30 Years (1991 – 2021) Publication Trends on Disability and Higher Education Learning: A Bibliometric Review

Annuar Aswan Mohd Noor; Mohd Faizal Mohd Isa; Abdul Razak Abd Manaf; Safwan Marwin Abdul Murad

doi:10.47405/mjssh.v7i12.1964

Annuar Aswan Mohd Noor School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.
Mohd Faizal Mohd Isa School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.
Abdul Razak Abd Manaf School of Applied Psychology, Social Work, and Policy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.
Safwan Marwin Abdul Murad School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v7i12.1964

Keywords: Disability, Higher Education Publication, Trends, Graphical Visualizations, Scopus database, Student with disabilities

Abstract

Research focusing on disability in higher education is gradually receiving the attention from scholars around the world; however, the endeavor still scarce. This study was designed to identify issues which students with disabilities in higher education faced using the bibliometric review. Using Scopus database, 1865 publications on disability in higher education were disseminated between 1991 and 2021, from the perspective of publication trends, research areas, prolific source, most cited documents, co-authorship concerning authors, institutions and countries, and keywords co-occurrence. The review found an escalation of publications from 122 in 2015 to 160 publications in 2020. It can be construed that the disability in higher education draws a variety of research areas. United States scholars contributed 43.89% of the overall publications, leading another 89 countries. Authors’ keywords of “students with disabilities”, “higher education”, “learning institutions”, and “special students” have substantially impacted the online search for information. This bibliometric study offers a comprehensive and in-depth glance on the subject under study, which could assist academia and industry players.

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