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Educational Technology in Learning

Educational Technology in Learning is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 8.5k research works in it since 1957. 8.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the intersection of digital technology and education in the 21st century, covering topics such as online learning, educational technology, pedagogical approaches, e-learning, blogs in education, open education, virtual learning environments, inclusive education, and the use of social media in education.

  • Digital Education
  • Online Learning
  • Educational Technology
  • Pedagogy
  • E-Learning
  • Blogs in Education
  • Open Education
  • Virtual Learning Environments
  • Inclusive Education
  • Social Media in Education
Research works
8.5k
fractional, since 1957
In the world top 10%
736
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-3%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Educational Technology in Learning research?

By volume, Spain and Ecuador publish the most (515 and 274 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 515 works
  2. 2 Ecuador 274 works
  3. 3 Mexico 239 works
  4. 4 Colombia 156 works
  5. 5 Brazil 134 works
  6. 6 Peru 107 works
  7. 7 Argentina 94 works
  8. 8 ?? 75 works
  9. 9 Chile 73 works
  10. 10 United States 44 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: 30.1%Ecuador: 16.0%Mexico: 14.0%Colombia: 9.1%6 others listed: 30.8%30%largest
Spain515 · 30.1%Ecuador274 · 16.0%Mexico239 · 14.0%Colombia156 · 9.1%6 others listed527 · 30.8%

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

Which institutions lead Educational Technology in Learning research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ação Educativa publishes the most Educational Technology in Learning research, followed by Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador and Universidad César Vallejo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ação Educativa Brazil 59 works
  2. 2 Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador ?? 45 works
  3. 3 Universidad César Vallejo Peru 38 works
  4. 4 Universitat de València Spain 28 works
  5. 5 Universidad Estatal de Milagro Ecuador 25 works
  6. 6 Universidad de Granada Spain 24 works
  7. 7 Universidad Técnica de Manabí Ecuador 23 works
  8. 8 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico 22 works
  9. 9 University of Guayaquil Ecuador 21 works
  10. 10 Universitat de Barcelona Spain 21 works

Who are the leading researchers in Educational Technology in Learning?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Educational Technology in Learning include Francisco José García‐Peñalvo.

  1. 1 Francisco José García‐Peñalvo 1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Educational Technology in Learning research done?

The largest centres of Educational Technology in Learning research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), São Paulo (Brazil), Mexico City (Mexico) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Durán and Portoviejo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 85 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 70 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 61 works
  4. 4 Bogotá Colombia 59 works
  5. 5 Guayaquil Ecuador 56 works
  6. 6 Durán ?? 45 works
  7. 7 Lima Peru 42 works
  8. 8 Trujillo Peru 41 works
  9. 9 Valencia Spain 40 works
  10. 10 Barcelona Spain 34 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Durán45.2 works291×
  2. PortoviejoEC · 27.3 works79×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Educational Technology in Learning than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Educational Technology in Learning?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador, Universidad Estatal de Milagro and Universidad César Vallejo 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 19.8%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador: 45, 20.5%Universidad Estatal de Milagro: 25, 24.3%Universidad César Vallejo: 38, 17.6%Universidad Técnica de Manabí: 24, 20.4%Central University of Ecuador: 13, 23.1%Universidad de Zaragoza: 11, 25.7%University of Guayaquil: 21, 16.1%Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador: 11, 22.4%Universitat de València: 28, 10.0%Universidad de Sevilla: 19, 17.9%Universidad Estatal …Universidad Bolivari…Universidad Técnica …Universidad César Va…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador ?? 44.820.5%291.4×45
2Universidad Estatal de Milagro Ecuador 44.424.3%111.6×25
3Universidad César Vallejo Peru 40.717.6%70.5×38
4Universidad Técnica de Manabí Ecuador 39.820.4%84.2×24
5Central University of Ecuador Ecuador 38.123.1%60.1×13
6Universidad de Zaragoza Spain 37.625.7%15.3×11 +9.7%
7University of Guayaquil Ecuador 35.716.1%67.4×21
8Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador ?? 33.422.4%398.6×11
9Universitat de València Spain 33.210.0%28.4×28 +46.3%
10Universidad de Sevilla Spain 32.617.9%18.9×19 -31.2%

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 Educational Technology in Learning research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Educational Technology in Learning.

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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.

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.