Bibliometric Analysis of STEM Research in Educational Sciences

Year 2024, Volume: 10 Issue: 3, 1212 - 2121

Ahmet Turan Orhan

Abstract

This study aims to determine the distribution of STEM articles in the WOS database in the field of education by years, keywords and active concepts, active countries, active countries by the total number of citations, active countries by citation averages, active authors, active authors by local citation rankings, active researches by global citation rankings, active journals by article numbers, active journals by h_index values, active institutions, country-author-keyword network, and popular topics by years. Bibliometric analysis, one of the quantitative approaches, was used in the study. The dataset consisted of 10896 STEM education articles published between 1972 and 1 July 2024, retrieved from the WOS database. The “R” programming language “Biblioshiny” package was employed for the purpose of data analysis. According to the research results, if we consider STEM articles in the field of education, the annual growth rate is 14. 03%, the keywords are science, education, student, knowledge, achievement, mathematics, performance, gender, technology, impact, experience, teacher, belief, model, motivation, school, and self-efficacy. The active countries are USA, China, UK, Australia, Turkey, Spain, Canada, Germany, Ireland and Israel, the USA is far ahead in the citation ranking of the countries, according to the citation averages, the Netherlands overtook the USA and took the first place, Linn M. C. is the most influential author, Hazari Z. is the first in the local citation ranking. C. is the most influential author, Hazari Z. is first in the local citation ranking, Blickenstaff J.C. is first in the global citation ranking, “International Journal of STEM Education” is the most influential journal, Michigan State University is the most influential institution. In recent years topics such as 21st century skills and climate change have become popular. It is recommended that new bibliometric studies, including those pertaining to STEM research in the field of educational sciences, be conducted and compared with existing studies in different fields.

Keywords

Educational sciences, STEM, STEM education, Bibliometric analysis

Eğitim Bilimleri Alanında STEM Araştırmalarının Bibliyometrik Analizi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, eğitim bilimleri alanında WOS veri tabanında yer alan STEM makalelerinin yıllara göre dağılımını, anahtar kelimelerini ve etkin kavramlarını, etkin ülkelerini, toplam atıf sayılarına göre etkin ülkelerini, atıf ortalamalarına göre etkin ülkelerini, etkin yazarlarını, yerel atıf sıralamasına göre etkin yazarlarını, küresel atıf sıralamasına göre etkin araştırmalarını, makale sayılarına göre etkin dergilerini, h_index değerlerine göre etkin dergilerini, etkin kurumlarını, ülke-yazar-anahtar kelime ağını ve yıllara göre popüler olan konularını belirlemektir. Araştırmada nicel yaklaşımlar arasında yer alan bibliyometrik analiz kullanılmıştır. Veri setini, WOS veri tabanından çekilen, 1972 ve 1 Temmuz 2024 tarihleri arasında yayınlanan, eğitim bilimleri alanındaki 10896 STEM makalesi oluşturmuştur. Verilerin analizinde “R” programlama dili “Biblioshiny” paket programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, eğitim bilimleri alanında STEM makaleleri dikkate alındığında; yıllık büyüme oranının %14.03 olduğu, anahtar kelimelerin en çok sırasıyla bilim, eğitim, öğrenci, bilgi, başarı, matematik, performans, cinsiyet, teknoloji, etki, deneyim, öğretmen, inanç, model, motivasyon, okul ve öz yeterlik kavramlarından oluştuğu, etkin ülkelerin ABD, Çin, Birleşik Krallık, Avustralya, Türkiye, İspanya, Kanada, Almanya, İrlanda ve İsrail olduğu, ülkelerin atıf sıralamasında ABD’nin açık ara önde olduğu, atıf ortalamalarına göre Hollanda’nın ABD’yi geçerek ilk sırayı aldığı, Linn M.C.’nin en etkin yazar olduğu, yerel atıf sıralamasında Hazari Z.’nin ilk sırada olduğu, küresel atıf sıralamasında Blickenstaff J.C.’nin ilk sırada olduğu, “İnternational Journal of STEM Education” dergisinin en etkin dergi olduğu, Michigan Eyalet Üniversitesi’nin en etkin kurum olduğu ve son yıllarda 21. yüzyıl becerileri ve iklim değişikliği gibi konuların popüler olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Eğitim bilimleri alanında ve farklı alanlarda STEM araştırmalarını içeren yeni bibliyometrik çalışmalar yapılması ve bu çalışmaların karşılaştırılması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Eğitim bilimleri, STEM, STEM eğitimi, Bibliyometrik analiz

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