Agentic artificial intelligence in business higher education – a bibliometric analysis to highlight the current insights and future trends
Purpose This study explores the evolving landscape of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative impact on higher education with a focus on business education. Design/methodology/approach This bibliometric analysis evaluates publications from the Scopus database using the student life cycle (SLC) model and the teaching triad. Findings This study reveals a rising trend in the publication of agentic AI in business education and recommends future research using time-series analysis, thematic mapping and clustering by coupling, followed by a use case for software developers. Originality/value This bibliometric analysis identifies key challenges and applications in business education and highlights the current insights.
Authors
- Irfan Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1564-6053)
Institutions
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (ES)
- Wittenborg University (NL)
- IU International University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste (DE)
- Sohar University (OM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1108/heswbl-08-2025-0330
- Primary Topic
- AI in Service Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00