Bibliometric analysis of the papers on urban education
| Published date | 18 November 2019 |
| Date | 18 November 2019 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-01-2019-0009 |
| Pages | 894-905 |
| Author | Jinyu Chen,Xindong Ye,Min Chen,Ye Liang |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science |
Bibliometric analysis of the
papers on urban education
Jinyu Chen
School of Economics and Management,
Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
Xindong Ye
College of Teacher Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
Min Chen
Academy of Financial Research, School of Business,
Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China, and
Ye Liang
School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
Abstract
Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to identify the papers published on urban education and analyze the
characteristics of these papers to contribute to the urban education research over the recent years.
Design/methodology/approach –Researchers generated a comprehensive list of the articles published
between 2010 and 2017 in the field of “urban education”by searching the Social Sciences Citation Index
database, using the keywords of “urban”and “education.”As an additional criterion, all the articles published
between 2010 and 2017 in the journals of Urban Education and Education and Urban Society were included.
Findings –There are a total of 2,123 publications that were checked and retrieved in the field of “urban
education”between 2010 and 2017. Although the number of publications differs year by year, the sum of the
citations received the increase from year to year on a regular basis. There are 35 articles that were cited more
than h-index, as h-classics in this field for this period and top 10 of these h-classics are reported in this study.
Urban Education and Education and Urban Society were revealed as the most prominent journals in the field
of urban education. Also, the results show that the most cited articles, the most prolific authors and
organizations, and top journals in this field are from the USA.
Research limitations/implications –The scope of this study is not extensive enough, and the data
obtained are not comprehensive enough. The survey was limited to the keyword of “urban education”in the
fields of title, abstract, author keywords and keywords plus.
Practical implications –This bibliometric analysis contributes to the literature of urban education
through a historical perspective. Results show that the “urban education”field attracts more attention of the
researchers and the impacts of these publications are increasing from year to year. Also, there is a prevalence
of the USA in the field of urban education.
Originality/value –The information presented in this paper provides insight into the development of urban
education research over the recent years. The data obtained in this study can be used as a reference for future
researchers in urban education.
Keywords Databases, Library management, Data analysis, Data handling, Education,
Database management systems
Paper type Technical paper
Introduction
Urban education refers to schools geographically situated within urban areas (Mora et al.,
2017). Urban education is related to the schools which function to serve the needs of
industrial-business driven, commercial society (Hernández et al., 2017). Urban schools are
located in urban environments, reflect the characteristics and response to the needs of this
metropolitan society, bureaucratic and hierarchical by nature, and suffer from the issues of
class and race/ethnicity (Azer, 2017).
Urban schools are generally diverse, complex, striving against growth and have a high
amount of student enrollments. These schools are inevitably affected by the environment
Library Hi Tech
Vol. 37 No. 4, 2019
pp. 894-905
© Emerald PublishingLimited
0737-8831
DOI 10.1108/LHT-01-2019-0009
Received 11 January 2019
Revised 22 February 2019
30 March 2019
Accepted 1 April 2019
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