Abstract—In this article, we aimed to investigate the dynamics of higher education texts from 2002 to 2011 by identifying the most frequently cited references, the highest cited authors, and the correlations among the co-citations. Citation and Co-Citation analyses were used to examine 1,941 cited journal articles from 41,001 publications published in SCI and SSCI databases. We juxtaposed the status of citations between two periods of 2002-2006 and 2007-2011. Results showed research trends changed significantly. Some generative reflections, methodological limitations, future research recommendations were discussed as well.
Index Terms—Higher education, citation analysis, co-citation analysis, citation-enhanced databases.
C.-H. Tai and Y. Lee are with the Graduate School of Business and Operations Management, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan (R.O.C.) (e-mail: a8646165@yahoo.com.tw, mcgill_lee@yahoo.com).
C.-W. Lee is with the Institute for International Studies in Education, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA (e-mail: leejeiwei@gmail.com)
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Cite: Chin-Hsiu Tai, Che-Wei Lee, and Yender Lee, "Citation Analysis of Higher Education Texts in Selected Databases: A Comparison between 2002-2006 and 2007-2011," International Journal of Engineering and Technology vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 306-310, 2013.
