区域贫困是地理学者长期密切关注和研究的重大议题之一, 相关研究为脱贫模式和战略的选择、反贫困政策的制定提供了有效的科学支撑。为客观揭示地理科学研究区域贫困问题的特点, 本文对Web of Science中1976— 2021年的相关研究论文进行计量分析。研究结果表明: (1) 区域贫困研究领域发表的文献数量总体上升。它可以分为三个阶段: 1991年以前为萌芽期, 1992— 2008年为增长期, 2009年后为高产期。文献的引用频率表明, 虽然领域尚不成熟, 但与多学科交叉并受到青睐。 (2) 65个国家/地区在区域贫困的研究中有论文产出, 排名前10位的国家依次为: 美国、英国、澳大利亚、中国、加拿大、印度、西班牙、德国、意大利、荷兰。其中, 英国、美国、中国、澳 大利亚、加拿大、荷兰处于国际合作的中心, 英美、中美的合作最为紧密。不同国籍的通讯作者中, 中国的学者最注重科研合作, 而德国学者最倾向于独立的研究。 (3) 地理科学对区域贫困的研究依据关键词可以概括为三类。第一类侧重探讨区域贫困的测度以及驱动机制; 第二类注重研究区域贫困在不同群体中的差异, 并强调政府管理的作用; 第三类往往结合社会经济发展水平、就业等问题研究区域贫困。 (4) 主题演变分析表明, 区域贫困的研究在2008年以前是探索性的、较为分散的。期间研究者对于整体的、局部的或个体特征的主题, 关注程度差异不大。2009年后, 区域贫困的研究主题更为聚焦, 且侧重于更具有整体特征的主题。围绕着区域贫困这个核心问题, 与经济、发展、文化相关的研究逐渐成为热点。依据现有的研究, 本文预测了未来开展区域贫困问题研究的重点方向: 加强对区域贫困问题的理论研究, 开展区域贫困研究领域与其他学科的集成研究, 继续聚焦区域贫困的研究主题, 并紧密关联减贫措施。

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.