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Online Learning and Analytics

Online Learning and Analytics is a research topic within Computer Science Applications. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the application of educational data mining and learning analytics in the context of online education, particularly Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It explores topics such as predictive analysis of student performance, machine learning techniques for student engagement, and the impact of data-driven education on online learning. The cluster also delves into the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing learning analytics in higher education.

  • Educational Data Mining
  • Learning Analytics
  • Massive Open Online Courses
  • Predictive Analysis
  • Student Engagement
  • Machine Learning
  • MOOCs
  • Online Learning
  • Data-driven Education
  • Student Performance Prediction
Research works
45k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+92%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
25% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Online Learning and Analytics

Which countries lead Online Learning and Analytics research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.1k and 3k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 3.1k works
  2. 2 United States 3k works
  3. 3 India 2.2k works
  4. 4 Indonesia 988 works
  5. 5 Malaysia 617 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 545 works
  7. 7 Philippines 474 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 468 works
  9. 9 Germany 466 works
  10. 10 Australia 432 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.

China: 25.3%United States: 24.5%India: 17.8%Indonesia: 8.0%6 others listed: 24.4%25%largest
China3,117 · 25.3%United States3,020 · 24.5%India2,190 · 17.8%Indonesia988 · 8.0%6 others listed3,003 · 24.4%

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

Which institutions lead Online Learning and Analytics research?

By volume in 2022-now, Central China Normal University publishes the most Online Learning and Analytics research, followed by Beijing Normal University and Universiti Teknologi MARA.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Central China Normal UniversityChina 84 works
  2. 2 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 82 works
  3. 3 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 76 works
  4. 4 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 68 works
  5. 5 University of Hong KongChina 68 works
  6. 6 Education University of Hong KongChina 63 works
  7. 7 Binus UniversityIndonesia 61 works
  8. 8 University of FloridaUnited States 61 works
  9. 9 Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico 58 works
  10. 10 Monash UniversityAustralia 58 works

Who are the leading researchers in Online Learning and Analytics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Online Learning and Analytics include Yoshua Bengio, Azeem Majeed and Herbert A. Simon.

  1. 1 Yoshua Bengio Canada 476k citations
  2. 2 Azeem Majeed United Kingdom 235k citations
  3. 3 Herbert A. Simon United States 179k 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 Online Learning and Analytics?

The most cited paper in Online Learning and Analytics is "Determining Sample Size for Research Activities" (Robert V. Krejcie, Daryle W. Morgan, 1970), with 18,613 citations. Next come "Systematic review of research on artificial intelligence applications in higher education – where are the educators?" (6,707) and "ChatGPT for good? On opportunities and challenges of large language models for education" (6,643).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Determining Sample Size for Research Activities Robert V. Krejcie, Daryle W. Morgan · Educational and Psychological Measurement Sep 1970 18,613
2 Systematic review of research on artificial intelligence applications in higher education – where are the educators? Olaf Zawacki‐Richter, Victoria I. Marín, Melissa Bond et al. · International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education ReviewOpen access 27 Oct 2019 6,707
3 ChatGPT for good? On opportunities and challenges of large language models for education Enkelejda Kasneci et al. · Learning and Individual Differences Open access 9 Mar 2023 6,643
4 Online Learning: A Panacea in the Time of COVID-19 Crisis Shivangi Dhawan · Journal of Educational Technology Systems Open access 20 Jun 2020 5,113
5 Blended learning: Uncovering its transformative potential in higher education D. Randy Garrison, Heather Kanuka · The Internet and Higher Education Apr 2004 4,568
All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Online Learning and Analytics research done?

The largest centres of Online Learning and Analytics research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Wuhan (China) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai Po.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 369 works
  2. 2 ChennaiIndia 205 works
  3. 3 WuhanChina 201 works
  4. 4 Kuala LumpurMalaysia 170 works
  5. 5 GuangzhouChina 165 works
  6. 6 PuneIndia 162 works
  7. 7 ShanghaiChina 153 works
  8. 8 JakartaIndonesia 144 works
  9. 9 BengaluruIndia 135 works
  10. 10 Hong KongChina 128 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Tai PoCN · 63.5 works20×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Online Learning and Analytics than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Online Learning and Analytics?

Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, Monash University and University of Hong Kong 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%60%mean 28.75%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Chinese University o…Education University…Monash UniversityUniversity of Hong K…
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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
1Education University of Hong KongChina 79.534.5%24.7×63 +270.1%
2Monash UniversityAustralia 73.331.0%3.3×58 +52.9%
3University of Hong KongChina 72.622.9%4.1×68 +140.0%
4Chinese University of Hong KongChina 72.238.8%2.7×35 +237.4%
5Prince Sultan UniversitySaudi Arabia 67.752.5%4.9×10 +183.7%
6Central China Normal UniversityChina 66.719.5%18.8×84 +59.9%
7Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 66.221.0%3.9×55 +146.5%
8Beijing Normal UniversityChina 64.116.9%5.8×82 +91.7%
9University of Eastern FinlandFinland 62.529.6%6.9×27 +163.4%
10King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 60.320.8%4.0×38 +81.9%

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 Online Learning and Analytics, country by country

Is Online Learning and Analytics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 92% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Online Learning and Analytics.

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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 Online Learning and Analytics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.10% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Online Learning and Analytics0.11% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Online Learning and Analytics 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.

still counting5%10%15%Online Learning and Analytics10.0% in 2025200020102020

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.

Questions people ask

Who researches online learning?

By volume in 2022-now, Central China Normal University publishes the most Online Learning and Analytics research, followed by Beijing Normal University and Universiti Teknologi MARA. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.1k and 3k works in 2022-now).

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