A bibliometric analysis of research trends in digital literacy
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https://doi.org/10.52152/800074Keywords:
digital literacy; bibliometric analysis; research trendsAbstract
This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the current status, research themes, and future research directions of digital literacy. Based on 2,218 documents from the Web of Science (WoS), the results indicate that: (1) The phenomenon of multilingualism in DL research has gradually increased since 2007 and entered a rapid growth phase starting in 2011; (2) Journals such as Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Computer and Science, Education and Information Technologies, Reading Teacher, and Learning Media and Technology are essential for publishing digital literacy research; (3) Merchant,G., Burnett,C., Jiang,L., Mills,Ka,. Smith,B., and Hu,J. are relatively prolific authors whose published articles have significant impact; (4) Most highly cited literature are related with education; (5) Hot topics and keywords include education, technology, strategies, new literacies, adolescence, comprehension, and media literacy; (6) Media literacy, instructional strategies and materials, critical literacy are the most promising research trend.
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