http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 919 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Management (IJM) Volume 11, Issue 7, July 2020, pp. 919-937, Article ID: IJM_11_07_081 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/issues.asp?JType=IJM&VType=11&IType=7 ISSN Print: 0976-6502 and ISSN Online: 0976-6510 DOI: 10.34218/IJM.11.7.2020.081 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OF PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION, 1993–2019 Pham Thi Thuy Hong The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 101 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam Dang Loc Tho Hanoi Metropolitan University, 98 Duong Quang Ham, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Nguyen Hoai Thu, Vu Thi Phuong Thao The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 101 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam ABSTRACT Public - private partnerships (PPPs) and public - private partnerships in education(ePPPs) have been more common than ever because of its great contributions to education development in terms of various aspects including management, maintenance and support services, operation services and infrastructure that especially this way of shared responsibilities and benefits. There are quite a few particular aspects of this sector that have been researched, but there has not been any research on PPPs in education with bibliometric method. Findings revealed that there was an upward fluctuated trend of publications published during the period, though several years had no publication. The themes of these publications were mainly macro issues relevant to policy, strategy, social-economic conditions and business-based activities. European publications had dominated the period, but there were some developing countries in Asia, Africa and America continents that had published the numbers of research papers equal to or even higher than the numbers of publications of developed countries. PPPs in education may be the effective method to be globally used as education systems have been more in the process of internationalism and globalization. Key words: Bibliometric analysis, education, public -private partnerships (PPPs), public - private partnerships in education (ePPPs).