Research trends of cultural identity of mongol nationality based on mapping knowledge domain and visualization

Abstract

Bibliometric analysis and information visualization software (Cite Space) were used to analyze and organize related research on whether people with the surname Yu descended from Temujin (Genghis Khan) of the Mongol nationality since 1981. Data were collected from the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure database, and analytic dimensionalities included basic knowledge of researcher, research institute, sampling of subjects, release time of research results, keywords and hotspot issues, critical cultural symbols, so on. Colleges, universities, and professors in Guizhou Province, China participated in the research, and few journalists also participated in many related surveys. The kernel keywords and critical symbols embodied in the research were “Mongol Nationality,” “Genghis Khan,” “Tiegaiyu,” “Nine Sons, Ten Jinshi (successful candidates in imperial examinations),” among others. Related studies since 1981 are divided into four development phases and continue to present an expanding trend. Related mainstream viewpoints are divided into three types, namely, the Mongol nationality, Tangut people in the Western Xia Dynasty, and the Han nationality. Research arguments focus on whether people with surname Yu in southwestern China are descendants of Genghis Khan in Mongolia. Future research emphasis and difficulty lies in identifying if people with surname Yu in southwestern China are descendants of Genghis Khan in Mongolia, combining historical truths by processing and analyzing the enormous family trees with the surname Yu. Future research should focus on the emic approach. In the current study, paternal Y chromogene detection and related articles on migrants into Sichuan are predicted to facilitate further research development.