Plant Disease and Phytopathogen Research in Central Asia: A Bibliometric Mapping of Research Trends, Collaboration, and Emerging Directions
8 affiliations
- 1Scientific Research Institute of the Plant Quarantine and Protection, St. Bobur 4, Tashkent 111215, Uzbekistan
- 2Institute of Microbiology of Academy Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, St. A. Kadyri 7B, Tashkent 100128, Uzbekistan;
- 3Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, “TIIAME” National Research University, Kary-Niyaziy Str. 39, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan;
- 4Department of Preventive Medicine, , St. Ibn Sino 38-B, Termez 190111, Uzbekistan
- 5Institute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, St. Bogishamol 232 B, Tashkent 100053, Uzbekistan
- 6Department of Biotechnology and Food Safety, , St. Muhammad Iqbal Street, 11, Bukhara 705018, Uzbekistan
- 7, St. Gijduvon, 23, Bukhara 200118, Uzbekistan
- 8Department of Ecology and Soil Science, , St. Ch. Abdirov 1, Nukus 230112, Uzbekistan
Abstract
Plant diseases and phytopathogenic threats pose significant challenges to agricultural productivity and food security in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This study aimed to characterize research development, scientific productivity, collaboration patterns, intellectual structure, and emerging trends in plant disease and phytopathogen research. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using 505 Scopus-indexed publications from 1994 to 2026, covering 253 sources and 2485 authors. Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny and VOSviewer were used for performance analysis and science mapping, including citation, co-authorship, collaboration, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, historiograph, and keyword co-occurrence analyses. Research output showed an annual growth rate of 11.65%, with an average of 13.94 citations per publication. Kazakhstan (143 publications) and Uzbekistan (82 publications) were the leading contributors, while international co-authorship accounted for 33.66% of publications. Three major research directions were identified: wheat disease resistance and molecular breeding, plant pathogens and fungal biodiversity, and plant-associated microorganisms, microbiology, and phylogenetic characterization. Recent trends indicate increasing attention to molecular and genomic approaches, microbiome research, and deep learning. Overall, research in Central Asia is becoming increasingly multidisciplinary, highlighting the need to integrate genomic diagnostics, pathogen surveillance, molecular breeding, biological control, and data-driven approaches for sustainable plant disease management.
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BibTeX
@article{usmonkulova2026plant,
title = {{Plant Disease and Phytopathogen Research in Central Asia: A Bibliometric Mapping of Research Trends, Collaboration, and Emerging Directions}},
author = {Aziza Usmonkulova and Ilkhom Khalilov and Mukhiddin Juliev and Nigora Tillyaxodjayeva and Rixsiniso Karimova and Asror Rakhmatov and Dilfuza Tirkashboyevna Turdiyeva and Nafosat Kurbonova and Tolib Rajabov and Zukhra Yu. Akhmedova and Nigora Y. Zukhritdinova and Feruzjon Shodmonov and Oysha Jabborova and Amir Alimbetov},
journal = {Microorganisms},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/microorganisms14102358},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13707426},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Plant Disease and Phytopathogen Research in Central Asia: A Bibliometric Mapping of Research Trends, Collaboration, and Emerging Directions
AU - Aziza Usmonkulova
AU - Ilkhom Khalilov
AU - Mukhiddin Juliev
AU - Nigora Tillyaxodjayeva
AU - Rixsiniso Karimova
AU - Asror Rakhmatov
AU - Dilfuza Tirkashboyevna Turdiyeva
AU - Nafosat Kurbonova
AU - Tolib Rajabov
AU - Zukhra Yu. Akhmedova
AU - Nigora Y. Zukhritdinova
AU - Feruzjon Shodmonov
AU - Oysha Jabborova
AU - Amir Alimbetov
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - Microorganisms
DO - 10.3390/microorganisms14102358
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13707426
AB - Plant diseases and phytopathogenic threats pose significant challenges to agricultural productivity and food security in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This study aimed to characterize research development, scientific productivity, collaboration patterns, intellectual structure, and emerging trends in plant disease and phytopathogen research. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using 505 Scopus-indexed publications from 1994 to 2026, covering 253 sources and 2485 authors. Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny and VOSviewer were used for performance analysis and science mapping, including citation, co-authorship, collaboration, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, historiograph, and keyword co-occurrence analyses. Research output showed an annual growth rate of 11.65%, with an average of 13.94 citations per publication. Kazakhstan (143 publications) and Uzbekistan (82 publications) were the leading contributors, while international co-authorship accounted for 33.66% of publications. Three major research directions were identified: wheat disease resistance and molecular breeding, plant pathogens and fungal biodiversity, and plant-associated microorganisms, microbiology, and phylogenetic characterization. Recent trends indicate increasing attention to molecular and genomic approaches, microbiome research, and deep learning. Overall, research in Central Asia is becoming increasingly multidisciplinary, highlighting the need to integrate genomic diagnostics, pathogen surveillance, molecular breeding, biological control, and data-driven approaches for sustainable plant disease management.
SN - 2076-2607
ER -