Bibliometrical analysis and prospect of quinoa research in the world

Based on bibliometrical analysis, this paper conducted a statistical research on literature of quinoa published in Chinese from 1984 to April, 2016 and in English from 2002 to April, 2016. A quantitative analysis and a qualitative analysis were carried out.The international distribution and development situation of quinoa research were analyzed by the way of time, country/region, research institutions, publication source, research direction, author and citation. A comparative study about papers publicated and focus of research on quinoa, research institutes and core authors was conducted between China and other various countries. It aims to help Chinese researchers to understand the international progress of quinoa, and to provide a reference for further studies of quinoa in China.