Mapping educational innovation and knowledge dissemination: a global bibliometric study

M. Fahli Zatrahadi; Yahya Muhammed Bah; Istiqomah Istiqomah; Saikou Gassama; Elrisfa Magistarina; Edris bin Aden; Kemo Juwara; Silas Oghenemaro Emovwodo; Haruna Badjie

doi:10.29210/020255620

Mapping educational innovation and knowledge dissemination: a global bibliometric study

M. Fahli Zatrahadi

⁽¹⁾, Yahya Muhammed Bah ⁽²⁾, Istiqomah Istiqomah ⁽³⁾, Saikou Gassama ⁽⁴⁾, Elrisfa Magistarina ⁽⁵⁾, Edris bin Aden ⁽⁶⁾, Kemo Juwara ⁽⁷⁾, Silas Oghenemaro Emovwodo ⁽⁸⁾, Haruna Badjie ⁽⁹⁾,
(1) Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

Indonesia
(2) University of The Gambia

Gambia
(3) Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

Indonesia
(4) University of Lebre Brussels

Belgium
(5) University of Leeds

United Kingdom
(6) Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Malaysia
(7) Amrita School for Sustainable Futures

India
(8) Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam
(9) Hochschule Bonn- Rhein- Sieg University of Applied Sciences

Germany

Corresponding Author

DOI : https://doi.org/10.29210/020255620

Full Text:

Language : en

Abstract

From 2023 to 2025, 1,034 publications were examined for academic knowledge diffusion and educational innovation. This bibliometric analysis uses VOSViewer for data recovery, pre-processing, network extraction, normalization, and visualization. Due to its importance in educational innovation, many research clusters focus on "information dissemination". The educational innovation ecosystem comprises higher education social media, knowledge management, and sustainability. This analysis also finds clusters linking educational innovation to knowledge management, psychology, health workers, and sustainability. In this study, digital technology, architecture, and organizational intelligence determine how digital connectivity increases educational creativity. Technology like short films helps students understand difficult concepts. Educational innovation research may focus on machine learning, social media, and information distribution, according to keywords and trends. This study suggests digital tools, data-driven initiatives, and inclusive knowledge exchange for educational innovation. These findings could inspire new learning and knowledge distribution initiatives by academics, legislators, and educators.

References

Amiel, T., & Reeves, T. C. (2008). Design-based research and educational technology: Rethinking technology and the research agenda. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 11(4), 29–40.

Amini, M., Ravindran, L., & Lee, K.-F. (2024). Adapting education shifts in Malaysia after COVID-19: A comprehensive review of flexible assessments, lifelong learning initiatives, and diversified learning trajectories. Asian Journal of Assessment in Teaching and Learning, 14(1), 1–14.

Balasubramanian, S., Shukla, V., Islam, N., Upadhyay, A., & Duong, L. (2025). Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Production Research, 63(2), 594–627.

Barrenechea, I., Beech, J., & Rivas, A. (2023). How can education systems improve? A systematic literature review. Journal of Educational Change, 24(3), 479–499.

Bellei, C., & Muñoz, G. (2023). Models of regulation, education policies, and changes in the education system: a long-term analysis of the Chilean case. Journal of Educational Change, 24(1), 49–76.

Bischoff, K., Volkmann, C. K., & Audretsch, D. B. (2018). Stakeholder collaboration in entrepreneurship education: an analysis of the entrepreneurial ecosystems of European higher educational institutions. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 43, 20–46.

Chen, X., Zou, D., Xie, H., & Cheng, G. (2021). Systematic Evaluation of Research Progress on Technology-Enhanced Language Learning: Content Analysis and Knowledge Mapping. International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, 334–343.

Cheng, C., & Miao, Z. (2025). Leveraging digital connectivity for innovation performance: a fsQCA study on Chinese high-tech manufacturing firms. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04372-3

Dai, C.-P., & Ke, F. (2022). Educational applications of artificial intelligence in simulation-based learning: A systematic mapping review. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3, 100087.

De Wit, H., & Altbach, P. G. (2021). Internationalization in higher education: Global trends and recommendations for its future. Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 5(1), 28–46.

