Plant phylogenetics: a bibliometric analysis based on vosviewer and citespace

The study of phylogenetic zones of plants provides a good insight into the biogeographic and ecological processes of zone formation and a clear understanding of the nature and origin of biodiversity hotspots. The literature in the Web of Science core dataset was analyzed using bibliometric methods combined with CiteSpace 5.0, VOSviewer 1.6.18 visualization software, and Excel software to reveal the characteristics, hotspots, and evolutionary trends of this field over the past 35 years (1988-2022). The research on plant phylogenetic systematics has been increasing at China and abroad, and the main research force is mainly in the United States. The research conducted in this field primarily centers on biology, which exhibits clear interdisciplinary features, and the relationship between biology and other fields is particularly strong. In the field of plant phylogeny, these topics have a strong relationship in terms of knowledge transmission at each stage. The integration of diverse disciplines to advance mechanistic investigations, the amalgamation of various research techniques with phylogenetic tree building, and the utilization of model predictions across different plant species will continue to be a prominent research avenue in the realm of plant phylogenetic lineage research for the foreseeable future.