Cluster Analysis and Network Visualization of Social Work Research: A Scientometric Mapping
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Scientometrics, Cluster Analysis, Network Visualization, Social Work Research, IJSW, BJSWAbstract
Social work research is the application of research approaches to solve social issues in society. This study examines growth and trends in social work research reflected in two leading journals, the Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW) and the British Journal of Social Work (BJSW). The purpose of this study was to analyze the research growth trends, performance of authors, organizations, and scientific mapping of the research publications in both journals. The study acquired 489 data from IJSW and 1617 data from BJSW from the Scopus database and employed performance measurement and science mapping techniques using scientometric tools. The study used MS Excel and OriginPro 9.0 to analyze the chronological growth trends of publications. VOSviewer and Biblioshiny (Bibliometrix R package) were used for network analysis and visualization. The findings indicate un-uniformity in the publication productivity of both journals, and BJSW published more collaborative research than IJSW. Researchers who communicated with IJSW are mainly from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (India). Queen's University Belfast (UK) is the most prolific organization associated with BJSW. Articles related to COVID-19, Social work, Children, etc., appeared most frequently in the IJSW, whereas Child protection, Ethnicity, and social work education appeared most frequently in the BJSW. The relationships between research topics, countries, and affiliations of researchers are assessed. In conclusion, directions for further research are also suggested.
Keywords- Scientometrics, Cluster Analysis, Network Visualization, Social Work Research, IJSW, BJSW
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