Global Research Trends in Cultural Identity Studies Based on Bibliometric Mapping
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Bibliometric analysis; Cultural identity; Scopus; VOSviewerAbstract
This study examines global research trends in cultural identity studies using a bibliometric mapping approach. Drawing on bibliographic data indexed in the Scopus database, the study analyzes the evolution, intellectual structure, and thematic composition of cultural identity research. Using VOSviewer, co-authorship, institutional and country collaboration networks, co-citation patterns, and keyword co-occurrence maps were generated to identify influential contributors, dominant knowledge bases, and emerging research themes. The results show that cultural identity functions as a central and integrative concept, strongly connected to psychological and social identity traditions while increasingly intersecting with applied domains such as cultural heritage, tourism, sustainability, and digital media. Overlay and density visualizations reveal a shift from foundational themes related to ethnicity, acculturation, and social identity toward more policy-relevant and digitally mediated perspectives, without displacing established theoretical frameworks. The study also highlights uneven global collaboration patterns, with research concentrated in a small number of leading countries alongside growing contributions from the Global South. Overall, this bibliometric mapping provides a systematic overview of the field’s development, offering insights that can support future theory building, interdisciplinary integration, and more inclusive research agendas in cultural identity studies.
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