http://ssrn.com/abstract=2780741
Major Trends in Knowledge Management Research: A Bibliometric Study
Peyman Akhavan
Malek Ashtar University of Technology
Nader Ale Ebrahim
University
of Malaya (UM) - Research Support Unit, Centre for Research Services,
Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP); University of
Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture
Mahdieh A. Fetrati
Aalborg University - Department of Business and Management
Amir Pezeshkan
Old Dominion University
June 1, 2016
Scientometrics, vol. 107, no. 3, pp. 1249-1264, June, 2016.
Abstract:
This study provides an overview of the knowledge
management literature from 1980 through 2014. We employ bibliometric and
text mining analyses on a sample of 500 most cited articles to examine
the impact of factors such as number of authors, references, pages, and
keywords on the number of citations that they received. We also
investigate major trends in knowledge management literature including
the contribution of different countries, variations across publication
years, and identifying active research areas and major journal outlets.
Our study serves as a resource for future studies by shedding light on
how trends in knowledge management research have evolved over time and
demonstrating the characteristics of the most cited articles in this
literature. Specifically, our results reveal that the most cited
articles are from United States and United Kingdom. The most prolific
year in terms of the number of published articles is 2009 and in terms
of the number of citations is 2012. We also found a positive
relationship between the number of publications’ keywords, references,
and pages and the number of citations that they have received. Finally,
the Journal of Knowledge Management has the largest share in publishing
the most cited articles in this field.
management literature from 1980 through 2014. We employ bibliometric and
text mining analyses on a sample of 500 most cited articles to examine
the impact of factors such as number of authors, references, pages, and
keywords on the number of citations that they received. We also
investigate major trends in knowledge management literature including
the contribution of different countries, variations across publication
years, and identifying active research areas and major journal outlets.
Our study serves as a resource for future studies by shedding light on
how trends in knowledge management research have evolved over time and
demonstrating the characteristics of the most cited articles in this
literature. Specifically, our results reveal that the most cited
articles are from United States and United Kingdom. The most prolific
year in terms of the number of published articles is 2009 and in terms
of the number of citations is 2012. We also found a positive
relationship between the number of publications’ keywords, references,
and pages and the number of citations that they have received. Finally,
the Journal of Knowledge Management has the largest share in publishing
the most cited articles in this field.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 24
Keywords: Bibliometric; Citation analysis; Knowledge management; Research productivity
JEL Classification: L1, L11, L7, M11, M12, M1, M54, Q1, O1, O3, Q31, Q32, P24, P42, P29, L17
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Date posted: May 17, 2016
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Major Trends in Knowledge Management Research: A Bibliometric Study by Peyman Akhavan, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Mahdieh A. Fetrati, Amir Pezeshkan :: SSRN
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