Recent Advances in Co-Occurrence Network of Super-Wetting Materials and Their Application in Agricultural Engineering: A Critical Review

Abstract

Global food security is a critical issue, necessitating greater attention to the relationship between agricultural productivity and the ecological environment. Super-wetting materials, with their unique micro-rough structures and low surface energy, hold significant potential for addressing challenges in agricultural engineering. This review explores the research landscape of super-wetting materials by analyzing their temporal distribution, institutional and scholarly contributions, co-occurrence networks, and emerging keywords. These analyses reveal the research strengths, hotspot distributions, evolving concepts, and development trends in the field. Additionally, recent advances in the application of super-wetting materials in agricultural engineering—such as agricultural films, controlled-release fertilizers, and pesticide spraying—are highlighted. In the future, super-wetting materials and their research prospects in agricultural engineering are proposed in combination with the development trend, which provides support and inspiration for cultivating and developing new quality productive forces in agriculture and promoting sustainable agricultural development.