SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ON POLLINATORS IN MEXICO

Alberto Santillán Fernández, Blanca Nayelli Santés Juárez, Jaime Bautista Ortega, Henry Jesús Loeza Concha, Javier Enrique Vera López, Mauricio Antonio Carmona Arellano, Iban Vázquez González, Alfredo Esteban Tadeo Noble

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Background: Due to the loss of pollinator diversity caused by anthropogenic activities and climate change, research on pollinators has increased. However, there is still limited research identifying opportunities for developing new knowledge. Objective: To analyze, using bibliometric techniques, the research published in scientific articles on pollinators, to identify areas of research opportunity that have been poorly developed. Methodology: Scientific articles on pollinators available in the main academic publishers (Elsevier, MDPI, Scopus, Springer and Taylor & Francis, Wiley Online Library, and Frontiers), websites (Conricyt, Scielo, Redalyc, Latindex, Periodica, and Doaj) and the web search engine Google Scholar were compiled. The keywords used in the search of the texts were polinizadores and pollinators, identifying them in the titles and keywords of the publications. Through a content analysis and applying bibliometric tools, indicators were generated on the frequencies of pollinator species, pollinated plant species, research institutions and research topics developed in each text. Results: From 1986 to 2022, a total of 982 scientific articles on pollinators were published internationally, with exponential annual growth. In the case of Mexico, 316 texts were documented, where bee species were more frequently the object of study, and the pollinator-plant interaction was analyzed more frequently for species with commercial value such as agricultural, fruit, horticultural and agavaceae species. Furthermore, the research was largely coordinated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, spatially located in central Mexico. Implications: The theoretical nature of the findings should be considered as a way to expand the state of the art, so it is suggested that subsequent studies focus on the practical application of scientific findings, especially for the southeastern region of Mexico, expanding the range of analyzes for pollinator species and pollinated plant species. Conclusion: There is an opportunity to generate more research on pollinator species such as bats, hummingbirds, butterflies, and arachnids, as well as topics related to bee health and nutrition. Additionally, more research is needed to study plant-pollinator interactions in plant species like forest trees, cacti, and ornamental plants. There is also a need to strengthen research conducted in southeastern Mexico, where the greatest diversity of pollinators and plant species is historically located.

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Bee; bibliometrics; hummingbird; pollinator-plant interaction; bat.

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