Bibliometric Analysis of Status Quo and Trend of the Research on Duck Based on the Web of Science Database.

[Objectives] This study was conducted to understand the current status of duck related research. [Methods] CiteSpace knowledge graph analysis tool, VOSviewer visual analysis software and HistCite citation graph analysis tool were used to analyze the number of publications and subject distribution of duck-related research fields in the Web of Science core collection database. The main countries(regions) and institutions, the main academic journals, the main research scholars, the main research hotspots and their changing trends were used for quantitative analysis. [Results](1) Duck-related research is receiving more and more attention, which further supports ducks’ important significance in the livestock and poultry industry.(2) Countries such as China, the United States, Canada, and France had published more articles in this field, and there was close cooperation between countries.(3) The top two journals with local citations in the duck-related research fields were PLOS ONE and JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, and the journal with the highest impact factor in 2019 was JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY.(4) High-yield scholars in duck related research fields included Cheng Anchun, Wang Mingshu, Jia Renyong, etc.(5) Infection was a research hotspot in duck-related research. Typical pathogenic microorganisms included Newcastle disease, Avian influenza, and campylobacter.(6) The future trend of duck-related research mainly focuses on breeds, living environment, diseases, and molecular mechanisms. [Conclusions] Based on data from the Web of Science core collection database, this paper provides a complete bibliometric analysis of the current research status of ducks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]