Digital Education and Society
Digital Education and Society is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 4.9k research works in it since 1961. 20.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of postdigital education, technology-enhanced learning, and the impact of Covid-19 on educational practices. It delves into critical perspectives, digital pedagogy, and the philosophical implications of technological transformation in education. The cluster also discusses networked learning, bioinformational capitalism, and envisions future educational landscapes.
- Postdigital Education
- Technology-Enhanced Learning
- Digital Pedagogy
- Covid-19 Impact
- Networked Learning
- Critical Perspectives
- Philosophy of Education
- Collective Intelligence
- Bioinformational Capitalism
- Educational Futures
- Research works
- 4.9k fractional, since 1961
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +313% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Digital Education and Society research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (379 and 230 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 379 works
- 2 United Kingdom 230 works
- 3 Germany 116 works
- 4 China 92 works
- 5 Australia 88 works
- 6 Canada 84 works
- 7 India 71 works
- 8 Russia 68 works
- 9 Italy 51 works
- 10 South Africa 44 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Digital Education and Society research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Edinburgh publishes the most Digital Education and Society research, followed by University of Applied Health Sciences and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 28 works
- 2 University of Applied Health SciencesCroatia 13 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 13 works
- 4 The University of SydneyAustralia 13 works
- 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 11 works
- 6 Tampere UniversityFinland 10 works
- 7 University of WolverhamptonUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 8 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 10 works
- 9 University of British ColumbiaCanada 8 works
- 10 Usak UniversityTürkiye 8 works
Where is Digital Education and Society research done?
The largest centres of Digital Education and Society research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Moscow (Russia) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Edinburgh.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 43 works
- 2 Edinburgh United Kingdom 29 works
- 3 Moscow Russia 29 works
- 4 Beijing China 25 works
- 5 Melbourne Australia 21 works
- 6 Sydney Australia 19 works
- 7 Toronto Canada 18 works
- 8 New York United States 17 works
- 9 Washington D.C. United States 15 works
- 10 Berlin Germany 14 works
Where it is the local speciality
- EdinburghGB · 29.3 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Digital Education and Society than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Digital Education and Society?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Edinburgh, University of Applied Health Sciences and University of Wolverhampton 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom | 93.1 | 67.4% | 20.1× | 28 | +132.6% |
| 2 | University of Applied Health SciencesCroatia | 69.4 | 66.9% | 415.0× | 13 | — |
| 3 | University of WolverhamptonUnited Kingdom | 57.7 | 39.8% | 103.5× | 10 | — |
| 4 | The University of SydneyAustralia | 53.9 | 52.1% | 6.8× | 12 | — |
| 5 | Tampere UniversityFinland | 50.6 | 29.6% | 18.2× | 10 | — |
| 6 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 50.3 | 41.3% | 7.2× | 10 | +394.2% |
| 7 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 48.8 | 52.2% | 4.9× | 13 | — |
| 8 | University of British ColumbiaCanada | 34.9 | 47.6% | 4.4× | 8 | — |
| 9 | Weatherford CollegeUnited States | 4.6 | 4.6% | 4.2× | 11 | -33.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Digital Education and Society research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 313% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Digital Education and Society.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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