Investigación sobre deslizamientos de tierra en la Comunidad de Estados Independientes: teledetección, riesgos y tendencias de investigación

Landslides are among the major environmental hazards, with large-scale socio-economic and environmental impacts, that jeopardize socio-economic well-being in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Landslides are caused by the interaction of several complex factors, including local or regional geology, geomorphology, topography, and seismic motions. The factors that can trigger landslides are classified into three categories: external, internal, and anthropogenic (human-induced). It has been identified that geophysical, geotechnical, and statistical approaches are commonly used in landslide research in the CIS states. The goal of this study is to review published articles on landslides in CIS countries from 1966 to 2022. In line with this goal, we have collected (using Scopus database), reviewed, and analyzed 944 papers published during 1966–2022. Bibliometric analysis revealed that all articles were published in two languages: English and Russian. The highest publication numbers came from the Russian Federation, followed by Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Germany, the United States, Japan, Uzbekistan, Belgium, China, and Italy. Furthermore, our research shows that the largest number of papers were research articles, comprising 559 (59%) of 944, followed by 282 documents of conference proceedings, 75 book chapters, and 15 review papers. In contrast, there were only 1% of other document types (e.g., Book 6, Editorial 3, Note 2, Erratum 1, Short Survey, and Retracted, each with 1). The scientometric analysis revealed that international research on landslides is necessary to enhance scientific exchange on this topic.