TY - JOUR

T1 - Working in separate silos? What citation patterns reveal about higher education research internationally

AU - Tight, Malcolm

PY - 2014/9/1

Y1 - 2014/9/1

N2 - Higher education research is a growing, inter-disciplinary and increasingly international field of study. This article examines the citation patterns of articles published in six leading higher education journals—three published in the United States and three published elsewhere in the world—for what they reveal about the development of this field. The analysis shows that the American journals are not only dominated by American-based authors, but that they also cite predominantly articles, books, chapters and other publications published in the United States. By contrast, the three non-American journals accommodate a much broader spread internationally of both authors and citations. Possible explanations for these patterns, and whether they matter, are discussed.

AB - Higher education research is a growing, inter-disciplinary and increasingly international field of study. This article examines the citation patterns of articles published in six leading higher education journals—three published in the United States and three published elsewhere in the world—for what they reveal about the development of this field. The analysis shows that the American journals are not only dominated by American-based authors, but that they also cite predominantly articles, books, chapters and other publications published in the United States. By contrast, the three non-American journals accommodate a much broader spread internationally of both authors and citations. Possible explanations for these patterns, and whether they matter, are discussed.

KW - Citation patterns

KW - Higher education research

KW - Journal articles

U2 - 10.1007/s10734-014-9718-0

DO - 10.1007/s10734-014-9718-0

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84956723374

VL - 68

SP - 379

EP - 395

JO - Higher Education

JF - Higher Education

SN - 0018-1560

IS - 3

ER -