Mapping the Knowledge Landscape of Translanguaging Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Translanguaging has emerged as a central paradigm in multilingual education and applied linguistics, challenging monolingual ideologies and reconceptualizing multilingual practices as pedagogical and sociocultural resources. While recent bibliometric reviews confirm its rapid global diffusion, few studies have systematically examined Scopus-indexed research. This study applies bibliometric techniques using Biblioshiny and VOSviewer to analyze 3,665 Scopus-indexed publications on translanguaging between 2000 and 2025. Results reveal exponential growth in publications after 2015, with the United States and United Kingdom leading contributions, alongside strong participation from multilingual regions such as India, South Africa, and Spain. Influential journals include the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, International Journal of Multilingualism, and Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Themes identified in translanguaging research are related to English language teaching, language identity, teacher education, higher education instruction, multimodal spaces, and language ideologies. These findings underscore translanguaging’s role as both a pedagogical innovation and a critical framework for multilingual equity and educational transformation. The study provides an empirical foundation for consolidating translanguaging research while highlighting underexplored areas such as English-medium instruction (EMI), digital translanguaging practices, and methodological rigor in outcome-focused studies.
DOI: 10.46328/ijonse.8634
Institution: Bulacan State University
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7214909810