ABSTRACT
The research papers on geopark derived from Web of Science Core Collection Database from 1999 to 2018 were summarized and analyzed with the method of bibliometrics. Several aspects of the related papers were discussed on the annual number of papers, language, the distribution of papers in countries and regions, the main related research institutions, the distribution of journals, and the core authors. The results shows that the literatures on geopark increased from 1999 to 2018 annually, and the top productive countries are China, Italy and Malasia; The top productive institutions are China University of Geosciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Chines Academy of Geological Sciences; The authors with high academic achievement are mainly from China. Geoheritage, Journal of the Geological Society of Korea are the most active journals in this field; the main subject categories of published geopark papers are Geosciences Mutidisciplinary, Environmental Sciences and Hospitality Leisure Sport Tourism. The results provide total situation and development trend of geopark research, which may serve as a potential guide for future geopark research.
