A scientometric analysis of global scientific literature on learning resources in higher education

Gomis, K; Oladinrin, O; Saini, M; Arif, M; Pathirage, C

Abstract

There is a significant increase in the literature on learning resources in Higher Education (HE) but
very limited evidence of studies that have taken a global overview of the context, range, and
emerging trends from the previous research. This study aims to conduct a Scientometric analysis
of research articles to accommodate a global overview and research trends under the theme of
learning resources in HE. 4489 scientific articles were obtained as the dataset from the Web Of
Science database between 1970 and 2022. Network maps and critical data were obtained by
conducting co-authorship analysis for authors, organisations and countries and co-occurrence
analysis for keywords from the VOSviewer software. The study revealed that the USA had a
significant research input, and Salamin, N. from the University of Lausanne was recognised as the
most frequently published author. The University of Illinois, USA, has the highest contribution to
research articles, and the most popular research hotspots and trends were e-learning, Education,
Academic libraries, Learning resources, and Cloud computing. However, the most critical finding
from the study is that there needs to be real collaboration within the research theme and suggests
ways to improve collaborations to enhance learning resources in HE. This study may be the first to
conduct a scientometric analysis of Learning Resources in Higher education. This study offers
valuable insight to academics, academic institutions, researchers, policymakers and pedagogical
statutory bodies to understand the current context of learning resources in HE and recognise
further develop research, collaborations and policies by considering critical findings from the
study.

Citation

Gomis, K., Oladinrin, O., Saini, M., Arif, M., & Pathirage, C. (in press). A scientometric analysis of global scientific literature on learning resources in higher education. Heliyon, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15438

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 7, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Apr 12, 2023
• Deposit Date: Apr 18, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 18, 2023
• Journal: Heliyon
• Print ISSN: 2405-8440
• Electronic ISSN: 2405-8440
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 4
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15438
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15438