Fragmentation and Interdisciplinarity of Women's Leadership Research:Bibliometric Analysis of Scopus Data in 2025

Abstract

Women's leadership continues to be a rapidly growing field of study as global attention to gender equality across various sectors increases. Despite the increasing volume of scientific publications on this topic, systematic mapping of their direction, thematic distribution, and citation impact remains limited, particularly for recent publications. This study aims to map the landscape of women's leadership research in 2025 through a descriptive bibliometric approach. Data were searched from the Scopus database using Publish or Perish software with the keyword "Women's Leadership," resulting in 200 articles analyzed for citation count, h- and g-indexes, journal distribution, and title-based thematic clusters. The analysis revealed a total of 553 citations with an h-index of 10, dominated by education, socio-cultural issues, and health. The most highly cited articles focused on the relationship between gender diversity and organizational and environmental performance. These findings confirm that women's leadership research is multidisciplinary yet fragmented, necessitating a more integrated, cross-disciplinary synthesis in future research