DeFelipe, I., Jerez-Longres, P. S., Pérez-Cáceres, I., Valenzuela, P., Galve, J. P., Rodríguez-Ruano, S., Ortega, Z., Adrados, L., Bernabé, J. M., Crespo, J., Montes, R. M., Pereira, L., & Ballesteros, D. (2024). Enhancing Earth and Environmental Science Undergraduate Students’ Perception of Geographic Information Systems through Short Clips. Education Sciences, 14(9), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14091026

Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Mukherjee, D., Pandey, N., & Lim, W. M. (2021). How to conduct a bibliometric analysis: An overview and guidelines. Journal of Business Research, 133, 285–296.

Eck, N. J. Van, & Waltman, L. (2014). Visualizing bibliometric networks. In Measuring scholarly impact (pp. 285–320). Springer.

Gan, Y., Li, D., Robinson, N., & Liu, J. (2022). Practical guidance on bibliometric analysis and mapping knowledge domains methodology–A summary. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 56, 102203.

Gao, P., Li, J., & Liu, S. (2021). An introduction to key technology in artificial intelligence and big data driven e-learning and e-education. Mobile Networks and Applications, 26(5), 2123–2126.

Hamlaoui, S. (2021). Teachers’ resistance to educational change and innovations in the Middle East and North Africa: A case study of Tunisian universities. Re-Configurations, 171.

Isaeva, R., Karasartova, N., Dznunusnalieva, K., Mirzoeva, K., & Mokliuk, M. (2025). Enhancing learning effectiveness through adaptive learning platforms and emerging computer technologies in education. Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Terapan Universitas Jambi, 9(1), 144–160.

Janik, A., Ryszko, A., & Szafraniec, M. (2021). Exploring the social innovation research field based on a comprehensive bibliometric analysis. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 7(4), 226.

Kuzmenko, A., Chernova, T., Kravchuk, O., Kabysh, M., & Holubenko, T. (2023). Innovative Educational Technologies: European Experience and its Implementation in the Training of Specialists in the Context of War and Global Challenges of the 21st Century. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 12(5).

Lee, K., & Fanguy, M. (2022). Online exam proctoring technologies: Educational innovation or deterioration? British Journal of Educational Technology, 53(3), 475–490.

Li, M. (2024). Adapting legal education for the changing landscape of regional emerging economies: A dynamic framework for law majors. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 15(3), 10227–10256.

Liu, M., Ren, Y., Nyagoga, L. M., Stonier, F., Wu, Z., & Yu, L. (2023). Future of education in the era of generative artificial intelligence: Consensus among Chinese scholars on applications of ChatGPT in schools. Future in Educational Research, 1(1), 72–101.

Makda, F. (2025). Digital education: Mapping the landscape of virtual teaching in higher education–a bibliometric review. Education and Information Technologies, 30(2), 2547–2575.

Maral, M. (2024). A bibliometric analysis of global research on education in the Scopus database, 2013–2022. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication.

Mensah, J. (2019). Sustainable development: Meaning, history, principles, pillars, and implications for human action: Literature review. Cogent Social Sciences, 5(1), 1653531.

Metni, E. (2022). Exploring Lebanese teachers’ engagement in a low-cost, technology-enhanced, problem-solving, orientated learning intervention with refugee children. UCL (University College London).

Mian, S. H., Salah, B., Ameen, W., Moiduddin, K., & Alkhalefah, H. (2020). Adapting universities for sustainability education in industry 4.0: Channel of challenges and opportunities. Sustainability, 12(15), 6100.

Miranda, J., Navarrete, C., Noguez, J., Molina-Espinosa, J.-M., Ramírez-Montoya, M.-S., Navarro-Tuch, S. A., Bustamante-Bello, M.-R., Rosas-Fernández, J.-B., & Molina, A. (2021). The core components of education 4.0 in higher education: Three case studies in engineering education. Computers & Electrical Engineering, 93, 107278.

Naz, F., & Murad, H. S. (2017). Innovative teaching has a positive impact on the performance of diverse students. Sage Open, 7(4), 2158244017734022.

