Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Research Datasets: General and Public Sector (1999–2025)

This repository contains the complete datasets used for the bibliometric and science mapping analyses of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) research in both general and public-sector contexts between 1999 and 2025. The data were extracted from the Scopus database and processed to support co-citation, co-authorship, and keyword co-occurrence analyses using VOSviewer.

Each dataset includes both raw and cleaned versions to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and methodological clarity. Additionally, a logbook is provided to document all VOSviewer outputs and network structures generated during the co-citation and co-occurrence analyses.

Contents:

DEI_General_Raw.csv – Original unprocessed data for general DEI research

DEI_General_Clean.csv – Cleaned dataset for analysis

DEI_PublicSector_Raw.csv – Original unprocessed data for public-sector DEI research

DEI_PublicSector_Clean.csv – Cleaned dataset for analysis

VOSviewer_Logbook.xlsx – Record of all co-citation and co-occurrence network files, parameters, and maps generated

File format: CSV

Source database: Scopus