2020
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093255
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The Landscape of Risk Communication Research: A Scientometric Analysis

Abstract: Risk communication is a significant research domain with practical importance in supporting societal risk governance and informed private decision making. In this article, a high-level analysis of the risk communication research domain is performed using scientometrics methods and visualization tools. Output trends and geographical patterns are identified, and patterns in scientific categories determined. A journal distribution analysis provides insights into dominant journals and the domain’s intellectual bas… Show more

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“…First, only a single database was used in this study. Web of Science is the most frequently used database in bibliometric studies, and most of the bibliometric softwares could identify the format from Web of Science [ 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 ]. However, the drawback is that some valuable literature from other database sources are most likely missed [ 13 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, only a single database was used in this study. Web of Science is the most frequently used database in bibliometric studies, and most of the bibliometric softwares could identify the format from Web of Science [ 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 ]. However, the drawback is that some valuable literature from other database sources are most likely missed [ 13 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We used three software tools (CiteSpace 5.6.R2, VOSviewer 1.6.13 and Microsoft Excel 2016) to analyze search results and to assess the different aspects of information obtained from the WoSCC database. This software tools have been widely used in previous bibliometric studies [ 19 , 20 , 21 ]. CiteSpace 5.6.R2 software (Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) [ 22 , 23 ] was used for visualization of collaborative networks, reference citations and analyses of research hotspots.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The author used the Web of Science core collection database to get the material. Because of the wide usage in earlier research, this decision was considered rational [61,158,159]. Beyond this, the author proposed additional factors for previous research on this database described below.…”
Section: Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%