scholarly journals Blended Learning Approach in Graduate Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1997-2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 546-552
Author(s):  
Rusdi Omar ◽  
◽  
Narentheren Kaliappen ◽  
Kamarul Azman Khamis ◽  
Dwi Sulisworo
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Learning Collaborative ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Current Research Interest

Research on the blended learning approach in graduate studies has started since 1997. Thereafter, researchers in various subject areas have widely investigated the term blended learning. This paper thus seeks to analyze scientific literature, especially for graduate studies, published on the blended approach. All the literature published about blended approach in graduate studies was gathered using the Scopus database. The data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Standard bibliometric analysis was used to create the growth of publications and the citation analysis. A total of 801 documents were found based on the search results. Since 2004, the growth rate of literature on blended learning in graduate studies has accelerated radically. Journal articles and conference papers accounted for most of the publications, which were mostly written in English and Spanish. Most of the studies were conducted in the fields of social science and computer science. E-learning, online learning, collaborative learning and flipped classroom were among the most frequently used keywords. Most of the blended learning research in graduate studies was carried out in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. This paper presents the literature's evolution in the blended learning approach in graduate studies and identifies current research interest and the potential future research direction.

scholarly journals A Bibliometric Analysis of Blended Learning in Higher Education: Perception, Achievement and Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 126-151
Author(s):  
Arumugam Raman ◽  
Raamani Thannimalai ◽  
Yahya Don ◽  
Mohan Rathakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Publish Or Perish ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Citation Metrics ◽  
Highly Cited

This article presents a bibliometric analysis of publications on blended learning in higher education. The analysis is grounded on statistics obtained from the online Scopus database on 11 December 2019. The study used Microsoft Excel to conduct a frequency analysis, VOSviewer for data visualization, and Harzing’s Publish or Perish for citation metrics and analysis. In total 1,064 valid documents were analyzed, based on keyword search results for “blended learning”, “perception”, “achievement”, “engagement”, “higher education” and “bibliometric analysis”. This article reports descriptive and content analysis on document type and source type. Analysis shows that number of publications per year increased from 2000 to 2018. English is the most widely used language for publications, and most publications are from the social sciences. The United States contributes the most publications. The most active journals, influential institutions, citation metrics and highly cited articles are listed. Network visualization maps demonstrate keyword analysis of author keywords; co-authorship by country and author; number of authors per document; citations by country and document; co-occurrence of all keywords; and, lastly, co-citation by cited sources. The visibility of work on blended learning in highly cited journals in the past two decades reveals that blended learning has gained significant attention among educators and researchers. Future research could include systematic literature reviews or other mapping tools, such as HistCite.

scholarly journals Bibliometric Analysis on Emotional Intelligence Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 864-877
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Do So

The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) has gained a great amount of public popularity and business attention in the past two decades. EI is currently considered a broadly recognized practitioner instrument for hiring, training, leadership development, and team building by the business people. In this context, the analysis of the evolution and development of this concept is crucial. In order to do so, this study presents the global research trends in EI area. The article presents a bibliometric analysis of 4297 journal articles on EI. These works come from the Scopus database for the period 1966-2018. The study sorts these articles according to the following bibliographic indicators: journal with most published research, highly cited articles, countries with the highest rate of productivity, prolific authors, year of publication, language, and research area. Besides, the study graphically maps the bibliographic material by using the visualization of similarities (VOS) viewer software. In order to do so, the work uses co-authorship among authors and affiliated countries, and co-occurrence of author keywords. Results have shown that since 2005, the number of publications has increased exponentially, resulting in the steady increase in the cumulative total publications until present. The United States (US) is the most productive country. Also, among the most productive university from each of the 15 leading countries, three were amongst the world’s top 100 universities. The prominent authors were Petrides, Konstantinos V. and Extremera Pacheco, Natalio. whereas the top journals were the Personality and Individual Differences, Frontiers in Psychology and Life Science Journal. A network visualisation map showed that ‘emotional intelligence’, ‘emotions’ and ‘personality’ were the most encountered key terms. Therefore, this paper serves as a platform for the new researchers to refer concerning which journals, authors and articles they may consult while establishing the future research direction.

scholarly journals Blended Learning on Blood Pressure Measurement: Investigating Two In-Class Strategies in a Flipped Classroom-Like Setting to Teach Pharmacy Students Blood Pressure Measurement Skills

