Bibliometric analysis demonstrates steady growth in mentoring research linked to leadership and diversity, highlighting its role in embedding socially responsible organizational values.
Key Points
Examine the evolution, intellectual structure, and global trends of scientific research connecting mentoring with leadership and social responsibility.
Conducted a bibliometric and visualization analysis of 291 publications indexed in Scopus.
Evaluated global publication trajectories, contributor collaboration networks, and thematic clusters.
Mentoring literature demonstrated an annual growth rate of 7.31%, with research productivity concentrated primarily in developed nations and limited international collaboration.
Identified three intellectual clusters and two predominant thematic areas: mentoring as a mechanism for leadership development, and mentoring addressing diversity and gender in professional trajectories.