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The Evolution of Performance Audit Research: A 50-Year Bibliometric Analysis

This study examines the global evolution of performance audit research over the past five decades by identifying publication trends, influential contributors and dominant thematic developments. A bibliometric methodology was employed using 800 publications indexed in the Scopus database from 1975 to 2025. Performance analysis and science-mapping techniques were conducted using Harzing’s Publish or Perish and VOSviewer to analyse citation patterns, co-authorship networks and keyword co-occurrence relationships. The findings reveal substantial growth in performance audit scholarship, particularly after 2010, with the United States, United Kingdom and Australia emerging as dominant contributors. The literature remains strongly centred on public-sector governance, accountability and managerial reform, while themes related to ESG reporting, digital governance, AI-assisted auditing, sustainability evaluation and cross-sector applications remain comparatively underdeveloped. Citation patterns further indicate that influential studies primarily emphasise performance measurement and organisational control rather than broader public value and societal outcomes. Theoretically, the study demonstrates that performance audit research has evolved operationally but remains institutionally driven and conceptually fragmented, highlighting the need for more integrative and outcome-oriented frameworks. Practically, the findings provide insights for policymakers, Supreme Audit Institutions and statutory bodies, including zakat institutions, to strengthen performance auditing as a mechanism for organisational learning, governance improvement and outcome-oriented accountability. The originality of this study lies in providing one of the earliest comprehensive bibliometric syntheses of global performance

M. Suffian, Mohamed Esa, Hairunnizam Wahid et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Jul 2026

Human resource information systems research in transition: A global bibliometric mapping of knowledge, collaboration, and future direction

This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the intellectual and thematic evolution of human resource information systems (HRIS) research within the context of digital transformation. Despite its growing strategic importance, HRIS literature remains fragmented across theoretical, methodological, and geographical dimensions. This study seeks to map the structural dynamics, emerging themes, and future research trajectories shaping the field. A bibliometric and science mapping approach was employed using data extracted from 303 peer-reviewed articles (1990–2025) indexed in the Scopus database. The analysis utilized VOSviewer and Biblioshiny (R Bibliometrix) to examine publication performance, co-authorship networks, citation patterns, and keyword co-occurrences, offering an evidence-based assessment of the intellectual landscape of HRIS research. Results reveal the transition of HRIS from a technology-centric system to a strategic and human-centered digital capability, emphasizing themes such as digital transformation, HR analytics, employee trust, and organizational agility. The study identifies key theoretical clusters, influential authors, and global collaboration patterns while exposing persistent gaps related to conceptual integration, methodological diversity, and regional representation. The findings provide valuable insights for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to strengthen theoretical coherence, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhance HRIS-driven digital capability within organizations. This study is among the first to offer a global, longitudinal bibliometric synthesis of HRIS research, presenting an integrative framework that links technological innovation, strategic human resource management, and knowledge-based organizational development.

Noni Setyorini, P. Nastiti, Chadyan Fathurachman et al. · 0 citations
Open access Aug 2026

Human Capital: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Evolution

Human capital has become a fundamental concept in explaining economic development, organizational competitiveness, innovation capability, and sustainable growth. However, the evolution of research themes, intellectual structures, and emerging directions within human capital studies remains fragmented across different disciplines. This study aims to examine the development and research landscape of human capital through a bibliometric analysis approach. Data were collected from the Scopus database using relevant search terms related to human capital, and the retrieved publications were analyzed using bibliometric techniques, including performance analysis, citation analysis, co-authorship analysis, keyword co-occurrence analysis, and thematic evolution mapping. The findings reveal that human capital research has experienced significant growth and has developed into a multidisciplinary field involving economics, management, entrepreneurship, education, innovation, and sustainability. The citation analysis identifies influential studies focusing on entrepreneurship, psychological capital, strategic management, and sustainable competitive advantage, while the keyword analysis demonstrates a transition from traditional themes such as education, employment, and productivity toward emerging themes including innovation, intellectual capital, social capital, and sustainable development. Furthermore, collaboration analysis highlights the dominant contribution of institutions and countries from North America, Europe, and Asia in shaping global human capital research. This study contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive understanding of the intellectual evolution of human capital research and identifying future research opportunities related to digital capabilities, green human capital, and adaptive workforce development.

