Trends and Research Implications of Guidance and Counseling Services in Indonesia From 2010 to 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reveal data on the trend of research publications on guidance and counseling services and their implications for the development of research and guidance and counseling services in the future. The method used is the bibliographical analysis by taking data from the Google Scholar database as the most popular indexer in Indonesia. The results found 962 publications of research results on guidance and counseling services. The most productive place for publication in producing research on guidance and counseling services is “Jurnal BK UNESA” with a total of 28 articles. The “Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Indonesia” is most impact journal with H-Index: 24. The publication of Kadek Suhardita’s research results is the most referenced document with 95 citations, and Bahruddin Al Habsy is the researcher for guidance and counseling services with the most citations with a total of 163 citations. Counseling with models and techniques from the behavioristic approach is the most familiar among Indonesian researchers with 70 publications. The findings in the article mapping show that it is still possible for contextualization and integration between western counseling theory, especially developmental counseling within the scope and study of Indonesian culture, to be local wisdom, cultural perceptions to integrate with religious values (especially Islam as the majority religion). In addition, it is strongly encouraged to collaborate with researchers across institutions, cultures, and religious values because the results of this research map show that researchers are still working partially in their respective institutions, cultures, and religions.