During the students’ scientific practice, the aim is to provide a quantitative analysis of the literature of cognitive neuroscience and education, applying the bibliometric method in the period 2017-2022. During the research, applying the bibliometric method, a general summary of the latest scientific research is presented, the thematic development and new keywords that appeared during the investigated period in the field of cognitive neuroscience and education are presented. The performance analysis uses bibliometric indicators: h-index, productivity and citations. The software VOSviewer is used to display bibliography and material, during which a scientific map is created using common citations and matching keywords. The most relevant research in this field is identified and classified according to journals, articles, authors, institutions and countries using the Web of Science database. This study plays an informative role when applying one of the most widely used quantitative methods for analyzing scientific communication activities, it is possible to quantitatively measure and interpret the bibliography of cognitive neuroscience and educational sciences because it characterizes what. The goal of the project: to present a quantitative analysis of the literature of cognitive neuroscience and education, applying the bibliometric method in the period 2017-2022.
Project results:
The number of researches in cognitive neuroscience and education has increased in the last few years compared to previous periods. The novelty, relevance and lack of research on the topic is shown by the number of publications – only 40 documents were published in 2018, and 352 in the last five years. Keyword analysis distinguished two main topics – neuroscience (“science”, “brain”) and educology (“learning”, “teachers”). The created network of keywords made it possible to see the links between cognitive neuroscience and education and their interrelationships.
The analysis of co-authorship revealed that there is no collaboration between authors, and there is collaboration between countries or organizations, but the strength of the connection is very weak (the strongest overall connection strength is 2).
A bibliographic linkage analysis created a network between the authors Tan, Yuen Sze Michelle (specializing in neuroscience), Wilcox, Gabrielle (specializing in psychology) and Aderson, Alida (specializing in special education). Bibliographic linking between organizations revealed a strong relationship between two organizations, West Point Gray Academy and The University of British Columbia. These organizations are based in Canada and actively share research with each other. Cross-country bibliographic linking showed cooperation between 5 countries: Brazil, China, USA, England and Spain. It can be concluded that this topic is relevant for countries all over the world. Three main journals – “Frontiers in Psychology”, “Trends in Neuroscience and Education” and “Frontiers in Education” – are also highlighted, which shows the importance of the topic in three fields.
Citation analysis allowed identification of the most important and most cited works. The most cited works were – Howard-Jones, P. A. (2014) “Neuroscience and education: Myths and messages” in Nature Reviews Neuroscience (cited 16 times) and Goswami, U. (2006) “Neuroscience and education: from research to practice?” in Nature Reviews Neuroscience (cited 15 times). Such a low number of citations reflects the dearth of publications in this research field. The most cited journals were in the fields of neuroscience, education, and psychology (NeuroImage, Mind, Brain, and Education, Frontiers in Psychology). This shows that this topic is relevant for all areas and is examined from each specific position (neuroscience, education, psychology).
The analysis indicated directions and approaches to the relationship between cognitive neuroscience and education, revealing the main keywords, authors, countries, journals and sources to focus on when analyzing this topic. Although the number of researches in cognitive neuroscience and education is growing, there is not enough research, so the results of this study will serve as a tool for researchers who delve into the connections between cognitive neuroscience and education, to discover the research that has already been done and to focus on less researched areas.
Period of project implementation: 2022-07-01 - 2022-08-31
Project coordinator: Kaunas University of Technology
