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

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.

Keywords

• Research fronts
• Digital education ecosystem
• Impact factor
• Clavate analysis approach
• Bibliometric method