Internationalization at home from a Global South perspective: a bibliometric study

um estudo bibliométrico

Authors

  • Marcio Watanabe Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina - IFSC
  • Marcia Regina Selpa Heinzle Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15536/revistathema.24.2025.3560

Keywords:

education, internationalization, globalization, bibliometric analysis, global south

Abstract

This research is part of the contemporary debates on the internationalization of basic and higher education and the challenges facing the transformations resulting from globalization. This study aimed to present a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications linked to the Web Of Science, SCOPUS, and ScIELO on the subject of internationalization at home (IH). We also investigated the gaps, possibilities, and trends in IH research in the global context at the same time as establishing links to the context of the Global South. The study method is qualitative, bibliometric, and exploratory, with the data represented in tables, graphs, and bibliometric maps. The following main findings stand out: 1) the significant increase in publications on IH; 2) the low representation of researchers from countries in the Global South, and, hence, 3) the lack of specific publications aimed at the geopolitical context of the Global South. In short, as a study subject, IH shows promise, indicating a broad field for further research in the context of the particularities of the emerging countries of the Global South.

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Author Biographies

Marcio Watanabe, Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina - IFSC

Mestre em Ensino de Ciências pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (2010). Doutor em Educação pela Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (2025). Docente do Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina. Membro do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Educação Superior.

Marcia Regina Selpa Heinzle, Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2012). Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Líder do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisa em Educação Superior.

Published

2025-09-23

How to Cite

WATANABE, M.; REGINA SELPA HEINZLE, M. Internationalization at home from a Global South perspective: a bibliometric study: um estudo bibliométrico. Revista Thema, Pelotas, v. 24, n. 2, p. 1–20, 2025. DOI: 10.15536/revistathema.24.2025.3560. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ifsul.edu.br/index.php/thema/article/view/3560. Acesso em: 25 sep. 2025.

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Section

Ciências Humanas