Review of Professional Management

Globalisation of Higher Education: A Bibliometric Analysis and Future Research Directions

Shikha Chahar¹ and Gunjan Tripathi¹

First Published 13 Dec 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/09728686241287656

Article Information

Corresponding Author:

Shikha Chahar, Research Scholar Faculty of Commerce & Management SGT University Gurugram, IN-HR Haryana 124103 India.
Email: Shikhachahar98@gmail.com

¹Faculty of Commerce & Management, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India

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Abstract

This research aims to analyse the publication structure of academic research on globalisation of higher education. Data on globalisation of higher education was extracted from Scopus database between 2000 and 2022, and a total of 232 documents analysed data through RStudio and VOSviewer software. The research findings revealed the top producing nations, institutions, authors, journals, country scientific production, three-field plot, most relevant sources and co-authorship analysis and citation analysis. The study’s primary contribution is offering an overview of globalisation trends in higher education, which can aid researchers and practitioners in understanding current patterns and identifying future research directions.

Keywords

Globalisation, higher education, RStudio, VOS viewer, bibliometric analysis

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