MAPPING RESEARCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Mufida Saediman Mboe; Arianto Arianto; Muhammad Farid

doi:10.52423/jikuho.v11i4.2118

Authors

Mufida Saediman Mboe Universitas Hasanuddin
Arianto Arianto Universitas Hasanuddin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9420-0243
Muhammad Farid Universitas Hasanuddin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5884-0972

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52423/jikuho.v11i4.2118

Keywords:

Analisis bibliometrik, Mahasiswa, Media Sosial, Perilaku Politik

Abstract

Perkembangan media sosial telah mengubah cara mahasiswa mengakses informasi, berdiskusi, dan berpartisipasi dalam aktivitas politik. Penelitian ini bertujuan memetakan perkembangan kajian media sosial dan perilaku politik mahasiswa melalui analisis bibliometrik terhadap 23 artikel jurnal terindeks Scopus periode 2010–2025 yang diseleksi berdasarkan kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Analisis menggunakan Biblioshiny (Bibliometrix R package) untuk mengidentifikasi tren publikasi, produktivitas sumber, dan sitasi, serta VOSviewer untuk memvisualisasikan jaringan co-authorship dan keyword co-occurrence. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan publikasi dalam beberapa tahun terakhir yang tersebar pada jurnal komunikasi, ilmu politik, jurnalisme, psikologi, dan kajian media. Analisis sitasi mengidentifikasi publikasi paling berpengaruh berdasarkan jumlah sitasi, sedangkan jaringan kolaborasi penulis masih terfragmentasi dalam klaster kecil. Kata kunci social media mendominasi dan berkaitan erat dengan political participation, political efficacy, online political participation, serta university students. Visualisasi overlay menunjukkan meningkatnya perhatian terhadap partisipasi politik daring. Penelitian ini memberikan pemetaan terstruktur mengenai tren, kolaborasi, dan tema utama penelitian.

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