Digital Transformation in Structural Monitoring: A Bibliometric Analysis of The Use of Uav and Lidar Photogrammetry in Engineering Structures

Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2017). bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. Journal of Informetrics, 11(4), 959–975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007

Barbato, G., Bugaj, J., Campbell, D. F. J., Cerbino, R., Ciesielski, P., Feliks-Długosz, A., Milani, M., & Pausits, A. (2022). Performance indicators in higher education quality management of learning and teaching: Lessons from a benchmarking exercise of six European universities. Quality in Higher Education, 28(1), 82–105. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2021.1951456

Beny, M. M., Akbar, M., & Madhakomala, R. (2022). Evaluation of Internal Quality Assurance Implementation at Atma Jaya Catholic University. International Journal of Educational Research Review, 7(3), 133–142. https://doi.org/10.24331/ijere.1055752

Council of Europe. (2025). European Higher Education Area—Higher education and research. Higher Education and Research. https://www.coe.int/en/web/higher-education-and-research/european-higher-education-area

Dede, O., & Mızıkacı, F. (2025). Quality Assurance in Initial Teacher Education: Experiences and Developments in Undergraduate Teacher Training Program Accreditation. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International, 15(2), 750–789. https://doi.org/10.18039/ajesi.1634424

Eaton, J. S. (2021). The Role of Quality Assurance and the Values of Higher Education. In H. van’t Land, A. Corcoran, & D.-C. Iancu (Eds.), The Promise of Higher Education: Essays in Honour of 70 Years of IAU (pp. 181–186). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67245-4_28

ENQA. (2015). ESG • ENQA. https://www.enqa.eu/esg-standards-and-guidelines-for-quality-assurance-in-the-european-higher-education-area/

ENQA. (2025). Evolution not revolution: Updating the European framework for quality assurance • ENQA. https://www.enqa.eu/news/evolution-not-revolution-updating-the-european-framework-for-quality-assurance/

EUA. (2006). Quality Culture in European Universities: A Bottom-Up Approach. https://www.eua.eu/downloads/publications/quality%20culture%20in%20european%20universities%20a%20bottom-up%20approach.pdf

EUA. (2026). Bologna Process and European Higher Education Area. https://www.eua.eu/our-work/topics/bologna-process.html

European Commission. (2020). The European Higher Education Area in 2020: Bologna Process Implementation Report. https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/publications/european-higher-education-area-2020-bologna-process-implementation-report

European Commission. (2025). Higher education—European Education Area. https://education.ec.europa.eu/education-levels/higher-education

Harvey, L. (2024). What have we learned from 30 years of Quality in Higher Education: Academics’ views of quality assurance. Quality in Higher Education, 30(3), 360–375. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2024.2385793

Harvey, L., & Green, D. (2006). Defining Quality. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 18(1), 9–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/0260293930180102

Hybertsen, I. D., & Stensaker, B. (2024). Affirmative and Non-affirmative Dimensions in Quality Assurance: Balancing the Accountability–Improvement Dilemma as a Matter of Trust and Learning. In J. Elo & M. Uljens (Eds.), Multilevel Pedagogical Leadership in Higher Education: A Non-Affirmative Approach (pp. 131–150). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55116-1_6

IAU. (2021). Report: Thinking higher and beyond: Perspectives on the futures of higher education to 2050 (2021) | Higher Education and research for Sustainable Development. https://www.iau-hesd.net/action/report-thinking-higher-and-beyond-perspectives-futures-higher-education-2050-2021

Javed, Y., & Alenezi, M. (2023). A Case Study on Sustainable Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Sustainability, 15(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108136

Jingura, R. M., & Kavenuke, P. S. (2025). Mapping the role of internal quality assurance practitioners in learning and teaching in higher education: A conceptual framework. Quality Assurance in Education, 33(4), 603–617. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-08-2024-0171

Kaiser, F., Melo, A. I., & Hou, A. Y. C. (2022). Are quality assurance and rankings useful tools to measure ‘new’ policy issues in higher education? The practices in Europe and Asia. European Journal of Higher Education, 12(sup1), 391–415. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2022.2094816

Kayyali, M. (2023). An Overview of Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Concepts and Frameworks. https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=4497492

