Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable Isotopes
Groundwater is essential in the management of water resources globally. The water quality of aquifers is affected by climate change and population growth, aspects that can be addressed with stable isotope analysis. This study aims to carry out an analysis of the scientific information related to gro...
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| author | Paúl Carrión-Mero Néstor Montalván-Burbano Gricelda Herrera-Franco Luis Domínguez-Granda Lady Bravo-Montero Fernando Morante-Carballo |
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| description | Groundwater is essential in the management of water resources globally. The water quality of aquifers is affected by climate change and population growth, aspects that can be addressed with stable isotope analysis. This study aims to carry out an analysis of the scientific information related to groundwater and stable isotopes (GSI) using scientific databases (Scopus and Web of Science) to evaluate the intellectual structure of the subject and the emerging research lines. The methodology includes: (i) topic search selection, (ii) tools in databases processing, (iii) bibliometric analysis, and (iv) review by clustering technique. The results showed that the scientific production of GSI can be addressed through three evolution periods: I (1969–1990), II (1991–2005), and III (2006–2021). Periods I and II did not significantly contribute to publications because, in the past, most of the student’s thesis (M.Sc. and Ph.D) consisted of writing a report that summarizes their works. Therefore, the researcher was not obliged to publish their results in a professional journal. Finally, the third period showed exponential growth, representing 82.34% of the total publications in this theme because, in the last years, institutions require at least one scientific article depending on the country and university, in order to graduate with an M.Sc. and PhD. Finally, the contribution of this study is reflected in the recognition of new research lines and their applicability by the knowledge of recharge sources, environmental aspects, infiltration, knowledge of the aquifer-meteoric water system, and groundwater-superficial water interaction. These aspects offer the possibility of analyzing integrated water resources management at the watershed or river-aquifer systems level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a06eaf46cc074a6288c2eeae808a13b42023-11-23T22:16:54ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412022-10-011419317310.3390/w14193173Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable IsotopesPaúl Carrión-Mero0Néstor Montalván-Burbano1Gricelda Herrera-Franco2Luis Domínguez-Granda3Lady Bravo-Montero4Fernando Morante-Carballo5Centro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, EcuadorCentro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, EcuadorFaculty of Engineering Sciences, Universidad de la Península de Santa Elena (UPSE), La Libertad P.O. Box 240204, EcuadorFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas (FCNM), Campus Gustavo Galindo, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, EcuadorCentro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, EcuadorCentro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil P.O. Box 09-01-5863, EcuadorGroundwater is essential in the management of water resources globally. The water quality of aquifers is affected by climate change and population growth, aspects that can be addressed with stable isotope analysis. This study aims to carry out an analysis of the scientific information related to groundwater and stable isotopes (GSI) using scientific databases (Scopus and Web of Science) to evaluate the intellectual structure of the subject and the emerging research lines. The methodology includes: (i) topic search selection, (ii) tools in databases processing, (iii) bibliometric analysis, and (iv) review by clustering technique. The results showed that the scientific production of GSI can be addressed through three evolution periods: I (1969–1990), II (1991–2005), and III (2006–2021). Periods I and II did not significantly contribute to publications because, in the past, most of the student’s thesis (M.Sc. and Ph.D) consisted of writing a report that summarizes their works. Therefore, the researcher was not obliged to publish their results in a professional journal. Finally, the third period showed exponential growth, representing 82.34% of the total publications in this theme because, in the last years, institutions require at least one scientific article depending on the country and university, in order to graduate with an M.Sc. and PhD. Finally, the contribution of this study is reflected in the recognition of new research lines and their applicability by the knowledge of recharge sources, environmental aspects, infiltration, knowledge of the aquifer-meteoric water system, and groundwater-superficial water interaction. These aspects offer the possibility of analyzing integrated water resources management at the watershed or river-aquifer systems level.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/19/3173coastal aquiferenvironmental isotopesintellectual structureco-citation analysis |
| spellingShingle | Paúl Carrión-Mero Néstor Montalván-Burbano Gricelda Herrera-Franco Luis Domínguez-Granda Lady Bravo-Montero Fernando Morante-Carballo Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable Isotopes Water coastal aquifer environmental isotopes intellectual structure co-citation analysis |
| title | Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable Isotopes |
| title_full | Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable Isotopes |
| title_fullStr | Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable Isotopes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable Isotopes |
| title_short | Research Trends in Groundwater and Stable Isotopes |
| title_sort | research trends in groundwater and stable isotopes |
| topic | coastal aquifer environmental isotopes intellectual structure co-citation analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/19/3173 |
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