Mapping the research of agricultural green total factor productivity: A bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer

ABSTRACT: In recent years, Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity (AGTFP) has received increasing attention from scholars. This study provides a comprehensive review of AGTFP literature, collecting 185 articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) database up to March 2024 and utilizing VOSviewer software for scientific mapping. The findings revealed the following: (a) The articles, journals, countries, and institutions with the largest contributions to AGTFP research were the article by Liu, Dong dong et al. (2021), the Journal of Cleaner Production, China, and Sichuan Agricultural University, respectively. (b) Co-citation analysis indicates that AGTFP research is primarily focused on three areas: the evolution and influencing factors of AGTFP, methods for measuring Total Factor Productivity, and agricultural green production. (c) Keyword co-occurrence analysis highlights that AGTFP research themes are concentrated on growth, efficiency, AGTFP performance, undesirable outputs, and measurement methods. (d) The indicator system for measuring AGTFP rarely address forestry, livestock and fisheries, and ignore the fact that of carbon absorption in agriculture. In the future, the methodology of AGTFP metrics will be updated and the indicator system will be more reasonable and comprehensive. The research on the factors affecting AGTFP will be more diversified and specific. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of AGTFP research and promote the sustainability of related studies.