Bibliometric Analysis of Library and Information Science Theses in the National Library of Sri Lanka

Mapping Library and Information Science Research in Sri Lanka: A Bibliometric Study of the Sri Lanka Library Review (2020–2025)

Bibliometric studies play an important role in evaluating the growth, structure and scholarly output of academic journals. The present study is a bibliometric survey of the Sri Lanka Library Review (SLLR), a journal published by the Sri Lanka Library Association, between 2020 and 2025. The study analysed 55 full research articles and two abstracts published in twelve issues. The main indicators examined were annual publication output, authorship and collaboration patterns, article length, reference use, language of publication, institutional affiliation and readership on the Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) platform. The findings show that SLLR maintained a regular publication record during the study period, with an average of approximately nine research articles per year. Single-authored publications accounted for 52.63% of the total output, while multi-authored publications accounted for 47.37%, resulting in a Degree of Collaboration of 0.47. Most articles were between 16 and 20 pages in length, and the majority cited between 11 and 30 references. English was the dominant language of publication (68.42%), followed by Sinhala (19.30%) and Tamil (12.28%). Article view data indicated measurable readership through SLJOL, with most articles receiving between 200 and 399 views during the data collection period. The University of Colombo was the highest contributing institution. The findings demonstrate that SLLR is an important national journal for Library and Information Science research in Sri Lanka and has the potential to further strengthen its scholarly visibility, research collaboration and multilingual contribution.

A bibliometric mapping of global research trends and future directions in entrepreneurial training

Bibliometric Analysis of the B Corp Movement: Implications for Researchers in Türkiye

This study aims to map the intellectual and conceptual landscape of the B Corp movement within the scientific literature through a quantitative bibliometric analysis. Utilising the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database, the research analyses 108 peer-reviewed articles published between 2007 and 2025. Data visualisation and network analysis, including co-authorship and keyword co-occurrence, were performed using the VOSviewer software. The results show that the number of publications has been growing exponentially since 2011, and the majority of the articles are in the business and management field. A total of 282 keywords were evaluated, and “B Corp” (total link strength: 315) and “Corporate Social Responsibility” (total link strength: 92) were identified as central conceptual pillars. The most cited influential work is by Julie Battilana and Alnoor Ebrahim, with 728 citations. Geographic concentration is still strong in the USA and Europe, but research on emerging economies, such as Türkiye, where there are presently 15 certified B Corps, is critically lacking. The results show a conceptual move from general corporate responsibility to specific issues of 'social impact' and 'employee ownership'. The paper concludes with a research agenda for future research that can help bridge the gap between global norms and local institutional contexts, particularly for researchers in Türkiye.

Bibliometric and Science Mapping Analysis of Research on Social Studies Education for Students with Special Needs (2000-2024)

Introduction: Social studies education for students with special needs has become an increasingly important field of research as inclusive education advances. However, the temporal development of scientific production, prominent actors, and collaboration structures in this field have not been investigated comprehensively. This study aims to reveal the structural and trend-related characteristics of the field by analyzing the bibliometric properties of research published in this domain.Method: This study was a review based on bibliometric analysis. Publications indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection and published between 2000 and 2024 were included in the analysis. The literature search was conducted on March 19, 2025. Bibliometric analyses were carried out using the Bibliometrix package and VOSviewer software. Publication and citation trends, as well as country, institution, and author productivity and collaboration networks, were examined.Findings: The findings indicate a significant increase in publications over the past decade and reveal that scientific output is concentrated within a relatively small set of countries, institutions, and authors. Collaboration networks among authors and countries display a structure organized around central cores.Discussion: The results suggest that knowledge production in the field has not yet reached a fully integrated structure. Increasing international and interdisciplinary collaboration, encouraging research conducted across diverse educational contexts, and diversifying studies focused on inclusive social studies education are identified as key strategies to enhance the field’s scientific visibility and impact.

LIS Research 1965-2025: a content analysis of topics and methods in journal articles

The paper analyses the research in Library and Information Science (LIS) in 2025 and the evolution of LIS research longitudinally from 1965 to 2025. The study employs a quantitative intellectual content analysis of articles published in ∼30 scholarly LIS journals, following the design by Jarvelin and Vakkari (2022). In content analysis, articles are classified using a multi-dimensional faceted classification covering topical content and methodology. The classification schedules and the journal set are held stable through the years. The classification serves as an explicit definition of the scope of LIS. The study indicates that the trend of diminishing focus in LIS on Library and information (L&I) services has accelerated, while scientific and professional communication (S&PC) has become the most popular topic. Information storage and retrieval (IS&R) has lost its earlier strong position toward the end of the analysed period. LIS research is methodologically increasingly varied since survey, scientometric methods, experiment, case studies and qualitative studies have all gained in popularity. Consequently, LIS may have become over the years more versatile in the analysis of its research objects. As concrete evidence of change, in all 41% of top-journal articles fell outside LIS topics in 2025. This reflects changing research paradigms and publisher interest. Among quantitative intellectual content analyses of LIS research, the study is unique in its scope: length of analysis period (60 years); width (5 dimensions covering topical content and methodology) and depth (the annual batch of ∼30 scholarly journals).

Trends and patterns of citations in Public Administration Doctoral theses: A Bibliometric analysis of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2013-2022)

The technique of citation analysis involves the process of collection and analysis & interpretation of citations given in various types of literature and thereby helps in the identification of significant sources of information, individuals, institutions and other aggregates of scientific activities. The most appropriate technique for the study is counting citations on the basis of their characteristics, subject, authorship pattern, chronological distributions, geographical distribution, etc. The study examined 36 Ph.D. theses submitted in the department of Public Administration, KUK, during the period 2013-2022. The information was collected from the website of Shodhganga. This Microsoft Excel was used for data analysis, and the data was presented in tabulated form. The study finds the most cited sources, authorship patterns and geographical distribution. Single-authored books accounted for 1206 (79.97%) of total citations, while single-authored journals contributed 711 (67.97%). Out of the total 4085 citations, 1508 (36.92%) citations were from books, followed by journals with 1046 (25.83%) citations. The highest No. of 833 Journals (79.63%) and 1287 books (85.34%) cited in Public Administration, those published from India. The first-ranked journal was “Economic and Political Weekly” with 122 (11.66%) citations. The second-ranked journal was “Indian Journal of Public Administration” with 105 (10.03%) citations. The study shows a considerable variability in the frequency of the citations over the years, where the maximum citations were found in the specific period 2012-15. Further, this research underscores the importance of the local source of information in the field of Public administration and also illustrates that the single-authorship pattern was commonly used.