Mapping the Scientific Labour Organization in Agricultural and Remote Sensing Research

Scientific labour organization is becoming relevant in the context of the rapidly changing requirements of the modern market, especially in the growing human interaction with robotic systems and artificial intelligence. The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric and content analysis of scientific labour organization in agriculture, with a focus on the integration of remote sensing technologies and precision farming. The methodological basis of the work included bibliometric and content analysis of scientific articles selected from the Web of Science database for the period 1992-2025, using clusterization (CiteSpace 6.3.R1). The results showed a steady increase in publication activity: since 2017, the number of papers has increased to four  per year, and the peak of citations occurred in 2022. Cluster analysis revealed two dominant areas: “Industry 4.0” (77 articles, the average publication year is 2016, S = 0.99) and “Precision Agriculture” (34 articles, the average year is 2014, S = 1.0). These clusters have shown that sustainable land use technologies and precision farming innovations are changing the organization of labor and management of agricultural enterprises. The results demonstrate the growing interest in the problems of labor organization in the context of the digitalization of the agricultural sector, the strengthening of interdisciplinary ties and the expansion of the range of applied research. In the future, it is advisable to expand databases for analysis, include more intersectoral research and develop organizational models that take into account the social and ethical aspects of the introduction of new technologies.

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