How to combine and clean bibliometric data and use bibliometric tools synergistically: Guidelines using metaverse research

Bibliometrics (or scientometrics) is a powerful technique to assess the trajectory of scientific research. Building on the Journal of Business Research’s seminal guides for bibliometric analysis—i.e., “How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines” and “Guidelines for advancing theory and practice through bibliometric research”—and using metaverse research as a case, this article presents in-depth procedural guidelines for (i) combing and cleaning bibliometric data from multiple databases (Scopus and Web of Science) and (ii) conducting bibliometric analysis using multiple tools (bibliometrix and VOSviewer). Besides serving as a guide to harness the potential of bibliometrics for insightful…