3. Bibliometric analysis of sea slugs culture
Sea slug's research has experienced a considerable increase over
the last decades, as a result of the above mentioned drivers. In the
early 20th century, the main research topics on sea slug were their
biology and taxonomy. At present, most studies performed with sea
slugs have focused on neurobiology. As bibliometric analysis is a
powerful tool to evaluate research priorities across entire disciplines
(Neff and Corley, 2009), the published scientific literature on sea
slugs over the last half-century (1958–2012) was surveyed and all