In this paper, we perform a bibliometric analysis of published climate change research in Burkina Faso
for the period of 1987 to 2018. More specifically, this article aims at (1) revealing the temporal, and
categorical patterns in climate change research; (2) summarizing the global research trends from
multiple perspectives; and (3) providing an alternative demonstration of research advancements about
climate change which may serve as a potential guide for future research in Burkina Faso. Scopus, ISI
Web of Science, and Google Scholar were used to collect publications data. The initial search yielded
five hundred and sixty-six publications. After removing duplicated documents and application of
inclusion/exclusion criteria, 349 documents were retained for analysis. The study reveals that since the
beginning of this century, the study on climate change is increasing in the scientific community, and
publications are widely distributed in a large number of journals. Climate change has been studied in
connection with other topics such as agriculture, health and diseases, water resources and wetlands.
These results suggest that research productivity in the area of climate change in Burkina Faso has
increased since the beginning of this century. However, there is a lack of studies connecting climate
change and aquatic fauna in Burkina Faso. These results could help to orient the national research in
the matter of climate change and its implications.

Climate change bibliometrics