Is artificial intelligence revolutionising agricultural sciences yet? An AI-based bibliometric analysis

IF 1.8 3区农林科学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Annals of Applied Biology Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI:10.1111/aab.70010

Marcin Kozak

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly influencing both the general public and scientific research, yet its adoption in agricultural sciences remains unclear. While recent reviews suggest that AI has already permeated agricultural research, no systematic study has examined this phenomenon. This study employs a bibliometric analysis to assess AI-related publication trends using metadata from 14 agricultural and applied biology journals, along with a reference methodological journal (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture), covering the period from 2010 to 2023. The findings reveal a significant rise in AI-related studies in methodological quantitative research for agricultural sciences, with over 60% of recent articles in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture incorporating AI. This trend, however, has not yet extended to applied agricultural research, where AI-related publications remain a small fraction of the total output. These results indicate that while AI is transforming methodological studies related to data science for agriculture, its broader adoption in applied agricultural research is still in its early stages.

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人工智能是否已经彻底改变了农业科学？基于人工智能的文献计量分析

人工智能（AI）对公众和科学研究的影响越来越大，但其在农业科学中的应用仍不明朗。虽然最近的评论表明人工智能已经渗透到农业研究中，但没有系统的研究对这一现象进行过调查。本研究采用文献计量分析来评估人工智能相关的出版趋势，使用了14种农业和应用生物学期刊的元数据，以及一种参考方法期刊（农业中的计算机和电子），涵盖2010年至2023年。研究结果显示，在农业科学的方法学定量研究中，与人工智能相关的研究显著增加，最近在《农业计算机和电子》杂志上发表的文章中，有60%以上涉及人工智能。然而，这一趋势尚未扩展到应用农业研究，与人工智能相关的出版物仍然只占总产量的一小部分。这些结果表明，虽然人工智能正在改变与农业数据科学相关的方法研究，但其在应用农业研究中的广泛采用仍处于早期阶段。

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Annals of Applied Biology 生物-农业综合

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5.50

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0.00%

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审稿时长

18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： Annals of Applied Biology is an international journal sponsored by the Association of Applied Biologists. The journal publishes original research papers on all aspects of applied research on crop production, crop protection and the cropping ecosystem. The journal is published both online and in six printed issues per year. Annals papers must contribute substantially to the advancement of knowledge and may, among others, encompass the scientific disciplines of: Agronomy Agrometeorology Agrienvironmental sciences Applied genomics Applied metabolomics Applied proteomics Biodiversity Biological control Climate change Crop ecology Entomology Genetic manipulation Molecular biology Mycology Nematology Pests Plant pathology Plant breeding & genetics Plant physiology Post harvest biology Soil science Statistics Virology Weed biology Annals also welcomes reviews of interest in these subject areas. Reviews should be critical surveys of the field and offer new insights. All papers are subject to peer review. Papers must usually contribute substantially to the advancement of knowledge in applied biology but short papers discussing techniques or substantiated results, and reviews of current knowledge of interest to applied biologists will be considered for publication. Papers or reviews must not be offered to any other journal for prior or simultaneous publication and normally average seven printed pages.