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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tang, Lingjie
• Zhang, Chang’an

Titel

Analysis and Mapping of Scientific Literature on Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Global Immigrants (1963–2022)

Ist Teil von

• SAGE Open, 2024-04, Vol.14 (2)

Ort / Verlag

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study extensively investigates 4,557 articles pertaining to immigrants’ cross-cultural adaptation (ICCA) published between 1963 and 2022 in Web of Science (WoS)-core collection database by presenting a state-of-the-art bibliometric analysis and visualizing knowledge maps with a set of analytical tools including VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Bibliometrix. The collected sample covers 9,791 authors, 1,473 sources, 81 countries and regions, and 2,682 institutions. The major aim of the study is to explore the research status and progress on a global scale in terms of different parameters in a quantitative and visual manner and discern the overall development in research hotspots. The research findings reveal that publications on ICCA have registered marked increases over time and that the degree of research varies remarkably in countries/territories, authors, institutions, and sources. A host of scholars are predominantly focused on “acculturation,”“integration,” and “attitude” in addition to “immigrant” themselves, whereas some started to take up research on emerging topics like “social network,”“national identity,”“Syrian refugee,”“resilience,”“social integration,”“work,” and “employment.” Future research directions on ICCA research have been justified accordingly. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first review of its kind in the field and offers multiple influential research avenues, which may provide unique and essential perspectives and ideas for scholars to carry out relevant research down the road. It is hoped that this study is expected to stir up more research interest in ICCA research. Plain Language Summary Literature Review of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Global Immigrants (1963–2022) This study dives deep into 4,557 articles about immigrants’ cross-cultural adaptation (ICCA) published from 1963 to 2022. Using advanced tools like VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Bibliometrix, the researchers analyze these articles to understand the global research trends. The study looks at data like authors, sources, countries, and institutions involved. The goal is to see how research on ICCA has grown over time and where the hotspots are. The findings show that publications about ICCA have been increasing steadily. Different countries, authors, institutions, and sources have varying levels of involvement in this research. Many scholars focus on topics like “acculturation,”“integration,” and “attitude,” while newer areas like “social network,”“national identity,”“Syrian refugee,”“resilience,”“social integration,”“work” and “employment” are gaining attention. The study also outlines future research directions in ICCA. It is one of the first reviews of its kind in this field, offering valuable insights and ideas for future studies. Hopefully, this study may inspire more interest and research in ICCA, ultimately leading to a better understanding of immigrant experiences.