Evolution and trends in the research on the production of organic avocados: a bibliometric assessment (1990-2023

Objective: Analyze the scientific research on organic avocados globally between 1990 and 2023. Design/methodology/approach: A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Scopus database to assess the number of studies, citations, publication type, language, studies by country, affiliations, authors, research areas, and keywords. Results: 294 documents were found, of which 83% were scientific articles published in 153 journals, 95% were written in English, and 162 researchers affiliated with 154 institutions from 64 countries. The documents covered 24 research fields and were grouped into three keywords: laboratory, growth, and orchard. Limitations on study/implications: Only Scopus was used as a data source, which could have limited the number of gathered studies. Findings/conclusions: Research on organic avocados has grown steadily globally during the evaluated period. Mexican researchers and institutions have led the production of documents in a wide variety of research fields, which shows the potential to conduct further interdisciplinary research on organic avocados.