Digital literacy in education
Digital literacy in education is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1957. 24.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the development and assessment of digital competence, including digital skills, 21st-century skills, and ICT competencies, in the context of education and workforce development. It covers topics such as teacher education, media literacy, professional development, digital literacy, and the impact of digital competence on educational outcomes and the labor market.
- Digital Skills
- 21st-century Skills
- Teacher Education
- ICT Competencies
- Media Literacy
- Professional Development
- Digital Literacy
- Workforce Development
- Educational Technology
- Information Literacy
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1957
- In the world top 10%
- 3.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +135% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Digital literacy in education research?
By volume, Spain and Indonesia publish the most (619 and 378 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Digital literacy in education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad César Vallejo publishes the most Digital literacy in education research, followed by Ação Educativa and Universidad de Sevilla.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 59 works
- 2 Ação EducativaBrazil 39 works
- 3 Universidad de SevillaSpain 36 works
- 4 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 30 works
- 5 Universidad de GranadaSpain 26 works
- 6 Universidad de MálagaSpain 25 works
- 7 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 24 works
- 8 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 24 works
- 9 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 23 works
- 10 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Digital literacy in education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Digital literacy in education include Chin‐Chung Tsai and Peggy A. Ertmer.
- 1 Chin‐Chung Tsai Taiwan 1.8k citations
- 2 Peggy A. Ertmer United States 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Digital literacy in education research done?
The largest centres of Digital literacy in education research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Trujillo (Peru), Mexico City (Mexico) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Trujillo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 91 works
- 2 Trujillo Peru 69 works
- 3 Mexico City Mexico 68 works
- 4 Lima Peru 64 works
- 5 São Paulo Brazil 54 works
- 6 Guayaquil Ecuador 50 works
- 7 Bogotá Colombia 48 works
- 8 Seville Spain 45 works
- 9 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 44 works
- 10 Valencia Spain 39 works
Where it is the local speciality
- TrujilloPE · 68.9 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Digital literacy in education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Digital literacy in education?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitat de València, Education University of Hong Kong and Universidad de Sevilla 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 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain | 70.5 | 35.6% | 11.1× | 30 | +257.1% |
| 2 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 70.3 | 77.1% | 13.0× | 10 | — |
| 3 | Universidad de SevillaSpain | 69.9 | 45.8% | 13.1× | 36 | +93.4% |
| 4 | Universidad de SalamancaSpain | 68.6 | 36.6% | 15.1× | 24 | +222.9% |
| 5 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 67.2 | 44.4% | 9.3× | 26 | +138.0% |
| 6 | Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico | 62.8 | 27.6% | 11.4× | 16 | +456.0% |
| 7 | Universidad de MálagaSpain | 61.7 | 42.1% | 15.0× | 25 | +60.6% |
| 8 | Universitat Rovira i VirgiliSpain | 61.5 | 49.8% | 20.1× | 16 | +54.1% |
| 9 | Universidad César VallejoPeru | 59.7 | 21.1% | 40.6× | 59 | — |
| 10 | Universidad de ExtremaduraSpain | 58.7 | 30.7% | 12.9× | 13 | +175.9% |
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 literacy in education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 135% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Digital literacy in education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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