Noyons, E. C. M. (1999). Bibliometric mapping as a science policy and research management tool. Leiden University.

Nye, B. D. (2015). Intelligent tutoring systems by and for the developing world: A review of trends and approaches for educational technology in a global context. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 25(2), 177–203.

Okoye, K., Hussein, H., Arrona-Palacios, A., Quintero, H. N., Ortega, L. O. P., Sanchez, A. L., Ortiz, E. A., Escamilla, J., & Hosseini, S. (2023). Impact of digital technologies upon teaching and learning in higher education in Latin America: an outlook on the reach, barriers, and bottlenecks. Education and Information Technologies, 28(2), 2291–2360.

Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., & Brennan, S. E. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. International Journal of Surgery, 88, 105906.

Peters, H. P. F., & Van Raan, A. F. (1993). Co-word-based science maps of chemical engineering. Part I: Representations by direct multidimensional scaling. Research Policy, 22(1), 23–45.

Plueger, C. T. (2024). The Lived Experiences of Educators Leveraging Educational Technology and Connectivisim for Fostering Academic Achievement in Higher Education: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study.

Prahani, B., Rizki, I., Jatmiko, B., Suprapto, N., & Tan, A. (2022). Artificial intelligence in education research during the last ten years: A review and bibliometric study. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (IJET), 17(8), 169–188.

Putri, R. (2024). Inovasi Pendidikan dengan Menggunakan Model Deep Learning di Indonesia. Jurnal Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan Dan Politik, 2(2), 69–77.

Rubia-Avi, B. (2023). The Research of Educational Innovation: Perspective and Strategies. Education Sciences, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13010026

Sandoval Hamón, L. A., Ruiz Peñalver, S. M., Thomas, E., & Fitjar, R. D. (2024). From high-tech clusters to open innovation ecosystems: a systematic literature review of the relationship between science and technology parks and universities. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 49(2), 689–714.

Serdyukov, P. (2017). Innovation in education: what works, what doesn’t, and what to do about it? Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, 10(1), 4–33.

Sharma, A., Kosasih, E., Zhang, J., Brintrup, A., & Calinescu, A. (2022). Digital Twins: State of the art theory and practice, challenges, and open research questions. Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 30, 100383.

Singun, A. J. (2025). Unveiling the barriers to digital transformation in higher education institutions: a systematic literature review. Discover Education, 4(1), 37.

Southworth, J., Migliaccio, K., Glover, J., Glover, J., Reed, D., McCarty, C., Brendemuhl, J., & Thomas, A. (2023). Developing a model for AI Across the curriculum: Transforming the higher education landscape via innovation in AI literacy. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 4, 100127.

Stecuła, K., & Wolniak, R. (2022). Advantages and disadvantages of e-learning innovations during COVID-19 pandemic in higher education in Poland. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 8(3), 159.

van Eck, N. J. (2010). Vosviewer: A Computer Program for Bibliometric Mapping. SSRN.

Waltman, L., Van Eck, N. J., & Noyons, E. C. M. (2010). A unified approach to mapping and clustering of bibliometric networks. Journal of Informetrics, 4(4), 629–635.

Wang, C., Chen, X., Yu, T., Liu, Y., & Jing, Y. (2024). Education reform and change driven by digital technology: a bibliometric study from a global perspective. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1–17.

Woods, C., Fitzpatrick, S., Lukersmith, S., Coulter, L., O’Neill, S., Savage, J. A., Moll, S., Bosanquet, K., Galdas, P., West, S., Bergeron, M., Shelton, J., Blume, A., Ditton-Phare, P., Nixon, R. D. V., Elizabeth, M., Hollerbach, B., Grillo, C., Heisel, M., … Darby, J. (2025). Sharing knowledge on implementing mental health and wellbeing projects for veterans and first responders. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 138(December 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2025.152579.

Yetti, E. (2024). Pedagogical innovation and curricular adaptation in enhancing digital literacy: A local wisdom approach for sustainable development in Indonesia context. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 10(1), 100233.

Article Metrics

Abstract Views : 373 times

PDF Downloaded : 0 times

Refbacks

There are currently no refbacks.