Bibliometric Outlook on Economics and Business Research in Kazakhstan (2019–2023)
Amirbekova D. Nauryz T. Taskinbayeva M. Bigabatova M. Ziro A.
December 2025Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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2025#13Issue 4
This study examines the evolution of Kazakhstani research in the fields of economics and business research. We analyzed Scopus and Dimensions records for 2019–2023 following a PRISMA-like workflow with fully reproducible queries and time-stamped data extractions. We implemented both Bradford’s law of scattering and collaboration analysis. We report both journal-level (Scopus) and publication-level (Dimensions) results as complementary perspectives. Results show the applicability of Bradford’s law of scattering to research publications in Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, Business, Management, and Accounting, and Decision Sciences in Kazakhstan and globally. Collaboration analysis highlights strong regional ties and diversification. Authorship analysis reveals that 85.1% of publications have a Kazakhstan-affiliated first author. Publications were classified into three categories: Kazakhstan-Only (59.0%, N = 1585), International Collaboration with Kazakhstan-led authorship (31.5%, N = 845), and International Collaboration with Non-Kazakhstan-led authorship (9.5%, N = 255). International collaborations had 69–92% higher citation impact than domestic-only publications. The expansion of citing countries doubled in 2023 compared with 2019. Our contributions to bibliometric analysis and science policy are two-fold. First, we provide a comprehensive comparative analysis of publication patterns between Kazakhstani and global journals in economics and business-related fields, revealing specific areas requiring development. Second, we identify collaboration patterns, including citation analysis of studied fields. The analysis revealed strategies that can be applied in other emerging economies.
bibliometric analysis , Bradford’s law , business research , economics research , journal distribution , Kazakhstan , research output
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Business School, Kazakh British Technical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
International School of Economics, Kazakh British Technical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
School of Information Technologies and Engineering, Kazakh British Technical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
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International School of Economics
School of Information Technologies and Engineering
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