Is ‘translanguaging’ an educational concept? A comparative bibliometric analysis of ‘translanguaging’ research from linguistic and the educational perspectives Cortina Pérez, Beatriz Moreno Guerrero, Antonio José Trujillo Sáez, Fernando-Jesús Translanguaging Bibliometrics Linguistics This research is part of the R&D project ‘LEyLA’ (Ref. PID2021-123055NB-I00) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033) and by ‘ERDF A way of making Europe’ Translanguaging has become a prominent topic in linguistic research, as evidenced by its frequent appearance in high-impact scientific publications. The complexity of the concept has fostered interdisciplinary approaches to defining, clarifying and outlining its possible applications, particularly in the field of education. Currently, educational research is at the forefront of its scientific development and the concept seems to be more pedagogical than linguistic. This paper conducts a comparative bibliometric analysis of the concept of ‘translanguaging’ in linguistics (TRLA_LIN) (n = 868) and education (TRLA_EDU) (n = 753) on the Web of Knowledge (WoS) in order to determine whether the concept has evolved beyond its linguistic origins to become an educational one. Using WoS tools, we analysed the scientific production data. Additionally, we utilised the software SCIMAT to conduct bibliometric analysis, specifically, keyword analysis and thematic evolution of key terms. Following data analysis and discussion, this paper confirms that translanguaging is, and will increasingly be, a pedagogical concept. 2026-01-21T08:03:27Z 2026-01-21T08:03:27Z 2025-06-24 journal article Cortina-Pérez, B., Moreno-Guerrero, A.-J., & Trujillo-Sáez, F. (2025). Is ‘translanguaging’ an educational concept? A comparative bibliometric analysis of ‘translanguaging’ research from linguistic and the educational perspectives. International Journal of Multilingualism. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790718.2025.2517336 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/110000 10.1080/14790718.2025.2517336 eng International Journal of Multilingualism; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ embargoed access Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional Taylor & Francis