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influential authors and institutions, and gain insights into the evolution of

research topics and the dissemination of knowledge.

Accordingly, the main objective of this research is to portray the publication

trends and development of literature on SWDs in HE based on the academic
literature.

2. Research Methodology

2.1 Source of Data
The Scopus database was used as the source of data for conducting the

study. Scopus database contains millions of multidisciplinary records
including journals, books, book chapters, conference proceedings etc

(Scopus Content Coverage Guide, 2023). The database is used as a citation
index too. The following is the retrieval strategy.

Search within- Article title, Abstract, Keywords

Search terms- "Students with Disabilities" AND "Higher Education"
Document type- All documents

Only the final documents were selected by excluding the articles in the press

and excluding the documents from 2023, as it is not yet a completed
academic year. Accordingly, a total number of 760 articles were refined on
rd
23 April 2023. After refining it was noted that the Scopus database has
publications related to the SWD and HE since 1993. Thus, for a better and

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