Global Research Trends and Thematic Evolution in Coffee Production: A Bibliometric Analysis (2000–2025)
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ijsa.v4i1.7199Keywords:
Agroforestry, Bibliometric Analysis, Climate Resilience, Coffee Production, SustainabilityAbstract
Coffee is one of the world’s most economically and socially significant agricultural commodities, yet it remains highly vulnerable to climate variability, biotic stress, and sustainability pressures. This study provides a comprehensive bibliometric assessment of global research trends in coffee production using data retrieved from the Lens.org database and analyzed through Biblioshiny (Bibliometrix in R) and VOSviewer. A total of 1,000 peer-reviewed documents published between 2020 and 2025 were examined to evaluate publication growth patterns, collaboration dynamics, thematic evolution, and conceptual structure. Results indicate a marked expansion of scientific output during the early 2020s, driven primarily by research on climate resilience, agroforestry systems, disease management, and sustainability transitions. Thematic mapping identifies “coffee production” and “agroforestry” as motor themes, while sustainability and circular bioeconomy approaches emerge as consolidating priorities. Despite growing interdisciplinarity and collaborative intensity, key gaps persist, including the underrepresentation of Southeast Asia, limited long-term field validation studies, weak integration of extension-oriented research, and insufficient incorporation of microbiome-based productivity enhancement. The findings highlight the evolution of coffee production research toward a systems-oriented framework integrating ecological resilience, genetic improvement, quality differentiation, and resource efficiency. Addressing identified gaps will be critical to strengthening the long-term sustainability and global competitiveness of coffee production systems under intensifying environmental and socio-economic pressures.
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