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Innovative Teaching: A Bibliometric Analysis From 2013 to 2023

Raisa Esenovna Kussainova , Gulsara Tundebayevna Urazbayeva , Assel Bolatovna Kaliyeva , Edyta Denst-Garcia

This study sought to investigate the current state of innovative teaching research and identify emerging themes and trends in the field from 2013 to 2.

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This study sought to investigate the current state of innovative teaching research and identify emerging themes and trends in the field from 2013 to 2023. The Scopus database was searched for the term “innovative teaching,” resulting in 1005 documents. After manual screening, 903 articles were exported in the BibTeX format for further processing in Bibliometrix using three bibliometric analysis types: network analysis, science mapping, and performance analysis. Performance analysis revealed bursts in publication output in 2015 and 2021, with a moderate boost in 2018. Ten top-cited journal papers were identified. The citation rates were low between 2019 and 2021, but there has been an upturn since 2022. The top keywords included simulation and nursing education, and there was a shift in research topics from broad educational concepts to more specific approaches, such as e-learning. Innovative teaching has been predominantly investigated in higher education, particularly in nursing education, with themes like “teaching/learning strategies” suggesting an emphasis on enhancing teaching practices not just through technology infusion. This study can aid educators and researchers in staying current with innovative teaching developments and inform their teaching practices.

Keywords: Bibliometrics, Bibliometrix, innovative teaching, research trends, topic evolution.

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