Leadership in higher education institutions: An analysis through Bibliometrix RLiderazgo en instituciones de educación superior: Un análisis a través de Bibliometrix R

Abstract

© 2021, Universidad de Tarapaca. All rights reserved.The aim of this article is to identify the main research lines of leadership in higher education institutions that have emerged in the period 2019-July 2020. For this, a bibliometric analysis of the Web of Science, Scopus, and SciELO databases was carried out under the terms of leadership, and institutions of higher education, universities, and community colleges. Similarly, the Bibliometrix R-tool was used to describe trends in the field. The findings suggest four main areas of study associated with leadership, which are 1) the effects (direct or indirect) that leadership styles have on different aspects of interest, 2) the learning and development programs implemented in tertiary educational institutions to encourage leadership in students and teachers, 3) the women leadership in academia, and 4) the attitudes, competencies, knowledge, and characteristics that leaders must present to be effective in the academic field.