Research on Curriculum Leadership: A Bibliometric Analysis

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 1, 1 - 28, 30.06.2025

İlkay Doğan Taş , Serap Nur Duman

https://doi.org/10.31704/ijocis.1465063

Abstract

This study conducts a bibliometric analysis to examine works on curriculum leadership, as indexed in the Web of Science database. Utilizing VOSviewer software for the analysis, the study encompasses 124 articles accessible in this database. The findings indicate a predominant publication of curriculum leadership studies in journals pertaining to Education and Educational Research, accounting for 80.64% of the total. Notably, there has been a surge in articles in this field since 2010, with the peak year being 2017, which saw 16 publications (12.90%). The United States emerges as the leading country in curriculum leadership research, contributing 34 articles (27.41%). In 2023, research in this domain garnered the highest number of citations, totaling 139, with "curriculum leadership" being the most prevalent keyword, appearing in 38 articles. Rose M. Ylimaki stands out as the most prolific author with nine publications, while M. Fullan and A. Harris are the most cited authors, receiving 46 and 40 joint citations respectively. The journal 'Educational Management Administration & Leadership' is noteworthy for receiving the most citations in this field, totaling 113 across three articles. The e-book "Curriculum Leadership by Middle Leaders: Theory, Design, and Practice" is distinguished as the most published work in this area, with five publications. Furthermore, the article "Faculty Development for Educational Leadership and Scholarship" is significant in the realm of curriculum leadership studies, having accrued 98 citations.

Keywords

Curriculum leadership , Bibliometric analysis , Curriculum , Leadership.

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