Internationalization features of research topics in international journal articles:A case study of education field in China
[Purposes]This study aims to achieve a multidimensional measurement and diverse categorization of the internationalization features pertaining to the research topics of international journal articles.[Methods]By taking the field of education in China as an example,this paper compared the distribution of research topics in Chinese and international journal articles to reveal the differences between them.Four dimensions including research objects,leading countries,citation influence,and audience diversity were adopted to analyze the internationalization features of research topics in international journal articles.The TPUR topic classification framework was constructed to categorize research topics in international journal articles into different types,so as to summarize relevant patterns.[Findings]The publication of international articles in the field of education in China presents a dual perspective of China focusing on international issues and the international community focusing on China.There are differences in the focal points and influence of articles led by China and other countries.In comparison,theoretical research topics dedicated to addressing international common issues and practical research topics focusing on China's local issues exhibit more distinct internationalization features.[Conclusions]Researchers need to appropriately grasp topics of interest in international academia and choose suitable Chinese and international journals for article publication.Scientific research management departments should establish a rational scientific research evaluation framework to guide scholars in selecting appropriate article publication channels.
Research topicInternationalization featureEducation fieldBibliometric analysis