Science mapping the most-cited publications on workplace learning

Abstract

Purpose This study aims to use science mapping to explore the knowledge base on workplace learning. Design/methodology/approach The analyses were based on the 100 most-cited articles out of the 7,469 results that were generated by the search on SCOPUS database. Bibliometric analyses such as keyword occurrence, co-authorship network and bibliometric coupling network were conducted using VOSviewer. Findings The results indicated that scholarly work in the area of workplace learning is on the rise while emphasising the need for contributions from Eastern and Asian perspectives. It was also found that scholarly work on workplace learning can be classified into two major schools of thought, namely, one that revolves around learning communities and other around communities of practice. Finally, analysis of the top-journals revealed that many of them have a close association with the field of education. Research limitations/implications This analysis is based on a single database. Nonetheless, scholars looking forward to research and publish on the topic may consider the key concepts and journals identified in this review. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no other study on bibliometric analysis of the topic has been conducted. This study contributes to the knowledge base on workplace learning by science mapping the existing knowledge.

A bibliometric overview of the Journal of Workplace Learning

“…The three were sorted by the total number of citing articles in descending order. The standing of the journals was checked against Scimago Journal and Country Rank 2020 (SJR) (Moosa and Shareefa, 2020), and that of the universities were checked against Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2020 (Baier-Fuentes et al, 2019).…”

“…Receiving articles from both academia and industry, JWL has a dual flavor of being both theoretical and practical. Today, JWL stands as a respectable academic journal in the field of workplace learning (Moosa and Shareefa, 2020;Olsen and Tikkanen, 2018).…”

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