A bibliometric analysis of quality assurance in higher education institutions: Implications for assessing university's societal impact

Shahzad Khuram; Ch Abdul Rehman; Nadia Nasir; Natasha Saman Elahi

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102319

A bibliometric analysis of quality assurance in higher education institutions: Implications for assessing university's societal impact

Eval Program Plann. 2023 Aug:99:102319. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102319. Epub 2023 May 23.

Authors

Shahzad Khuram¹, Ch Abdul Rehman², Nadia Nasir³, Natasha Saman Elahi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, The Superior University Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: gmd9700@gmail.com.
² Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, The Superior University Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: chairman@superior.edu.pk.
³ Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, The Superior University Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: nadia.nasir@superior.edu.pk.
⁴ Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, The Superior University Lahore, Pakistan. Electronic address: natasha.saman@superior.edu.pk.

PMID: 37244097
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102319

Abstract

This study aims to provide a bibliometric overview of quality assurance (QA) research in higher education institutions (HEIs) from 1993 to 2022 and to identify significant trends. Scopus was utilised to retrieve data from 321 selected articles from 191 different sources. The methodology included science mapping with bibliometric indicators such as citations, co-citation analysis, and bibliometric coupling. Analysis of the data was done using VOSviewer and R-package using Biblioshiny. The findings indicate an increase in the number of articles and authors per paper that highlight QA key issues, the most promising QA practices, and the topics for future research. This study has significant importance to orient HEI's QA process towards the assessment of the university's societal impact.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Higher education institution; Quality Assurance; Societal impact.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bibliometrics*
Program Evaluation
Schools / standards
Social Change*
Universities* / standards