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 822
Author(s):  
Samieh Farahani ◽  
Imaneh Farahani ◽  
Maira Anna Deters ◽  
Holger Schwender ◽  
Bjoern Bengt Burckhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Pressure Measurement ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Blood Pressure Measurement ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Class Session ◽  
Self Confidence

For reliable blood pressure measurement, various potential sources of inaccuracies need to be considered to avoid incorrect decision-making. Pharmacy students should be sensitized and taught the skill accordingly. One strategy to teach students’ blood pressure measurement skills might be through a blended learning approach in a flipped classroom-like setting. With a randomized two-arm study among pharmacy students in their eighth semester, the required extent of in-class session in the scope of a blended learning approach in a flipped classroom-like setting was evaluated. Participants’ self-confidence and self-perceived proficiency were evaluated through a survey, and participants’ blood pressure measurement performance was assessed by objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Participants’ satisfaction with, and perception of, the flipped classroom were also surveyed. The extended in-class activities did not result in a significantly higher increase of participants’ OSCE score and self-assessment score when compared to the brief in-class session. Both in-class sessions yielded a significant increase in the OSCE scores as well as in the self-assessment scores. Moreover, the teaching approaches were predominantly well-received by the students. The use of both flipped classroom-like approaches improved pharmacy students’ blood pressure measurement performance, though the brief in-class session was sufficient. Students’ self-confidence/self-perceived proficiency in blood pressure measurement skills increased similarly in both settings.

scholarly journals A Bibliometric Analysis of the Global Trend of Using Alginate, Gelatine, and Hydroxyapatite for Bone Tissue Regeneration Applications

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 647
Author(s):  
Mohamed Saiful Firdaus Hussin ◽  
Aludin Mohd Serah ◽  
Khairul Azri Azlan ◽  
Hasan Zuhudi Abdullah ◽  
Maizlinda Izwana Idris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Tissue ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Bone Tissue Regeneration ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Starting Point

Collecting information from previous investigations and expressing it in a scientometrics study can be a priceless guide to getting a complete overview of a specific research area. The aim of this study is to explore the interrelated connection between alginate, gelatine, and hydroxyapatite within the scope of bone tissue and scaffold. A review of traditional literature with data mining procedures using bibliometric analyses was considered to identify the evolution of the selected research area between 2009 and 2019. Bibliometric methods and knowledge visualization technologies were implemented to investigate diverse publications based on the following indicators: year of publication, document type, language, country, institution, author, journal, keyword, and number of citations. An analysis using a bibliometric study found that 7446 papers were located with the keywords “bone tissue” and “scaffold”, and 1767 (alginate), 185 (gelatine), 5658 (hydroxyapatite) papers with those specific sub keywords. The number of publications that relate to “tissue engineering” and bone more than doubled between 2009 (1352) and 2019 (2839). China, the United States and India are the most productive countries, while Sichuan University and the Chinese Academy of Science from China are the most important institutions related to bone tissue scaffold. Materials Science and Engineering C is the most productive journal, followed by the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. This paper is a starting point, providing the first bibliometric analysis study of bone tissue and scaffold considering alginate, gelatine and hydroxyapatite. A bibliometric analysis would greatly assist in giving a scientific insight to support desired future research work, not only associated with bone tissue engineering applications. It is expected that the analysis of alginate, gelatine and hydroxyapatite in terms of 3D bioprinting, clinical outcomes, scaffold architecture, and the regenerative medicine approach will enhance the research into bone tissue engineering in the near future. Continued studies into these research fields are highly recommended.

