Epistemic capital and visibility of higher education researchers: a systematic review 2022–2026

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https://doi.org/10.32480/rscp.2026.e3127

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epistemic capital, researcher visibility, legitimation, recognition, researcher trajectory

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Epistemic capital has become a relevant category for understanding how higher education researchers acquire legitimacy, authority, and visibility within academic ecosystems increasingly mediated by metrics, digital platforms, collaborative networks, and institutional infrastructures. The general objective was to synthesize the main categories of epistemic capital associated with the visibility of higher education researchers, while the specific objective was to synthesize its main definitions in the scientific literature. A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 protocol, through searches in Scopus, ScienceDirect, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis, considering open-access scientific and review articles published in English between 2022 and 2026. After the selection process, 76 scientific articles were analyzed. The results made it possible to identify ten definitions of epistemic capital and organize them into four core areas: legitimation and recognition; knowledge production and validation; researcher agency and career trajectory; and critical and structural categories. It was concluded that epistemic capital is not equivalent merely to productivity, citations, or digital visibility, but rather constitutes a relational, situated, and recognized capacity to produce valid, legitimate, reliable, and influential knowledge.

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Epistemic capital and visibility of higher education researchers: a systematic review 2022–2026. Rev. Soc. cient. Py. [Internet]. 2026 Nov. 4 [cited 2026 Nov. 11];31:01-22. Available from: https://sociedadcientifica.org.py/ojs/index.php/rscpy/article/view/526