Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Academic Procrastination

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Front. Psychol., 18 October 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.722332

Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Academic Procrastination

Xue Tao1,2?, Hafiz Hanif3*?, Hamsa Hameed Ahmed2 and Nader Ale Ebrahim4,5?

• 1College of Foreign Languages, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, China
• 2Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
• 3Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia–Jabatan Pengajian Pendidikan, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
• 4Research and Technology Department, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
• 5University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Numerous students suffer from academic procrastination; it is a common problem and phenomenon in academic settings. Many previous researchers have analyzed its relationships with other factors, such as self-regulation and academic success. This paper aims to provide a full outline of academic procrastination and explore the current hot spots and trends. Bibliometrix and VOSviewer were used to conduct quantitative analysis. The data was collected from the Web of Science core collection database, which contains 1,240 articles from the years 1938 to 2021. The analysis shows that the publication of articles on academic procrastination has been rapidly increasing since 1993. In terms of the most influential countries and institutions, the United states took a prominent lead among all countries, and the most productive institutions in this area were the University of Washington and University of California, Los Angeles. By analyzing the authors, we see that most authors like working with a few collaborators, leading to main groups of authors, such as Murat Balkis and June J. Pilcher. The most frequently cited author was Esther D. Rothblum. Based on the co-citation journals network, Personality and Individual Differences was the prolific and influential journal referring to the number of citations and articles it received. The VOSviewer tool identified the hot spots of academic procrastination, which were mainly distributed as follows: (a) procrastination, (b) academic procrastination, (c) self-regulation, (d) academic performance, and (e) motivation. Therefore, this paper is helpful for scholars and practitioners to know the trend of academic procrastination research comprehensively.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis, academic procrastination, bibliometrix tool, VOSviewer, the trend

Citation: Tao X, Hanif H, Ahmed HH and Ale Ebrahim N (2021) Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Academic Procrastination. Front. Psychol. 12:722332. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.722332

Received: 08 June 2021; Accepted: 07 September 2021;

Published: 18 October 2021.

Edited by:

Jie Chi Yang, National Central University, Taiwan

Reviewed by:

John Mark R. Asio, Gordon College, Philippines

Imanuel Hitipeuw, State University of Malang, Indonesia

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*Correspondence: Hafiz Hanif, [email protected]

?ORCID: Xue Tao orcid.org/0000-0003-4440-2370

Hafiz Hanif orcid.org/0000-0001-9943-6557

Nader Ale Ebrahim orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-4439

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