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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2025.10.025

Integrated Study of the Diachronic Research on Academic Literacy of University Students: A Quantitative Analysis Based on WoS and CNKI Literature Visualization

Yanli Gao*, Zihao Liu

Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266400, Shandong, China.

*Corresponding author: Yanli Gao

Published: November 12,2025

Abstract

Academic Literacy/literacies (abbr. AL) plays a pivotal role in advancing the academic competencies and achievements of university students, be they undergraduates, master’s, or doctoral students. Therefore, a great deal of research from multiple angles has been conducted globally, yet, thus far, an integrated study into the current research concerning AL both in China and the rest of the world hasn’t been undertaken. Hence, this article presents a comprehensive, systematic, and evidence-based review of AL research in China and overseas, analyzing in-depth its past results, current status, and tracing its future trajectories, via R-based Bibliometrix and CiteSpace software, both of which visualize data retrieved from 502 literatures within a time span from 1997-2023 in WoS and CNKI databases. Accordingly, revealed are the trend of publication, the features of representative authors, literatures and journals with high citation, the collabo-ration at author, institution, and country levels, and the evolution of keywords. Further, this article finds that efforts are needed to enhance academic writing skills, consider psychological and emotional factors for graduate students, optimize teaching methods and practices, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration networks.

Keywords

Academic Literacy; University Students; Bibliometrics; CiteSpace; Bibliometrix; Chronological Research

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How to cite this paper

Integrated Study of the Diachronic Research on Academic Literacy of University Students: A Quantitative Analysis Based on WoS and CNKI Literature Visualization

How to cite this paper: Yanli Gao, Zihao Liu. (2025) Integrated Study of the Diachronic Research on Academic Literacy of University Students: A Quantitative Analysis Based on WoS and CNKI Literature Visualization. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science9(10), 1983-1995.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2025.10.025