"As of December 30, 2019, a total of 6,312 SCI journal papers in disaster risk reduction field, which were published in 2019, were retrieved and interpreted by experts. Moreover, a total of 143 countries have carried out relevant research in this field. The most noteworthy specifics among these papers are outlined as follows:
——The top 13 countries with more than 200 papers are: China, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, India, Australia, Canada, Japan, France, Spain, Iran and South Korea. Amongst all countries, China has the largest number of publications.
——The institute of Ist Nazl Geofis & Vulcanol, located in Italy, and the United States Geological Survey have the highest cited rate, with more than 75% of papers being cited by these establishments. The institutions with the highest paper cited rate in China are the Chengdu University of Electronic Science and the Technology of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
——The papers are mainly distributed in 11 disciplines and are composed of more than 300 papers. The 11 disciplines include: Environmental Science, Geoscience Multidisciplinary, Water Resources, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Geophysics, Public Environment and Occupational Health, Engineering Geology, Engineering Environment, Remote Sensing, Geography, and Natural Environment Research. The research on disaster prevention in China covers 68 subject areas, but is mainly focused on the following 10 disciplines (with more than 100 papers): Environmental Science, Geoscience Multidisciplinary, Water Resources, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering Geology, Engineering Environment, Green and Sustainable Technology, Public Environment and Occupational Health, Remote Sensing, and Environmental Research. In the field of disaster prevention in China, there has been little research conducted on Geochemistry and Geophysics, nor Geography.
——The five hot topics of research consist of: toxic emissions and environmental pollution disasters, the study on the mechanism of earthquake and landslide disasters, model simulation of surface movement, risks of climate change, and social adaptability, temperature, and extreme weather.
——As shown in the appendix, 48 abstracts of papers with high cited rates, and those close to the Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge Service System of International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology (IKCEST), are selected."
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