Orchids, renowned for their attractive beauty, play vital roles in ecosystems worldwide. Many researches highlight the role of orchids as indicator species, reflecting ecosystem health and vulnerability to environmental changes. Across the globe, numerous articles have been published on these topics, facilitating the exchange of innovative ideas their pros and cons. However, no study was conducted to evaluate the trends of research in this field. It is also very essential to understand the prolific authors, sources, journals, institutions, recent trends, and other relevant factors associated with orchids. As a result, this paper is undertaken to comprehensively map the existing articles published on the orchids and its relevant research with a scientometric method. The dataset was downloaded from the Scopus database from 2003 to 2022 and for analysis; Bibliosiny (version 6.1.R2) and VOSviewer (version 1.6.18) were used. A total 18600 numbers of records were globally published under the topic during the entire period from 2003 to 2022. Publications were also contributed from different sources such as journals and books. Total 543660 numbers of references are used in the different documents, and 43216 authors contributed their work in this field. Moreover, this paper also highlights the urgent need for concerted efforts to protect and preserve these valuable plants for ecosystems, ensuring the understanding of the lacking of research on orchids.
Key words: Environmental sustainability, Global Research, Orchids, Scientometric Study, VOSviewer.
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