A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in the Web of Science Category of Educational Psychology in the Last Two Decades

Abstract

EnglishEducational psychology is a discipline with a relatively long and intricate history. This study contributes to the understanding of the most recent developments of educational psychology research through the exploration of 35,210 articles published in all journals indexed in the Web of Science educational psychology category for the 2000-2019 period. The results of the study show that the volume of research on educational psychology has doubled during this period and a few journals accumulate most of the research produced in the discipline. Most studies have been published in the English language and in the United States, although research produced in China has experienced the greatest growth. Recent research on educational psychology has predominantly addressed 16 research themes over the last 20 years, although research on child-age students, teaching and teacher education, learning and education, assessment and testing, socio-cultural diversity, learning environments, and educational measurement have captured the greatest attention. EnglishLa Psicologia educativa es una disciplina con una historia relativamente larga e intrincada. Este estudio ayuda a conocer los desarrollos mas recientes de la investigacion en psicologia educativa a traves de la exploracion de 35,210 articulos publicados en todas las revistas indexadas en la categoria de psicologia educativa de Web of Science durante el periodo 2000-2019. Los resultados del estudio muestran que el volumen de investigacion en psicologia educativa se ha duplicado durante este periodo y unas cuantas revistas acumulan la mayor parte de la investigacion producida en esta disciplina. La mayoria de los estudios se han publicado en ingles en Estados Unidos, aunque la investigacion desarrollada en China ha experimentado el mayor crecimiento. Investigaciones recientes en psicologia educativa abordan sobre todo 16 temas de investigacion en los ultimos 20 anos, aunque la investigacion en estudiantes en edad infantil, en ensenanza y educacion del profesorado, aprendizaje y educacion, evaluacion y pruebas, diversidad sociocultural, entornos de aprendizaje y medicion educativa han captado la mayor atencion.