Digital Storytelling and Education
Digital Storytelling and Education is a research topic within Speech and Hearing. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 21.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the use of digital storytelling as a powerful tool for education, health promotion, and reflective practice. It covers topics such as student engagement, narrative-based learning, technology integration, and the impact of digital storytelling on various skills. The papers also delve into the application of digital storytelling in diverse fields such as language learning, healthcare education, and social work.
- Digital Storytelling
- Education
- Health Promotion
- Student Learning
- Narrative
- Technology Integration
- 21st Century Skills
- Reflective Practice
- Multimedia
- Cultural Studies
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +57% the tick is no change
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Which countries lead Digital Storytelling and Education research?
By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 794 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 1.1k works
- 2 United States 794 works
- 3 Türkiye 345 works
- 4 China 262 works
- 5 United Kingdom 185 works
- 6 Malaysia 144 works
- 7 Canada 139 works
- 8 Spain 136 works
- 9 India 123 works
- 10 Australia 113 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Digital Storytelling and Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Indonesia University of Education publishes the most Digital Storytelling and Education research, followed by State University of Malang and State University of Semarang.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 46 works
- 2 State University of MalangIndonesia 36 works
- 3 State University of SemarangIndonesia 31 works
- 4 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 26 works
- 5 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 26 works
- 6 Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaIndonesia 25 works
- 7 State University of PadangIndonesia 24 works
- 8 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 23 works
- 9 State University of MedanIndonesia 22 works
- 10 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Digital Storytelling and Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Digital Storytelling and Education include Richard E. Mayer.
- 1 Richard E. Mayer United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Digital Storytelling and Education research done?
The largest centres of Digital Storytelling and Education research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Semarang (Indonesia) and Malang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Singaraja.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 120 works
- 2 Bandung Indonesia 105 works
- 3 Semarang Indonesia 66 works
- 4 Malang Indonesia 65 works
- 5 Ankara Türkiye 65 works
- 6 Yogyakarta Indonesia 64 works
- 7 Surabaya Indonesia 62 works
- 8 Medan Indonesia 61 works
- 9 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 49 works
- 10 Surakarta Indonesia 44 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SingarajaID · 25.9 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Digital Storytelling and Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Digital Storytelling and Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Indonesia University of Education, State University of Malang and Sultan Idris Education 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.
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 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia | 67.7 | 16.1% | 9.3× | 46 | +1735.7% |
| 2 | State University of MalangIndonesia | 60.5 | 15.5% | 7.6× | 36 | +385.0% |
| 3 | Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia | 55.0 | 20.5% | 13.6× | 14 | — |
| 4 | Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia | 53.5 | 16.9% | 9.3× | 26 | — |
| 5 | Arizona State UniversityUnited States | 52.1 | 54.4% | 3.8× | 12 | +41.4% |
| 6 | Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaIndonesia | 50.8 | 11.6% | 12.7× | 25 | — |
| 7 | Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye | 49.5 | 25.3% | 5.3× | 13 | +207.9% |
| 8 | State University of SemarangIndonesia | 49.2 | 12.0% | 8.2× | 31 | — |
| 9 | University of CalgaryCanada | 49.0 | 9.2% | 5.3× | 16 | +270.8% |
| 10 | Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia | 47.9 | 15.7% | 5.0× | 23 | +1200.8% |
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 Storytelling and Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Digital Storytelling and Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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