A bibliometric analysis of the graduate employability research trends

Abstract

<span>Graduate employability has received considerable attention over the years, owing to the labor market’s desire for highly skilled graduates. This study was to examine trends in graduate employability research from 1986 to 2020 through the use of a standard bibliometric procedure. During the study period, as many 343 documents were yielded from the Scopus database. The findings indicated that the relative growth rate of published article was 69 documents per year on average. Geographically, the United Kingdom ranked first as the most productive country, with 104 articles published. Between 2000-2010, the employability topic focused primarily on the role of higher education in providing appropriate career guidance and strategy development for graduates from both public and private institutions seeking employment. Between 2011-2019, the focus shifted to employability skills, work-integrated learning, and curriculum designs that are connected to the long-term enhancement of graduate employability and its impact on career goals. The findings of this study indicate a significant increase in graduate employability literature, as well as a significant number of citations. Academic researchers are encouraged to pursue development strategies that result in successful graduates finding employment in the labor market. This paper is innovative in that it identifies a trend and future for research in the field of employability.</span>

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A bibliometric review of research on employability: dataset from Scopus between 1972 and 2019

“…Bibliometric methods have been used in some review articles so far with a specific focus. Masduki et al (2022) analyzed research trends in graduate employability in their bibliometric study in three sub-periods: 1986-2000, 2001-2010 and 2011-2020. The results show dramatic growth over time and highlight the role of HEIs in improving graduate employability.…”

“…(Byl et al, 2016, p. 2). Although some scholars have employed bibliometric methods to investigate employability, their focus was on only certain periods of time or specific aspects of employability such as outcome-learning for employability (Noori and Azmi, 2021;Raihan and Azad, 2021;Masduki et al, 2022). Therefore, the aim of the current study was to document and analyze trends in research on employability over the past 38 years using a bibliometrics method, thus providing a better and more profound understanding of employability in the period from 1972 to 2019.…”