Soil & Water Res., 2024, 19(4):244-256 | DOI: 10.17221/82/2024-SWR

A comprehensive review of soil erosion research in Central Asian countries (1993–2022) based on the Scopus databaseReview

Mukhiddin Juliev1,2,3, Madinabonu Kholmurodova2*, Bekmurat Abdikairov4, Jilili Abuduwaili1,5,6,7*
1 State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, P.R. China
2 Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, "TIIAME" National Research University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
3 Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
4 Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnologies of Karakalpakstan, Nukus, Uzbekistan
5 Research Center for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, P.R. China
6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
7 China-Kazakhstan Joint Laboratory for Remote Sensing Technology and Application, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Soil is a valuable resource for food production, and it demands a long time to recover itself. Soil erosion is one of the most important issues for countries based on agriculture. This review article analyzed articles published on the topic of general soil erosion in Central Asian countries in 1993–2022. More than 50% of the articles reflect the results of the conducted practical work. The main content of these scientific works is aimed at the prevention of erosion processes, their evaluation and the development of countermeasures. During the considered period, the number of publications on soil erosion has increased in the last years compared to the first years, which indicates that the attention to the topic has increased in recent years. The purpose of this article is to get accurate information about the state of soil erosion in the countries of Central Asia and to get acquainted with the practical works carried out against erosion in these countries. For this aim, the contents of the articles were reviewed and the results of the scientific works conducted on the topic of erosion in each country were presented. According to the content of the articles, the use of modern techniques and technologies in the evaluation and prevention of soil erosion gives effective results.

Keywords: Central Asia; co-occurrence; Scopus; soil erosion

Received: July 17, 2024; Revised: October 12, 2024; Accepted: October 14, 2024; Prepublished online: October 18, 2024; Published: November 27, 2024  Show citation

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Juliev M, Kholmurodova M, Abdikairov B, Abuduwaili J. A comprehensive review of soil erosion research in Central Asian countries (1993–2022) based on the Scopus database. Soil & Water Res. 2024;19(4):244-256. doi: 10.17221/82/2024-SWR.
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