Mapping information disorder research in library and information science: A scoping review and bibliometric analysis

The study maps information disorder research in library and information science through a combined scoping review and bibliometric analysis. Using Scopus-indexed journal articles, the study examines publication patterns and key contributors, identifies recurring topical clusters through keyword co-occurrence analysis, and analyzes the citation-based intellectual structure of the field through bibliographic coupling. The findings show that library and information science scholarship on information disorder has grown steadily, particularly in response to crisis-driven and platform-mediated information disruptions. The literature is organized around several recurring topical concentrations, including academic and civic contexts, misinformation and literacy responses, fake news and library response, pandemic-related information disorder, behavioral and critical perspectives, and information literacy and professional practice. Bibliographic coupling further indicates a connected intellectual structure in which newer studies remain anchored to an established citation base rather than forming sharply distinct trajectories. The results suggest that library and information science has engaged with information disorder primarily through literacy-oriented, professional, and institutional responses, while theoretical development remains uneven across the field. The study provides a clearer map of how information disorder has been taken up in library and information science and offers a foundation for future scholarship in this area.