics intersects with mental health, organizational climate, and epistemic responsibility (Anderson et al., 2007). Additionally, Hendy et al. (2021) extend the ethical dialogue cross-culturally, demonstrating that academic dishonesty behaviors and attitudes are mediated by social learning, cultural norms, and institutional frameworks (Teixeira & Rocha, 2010). Taken together, the most cited works delineate two converging trajectories in JAET’s intellectual influence: (1) A longstanding emphasis on fairness, bias, and integrity in academic practice; and (2) A rapidly intensifying engagement with the ethical challenges of digitalization and AI in scholarly and pedagogical contexts. This dual focus reflects a broader paradigmatic shift in the field of academic ethics, increasingly shaped by technological disruption, globalization, and interdisciplinarity.

  From Founding Vision to Global Dialogue: Twenty-Two Years of the Journal of Academic Ethics (2003–2025) · 2026 · DOI

• Based on the findings of this bibliometric analysis, several directions are recommended to strengthen IBL in STEM education. Researchers are encouraged to move beyond simplistic debates on guided versus unguided inquiry by exploring context-sensitive and hybrid models that integrate scaffolding, metacognitive support, and student agency. As digital technologies increasingly mediate IBL, future studies should deepen investigations into the pedagogical and equity implications of tools, such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and data-rich learning environments. Localizing inquiry approaches by aligning them with learners’ cultural contexts and community priorities is also vital, ensuring relevance and inclusivity. Moreover, sustained teacher professional development must be prioritized to build pedagogical capacity, reflective practice, and assessment literacy in IBL. Finally, equity should remain central to IBL’s expansion, ensuring that students from marginalized, low- resource, and linguistically diverse backgrounds can access and benefit from inquiry-rich STEM experiences. REFERENCES AAAS. (1993). Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science. AB. (1996). National Science Education Standards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. Alfieri, L., Brooks, P.J., Aldrich, N.J., & Tenenbaum, H.R. (2011). Does discovery-based instruction enhance learning? Journal of Educational Psychology, 103(1), 1. Anderson, R.D. (2002). Reforming science teaching: What research says about inquiry. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 13(1), 1-12. Antonio, R.P., & Prudente, M.S. (2021). Metacognitive argument-driven ınquiry in teaching antimicrobial resistance: Effects on students’ conceptual understanding and argumentation skills. Journal of Turkish Science Education, 18(2), 192-217. Antonio, R.P., & Prudente, M.S. (2024). Effects of inquiry-based approaches on students’ higher-order thinking skills in science: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 12(1), 251-281. Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2017). Bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. Journal of Informetrics, 11(4), 959-975. Arifin, Z., Saputro, S., & Kamari, A. (2025). The effect of inquiry-based learning on students’ critical thinking skills in science education: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(3), em2592. Awinda, W., & Mahendra, Y. (2024). Mapping the trends of inquiry-based learning research in elementary science education: A bibliometric analysis. Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 7(3), 552-561. Baas, J., Schotten, M., Plume, A., Côté, G., & Karimi, R. (2020). Scopus as a curated, high-quality bibliometric data source for academic research in quantitative science studies. Quantitative Science Studies, 1(1), 377-386. Bell, R.L., Blair, L.M., Crawford, B.A., & Lederman, N.G. (2003). Just do it? Impact of a science apprenticeship program on high school students’ understandings of the nature of science and scientific inquiry. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 40(5), 487-509. Bell, R.L., Smetana, L., & Binns, I. (2005). Simplifying inquiry instruction. The Science Teacher, 72(7), 30-33. Bruner, J.S. (1961). The act of discovery. Harvard Educational Review, 31(1), 21-32. Antonio: Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Education: A Scientometric ReviewScience Education International ¦ Volume 37 ¦ Issue 1 Bybee, R.W. (2013). The Case for STEM Education: Challenges and Opportunities. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press. Cheng, K.H., & Tsai, C.C. (2013). Affordances of augmented reality in science learning: Suggestions for future research. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 22(4), 449-462. Crawford, B.A. (2000). Embracing the essence of inquiry: New roles for science teachers. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(9), 916-937. De Jong, T. (2006). Scaffolds for scientific discovery learning. In: Handling in Learning Environments: Theory and Research.

  Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Education: A Scientometric Mapping of Research Trends, Hotspots, and Future Directions · 2026 · DOI

• Despite these advances, the literature remains fragmented, with ongoing debates around scaffolding, underexplored STEM domains, and the need for more inclusive and context-sensitive inquiry models.

  Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Education: A Scientometric Mapping of Research Trends, Hotspots, and Future Directions · 2026 · DOI

• Understanding students’ practical epistemologies and their influence on learning through inquiry Mad city mystery: Developing scientific argumentation skills with a place-based AR game Inquiry projects in science teacher education: Investigative experiences and teacher practice Collaborative inquiry learning: Models, tools…

  Inquiry-Based Learning in STEM Education: A Scientometric Mapping of Research Trends, Hotspots, and Future Directions · 2026 · DOI

• Future research could address these limitations by incorporating qualitative methods, targeting school-level studies more specifically, and exploring the pedagogical effectiveness of the identified AI applications in greater detail.

  Bibliometric analysis of scientific publications on artificial intelligence in educational management and leadership: Web of Science and Scopus sources between 1986-2026 · 2026 · DOI

• Based on the visualized evolution of research frontiers, we propose four targeted directions for subsequent PTLD research. First, large-scale prospective multi-center cohort studies adopting unified PTLD diagnostic criteria are required to accurately quantify cross-regional disease burden across diverse tuberculosis-endemic populations[16,29]. Second, pragmatic randomized controlled trials of pulmonary medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.01.26357080 ; this version posted July 4, 2026. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under a CC-BY 4.0 International license . rehabilitation—especially low-cost tele-rehabilitation schemes suitable for resource-limited settings—should be prioritized[33-34]. Third, implementation science research is needed to integrate routine CPA screening (Aspergillus IgG antibody testing and thoracic CT) into standardized post-tuberculosis follow-up algorithms[36-37]. Fourth, health economic research should evaluate the cost-effectiveness of diverse long-term monitoring models, given that optimal follow-up frequency and examination modalities remain undetermined[27,30].

  Knowledge Base and Emerging Frontiers in Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease Research (2015-2025): A Bibliometric Analysis Based on the Web of Science · 2026 · DOI

• Abdulvahap AKINCI1, Cengiz GÜNEY2, İsmail Safa AYDIN3, Ersin KIRCA4 Received: 30.04.2026, Accepted: 09.06.2026 DOI Number…

  Mapping Productivity in Public Administration: Trends, Structures, and Emerging Themes from a Bibliometric Perspective · 2026 · DOI

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  Rethinking Accounting Research Through Postmodernism: Mapping Citation Networks And Intellectual Structure · 2026 · DOI

• 135–147. Accounting, on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2010.06.014 22(2), Dillard, J., and Vinnari, E. (2019). Critical dialogical accountability: From to accountability-based accounting. 16–38.

  Rethinking Accounting Research Through Postmodernism: Mapping Citation Networks And Intellectual Structure · 2026 · DOI

• Future research on resistance training (RT) in elite athletes should address several critical gaps. Geographic disparities especially limited contributions from Asia, Africa, and parts of South America necessitate broader international collaboration and targeted funding (Fon, 2023; Steele et al., 2023). Open-access publishing and data-sharing platforms can further support inclusivity and enhance global research visibility (Murphy et al., 2023). Specific athlete groups remain underexamined, including female, youth, and Paralympic athletes, each requiring population-appropriate training models (Franchi, Longo, et al., 2018; Faigenbaum & McFarland, 2023; Rodr et al., 2022). Increasing representation of these groups will improve the ecological validity of RT recommendations. Most RT studies still focus on short-term interventions, underscoring the need for longitudinal designs that capture in-season adaptation, chronic fatigue, and interactions with sport-specific demands (Townsend, 2022). Finally, emerging technologies including wearables, artificial intelligence, and machine learning offer promising avenues for advancing monitoring precision and individualized programming (José et al., 2022; Mateus et al., 2024). Molecular and imaging methods also provide opportunities to investigate adaptation mechanisms at deeper biological levels (Bersiner & Kirill, 2023). technology-assisted monitoring. In conclusion, RT is a fundamental pillar of elite athlete development, but future progress requires greater inclusion of diverse populations, enhanced international collaboration, and deeper integration of technology to strengthen both the scientific evidence base and practical application in optimizing elite sports performance.

