Team Effectiveness Trends through the Seven Decades Onset: Bibliometric Analysis

This bibliometric analysis study investigates the global research trends in team effectiveness by analysing publications that are indexed in the Scopus database. The study employs VOSviewer software to visualise co-authorship and co-occurrence networks, hence offering a visual representation of thematic connections and collaboration patterns. The analysis indicates a consistent increase in research output, particularly after 1993, with the highest number of publications recorded in 2023. The United States is the most dominant country in the discipline, contributing nearly 39.6% of the total number of publications and playing a critical role in international research collaborations. The most productive journal is Small Group Research followed by the Journal of Applied Psychology and the Journal of Organisational Behaviour. Based on the findings, the leading institute is University of Connecticut. Universiteit Twente and the University of Western Australia are the next most productive academic institutions. The high levels of single-country publications in countries such as Malaysia, Israel, South Africa, India, and France suggest a strong level of intra-country collaboration. Germany lacks publications that are specific to a single country, which implies that the country prioritises international collaboration. The results indicate that team efficacy research is becoming more interdisciplinary and globally interconnected. To gain more understanding of the field, future research should extend bibliometric analyses to include multiple databases and investigate emerging areas such as virtual teams, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution. As a conclusion, this study offers a thorough examination of the research landscape on team effectiveness, emphasising the primary trends, influential journals, leading countries and institutions, and collaboration patterns in this field.