Cultivating resilience: bibliometric analysis of soil health for a sustainable future

Food security, carbon sequestration, and ecosystem stability are all impacted by soil health and sustainability, two of the key components of agricultural and global environmental resilience. Using Dimensions-AI as a primary database and VOSviewer for network visualization, we present a thorough bibliometric visualization of soil health and sustainability research conducted between 1990 and 2024. The article traces the evolution of scholarly contributions to this topic over the past 34 years, highlighting significant research patterns, significant writers, preeminent universities, and theme clusters that have influenced the discipline. Sustainable Soil Management, Soil Quality and Resilience, Regenerative Soil Practices, and Soil Health and Sustainability are some of the major thematic keywords that are used in the study to discuss this trend. According to the findings, scientific output increased, especially after 2000. Research on regenerative agriculture, soil microbiome, climate resilience, and precision agriculture saw particularly rapid increases in output. With connections to remote sensing, sustainable science, and artificial intelligence (AI) in soil monitoring, keyword co-occurrence analysis gives a boost to the expanding interdisciplinary elements of soil research. Citation network analysis reveals the primary aggregating publications and cooperative research networks driving innovation in soil sustainability. In terms of new themes, knowledge gaps, and signs of potential future approaches, such a study helps provide additional insight into the direction that soil health research is likely to follow. The findings support a valuable strategic tool for practitioners, academics, and policymakers working to scale up conservation tactics in sustainable land management through improved soil health.