Document Type : Original Article
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1 Litrrature and Humanities Science, Faculty, Department of Knowledge and Infomation Science, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
2 Knowledge and Information Science Department, University of Qom, Qom, Iran
3 Knowledge and Information Science Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the position of children's and adolescent literature in Google Scholar using a scientometric approach.
Methodology: This study is an applied scientometric study. The research population includes researchers who have selected “Children and Adolescent Literature” as a research interest in their Google Scholar personal profile. A researcher-created checklist and Excel 2022, along with SPSS 2023 software, were used to analyze the data.
Findlings: 59 researchers on the Google Scholar social network have indicated their interest in children and adolescent literature, including 46 women and 13 men. The total number of published works is 2098, and the total number of citations is 8926, of which only 640 citations belong to children's and adolescent literature. Researchers from Indonesia, Iran, and India had the largest number of graduates in literature, educational sciences, and English language, and the PhD level had the largest participation. Researchers, "Seyit ATEŞ", "Dilek Altun", and "Zakir Ali Rajnish" ranked first to third, and also in the field of works on the subject of children's literature, "Seyit ATEŞ", "Angelica Hobjila", and "Mahdi Mohammadi" were recognized as the top three.
Conclusion: Google Scholar social network can be a valuable tool for understanding the current position of the field of children's and young adult literature. However, there are still problems that prevent it from being used in obtaining outputs for scientometric research.
Value: This is the first study with a quantitative approach that seeks to examine the problems of Google Scholar.
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