Digital Health Literacy: A Bibliometric Analysis (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keng Yang ◽  
Yekang Hu ◽  
Hanying Qi
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Number Of Publications

BACKGROUND Digital health is growing at a rapid pace, and digital health literacy has tremendous potential to promote health outcomes, bridge the digital divide, and improve health inequalities. OBJECTIVE The purposes of this study are to conduct a systematic bibliometric analysis on the field of dig-ital health literacy and to understand the research context and trends in this field. METHODS A total of 1,955 scientific publications were collected from the Web of Science (WoS) core col-lection. Institutional cooperation, journal co-citation, theme bursting, keyword co-occurrence, author cooperation, author co-citation, literature co-citation and references in the field of digi-tal health literacy were analyzed using the VOSviewer and CiteSpace knowledge mapping tools. RESULTS The results demonstrated that the United States was the leader in number of publications and citations in this field. The University of California System was first in terms of institutional contributions. The Journal of Medical Internet Research led in number of publications, cita-tions and co-citations. Research areas in the field of digital health literacy mainly include the definition and scale of health literacy, health literacy and health outcomes, health literacy and the digital divide, and the influencing factors of health literacy. CONCLUSIONS We summarize research progress in the field of digital health literacy and reveal the context, trends, and trending topics of digital health literacy research through statistical analysis and network visualization. Our work can serve as a fundamental reference and directional guide for future research in this field.

scholarly journals States, Trends, and Future of Aquaponics Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7783
Author(s):  
Yilong Hao ◽  
Kai Ding ◽  
Yaoyang Xu ◽  
Yuting Tang ◽  
Dong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
System Construction ◽  
Text Data ◽  
Research Areas

As an environmentally-friendly aquaculture and planting system, aquaponics has attracted attention in various fields, such as fisheries, agriculture, and ecology. The existing review qualitatively described the development and challenges of aquaponics but lacked data support. This study selected 513 related documents (2000–2019) in the Web of Science database (WOS) to mine and quantitatively analyze its text data. The keyword co-occurrence network shows that the current aquaponics research mainly focuses on the system components, wastewater treatment, nutrient management, and system production. Research areas reflect obvious regional characteristics. China, the United States and Europe are dedicated to the application of new technologies, the optimization of system production, and the exploration of multiple roles. At present, the aquaponics development is facing many pressures from management and market. Future research requires more in-depth research in the system construction, nutrient management, and microbial community structure to provide a theoretical basis. Moreover, the identity construction within the conceptual framework of green infrastructure is a research direction worth exploring to solve low social recognition for aquaponics.

Visualizing the History and Perspectives of Disaster Medicine: A Bibliometric Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 966-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Hao ◽  
Yunling Liu ◽  
Xiaoxue Li ◽  
Jingchen Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
The United States ◽  
Disaster Medicine ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Medicine Research ◽  
Research Institution ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Long Time

ABSTRACTObjective:To analyze the development of disaster medicine and to identify the main obstacles to improving disaster medicine research and application.Methods:A topic search strategy was used to search the Web of Science Core Collection database. The 100 articles with the highest local citation scores were selected for bibliometric analysis; summarizing informetric indicators; and preparing a historiography, themes network, and key word co-occurrence map.Results:The 100 articles with the highest local citation scores were published from 1983 to 2013 in 9 countries, mainly in the United States. The most productive authors were Koenig and Rubinson. The lead research institution was Columbia University. The most commonly cited journal was the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The development of disaster medicine could be separated into 3 consecutive periods. All results indicate that the development of disaster medicine faces some obstacles that need to be addressed.Conclusions:Research works have provided a solid foundation for disaster medicine, but its development has been in a slow growth period for a long time. Obstacles to the development of disaster medicine include the lack of scientist communities, transdisciplinary research, innovative research perspectives, and continuous research. Future research should overcome these obstacles so as to make further advances in this field.

scholarly journals Production Trends, Collaboration, and Main Topics of the Integrative and Complementary Oncology Research Area: A Bibliometric Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 153473541984640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Moral-Munoz ◽  
Lidia Carballo-Costa ◽  
Enrique Herrera-Viedma ◽  
Manuel J. Cobo
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nf Kappa B ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
The Past ◽  
Oncology Research ◽  
Complementary Oncology

Background: The prevalence of cancer has increased over time worldwide. Nevertheless, the number of deaths has been reduced during the past 2 decades. Thus, one-third of the cancer patients are users of complementary and alternative therapies, looking for other types of interventions. The main aim of the present study is to understand the current status of the research in integrative and complementary oncology. Three different aspects were analyzed: production trends, country collaboration, and leading research topics. Methods: The dataset was obtained from the documents indexed under the Integrative and Complementary Medicine category of the Web of Science database from 1976 to 2017. VOSviewer and SciMAT software were employed to perform the bibliometric analysis. Results: The Journal of Ethnopharmacology, China Medical University and the People’s Republic of China are the leading producers in the field. Regarding the collaboration, the United States and China present a close connection. The scientific community is focused on the following topics: apoptosis, breast cancer, oxidative stress, chemotherapy, and nuclear factor-Kappa-B (NF-Kappa-B). Conclusions: The present article shows potentially important information that allows understanding of the past, present, and future of research in integrative and complementary oncology. It is a useful evidence-based framework on which to base future research actions and academic directions.