Khuram, S., Rehman, Ch. A., Nasir, N., & Elahi, N. S. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of quality assurance in higher education institutions: Implications for assessing university’s societal impact. Evaluation and Program Planning, 99, 102319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102319

Krooi, M., Whittingham, J., & Beausaert, S. (2024). Introducing the 3P conceptual model of internal quality assurance in higher education: A systematic literature review. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 82, 101360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2024.101360

Kumar, A., Paliwal, J., Singh, M., Pendse, V., Gade, R., Palav, M., & Raibagkar, S. (2024). Focused literature review on accreditation and quality assurance: Insights and future research agenda. Quality Assurance in Education, 33(3), 376–392. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-08-2024-0170

Lackner, E. J. (2024). Legitimising quality work in higher education. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 68(7), 1584–1595. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2023.2262494

Mahalingam, T. (2025). Program learning outcome assessment: A scalable framework for quality assurance in outcome-based education. Quality Assurance in Education, 34(2), 360–377. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-07-2025-0215

Miranda, F. J. (2025). Accreditation and quality assurance in higher education institutions: A systematic literature review and a research agenda. Quality in Higher Education, 31(3), 304–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2025.2553983

Ngo, H. N. (2025). Quality Assurance of Joint-Degree Programmes in Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions. In C. H. Nguyen & T. Q. Nguyen (Eds.), 20 Years of Quality Assurance in Vietnamese Higher Education: Retrospective Analysis and Trends for the Future (pp. 231–252). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6549-5_15

Pessin, V. Z., Yamane, L. H., & Siman, R. R. (2022). Smart bibliometrics: An integrated method of science mapping and bibliometric analysis. Scientometrics, 127(6), 3695–3718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04406-6

Pham, N. T. T., Nguyen, C. H., Pham, H. T., & Ta, H. T. T. (2022). Internal Quality Assurance of Academic Programs: A Case Study in Vietnamese Higher Education. Sage Open, 12(4), 21582440221144419. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221144419

Pineda, P., & Salazar Morales, D. (2024). Managerialism, accreditation, and insecure academic employment across different higher education traditions. Studies in Higher Education, 49(11), 2080–2103. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2289087

PRISMA statement. (2020). PRISMA 2020 flow diagram. https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-flow-diagram

Serrano, O. M. E., Miranda González, F. J., Mourato, J. A. B., & Lourenço, R. T. (2025). Student contributions to quality assurance in higher education: A systematic literature review. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 50(4), 632–648. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2024.2445727

Seyfried, M., & Pohlenz, P. (2019). Assessing quality assurance in higher education: Quality managers’ perceptions of effectiveness. In Impact Evaluation of Quality Management in Higher Education. Routledge.

Singun, A. Jr. (2025). Unveiling the barriers to digital transformation in higher education institutions: A systematic literature review. Discover Education, 4(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00430-9

Staring, F., Butler, S., & Ruedi, P. (2025). Ensuring Quality in VET and Higher Education: Getting Quality Assurance Right. OECD Education Policy Perspectives. No. 118. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/812ff006-en

Stensaker, B. (2020). External Quality Assurance in Higher Education. In: Teixeira, P.N., Shin, J.C. (eds) The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8905-9_523

Stensaker, B., Maassen, P., Borgan, M., Oftebro, M., & Karseth, B. (2007). Use, updating and integration of ICT in higher education: Linking purpose, people and pedagogy. Higher Education, 417–433. https://www.jstor.org/stable/29735119

Vargas, H., Arredondo, E., Heradio, R., & Torre, L. de la. (2025). Standardizing course assessment in competency-based higher education: An experience report. Frontiers in Education, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1579124

Warren, S. J., Boston Vogt, E., Tincher, B., & Yang, J. (2025). Enhancing quality assurance through strategic artificial intelligence integration: A framework for higher education digital transformation. Quality Assurance in Education, 34(2), 205–222. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-09-2024-0183

Zakharova, Y. (2025). The Concept of Digital Transformation Management in Higher Education Institutions: A PDCA-Approach to Improving Educational Quality. European Journal of Interdisciplinary Issues, 2(2), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16934360

Zhang, X., & Dai, K. (2025). Portraying a growing field of study: A scientometric review of research on international branch campuses. Studies in Higher Education, 50(1), 183–199. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2332413

Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2017). bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. Journal of Informetrics, 11(4), 959–975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007

Barbato, G., Bugaj, J., Campbell, D. F. J., Cerbino, R., Ciesielski, P., Feliks-Długosz, A., Milani, M., & Pausits, A. (2022). Performance indicators in higher education quality management of learning and teaching: Lessons from a benchmarking exercise of six European universities. Quality in Higher Education, 28(1), 82–105. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2021.1951456

Beny, M. M., Akbar, M., & Madhakomala, R. (2022). Evaluation of Internal Quality Assurance Implementation at Atma Jaya Catholic University. International Journal of Educational Research Review, 7(3), 133–142. https://doi.org/10.24331/ijere.1055752

Council of Europe. (2025). European Higher Education Area—Higher education and research. Higher Education and Research. https://www.coe.int/en/web/higher-education-and-research/european-higher-education-area

Dede, O., & Mızıkacı, F. (2025). Quality Assurance in Initial Teacher Education: Experiences and Developments in Undergraduate Teacher Training Program Accreditation. Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International, 15(2), 750–789. https://doi.org/10.18039/ajesi.1634424

Eaton, J. S. (2021). The Role of Quality Assurance and the Values of Higher Education. In H. van’t Land, A. Corcoran, & D.-C. Iancu (Eds.), The Promise of Higher Education: Essays in Honour of 70 Years of IAU (pp. 181–186). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67245-4_28

ENQA. (2015). ESG • ENQA. https://www.enqa.eu/esg-standards-and-guidelines-for-quality-assurance-in-the-european-higher-education-area/

ENQA. (2025). Evolution not revolution: Updating the European framework for quality assurance • ENQA. https://www.enqa.eu/news/evolution-not-revolution-updating-the-european-framework-for-quality-assurance/

EUA. (2006). Quality Culture in European Universities: A Bottom-Up Approach. https://www.eua.eu/downloads/publications/quality%20culture%20in%20european%20universities%20a%20bottom-up%20approach.pdf

EUA. (2026). Bologna Process and European Higher Education Area. https://www.eua.eu/our-work/topics/bologna-process.html

European Commission. (2020). The European Higher Education Area in 2020: Bologna Process Implementation Report. https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/publications/european-higher-education-area-2020-bologna-process-implementation-report

European Commission. (2025). Higher education—European Education Area. https://education.ec.europa.eu/education-levels/higher-education

Harvey, L. (2024). What have we learned from 30 years of Quality in Higher Education: Academics’ views of quality assurance. Quality in Higher Education, 30(3), 360–375. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2024.2385793

Harvey, L., & Green, D. (2006). Defining Quality. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 18(1), 9–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/0260293930180102

Hybertsen, I. D., & Stensaker, B. (2024). Affirmative and Non-affirmative Dimensions in Quality Assurance: Balancing the Accountability–Improvement Dilemma as a Matter of Trust and Learning. In J. Elo & M. Uljens (Eds.), Multilevel Pedagogical Leadership in Higher Education: A Non-Affirmative Approach (pp. 131–150). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55116-1_6

IAU. (2021). Report: Thinking higher and beyond: Perspectives on the futures of higher education to 2050 (2021) | Higher Education and research for Sustainable Development. https://www.iau-hesd.net/action/report-thinking-higher-and-beyond-perspectives-futures-higher-education-2050-2021

Javed, Y., & Alenezi, M. (2023). A Case Study on Sustainable Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Sustainability, 15(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108136

Jingura, R. M., & Kavenuke, P. S. (2025). Mapping the role of internal quality assurance practitioners in learning and teaching in higher education: A conceptual framework. Quality Assurance in Education, 33(4), 603–617. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-08-2024-0171

Kaiser, F., Melo, A. I., & Hou, A. Y. C. (2022). Are quality assurance and rankings useful tools to measure ‘new’ policy issues in higher education? The practices in Europe and Asia. European Journal of Higher Education, 12(sup1), 391–415. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2022.2094816

Kayyali, M. (2023). An Overview of Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Concepts and Frameworks. https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=4497492

