Visualization of Global Research Trends and Future Research Directions of Crisis Management in Education Using Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Purpose – This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of crisis management research in the field of education. The research analyses academic articles over the last forty years and does performance analysis, co-citation analysis, bibliographic coupling, and scientific mapping.

Design/methodology/approach – The research analyses 259 papers obtained from the Scopus database via bibliometric analysis, performance analysis, and topic grouping. The research examined the scientific output of publications, highly productive authors, influential articles, institutions and countries, keyword co-occurrence, thematic mapping, co-citations, authorship, and country partnerships. The study used a VOS viewer as a tool to undertake performance analysis and thematic clustering.

Findings – The most fruitful year was 2023, with 39 publications, and the University of Beijing, China, and China, respectively, are the most influential institutes and countries. In a similar vein, "The Journal of Academic Medicine" is the most influential, while "Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal" is the most productive. Moreover, "Learning from the Piper Alpha Accident: A Postmortem Analysis of Technical and Organisational Factors" is the most cited article. Additionally, the authors identified four thematic clusters of crisis management research in education.

Research limitations/implications – This resource provides scholars with up-to-date information and guidance on the existing body of literature on the topic of crisis management in education. Additionally, it delineates prospective avenues for further investigation in this domain.

Originality/value – Originality/value: This is the study that provides a performance analysis and scientific mapping of the crisis management literature in education.