Recent trends in Spatial Modeling studies of groundwater during the period 2013-2023

Abstract

The review of recent developments in groundwater spatial modeling research from Arab and foreign sources for the years 2013–2023 is the focus of the current study. The study adhered to a number of methodological guidelines, first outlining the bibliometric analysis of groundwater spatial modeling works and the key research areas it examined. Next, research The study's sources were located by searching the intellectual output stored in the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) as well as the international databases Scoups & Web of Science, SCiNiTO, Dar Al-Mandumah, and the database of Iraqi academic scientific journals. The latter contained research papers in a variety of Arabic sources. from international and Arab periodicals that are strongly associated with the research topic.In the study, 221 studies from outside and the Arab world were examined. These were categorized numerically, qualitatively, and spatially, and they were analyzed based on historical stages that demonstrated the evolution of research trends and the changes they had observed. Along with reviewing researchers' participation work and scientific specializations, the study also offered the most significant research trends, issues, and approaches, as well as data collection and presentation methodologies and strategies. The study yielded a collection of findings that assess the study and offer some suggestions that could benefit scholars and those interested in groundwater spatial modeling investigations.

Keywords

• spatial modeling of groundwater
• spatial suitability modeling
• spatial simulation
• multi-criteria modeling
• modeling using geospatial artificial intelligence