A comparison of educational administration-themed studies in Turkey and the world usi̇ng bibliometric analysis method

This study aims to comparatively examine scientific research in the field of educational administration in Turkey and the world in terms of bibliometric characteristics. A total of 6257 articles, 236 from Turkey and 6021 from other countries, obtained from WoS and Scopus databases, were analyzed using the "biblioshiny" package of the Bibliometrix program. Performance analysis and scientific mapping results revealed that the USA and England stand out in scientific production, while Turkey has shown rapid development in the last 10 years and is above the world average in terms of annual growth rate. While the most frequently studied topics in the world were "leadership", "educational administration", "schools", "education" and "higher education"; "leadership", "leadership types", "educational administration", "Turkey", "teachers" and "school principals" themes came to the forefront in Turkey. According to citation analysis, P. Hallinger, K. Leithwood and V. Robinson in the world; M. Ş. Bellibaş, S. Gümüş and E. Gümüş were identified as the most influential authors in Turkey. When thematic change was examined, it was observed that Turkey generally followed global trends, but remained more limited in some areas. In conclusion, it was determined that Turkey's productivity in the field of educational administration has increased, but there are areas for development in terms of international collaboration and citation impact. Researchers are recommended to work in newly developing fields in the world such as "social justice", "gender equality", "artificial intelligence" and "sustainability". Keywords: Bibliometric analysis, Turkey, educational administration, comparison, themes