image: Researchers have used artificial intelligence to reveal trends in plant research topics over the past several decades.
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Artificial intelligence approaches demonstrate how plant science has evolved
Machine learning also reveals how model systems have changed and how countries differ in terms of research focus and impact
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Article Title: Assessing the evolution of research topics in a biological field using plant science as an example
Author Countries: United States
Funding: This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (IOS-2107215 and MCB-2210431 to MDL and SHS; DGE-1828149 and IOS-2218206 to SHS), Department of Energy grant Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (DE-SC0018409 to SHS). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS Biology
Method of Research
Meta-analysis
Subject of Research
Not applicable
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.