Khuram, S., Rehman, Ch. A., Nasir, N., & Elahi, N. S. (2023). A bibliometric analysis of quality assurance in higher education institutions: Implications for assessing university’s societal impact. Evaluation and Program Planning, 99, 102319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102319

Krooi, M., Whittingham, J., & Beausaert, S. (2024). Introducing the 3P conceptual model of internal quality assurance in higher education: A systematic literature review. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 82, 101360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2024.101360

Kumar, A., Paliwal, J., Singh, M., Pendse, V., Gade, R., Palav, M., & Raibagkar, S. (2024). Focused literature review on accreditation and quality assurance: Insights and future research agenda. Quality Assurance in Education, 33(3), 376–392. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-08-2024-0170

Lackner, E. J. (2024). Legitimising quality work in higher education. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 68(7), 1584–1595. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2023.2262494

Mahalingam, T. (2025). Program learning outcome assessment: A scalable framework for quality assurance in outcome-based education. Quality Assurance in Education, 34(2), 360–377. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-07-2025-0215

Miranda, F. J. (2025). Accreditation and quality assurance in higher education institutions: A systematic literature review and a research agenda. Quality in Higher Education, 31(3), 304–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2025.2553983

Ngo, H. N. (2025). Quality Assurance of Joint-Degree Programmes in Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions. In C. H. Nguyen & T. Q. Nguyen (Eds.), 20 Years of Quality Assurance in Vietnamese Higher Education: Retrospective Analysis and Trends for the Future (pp. 231–252). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6549-5_15

Pessin, V. Z., Yamane, L. H., & Siman, R. R. (2022). Smart bibliometrics: An integrated method of science mapping and bibliometric analysis. Scientometrics, 127(6), 3695–3718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04406-6

Pham, N. T. T., Nguyen, C. H., Pham, H. T., & Ta, H. T. T. (2022). Internal Quality Assurance of Academic Programs: A Case Study in Vietnamese Higher Education. Sage Open, 12(4), 21582440221144419. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221144419

Pineda, P., & Salazar Morales, D. (2024). Managerialism, accreditation, and insecure academic employment across different higher education traditions. Studies in Higher Education, 49(11), 2080–2103. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2289087

PRISMA statement. (2020). PRISMA 2020 flow diagram. https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020-flow-diagram

Serrano, O. M. E., Miranda González, F. J., Mourato, J. A. B., & Lourenço, R. T. (2025). Student contributions to quality assurance in higher education: A systematic literature review. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 50(4), 632–648. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2024.2445727

Seyfried, M., & Pohlenz, P. (2019). Assessing quality assurance in higher education: Quality managers’ perceptions of effectiveness. In Impact Evaluation of Quality Management in Higher Education. Routledge.

Singun, A. Jr. (2025). Unveiling the barriers to digital transformation in higher education institutions: A systematic literature review. Discover Education, 4(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00430-9

Staring, F., Butler, S., & Ruedi, P. (2025). Ensuring Quality in VET and Higher Education: Getting Quality Assurance Right. OECD Education Policy Perspectives. No. 118. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/812ff006-en

Stensaker, B. (2020). External Quality Assurance in Higher Education. In: Teixeira, P.N., Shin, J.C. (eds) The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8905-9_523

Stensaker, B., Maassen, P., Borgan, M., Oftebro, M., & Karseth, B. (2007). Use, updating and integration of ICT in higher education: Linking purpose, people and pedagogy. Higher Education, 417–433. https://www.jstor.org/stable/29735119

Vargas, H., Arredondo, E., Heradio, R., & Torre, L. de la. (2025). Standardizing course assessment in competency-based higher education: An experience report. Frontiers in Education, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1579124

Warren, S. J., Boston Vogt, E., Tincher, B., & Yang, J. (2025). Enhancing quality assurance through strategic artificial intelligence integration: A framework for higher education digital transformation. Quality Assurance in Education, 34(2), 205–222. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-09-2024-0183

Zakharova, Y. (2025). The Concept of Digital Transformation Management in Higher Education Institutions: A PDCA-Approach to Improving Educational Quality. European Journal of Interdisciplinary Issues, 2(2), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16934360

Zhang, X., & Dai, K. (2025). Portraying a growing field of study: A scientometric review of research on international branch campuses. Studies in Higher Education, 50(1), 183–199. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2332413