Abstract:

[Purposes] By quantitatively analyzing relevant research literature on popular science journals from 2001 to 2022, we aim to understand the progress, hotspots, and development trends of research on popular science journals in China, so as to promote the capacity building of these journals. [Methods] The articles with the theme of popular science journals were retrieved from CNKI, and then CiteSpace was employed to conduct the knowledge mapping on the progress, hotspots, and trends in the research of popular science journals. [Findings] The research on popular science journals in China demonstrates unique characteristics in terms of quantity of achievements, distribution of journals, distribution of authors, publishing institutions, highly cited articles, high-frequency keywords, keyword clustering, etc. [Conclusions] DThe research on popular science journals in China presents a trend of combining theoretical interpretation with practice. The research topics are increasingly emphasizing the deep integration and innovation of media. The research focuses more on the health science popular journals, agricultural science popular journals, and youth science popular journals, with increasing application of interdisciplinary and diversified research methods.

Key words: Popular science journal, CiteSpace, Knowledge mapping, Visual analysis

摘要：

【目的】 通过量化分析2001—2022年科普期刊相关研究文献，了解我国科普期刊研究的进展、热点与发展趋势，进而推动我国科普期刊的能力建设。【方法】 基于中国知网中以“科普期刊”为主题的文献，运用CiteSpace文献量化分析软件，就科普期刊研究进展、热点和趋势进行知识图谱分析。【结果】 我国科普期刊研究在成果数量、期刊分布、作者分布、发文机构、高被引文献、高频关键词、关键词聚类等方面具有显著特点。【结论】 我国科普期刊研究呈现理论阐释与实践结合的趋势，研究主题愈发强调媒介深度融合与创新，健康科普、农业科普、青少年科普等类型化科普期刊的研究形成规模，科普期刊的研究方法呈现多学科交叉与多元化应用的态势。

关键词: 科普期刊, CiteSpace, 知识图谱, 可视化分析