Bibliometric Analysis of Studies between 2010-2023 on Leadership in the Field of Educational Sciences

Year 2024, Volume: 12 Issue: 24, 422 - 445, 21.10.2024

Güler Shaıkh , Semra K Güngör

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1461156

Abstract

This study analyzed articles on "leadership" published in the Scopus database and the Web of Science between the years 2010-2023. The search term "leadership" was used and the filter section included "education". After excluding non-article entries, a total of 5208 articles were reached. The research methodology -was qualitative, and the data were analyzed using Scopus Analysis Tools and the VOSviewer bibliometric analysis software. The highest density of leadership studies was found to be in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Netherlands. The year with the most studies on leadership was 2022, and the author Grint K. conducted the most studies on this topic. The University of Toronto had the highest number of leadership articles. 'Transformational Leadership' emerged as the most studied leadership type in education. The frequently used keywords included 'motivation', 'education reform', 'school effectiveness', 'higher education', and 'sustainability.'

Keywords

Leadership, bibliometric analysis, scopus index, VOSviewer

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