Bibliometric analysis of the concept of biopiracy with international and Turkey dimensions
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Biopiracy, Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Bibliometric AnalysisAbstract
Biopiracy is one of the concepts that have come to the fore in recent years as an ecological problem. Biopiracy is a chaotic problem that causes ecological, cultural and economic destruction. Therefore, the concept needs to be studied in the multidisciplinary field. The aim of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the concept of biopiracy internationally and in Turkey. Within this scope, international biopiracy researches were obtained from the WoS database and a total of 296 studies were reached and co-citation analysis, co-authorship analysis and common word analysis of these studies were conducted. Within the scope of these analyzes, Bibliometrix program and Vosviewer program were used. DergiPark, TR Index, Bookcites and National Thesis Center were used as databases when analyzing research in Turkey. According to the results of the study, the concept of biopiracy has been studied more comprehensively in the field of governance and law with key concepts such as traditional knowledge, benefit sharing and indigenous peoples in the international arena, while in Turkey, the concept has been studied more limited and there is a need for multidisciplinary studies.
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