scholarly journals Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of the Kynurenine Pathway in Mood Disorders: Focus on Gut Microbiota Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuqing Zhu ◽  
Jinqing Hu ◽  
Shuhua Deng ◽  
Yaqian Tan ◽  
Chang Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Kynurenine Pathway ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Low Grade

Background: Emerging evidence implicates the dysregulated kynurenine pathway (KP), an immune-inflammatory pathway, in the pathophysiology of mood disorders (MD), including depression and bipolar disorder characterized by a low-grade chronic pro-inflammatory state. The metabolites of the KP, an important part of the microbiota-gut-brain axis, serve as immune system modulators linking the gut microbiota (GM) with the host central nervous system.Aim: This bibliometric analysis aimed to provide a first glimpse into the KP in MD, with a focus on GM research in this field, to guide future research and promote the development of this field.Methods: Publications relating to the KP in MD between the years 2000 and 2020 were retrieved from the Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), and analyzed in CiteSpace (5.7 R5W), biblioshiny (using R-Studio), and VOSviewer (1.6.16).Results: In total, 1,064 and 948 documents were extracted from the Scopus and WoSCC databases, respectively. The publications have shown rapid growth since 2006, partly owing to the largest research hotspot appearing since then, “quinolinic acid.” All the top five most relevant journals were in the neuropsychiatry field, such as Brain Behavior and Immunity. The United States and Innsbruck Medical University were the most influential country and institute, respectively. Journal co-citation analysis showed a strong tendency toward co-citation of research in the psychiatry field. Reference co-citation analysis revealed that the top four most important research focuses were “kynurenine pathway,” “psychoneuroimmunology,” “indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase,” and “proinflammatory cytokines,” and the most recent focus was “gut-brain axis,” thus indicating the role of the KP in bridging the GM and the host immune system, and together reflecting the field’s research foundations. Overlap analysis between the thematic map of keywords and the keyword burst analysis revealed that the topics “Alzheimer’s disease,” “prefrontal cortex,” and “acid,” were research frontiers.Conclusion: This comprehensive bibliometric study provides an updated perspective on research associated with the KP in MD, with a focus on the current status of GM research in this field. This perspective may benefit researchers in choosing suitable journals and collaborators, and aid in the further understanding of the field’s hotspots and frontiers, thus facilitating future research.

scholarly journals Interweaving Industrial Ecology and Ecological Modernization: A Comparative Bibliometric Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9673
Author(s):  
Feng Han ◽  
Zhangcong Feng ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Nujie Yang ◽  
Dong Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Industrial Ecology ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ecological Modernization ◽  
The Past

Although industrial activity has brought about rapid economic growth, it also faces the dual challenges of resource constraints and environmental pressure. Industrial ecology (IE) and ecological modernization (EM) are two theories regarding the conceptualization and implementation of sustainable development that emerged from the natural and social sciences, respectively. Over the past three decades, scholars have conducted copious amounts of theoretical and applied research on IE and EM, but comparative studies from an interdisciplinary perspective on the relationship between the two remain relatively rare. On the basis of a bibliometric analysis, this study offers a comprehensive examination of the background, theoretical connotations, and main content of IE and EM, also exploring the role of both theoretical perspectives in the promotion of sustainable industrial development. The findings are fourfold: (1) the research on IE and EM has been increasing year by year, particularly in the past decade; (2) the research is mostly concentrated in developed countries such as the United States and European Union member nations, and contributions from China have increased significantly in recent years; (3) IE has a broader research community than EM and has evolved clearer and more specific research contents and methods; and (4) IE, which analyzes the problems of specific industrial systems, and EM, which constitutes a higher-level institutional policy design, exhibit a trend of cross-fertilization. This study provides a reference for building a more systematic and comprehensive theoretical system of ecological transformation and discusses the future research directions in this field.

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