A Bibliometric Study to Assess Research Fads in Library and Information Science in Malaysia during 2016–2021

Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Sani; Noor Zaidi Sahid; Norshila Saifudin; Jamiah Baba

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10.4106

Authors

Mad Khir Johari Abdullah Sani Faculty of Information Management, Selangor Branch, Puncak Perdana Campus, 40150 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia
Noor Zaidi Sahid Faculty of Information Management, Selangor Branch, Puncak Perdana Campus, 40150 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia
Norshila Saifudin Faculty of Information Management, Selangor Branch, Puncak Perdana Campus, 40150 Shah Alam Selangor, Malaysia
Jamiah Baba Faculty of Education, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 40150 Shah Alam Selangor,Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI10.4106

Keywords:

Scopus, Library and Information Science, Bibliometric Analysis, Malaysian Researcher

Abstract

This study was designed with the aim to evaluate the publication growth and research pattern of library and information science (LIS) in Malaysia from 2016–2021. The Scopus database was utilised as the main source for extracting retrospective data. An explicit fluctuation rather decreasing trend in the number of documents was observed. The year 2021 was identified as the most productive, while 2016 was identified as the high citation in LIS in Malaysia. Additionally, in order to provide scientific information, future studies should investigate pertinent research clusters to look for emerging patterns in LIS.

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