关键词: 自然地理学, 中国自然地理学, 文献计量, 国际学术影响力, SCI-E

Abstract:

In the 21st century, China's Physical Geography has also entered a new period of development, and its pattern has undergone tremendous changes. The orientation of Chinese Physical Geography in international academic circles has undergone qualitative changes after half a century of development. Considering that previous studies only paid attention to whether the research content was in line with the international standards and whether it was ahead of the international research direction with little data support. This article designs a bibliometric analysis to explore the current status of Chinese Physical Geography in the international academic community. We takes the SCI-E of American scientific intelligence institution since 2000 as the data source, by using bibliometric method, analyzed the current situation of Chinese Natural Geography, status and problems in the field of international academic research, including the total volume of publications, the citation rate of papers, the distribution of first-class academic institutions and star scholars, the issue of popular periodicals and key words. The results show that: First, in the international status, since the beginning of twenty-first Century, Chinese natural geography has developed rapidly in the international academic circles. In the field of Physical Geography, we can give full play to our strengths and contribute to it and has made a measure of achievements. Second, in terms of literature results, consistent with the main trends in the development of international natural geography, the publication of relevant literatures on Physical Geography has been increasing since 2000. By the end of 2016, the total number of China's Physical Geography articles in authoritative institutions has accounted for 18.96% of the volume, and has become the second largest country, second only to the United States. According to the quantitative indicators of research results, since twenty-first Century, China has made good development and progress in the field of Physical Geography; The proportion of high-quality articles increased from 4.4% in the early twenty-first Century to 14.3%, and the cumulative cited amount of literature has jumped from 0 times to 20 thousand times now. It is proved that the development of Physical Geography in China is not only limited to the speed and output but also has quality assurance. Our research results are gradually recognized by the international academic community. Third, in terms of the research, the number of first-class institutions (eighth) and stars scholars (fourth) are among the world's top share. It is proved that the development of Physical Geography in China is not only limited to the speed and output but also has quality assurance. Fourth, on the road to internationalization, Chinese scholars are constantly trying to keep pace with the field of international research, following the trend of the world closely. At the same time, there is still some space for development of natural geography in China, such as there is still theoretical innovation and the study of global common issues, which needs to be improved. In the future, the impact of human activities on global change, urbanization process and its resource and environmental effects, and the research direction of special Physical Geography will be the research trend of Natural Geography in China.

Key words: Physical Geography, Chinese Physical Geography, bibliometric, international academic influence, SCI-E