Review of regional poverty research in geography

Regional poverty is one of the major topics that geographers have paid close attention to and studied for a long time, and the relevant research has provided effective scientific support for the selection of poverty eradication models and strategies, and the formulation of anti-poverty policies.In order to objectively reveal the research characteristics of regional poverty in geographical science, this paper conducts a Bibliometric analysis of relevant research papers from 1976 to 2021 in the Web of Science database.The research results show that: (1) The number of literature published in the field of regional poverty has generally increased.It can be divided into three phases: a germination period before 1991, a growth period from 1992 to 2008, and a high-yield period after 2009.The frequency of citations in the literature indicates that although the field is not yet mature, it intersects with and is favored by multiple disciplines.(2) Sixty-five countries/regions have produced papers in the field of regional poverty, with the top 10 countries ranking in order: the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Canada, India, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.Among them, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands are at the center of international cooperation, with the United States, the United Kingdom and China working most closely together.Among the corresponding authors of different nationalities, Chinese scholars pay the most attention to scientific research cooperation, while German scholars prefer independent research.(3) The key words of regional poverty in geographical research can be summarized into three categories.The first category focuses on the measurement and driving mechanism of regional poverty; the second category focuses on the differences of regional poverty among different groups, and emphasizes the role of government management; the third category often studies regional poverty in combination with social economic development level and employment.(4) The thematic evolution analysis shows that the research on regional poverty was exploratory and scattered before 2008.There was little difference in the degree of attention that researchers paid to the whole, local or individual themes during this period.After 2009, the research themes on regional poverty became more focused, and focuses on the theme with more holistic characteristics.Around on the core issue of regional poverty, research related to economy, development and culture have gradually become a hot spot.According to the existing research, this paper predicts the key directions of the research on regional poverty in the future: strengthening the theoretical research on regional poverty, carrying out integrated research in the field of regional poverty and other disciplines, and continuing to focus on the research themes in the field of regional poverty, and closely linking with poverty reduction measures.