Abstract:

Analysis of the complex relationships between plants and insects is important for biological research in our country. Although Chinese scholars tended to publish relevant literature in foreign journals, domestic journals were still the main targets for scientific research publications in this field. Studies on plant-insect relationships in domestic journals have increased rapidly, but a systematic review of relevant literature was still absent. In our study, we used the CiteSpace software to visually analyze the publication amount, journal distribution, and keywords of the relevant literature included in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) between 1953 and 2020, to clarify and summarize the development, hotspots and deficiencies of studies on the relationships between plants and insects in domestic journals, and to promote professional publications in domestic journals. The study results showed that (1) The annual total number of papers in this field published in domestic journals showed an overall upward trend, which had undergone four stages: the initial stage, the growth stage, the decline stage, and the recovery stage. (2) Insect ecology and integrated pest control were the main research directions in domestic journals, mainly published in entomology journals. (3) Research on the relationships between plants and insects has gradually diversified, but “host plants”, “phytophagous insects” and “pollinating insects” have remained the main research topics. Research on these topics laid a foundation for the development of this field. Accordingly, the following three research topics became the hotspots in recent years: the effects of secondary plant metabolites on herbivorous insects feeding behavior, the relationships between plant breeding system and the behavioral traits of flower-visiting insects, and the physiological and biochemical reactions of the tissue structure during the interaction between plants and insects. (4) There were a few innovative and breakthrough research hotspots in recent years. Genetic engineering and ecological control have become critical and iconic research directions. The body of research on plant volatiles, nutrients, protective enzymes, or insect visiting behaviors is still thin in domestic journals and requires future efforts. The present study quantitatively and objectively investigated the status and hotspots of publications on the relationships between plants and insects included in the CNKI database from 1953 to 2020 in order to promote in-depth studies in this area and provide references for future research.

Key words: plants, insects, bibliometric analysis, database, information visualization, CiteSpace

摘要：

分析植物与昆虫的复杂关系是中国生物学研究的重要内容,虽然目前国内学者倾向于将相关论文发表在国外期刊上,但自始至终国内期刊仍是本领域科研成果的主阵地。随着开展植物与昆虫关系的研究日益增多,尚缺乏系统梳理本领域国内期刊论文的相关研究。为此,利用CiteSpace软件对1953—2020年CNKI数据库收录学术论文的年度发文量、期刊分布、关键词时间动态、研究热点与发展变化进行可视化分析,以期厘清和总结国内期刊对植物与昆虫关系研究成果发表的现状、热点和不足,推动中国学者将本领域的研究成果发表在国内期刊上。研究结果表明,（1）国内期刊植物与昆虫关系研究领域的年度发文数量总体呈增长趋势,趋势大致分为起步期-增长期-衰减期-恢复期4个阶段。（2）本领域发表在国内期刊的论文以昆虫生态学和害虫综合治理为主要研究内容,较多论文发表在昆虫学领域的期刊上。（3）植物与昆虫关系研究内容逐渐多样化,围绕“寄主植物”、“植食性昆虫”和“传粉昆虫”3个主题词开展了较多及较长时间的研究,为本领域的发展奠定了基础。在此基础上,对于植物次生代谢产物对植食性昆虫取食行为的影响、植物繁育系统与访花昆虫行为特征的作用关系、植物与昆虫相互作用过程中诱导的组织结构的生理生化反应成为近阶段的研究热点。（4）近几年创新性和突破性的研究热点较少,基因工程和生态控制已成为较为关键和标志性的研究方向;目前国内期刊在植物挥发物、营养物质、保护酶及昆虫访花行为等方面发表的研究成果较少,相关论文有待增加。上述研究结果从收录论文的角度,定量并客观地描述了1953—2020年植物与昆虫关系领域在国内期刊中的研究状况及研究热点,以期促进植物与昆虫关系的深入研究,为该领域及相关领域的学者提供参考。

关键词: 植物, 昆虫, 文献计量, 数据库, 信息可视化, CiteSpace