Trending research topics on Outcome Based Education in Bangladesh: a bibliometric analysis based on Scopus data (1990- 2026)

Abstract

This study looks at publishing patterns, active contributors, important publications, and popular research topics in the field of outcome based education in Bangladesh. This study examined 470 Scopus papers between 1990 and 2026 to identify patterns, top articles, and trending topics. In this paper, the bibliometric analysis approach is carried out using R software. The study shows the yearly count of scientific articles published over a 36-year span (1990–2026). This study illustrates an analysis based on Bradford’s Law, a bibliometric method employed to pinpoint the most significant or "core" journals within a particular research domain. PLOS ONE is the leading journal in this collection, accounting for 41 articles (about 32% of all essential articles). Bangladesh leads in overall articles (169, 36%), but has a moderate international collaboration rate (42.6% MCP). The study depicts that PROST A, 2013, LANCET has the most total citations (470) but a lower TC per Year (33.57).