Chapter 3Bibliometric analysisMain procedure and guidelines

Reza Marvi and Mohammad M. Foroudi

DOI: 10.4324/9781003107774-4

Background

With this background, bibliometric analysis can be used by students and scholars to advance a research field in a novel and meaningful manner. In more detail, it can help researchers to: (1) gain a general overview of the research field; (2) highlight the most important research gaps and future research questions that need particular attention; (3) propose novel and interesting ideas for future research; and (4) highlight their intended contribution to the research field.

Bibliometric assessments of the most cited works in any literature offer a future research agenda (Yadav, 2010). Different researchers have ...

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