Bibliometrijska analiza literature o poplavama, ekološkim rizicima i modelima

Abstract

The increased frequency and severity of floods, together with the associated consequent ecological risks, represent a significant problem for the civilization with long-term ecological, social and economic consequences. On the other hand, in order to understand and improve the existing scientific knowledge, and then to apply it in practice, it is necessary to identify key research areas for further scientific research. For this, a bibliometric literature analysis can be used as one of excellent analyses. In the paper, the authors presented a bibliometric analysis of the literature on floods, ecological risks and models, with the aim of providing an overview of the current theoretical and scientific state of knowledge in this area. This was done on the basis of a descriptive qualitative research of documents from the Web of Science - WoS database. In this way, a broader understanding of the literature is presented, trends and prominent research topics are identified, but it also points to missing knowledge in the analyzed areas while providing guidelines for future research efforts. Also, this kind of literature analysis has the potential to support adequately informed decision-making in flood management and environmental risk reduction.