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Artificial Intelligence in Education

Artificial Intelligence in Education is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 3.2k research works in it since 1960. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of education and technology, focusing on topics such as artificial intelligence in educational systems, distance learning, depression diagnosis using neural networks and fuzzy logic, e-learning platforms, and pedagogical innovation. It also delves into the application of digital technologies in teaching and learning processes, knowledge management in educational settings, and the impact of digital transformation on education.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Education
  • Neural Networks
  • Distance Learning
  • Educational Systems
  • Depression Diagnosis
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Pedagogical Innovation
  • E-Learning
  • Knowledge Management
Research works
3.2k
fractional, since 1960
In the world top 10%
326
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+99%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Russia
37% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Artificial Intelligence in Education

Which countries lead Artificial Intelligence in Education research?

By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (485 and 165 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russia 485 works
  2. 2 United States 165 works
  3. 3 Ukraine 152 works
  4. 4 China 101 works
  5. 5 France 91 works
  6. 6 Uzbekistan 84 works
  7. 7 India 80 works
  8. 8 Kazakhstan 52 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 49 works
  10. 10 Canada 40 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Russia: 37.3%United States: 12.7%Ukraine: 11.7%China: 7.8%6 others listed: 30.5%37%largest
Russia485 · 37.3%United States165 · 12.7%Ukraine152 · 11.7%China101 · 7.8%6 others listed396 · 30.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Artificial Intelligence in Education research?

By volume in 2022-now, Weatherford College publishes the most Artificial Intelligence in Education research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow State Pedagogical University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 38 works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 29 works
  3. 3 Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityRussia 20 works
  4. 4 Kyrgyz State National UniversityKyrgyzstan 19 works
  5. 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 16 works
  6. 6 University of MonsBelgium 15 works
  7. 7 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 13 works
  8. 8 Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after AjiniyazUzbekistan 13 works
  9. 9 Pedagogical UniversityMozambique 12 works
  10. 10 Kazan Federal UniversityRussia 10 works

Who are the leading researchers in Artificial Intelligence in Education?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Artificial Intelligence in Education include Tasawar Hayat.

  1. 1 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan 135k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Artificial Intelligence in Education?

The most cited paper in Artificial Intelligence in Education is "A contrarian view of the five-factor approach to personality description." (Jack H. Block, 1995), with 1,675 citations. Next come "Reasoning Foundations of Medical Diagnosis" (1,001) and "Principles of artificial intelligence" (820).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A contrarian view of the five-factor approach to personality description. Jack H. Block · Psychological Bulletin 1995 1,675
2 Reasoning Foundations of Medical Diagnosis Robert S. Ledley, Lee B. Lusted · Science 3 Jul 1959 1,001
3 Principles of artificial intelligence John J. McDermott · Artificial Intelligence Nov 1980 820
4 Artificial Intelligence in Education: AIEd for Personalised Learning Pathways Olga Tapalova, Nadezhda Zhiyenbayeva · The Electronic Journal of e-Learning Open access 9 Dec 2022 629
5 Structure and interpretation of computer programs Kenneth D. Forbus · Artificial Intelligence Sep 1985 395
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Where is Artificial Intelligence in Education research done?

The largest centres of Artificial Intelligence in Education research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Weatherford (United States) and Saint Petersburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bishkek.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MoscowRussia 159 works
  2. 2 KyivUkraine 40 works
  3. 3 WeatherfordUnited States 38 works
  4. 4 Saint PetersburgRussia 37 works
  5. 5 ParisFrance 35 works
  6. 6 TashkentUzbekistan 33 works
  7. 7 BishkekKyrgyzstan 26 works
  8. 8 New YorkUnited States 21 works
  9. 9 KharkivUkraine 20 works
  10. 10 AlmatyKazakhstan 20 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BishkekKG · 25.5 works56×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Artificial Intelligence in Education than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Artificial Intelligence in Education?

Among universities, judged by research, Weatherford College, Kazan Federal University and Moscow State Pedagogical University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%5%10%mean 4.84286%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Kazan Federal Univer…Weatherford CollegeMoscow State Pedagog…Pedagogical University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Weatherford CollegeUnited States 75.79.2%17.8×38 +547.8%
2Kazan Federal UniversityRussia 51.710.1%22.0×10 +83.3%
3Moscow State Pedagogical UniversityRussia 49.05.4%126.4×20 +37.2%
4Pedagogical UniversityMozambique 42.14.6%77.5×12 +101.1%
5Nukus State Pedagogical Institute named after AjiniyazUzbekistan 26.54.1%366.8×13 -
6University of MonsBelgium 25.40.2%50.9×15 +59.1%
7Kyrgyz State National UniversityKyrgyzstan 20.60.3%202.4×19 -

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Artificial Intelligence in Education, country by country

Is Artificial Intelligence in Education research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 99% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Artificial Intelligence in Education.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Artificial Intelligence in Education as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0054% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Artificial Intelligence in Education0.0099% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Artificial Intelligence in Education over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Artificial Intelligence in Education10.7% in 20252020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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Who leads research on AI in education?

By volume in 2022-now, Weatherford College publishes the most Artificial Intelligence in Education research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow State Pedagogical University. By volume, Russia and the United States publish the most (485 and 165 works in 2022-now).

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