Loso Judijanto, Paramita Andiani, Ilham Akbar Bunyamin · 0 citations
Review Open access Jul 2026

The role of clusters in fostering entrepreneurship: A bibliometric study of global research trends

This paper conducts a bibliometric exploration of research linking two concepts i.e. clusters and entrepreneurship, a domain that has expanded steadily over the past thirty years. Using 155 peer-reviewed articles sourced from the Dimensions database (1996–2025), the study applies the SPAR-4-SLR framework along with visualization software (VOSviewer) to identify intellectual patterns in publication trend, citations trend, influential journals, influential field of research and new themes map. The analysis highlights a consistent growth in publications from the early 2000s, with output peaking around 2021, followed by diversification into new thematic directions. Contributions are geographically widespread, though the United States accounts for much of the citation influence, particularly through foundational studies by Feldman (2001, 2005) and Sonfield & Lussier (2004). Among journals, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development leads in productivity, whereas Industrial and Corporate Change demonstrates higher citation impact. Bibliographic coupling reveals eight thematic clusters, centering on networks, social capital, proximity, and entrepreneurial capability as drivers of cluster vitality. Emerging topics such as digital entrepreneurship, artisanal industries, and handloom clusters suggest the field’s increasing socio-economic scope. Overall, the findings emphasize clusters as catalysts of innovation, entrepreneurship and regional competitiveness, while offering insights for scholars and policymakers interested in advancing sustainable and entrepreneurship-driven development.

Dinesh Rawat, Kalpana Rawat · 0 citations
Open access Jul 2026

Exploring the knowledge management–innovation nexus: global research insights and emerging themes

A thorough bibliometric analysis of research on knowledge management (KM) and innovation published between 1998 and 2025 using information obtained from the Scopus database indicates the growing significance of knowledge management as a catalyst for innovation in the digital economy.

Savita Saini · 0 citations
Review Open access Jul 2026

The board of directors characteristics research: A bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer and Rstudio

The Board of Directors (BOD) is widely recognized as a central governance mechanism influencing corporate effectiveness, strategic decision-making, and organizational performance. As corporate governance challenges have intensified in the post–global financial crisis era, scholarly interest in board characteristics has expanded significantly, generating a rapidly growing and fragmented body of literature. In response, this study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to systematically map the intellectual structure, thematic evolution, and emerging research trends in studies on board of directors’ characteristics over the period 2014–2025. Using 862 peer-reviewed journal articles retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, this study applies performance analysis and science mapping techniques with the support of Bibliometrix (R) and VOSviewer. The analysis includes descriptive statistics, citation and co-citation analysis, bibliographic coupling, keyword co-occurrence, three-field plots, and thematic evolution analysis. The results show that publication output has grown a lot since 2018, with Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China being the most important contributors. The bibliographic coupling and cocitation analyses identify three dominant thematic clusters: (1) corporate governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and firm performance; (2) board characteristics and firm outcomes; and (3) ownership structure, governance mechanisms, and firm performance. Furthermore, thematic evolution analysis highlights a gradual shift from traditional board structure and agency-oriented research toward emerging themes related to board diversity, ESG (environmental, social, and governance), audit committees, executive roles, and sustainability-oriented governance. By extending the temporal scope beyond earlier bibliometric reviews and incorporating advanced visualization techniques, this study provides updated and more nuanced evidence on the evolution of board characteristics research. The findings contribute to the corporate governance literature by illustrating the field’s theoretical transition toward broader stakeholder-oriented perspectives and provide helpful suggestions to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to enhance governance effectiveness in an increasingly sustainability-driven business environment.

N. T. Cao, Ngoc Tien Nguyen · 0 citations