  Resistance Training and Elite Athletes: A Systematic Bibliometric Analysis (2015–2023) · 2026 · DOI

• Combined, these organizational features portray VME as an area that is characterized by rising productivity and greater thematic concentration but is limited by a narrow scope of collaboration and knowledge production that is geographically centered. Although some of the authors show continued involvement in the field, the network of author collaboration (Figure 5) indicates moderate collaboration, mostly within stable, limited research circles.

  Visualization in mathematics education: Research trends and thematic evolution · 2026 · DOI

• Unlike previous bibliometric analyses restricted to specialty journals, our affiliation-based approach captures a broader spectrum of multidisciplinary literature, uniquely revealing emerging cross-disciplinary hotspots such as machine learning and targeted immunotherapy[7-9]. Despite providing comprehensive insights into global publication trends, this bibliometric study has several limitations. First, an affiliation-based search strategy was employed to maintain a focused scope and avoid irrelevant literature. However, this approach may under-capture relevant multi-disciplinary studies where authors are not affiliated with plastic surgery departments. This limitation is particularly pronounced in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and regenerative medicine, which are driven by data scientists and basic biologists prior to clinical integration. Second, relying exclusively on PubMed to manage our massive sample size inherently introduces database and language biases. This approach may omit non-English literature and articles exclusive to databases like Web of Science or Scopus, while also restricting the evaluation of citation linkages, such as self-citation rates. Third, our analysis emphasizes absolute publication volume without normalizing for national population, funding, or researcher count; thus, our findings are fundamentally descriptive and cannot establish strict causal inferences regarding research quality. Finally, while JCR Q1 status was employed as a bibliometric proxy, it is important to note that journal-level rankings do not inherently equate to the scientific quality or impact of individual papers. Because manual verification of each article was unfeasible, future studies might leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning for bulk semantic comprehension to mitigate these constraints and capture deeper scientific nuances.

  Bibliometric analysis of research trends and emerging hotspots in plastic surgery publications · 2026 · DOI

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  The Evolution and Intellectual Structure of Foot Reflexology Research: A Bibliometric and Science Mapping Study (1915–2025) · 2026 · DOI

• Despite Scopus's broad coverage, our analysis is con- strained by the inherent limitations of bibliometric in- dicators, such as citation lags and coverage bias. As Fig. 2 shows that interest in research on Persea americana active compounds, technologies, and applications has increased exponentially from 2005 to 2024, with a coefficient of determination of 0.952, peaking in 2023. Furthermore, the annual growth rate in the observed period is 15.24%. These trends are consistent with the outlook for the global avocado trade. According to the FAO, the global avocado trade accounts for more than 60% of tropical fruit sales, underscoring its importance and appeal across industries and communities (FAO, 2023). In addition, global concerns about the environmental impacts of industrial activities have encouraged the exponential growth of scientific production. The possible driving factors include increasing demand for energy efficiency, reducing polluting emissions, and minimizing waste (Basanta et al., 2007). Likewise, the evolution of international regulations, e.g., ISO 14000 standards and governmental policies, has spurred industries to adopt circular economy practices, providing a tailwind for the observed exponential growth (García-Silvera et al., 2023; Karaeva et al., 2023; Loayza and Silva, 2013). Additionally, we found that greater access to advanced analytical tools and open access to large volumes of data have facilitated scientific collaborations in this field (Monroy and Diaz, 2018). The average total citations per year during the study period is 3.34, while the average citation per document is 24.15. A recent study found that these publications exhibit superior citation characteristics relative to other research areas (Kokorevics, 2022). This provides context for the work's average citation data, reflecting the relevance and impact of research in this sector. 3 Environmental Research, Engineering and Management 2026/82/1 68 noted by Gaur and Kumar (2018), the transition from quantitative metrics to qualitative statements intro- duces subjectivity. This approach prioritizes longitu- dinal field evolution over in-depth content analysis, recognizing that metadata-based findings are bounded by the specific scope and indexing timelines of the se- lected database (Wallin, 2005).

