Research profile and emerging trends of professor management career: A bibliometric study based on Scopus database

The study of career management is necessary in higher education today. This study examines the landscape of professor-management career research through a bibliometric analysis of 133 documents from the Scopus database focused on professorial careers in education. It uses visualization and mapping techniques to analyze critical information, scholar profiles, top-cited articles, productive countries and affiliations, research trends, and emerging directions. The increasing number of publications may be attributed to the demanding quality of higher education and the responsibility of professors to be role models and mentors. The findings reveal emerging research directions, including career mobility and human resource management, gender and productivity, faculty education and leadership, staff development and publication skills, program evaluation, organization, and management. The USA is the leading country in scientific production and has impacted professorial careers in education research. Five topical clusters are possible implications and research directions in this field: career mobility and human resource management; gender and productivity; faculty education and leadership; staff development and publication skills; and program evaluation, organization, and management. This comprehensive analysis provides policymakers, academics, and librarians with valuable insights