Research Article

Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings

Volume: 15 Number: 1 July 1, 2025
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Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings

Abstract

Today, social media tools are increasingly playing a role in learning processes. Instagram, which is a visual and interactive tool in particular, stands out as one of the tools that support learning. Thus, assessing the state of Instagram studies in educational research today helps to imagine the future. Therefore, in this study, studies published on the use of Instagram in education were examined using the bibliometric analysis method. In the study, 836 academic studies published between 2015-2024 in the Web of Science (WoS) database were analyzed. The findings obtained show that research in this field has increased rapidly, especially since 2020. It has been determined that studies are focused on the use of Instagram in higher education as well as in education such as medical education and language learning. In addition, the USA stands out as the country with the most publications in articles published on the use of Instagram in education, followed by Spain and the UK. In addition to these findings, the “Cureus Journal of Medical Science” stands out as a journal in terms of the frequency of published articles, while the “University of Barcelona” stands out in terms of institutions. On the other hand, although “Li JW” stands out as the most published author among the authors who published articles on the use of Instagram in education, “Elizabeth R. Lyden” stands out as the most cited author and the author who is in a central position with extensive collaboration. The research findings were evaluated in the context of the literature and some suggestions were made.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Software Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 2, 2025

Publication Date

July 1, 2025

Submission Date

May 7, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 2, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 15 Number: 1

APA
Gülmüş Yelmen, M., Bulut Özek, M., & Kalemkuş, F. (2025). Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings. European Journal of Technique (EJT), 15(1), 116-126. https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1693364
AMA
1.Gülmüş Yelmen M, Bulut Özek M, Kalemkuş F. Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings. EJT. 2025;15(1):116-126. doi:10.36222/ejt.1693364
Chicago
Gülmüş Yelmen, Merve, Muzeyyen Bulut Özek, and Fatih Kalemkuş. 2025. “Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings”. European Journal of Technique (EJT) 15 (1): 116-26. https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1693364.
EndNote
Gülmüş Yelmen M, Bulut Özek M, Kalemkuş F (July 1, 2025) Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings. European Journal of Technique (EJT) 15 1 116–126.
IEEE
[1]M. Gülmüş Yelmen, M. Bulut Özek, and F. Kalemkuş, “Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings”, EJT, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 116–126, July 2025, doi: 10.36222/ejt.1693364.
ISNAD
Gülmüş Yelmen, Merve - Bulut Özek, Muzeyyen - Kalemkuş, Fatih. “Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings”. European Journal of Technique (EJT) 15/1 (July 1, 2025): 116-126. https://doi.org/10.36222/ejt.1693364.
JAMA
1.Gülmüş Yelmen M, Bulut Özek M, Kalemkuş F. Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings. EJT. 2025;15:116–126.
MLA
Gülmüş Yelmen, Merve, et al. “Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings”. European Journal of Technique (EJT), vol. 15, no. 1, July 2025, pp. 116-2, doi:10.36222/ejt.1693364.
Vancouver
1.Merve Gülmüş Yelmen, Muzeyyen Bulut Özek, Fatih Kalemkuş. Instagram Use in Education: Trends, Themes and Bibliometric Findings. EJT. 2025 Jul. 1;15(1):116-2. doi:10.36222/ejt.1693364

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