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E-Learning and Knowledge Management

E-Learning and Knowledge Management is a research topic within Computer Science Applications. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the innovation and management of e-learning, knowledge, and technology in educational settings. It encompasses topics such as remote learning, digital marketing, open access, informal learning, and the impact of technology on education. The cluster also explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic for e-learning and educational innovation.

  • E-Learning
  • Innovation
  • Knowledge Management
  • Technology
  • Educational Projects
  • Digital Marketing
  • Remote Learning
  • Informal Learning
  • Educational Technology
  • Open Access
Research works
33k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+20%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Spain
23% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
E-Learning and Knowledge Management

Which countries lead E-Learning and Knowledge Management research?

By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (1.7k and 1.3k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Spain 1.7k works
  2. 2 Mexico 1.3k works
  3. 3 Ecuador 1k works
  4. 4 Colombia 715 works
  5. 5 Peru 675 works
  6. 6 United States 583 works
  7. 7 Brazil 467 works
  8. 8 Argentina 350 works
  9. 9 Chile 304 works
  10. 10 ?? 263 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.

Spain: 23.3%Mexico: 17.8%Ecuador: 13.8%Colombia: 9.6%6 others listed: 35.5%23%largest
Spain1,734 · 23.3%Mexico1,326 · 17.8%Ecuador1,031 · 13.8%Colombia715 · 9.6%6 others listed2,641 · 35.5%

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

Which institutions lead E-Learning and Knowledge Management research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universidad César Vallejo publishes the most E-Learning and Knowledge Management research, followed by Ação Educativa and Universidad Estatal de Milagro.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 182 works
  2. 2 Ação EducativaBrazil 154 works
  3. 3 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 115 works
  4. 4 Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador 111 works
  5. 5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 103 works
  6. 6 University of GuayaquilEcuador 100 works
  7. 7 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 78 works
  8. 8 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 76 works
  9. 9 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 71 works
  10. 10 Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador 69 works

Who are the leading researchers in E-Learning and Knowledge Management?

The most-cited researchers publishing on E-Learning and Knowledge Management include Herbert A. Simon, Francisco Herrera and Tiny Jaarsma.

  1. 1 Herbert A. Simon United States 179k citations
  2. 2 Francisco Herrera Spain 141k citations
  3. 3 Tiny Jaarsma Sweden 138k 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 E-Learning and Knowledge Management?

The most cited paper in E-Learning and Knowledge Management is "The relation between 21st-century skills and digital skills: A systematic literature review" (Ester van Laar, Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen, Jan A. G. M. van Dijk et al., 2017), with 1,981 citations. Next come "Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, and Guidelines." (1,453) and "How Many Ways Can We Define Online Learning? A Systematic Literature Review of Definitions of Online Learning (1988-2018)" (1,438).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The relation between 21st-century skills and digital skills: A systematic literature review Ester van Laar, Alexander Johannes Aloysius Maria van Deursen, Jan A. G. M. van Dijk et al. · Computers in Human Behavior ReviewOpen access 3 Mar 2017 1,981
2 Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, and Guidelines. Susan Flannery Wainwright · Journal of Physical Therapy Education 2011 1,453
3 How Many Ways Can We Define Online Learning? A Systematic Literature Review of Definitions of Online Learning (1988-2018) Vandana Singh, Alexander C. Thurman · American Journal of Distance Education Review Oct 2019 1,438
4 LEARNING BY KNOWLEDGE‐INTENSIVE FIRMS* William H. Starbuck · Journal of Management Studies Open access Nov 1992 1,436
5 Learning analytics: drivers, developments and challenges Rebecca Ferguson · International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning 2012 1,350
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is E-Learning and Knowledge Management research done?

The largest centres of E-Learning and Knowledge Management research in 2022-now are Mexico City (Mexico), Madrid (Spain), Bogotá (Colombia) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Quito, Durán and Esmeraldas.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 Mexico CityMexico 336 works
  2. 2 MadridSpain 330 works
  3. 3 BogotáColombia 277 works
  4. 4 LimaPeru 272 works
  5. 5 GuayaquilEcuador 261 works
  6. 6 TrujilloPeru 214 works
  7. 7 São PauloBrazil 202 works
  8. 8 ValenciaSpain 159 works
  9. 9 BarcelonaSpain 144 works
  10. 10 Panama CityPanama 135 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Quito34.3 works180×
  2. Durán110.9 works116×
  3. EsmeraldasEC · 23.0 works71×
  4. San PedroCR · 26.5 works69×
  5. GuarandaEC · 27.6 works63×
  6. BabahoyoEC · 25.7 works59×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in E-Learning and Knowledge Management than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study E-Learning and Knowledge Management?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Hong Kong, Universidad César Vallejo and Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 17.26%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →University of Hong K…Universidad de las F…Universitat de Barce…Universidad César Va…
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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.

Citation 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
1University of Hong KongChina 62.039.5%0.9×8 +156.6%
2Universidad César VallejoPeru 61.810.5%71.7×182 +252.3%
3Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPEEcuador 57.526.4%42.1×26 +101.7%
4Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 55.913.6%7.6×54 +15.2%
5Universitat de ValènciaSpain 55.79.5%14.9×76 +18.1%
6Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 55.58.1%110.3×115 +1019.9%
7Universidad de SevillaSpain 54.714.8%11.2×59 -2.5%
8University of South AfricaSouth Africa 54.722.4%5.0×20 +126.0%
9University of GuayaquilEcuador 54.37.8%66.9×100 +113.6%
10Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 53.820.0%26.6×65 -26.6%

Universities only. The score blends citation 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 E-Learning and Knowledge Management, country by country

Is E-Learning and Knowledge Management research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

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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 E-Learning and Knowledge Management as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.046% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%E-Learning and Knowledge Management0.047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of E-Learning and Knowledge Management 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.

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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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