In the last 10 years, the annual number of published journal articles on biochar has increased dramatically. In addition, biochar research in South Korea has received much attention in a variety of research fields. The objectives of this study were to determine biochar research trends using bibliometric analysis methods and to suggest future research directions in South Korea. The data used in this study were compiled from online international and domestic scientific articles from 2010 to 2015. Annual production, institutes, main journal titles, research fields and frequency of keywords were analyzed to assess current research trends. As a result, biochar research in South Korea was found to be initially 10 years behind the global trend, but in 8th place globally in terms of published articles as of 2015. Future research on the long-term ecological/environmental effects of land-applied biochar and factory-scale production systems is necessary to promote practical use of biochar in South Korea.

I. 서 론
 II. 자료 수집 및 분석방법
  1. 자료 수집 및 DB 구축
  2. 연구분야 정리 및 동향 분석
  3. 주제어 분석
 III. 결과 및 고찰
  1. Biochar 연구 배경과 생산 기술
  2. 국내 Biochar 관련 연구동향
  3. Biochar 연구의 향후 전망
 IV. Summary
 사 사
 References

• 김용성(고려대학교 환경생태공학과) | Yong-Seong Kim
• 김찬양(고려대학교 환경생태공학과) | Chanyang Kim
• 현승훈(고려대학교 환경생태공학과) | Seunghun Hyun