Mapping the knowledge of national security in 21st century a bibliometric study

Abstract

The study explores the intellectual structure, development, and evolution of national security research through bibliometric analysis of research articles on national security from 2000 to 2017. The analysis incorporates 54,572 references cited by 5,827 authors from 817 journals in which national security appeared. The results of the study present the most cited articles, authors, countries, institutions, and keywords in the knowledge domain of national security. The study categorizes the major research areas in national security research. The study ends with a discussion on results and concludes findings and implications by describing emerging trends and neglected areas in national security research.

Keywords

• national security
• food security
• climate change
• sustainability
• bibliographic