Tendências da produção científica sobre secas na gestão de recursos hídricos (2005 a 2025): uma análise bibliométrica.

Abstract

Droughts are phenomena of great relevance to water security and socio-environmental sustainability, especially in the face of worsening climate change and increasing pressure on water resources. In this context, this study aimed to map and analyze international scientific production on droughts from 2005 to 2025. To this end, bibliometric analysis was adopted as a method, using the VOSviewer software to construct and interpret co-authorship networks, keyword co-occurrence, and source co-citation, based on data extracted from the Scopus and Dimensions databases. The results showed significant growth in publications over the analyzed period, highlighting the leading role of countries such as the United States and China in scientific collaboration networks. The consolidation of thematic axes related to drought modeling and water resource management was also observed, as well as the incorporation of more recent approaches focused on risk assessment and decision support. It can be concluded that scientific production on droughts is increasingly interdisciplinary and strategic, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and the development of solutions aimed at the sustainable management of water.