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Methodological Flowchart of Record Screening and Analysis


(Metadata-Based Study)

1) Identification


Records retrieved from Scopus (2018-2024)

Advanced query; single database (Scopus)

Total records: 492

2) Export & Pre-processing


Exported as CSV (Scopus metadata) → Cleaned/Prepared

Fields: title, abstract, keywords, authors, source, year

Deduplication: 0 removed (single-source)

3) Inclusion/Exclusion (embedded in query filters)


Include: English; Articles/Reviews; Journals; 2018-2024; subject areas

Exclude: non-English; non-journal; outside 2018-2024; duplicates

Outcome: 492 retained (no further exclusions)

4) Final dataset


Final records for analysis: 492

5A) Bibliometric Analysis (VOSviewer)


Keyword co-occurrence network

Cluster detection

Network visualizations

5B) Thematic & TCCM Analysis


Qualitative thematic classification from clusters

TCCM lens: theory, context, characteristics, methodology

Outputs A:


Six thematic clusters; 157 keywords meeting threshold

Outputs B:


Thematic areas + TCCM tables/insights; Basis for gaps & implications

Abstract-level (metadata) screening only;


No full texts sought.

Author's own creation.

Methodological flowchart for my study

by Gauri

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