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Exploring Impactful Research Fronts of the Digital Educational Ecosystem: A Bibliometric Analysis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study employs bibliometric methods to analyze impactful and emerging research topics in the digital education ecosystem, using Scopus data from 2019 to 2023. It introduces a new Impact Factor (IF) that considers productivity, growth rate, core papers, and citations to identify key research fronts. The top five areas identified are artificial intelligence, online learning, virtual reality, hybrid learning, and educational technology. The study offers a detailed overview of the evolving digital education landscape, emphasizing significant contributors and global research distribution, and highlights the leading institutions and countries making substantial contributions to each research front.

Source: Journal of Learning for Development

DOI: 10.56059/jl4d.v12i1.1642

Authors: Cam Tran Ai, Nguyen Huu Thanh Chung

Institutions: Trường ĐH Nguyễn Tất Thành, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408821311

FWCI: 1.861

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Cited by: 3

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