Education and Digital Technologies
Education and Digital Technologies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 52k research works in it since 1953. 6.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of social networks, particularly in the context of education and communication. It covers topics such as WebQuests, educational technology, digital literacy, media education, information society, ICT in education, cultural convergence, teacher training, and online learning.
- Social Network Analysis
- WebQuests
- Educational Technology
- Digital Literacy
- Media Education
- Information Society
- ICT in Education
- Cultural Convergence
- Teacher Training
- Online Learning
- Research works
- 52k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 3.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Education and Digital Technologies research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (10k and 377 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 10k works
- 2 Portugal 377 works
- 3 United States 368 works
- 4 Spain 192 works
- 5 Mexico 136 works
- 6 ?? 92 works
- 7 France 67 works
- 8 United Kingdom 65 works
- 9 Türkiye 65 works
- 10 Paraguay 50 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Education and Digital Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul publishes the most Education and Digital Technologies research, followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 236 works
- 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 234 works
- 3 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 157 works
- 4 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 148 works
- 5 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 146 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 141 works
- 7 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 140 works
- 8 Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil 139 works
- 9 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 138 works
- 10 Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáBrazil 137 works
Who are the leading researchers in Education and Digital Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Education and Digital Technologies include Carlos Fiolhais and Francisco José García‐Peñalvo.
- 1 Carlos Fiolhais Portugal 3.9k citations
- 2 Francisco José García‐Peñalvo Spain 1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Education and Digital Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Education and Digital Technologies research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Curitiba (Brazil) and Brasília (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Orlando, Bento Gonçalves and Blumenau.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 1.3k works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 705 works
- 3 Curitiba Brazil 382 works
- 4 Brasília Brazil 326 works
- 5 Recife Brazil 324 works
- 6 Fortaleza Brazil 312 works
- 7 Porto Alegre Brazil 307 works
- 8 Belo Horizonte Brazil 307 works
- 9 Salvador Brazil 284 works
- 10 Florianópolis Brazil 275 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Orlando23.8 works156×
- Bento GonçalvesBR · 54.7 works104×
- BlumenauBR · 75.9 works76×
- CáceresBR · 80.0 works75×
- LajeadoBR · 34.4 works74×
- CanoasBR · 51.3 works69×
- ParanavaíBR · 46.4 works66×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Education and Digital Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Education and Digital Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Instituto Federal do Amazonas and Centro Universitário Internacional 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 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 77.8 | 10.8% | 12.2× | 107 | +168.1% |
| 2 | Instituto Federal do AmazonasBrazil | 77.5 | 13.4% | 98.2× | 35 | +610.8% |
| 3 | Centro Universitário InternacionalMexico | 76.2 | 14.3% | 87.9× | 17 | +100.2% |
| 4 | Universidade La SalleBrazil | 75.6 | 14.0% | 61.4× | 19 | +347.3% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil | 73.2 | 7.8% | 29.6× | 138 | +181.1% |
| 6 | Instituto Federal do MaranhãoBrazil | 71.6 | 11.2% | 65.8× | 25 | +623.9% |
| 7 | Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáBrazil | 71.5 | 6.4% | 45.8× | 137 | +434.8% |
| 8 | Universidade Católica de PernambucoBrazil | 70.8 | 14.4% | 21.3× | 9 | +163.6% |
| 9 | Universidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaBrazil | 70.5 | 8.6% | 41.4× | 58 | +295.6% |
| 10 | Universidade Estadual de Santa CruzBrazil | 69.9 | 9.3% | 39.9× | 37 | +214.8% |
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 Education and Digital Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Education and Digital Technologies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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