Bibliographic and content analysis of articles on education from Vietnam indexed in Scopus from 2009 to 2018

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the bibliographic characteristics and content of articles on education published in Scopus-indexed journals by authors with Vietnamese affiliations from 2009 to 2018. Methods: Scopus was searched on July 6, 2019 using the search option "affiliation country, " with "Vietnam OR Viet Nam" as the country name, and "subject area" as "social sciences AND education. " Results: A total of 193 articles were identified. They were classified by publication year, co-authors' country, affiliation, subarea, journal, and author. Content analysis of these articles demonstrated that the number of publications on education from Vietnam in Scopus increased rapidly during the last 10 years. The top five countries of co-authors were Australia, the USA, New Zealand, the UK, and the Netherlands. The main research subfields were English-language teaching, pedagogy, and educational management. Conclusion: Although Vietnamese education researchers collaborated with colleagues in developed countries to publish papers, there was still a lack of articles discussing global trends in education, such as cross-border education, equity in education, and international assessment programs.