Intellectual influences on the theoretical and methodological development of information literacy

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the researchers with the greatest impact that contributed to the development of the theme “Information Literacy” through citation and co-citation analysis, in the period from 2014 to 2023. More specifically: identify through citation analysis and co-citation the core of researchers. Initially, the data was collected from a summary consisting of 138 surveys. To identify the most cited authors, 55 works without self-citation were taken. In this set, a total of 1,002 references were presented with only author(s) and 960 cited researchers were identified. To verify the number of most cited researchers, the criteria of extracting the square root of the number of cited researchers was used, resulting in 32 researchers.  Then, a square and symmetrical matrix of size 32X32 was constructed for the researchers, recording the frequency of co-citation between them.  The Ucinet software was used to map and visualize the relationship between the most cited researchers and those who were co-cited in pairs. As results, the triangulation between DUDZIAK, Elisabeth Adriana; GASQUE, Kelly Cristine Goncalves Dias and CAMPELLO, Bernadete Santos, which determines a triad, and present themselves as developing themes that are directly related and that are influencing the construction of scientific knowledge. Finally, all aspects and results presented in this research can be used for decision-making and administrative management of the financial resources present in an institution.