View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

Review of the knowledge base of servant leadership in higher education research, 1998 to 2023.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Review of the knowledge base of servant leadership in higher education research, 1998 to 2023.
Authors: Adams, Donnie1,2 (AUTHOR) donnie.adams@unimelb.edu.au, Feng, Xueling3 (AUTHOR), Omar, Intan Marfarrina3 (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management. Dec2025, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p629-648. 20p.
Subject Terms: *Higher education, *Citation analysis, *Citation indexes, *Bibliometrics, Servant leadership, Leadership, Conceptual structures
Abstract: Recent research has focused on leadership styles that are deeply rooted in people-centred behaviours and ethics, and particularly, servant leadership. This review aimed to identify the intellectual structure of servant leadership in higher education research in the last two decades, from 1998 through 2023, using bibliographic data to trace its development and characteristics within a broad perspective. The Scopus database was used to identify 50 relevant documents, with an author co-citation analysis on VOSviewer software employed to analyse them. The review findings unveiled important aspects of the knowledge base on servant leadership, namely the volume and geographic distribution, the intellectual structure and key scholars, and the conceptual structure, including topical foci, and commonly used concepts. This bibliometric review offers empirically based insights into the evolution, and current status of the literature on servant leadership in higher education research. It also provides directions for future research on servant leadership, identifying areas where further development, particularly in higher education, is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Education Research Complete
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: ehh
DbLabel: Education Research Complete
An: 189411195
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Review of the knowledge base of servant leadership in higher education research, 1998 to 2023.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Adams%2C+Donnie%22">Adams, Donnie</searchLink><relatesTo>1,2</relatesTo> (AUTHOR)<i> donnie.adams@unimelb.edu.au</i><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Feng%2C+Xueling%22">Feng, Xueling</searchLink><relatesTo>3</relatesTo> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Omar%2C+Intan+Marfarrina%22">Omar, Intan Marfarrina</searchLink><relatesTo>3</relatesTo> (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Higher+Education+Policy+%26+Management%22">Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management</searchLink>. Dec2025, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p629-648. 20p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subject Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: *<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Higher+education%22">Higher education</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Citation+analysis%22">Citation analysis</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Citation+indexes%22">Citation indexes</searchLink><br />*<searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Bibliometrics%22">Bibliometrics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Servant+leadership%22">Servant leadership</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Leadership%22">Leadership</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Conceptual+structures%22">Conceptual structures</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Recent research has focused on leadership styles that are deeply rooted in people-centred behaviours and ethics, and particularly, servant leadership. This review aimed to identify the intellectual structure of servant leadership in higher education research in the last two decades, from 1998 through 2023, using bibliographic data to trace its development and characteristics within a broad perspective. The Scopus database was used to identify 50 relevant documents, with an author co-citation analysis on VOSviewer software employed to analyse them. The review findings unveiled important aspects of the knowledge base on servant leadership, namely the volume and geographic distribution, the intellectual structure and key scholars, and the conceptual structure, including topical foci, and commonly used concepts. This bibliometric review offers empirically based insights into the evolution, and current status of the literature on servant leadership in higher education research. It also provides directions for future research on servant leadership, identifying areas where further development, particularly in higher education, is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=ehh&AN=189411195
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1080/1360080X.2025.2470747
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 20
        StartPage: 629
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Higher education
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Citation analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Citation indexes
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Bibliometrics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Servant leadership
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Leadership
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Conceptual structures
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Review of the knowledge base of servant leadership in higher education research, 1998 to 2023.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Adams, Donnie
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Feng, Xueling
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Omar, Intan Marfarrina
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 12
              Text: Dec2025
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 1360080X
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 47
            – Type: issue
              Value: 6
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management
              Type: main
ResultId 1