Catfishes: A global review of the literature

Thirukanthan Chandra Segaran; Mohamad Nor Azra; Rumeaida Mat Piah; Fathurrahman Lananan; Guillermo Téllez-Isaías; Huan Gao; Donald Torsabo; Zulhisyam Abdul Kari; Noordiyana Mat Noordin

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20081

Catfishes: A global review of the literature

Heliyon. 2023 Sep 12;9(9):e20081. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20081. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Climate Adaptation and Marine Biotechnology (ICAMB), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Nerus, 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia.
² Research Center for Marine and Land Bioindustry, Earth Sciences and Maritime Organization, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Lombok, 83352, Indonesia.
³ Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Nerus, 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia.
⁴ East Coast Environmental Research Institute, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, 21300, Terengganu, Malaysia.
⁵ Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA.
⁶ School of Marine Science and Fisheries, Jiangsu Ocean University, No. 59 Cangwu Road, Haizhou District, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu, China.
⁷ Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
⁸ Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agro-Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 17600, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia.
⁹ Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Abstract

This study aims to elucidate the evolution of catfish research publications over recent decades, identify emerging research clusters, examine keyword patterns, determine major contributors (including authors, organizations, and funding agencies), and analyze their collaborative networks and citation bursts on a global scale. The USA, Brazil, China, and India collectively contribute approximately 67% of the total catfish research publications, with a marked increase in prevalence since 2016. The most frequently occurring and dominant keywords are "channel catfish" and "responses," respectively. Intriguingly, our findings reveal 28 distinct article clusters, with prominent clusters including "yellow catfish," "channel catfish", "pectoral girdle," "African catfish", "Rio Sao Francisco basin," "Edwardsiella ictaluri," and "temperature mediated". Concurrently, keyword clustering generates seven main clusters: "new species", "growth performance", "heavy metal", "gonadotropin-releasing", "essential oil", and "olfactory receptor". This study further anticipates future research directions, offering fresh perspectives on the catfish literature landscape. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first article to conduct a comprehensive mapping review of catfish research publications worldwide.

Keywords: Aeromonas infection; African catfish; Edwardsiella ictaluri; Flavobacterium columnar; Freshwater fishes; Gonadotropin receptor; Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque); Lipid metabolism.

Publication types

Review