Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-023-05033-x
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of executive functions: a bibliometric approach
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- Volume 43, pages 10029–10047, (2024)
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Abstract
Executive
functions are a set of cognitive processes critical for psychological,
social, and cognitive development which have recently received much
attention. To explore more prominent keywords, countries, sources, and
research clusters, bibliometric analysis is needed. This study conducts a
bibliometric analysis on related documents entitled “executive
function*”, adopted from Web of Science core collections. The
quantitative part includes publication trends and average citations per
year, top keywords, corresponding author’s country, and top journals. In
the following, the qualitative analysis highlights the top 55 highly
cited documents by categorizing the components of executive functions,
related variables, instruments, and samples. The results show that the
average citation per year related to executive functions documents has
seven peaks from 1956 up to February 25, 2022. Top cited documents are
mainly focused on childhood and based on 3 components of inhibition,
working memory, and cognitive flexibility. This bibliometric study
provides a clear perspective on the future research direction,
highlighting potential opportunities and challenges in the field of
executive functions.
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