Bibliometric analysis: novelty research on sustainable national park management from an ethnobiological perspective

Abstract

In the perspective of sustainable development, goals of the SDGs must be guided and implemented. Collaborative research studies with the theme of ethnobiology with national parks have recently become a trending topic of discussion. This study aims to examine the development trend and gap of excellence of ethnobiology topics in the management of national park areas in a sustainable manner. This study uses data from academic journals published between 2004 and 2024 to understand the research trends, main topics, and leading authors of national park management in the view of ethnobiology. The data were analyzed with Vosviewer 1.6.19 software and Biblioshiny application, R-Package Bibliometric software, and R-Studio 4.4.1. The analysis revealed that the main topics of ethnobiological studies in national parks include ethnobotany, medicinal plants, conservation, and biodiversity. However, in the last ten years, the research themes featured, and the resulting publications still need to be higher, namely research topics towards ethnobiology, fauna/ethnozoology, plant utilization, local ethnicity, and rural communities. Collaborative research is necessary to obtain new ideas and research formulations such as ethnobiology, ethnozoology, ethnoecology, and ethnic/rural communities in national park management strategies for sustainable development.