This research was conducted in June 2024 through a search of the Scopus.com database with the specific topic of village development resulting in a maximum of 1042 articles as samples from publications between 1931 and 2024. Metadata retrieval was performed using the Scopus.com application, and the data were analyzed descriptively. To accurately depict the research landscape, the data was exported to CSV Excel format and further analyzed using VOS Viewer (VV) version 1.6.20. The findings indicate fluctuations in publications on village development from 1931 to 2024, with D’Silva being the most productive researcher. The primary sources for selected publications were Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, Sustainability Switzerland, E3S Web of Conference, Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, and Aip Conference Proceedings. Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the top five domains. The top five funding sponsors are the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Institutes of Health, National Key Research and Development Program of China, National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences, and United States Agency for International Development. Regarding document types, the most commonly chosen are *articles, conference papers, book chapters, reviews, and conference reviews. Indonesia, Nepal, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom are the leading countries in village development. Tribhuvan University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and IPB University are the five most influential affiliations in village development research.
Agricultural modernization, community empowerment, rural-urban development, skill training, social equity