  Research Trend in the Valorization of<i> Persea americana</i>: A Bibliometric Analysis of Bioactive Compounds, Extraction Technologies, and Applications (2005–2024) · 2026 · DOI

• cultural, TourismSpectrum: Diversity & Dynamics, 1(2), 10-56578. sustainable economic and on Wagar, J.A. (1964). The Carrying Capacity of Wild Lands for Recreation. Washington, D.C.: Society of American Foresters. Wu, X., Shi, J. & Xiong, H. (2024). Tourism Forecasting Research: A Bibliometric Visualization Review (1999–2022). Tourism Review, 79 (2), 465-486. Van der Borg, J., Costa, P. & Gotti, G. (1996). Tourism in European Heritage Cities. Annals of Tourism Research, 23(2), 306-321. Yaşar, E., Tür, E. & Ataman, H. (2025). The Problem of Overtourism in Slow Cities. Journal Of Tourism & Gastronomy Studies, 13(1), 48-72. Yazdi, S. K. (2012). Sustainable Tourism. American International Journal of Social Science, 1(1), 50-56. Hakem Değerlendirmesi: Dış bağımsız. Teşekkür: Katkılarından dolayı hakemlere teşekkür ederiz. Destek Bilgisi: Herhangi bir kurum ve/veya kuruluştan destek alınmamıştır. Çıkar Çatışması: Yazarlar arasında çıkar çatışması yoktur. Katkı Bilgilendirilmiş Onam Formu: Tüm taraflar kendi rızaları ile çalışmaya dâhil olmuşlardır. Oranı: Araştırmacıların Yazarlar çalışmaya eşit oranda katkı sağlamıştır. Etik Kurul Onayı: Bu çalışma için etik kurul izni alınmasına gerek yoktur. Ancak çalışma etik ilkelere uyularak yürütülmüştür.

  The Evolution of Academic Literature on Overtourism Analysis · 2026 · DOI

• Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations are proffered: 1. University libraries should establish systematic archiving policies to ensure comprehensive holdings of all journals published within parent institutions. 2. The National Library of Nigeria needs to coordinate a Nigerian journal index or register to improve discoverability, selection, and acquisition of the journals. 3. Universities in Nigeria should encourage the migration of print-only titles to online platforms and integrate them into institutional repositories to enhance global accessibility. 4. Universities in Nigeria should consider diversifying their publishing strategies by encouraging the creation of niche and interdisciplinary journals that address emerging issues and global research trends, rather than replicating traditional disciplinary structures. 5. Universities in Nigeria should provide special funding and editorial support toward STEM, health sciences, and agriculture journals to balance disciplinary representation. Future studies should track the activity status of journals and investigate the factors that enable long-term survival, especially in resource-constrained context.

  Survey of university-based journals in North-Western Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

• Future research should pursue longitudinal and multi-site designs to establish temporal precedence, incorporate objective financial and bibliometric indicators alongside perceptions, and test the model across disciplines and national systems. A latent- variable structural equation model would propagate measurement error and provide a confirmatory complement to the present regression-based results. Experimental or quasi-experimental evaluation of institutional interventions — such as ring-fenced APC funds — would directly test the policy implications of the conditional first stage. Multilevel models nesting scholars within departments and institutions could separate individual from organizational sources of Several limitations temper interpretation. The cross-sectional design precludes causal inference; the mediation is statistical rather than temporal, and perceived injustice.

  Institutional Publication Pressure and Perceived Epistemic Injustice: Mediating Roles of Cost Privatization and Research Cannibalization in Indonesia · 2026 · DOI

• We do not expect the scholarly literature ever to be free of errors. We are concerned here only with failures to replicate studies that continue to be cited affirmatively. Nor do we expect the research community to move with alacrity to expand efforts at replication. Although we value a scientific literature purged of confirmed errors, we acknowledge the ideal is unlikely to be achieved for most older findings. We anticipate more recent articles and those coming in the future will be subject to more scrutiny. We anticipate that fields advancing quickly will present corrections in the course of literature reviews, following collection of new data and reanalyses prove older results erroneous rather than efforts at correction or retraction of published work. Nevertheless, in our disciplines, and we predict in many others, findings that are difficult to repeat, because of lack of funds or inac- cessible methods to replicate them, may persist in the literature for long periods along with their harms. In the latter situations, we still urge efforts to replicate but we acknowledge that we have no solution for findings that are contingent on unique events (historicity) or on unique events or subjects. Indeed, we have little to offer to improve purely qualitative research that reports on individual uniqueness. Finally, a major limitation of our approach is that our recommendations impose an added burden on editors and peer reviewers to scrutinize stud- ies that garner affirmative citations outside the scholarly literature. This seems a nearly impossible task on their own. But aided by the qualified researchers specialized in the subfield of an article getting affirmative citations in public discourse and aided by post-publication review- ers and efforts at replication of major findings, it seems a more tractable challenge.

  Irreproducible research and a typology of replication efforts · 2026 · DOI

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