Unequal Knowledge Production in Gender Budgeting: A Bibliometric Mapping of Global North–South Dynamics (2015–2025)

Title Unequal Knowledge Production in Gender Budgeting: A Bibliometric Mapping of Global North–South Dynamics (2015–2025) Description This dataset supports the article "Unequal Knowledge Production in Gender Budgeting: A Bibliometric Mapping of Global North–South Dynamics (2015–2025)".The study explores the global distribution of knowledge production in gender budgeting research through a bibliometric mapping of 108 Scopus-indexed journal articles published between 2015 and 2025. It highlights disparities between the Global North and Global South in terms of authorship, thematic focus, and citation networks. The data were collected and analyzed using Scopus, VOSviewer, and Microsoft Excel, and include both raw and processed materials that underpin the bibliometric and thematic analyses presented in the paper. Contents PRISMA Checklist – Documentation of the systematic inclusion and exclusion process for bibliometric data screening. Coding Sheet (108 Articles) – Manual coding results detailing publication year, author affiliation, regional classification (Global North or Global South), thematic category, and methodological focus. Author Thesaurus File – Processed author name standardization file for co-authorship network mapping in VOSviewer. Keyword Thesaurus File – Cleaned and merged keyword list for co-occurrence network visualization. List of Tables – Overview of all tables included in the article, covering descriptive statistics, co-authorship patterns, and thematic clusters. List of Figures – Description of all figures, including network visualizations, trend analyses, and regional comparison maps. Scopus Raw Data (CSV) – The original export files from Scopus, saved under the filename “Scopus 14 csv”, which include metadata fields such as author name, title, abstract, keywords, source, and citation counts. File Format .xlsx – for coding and summary tables .csv – for raw Scopus export files and thesaurus data .pdf – for PRISMA checklist and documentation files