Bibliometric analysis of scale development and adaptation studies published in the field of music

Bibliometric analysis is a systematic process of reviewing and evaluating relevant sources through a literature survey on a specific topic. Bibliometric analysis is frequently employed to examine scale development and adaptation studies in music, enabling researchers to determine current trends and key research in this field. This study aims to evaluate the last decade (2014–2024) by presenting scale development and adaptation studies in music published in the TR Dizin database through various sub-problems (publication year, journal, keywords, sample group, publication type, citation count, etc.). The goal is to contribute to future scientific research in scale adaptation and development in music education. Within the study’s scope, articles on scale development and adaptation in music published in the TR Dizin database between 2014 and 2024 were screened (n=312), and eligible articles (n=30) were included. The results were analyzed bibliometrically and presented via descriptive tables, including content analysis and percentage-frequency distributions. Findings indicate that the highest number of studies were conducted in 2020 (n=8), the most cited study had 11 citations, scale development studies were more common than adaptations, and most publications appeared in university journals.