Word search analysis of Web of Science (WoS) data, searching for family, genus, and keywords related to cryopreservation.

Results published in ~

Pence, V. C., & Bruns, E. B. (2022). The Tip of the Iceberg: Cryopreservation Needs for Meeting the Challenge of Exceptional Plant Conservation. Plants, 11(12), 1528. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11121528

Funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number MG-30-17-0055-17 Awarded to Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Script inputs:

• Exports from Web of Science (Excel files)
• Keyword lists (available in input_data_public folder), including:
  • Common names matched with scientific names ("Keyword searches - common_names.csv")
  • Keywords to check the article is relevant topic of interest ("Keyword searches - focus_check.csv")
  • Keywords identifying the type of cryopreservation ("Keyword searches - cryo.csv")
• List of exceptional species (available in input_data_public folder as "Exceptional Status List - No Justification.csv"; Pence et al. 2022); raw dataset available at https://cincinnatizoo.org/system/assets/uploads/2022/02/Supplementary-data.xlsx
• World Flora Online static backbone v.2021.01; available at http://www.worldfloraonline.org/downloadData
• Seed/non-seed and higher classification from The Plant List and manual searching (available in input_data_public folder as "seed_nonseed_families.csv")

Script output: List of articles from Web of Science, with columns indicating which families, genera, and keywords were identified. This output was then manually reviewed and edited before analysis.