Global Scientific Production on Neuroeducation: An Analysis in Scopus, 2010 – 2020

Abstract

The main characteristics of publications on neuroeducation by authors worldwide are described. A descriptive and retrospective analysis of articles 276 indexed in the Scopus database during the period 2010 to 2020 is performed, this database was chosen for having high quality scientific journals. The results indicate that the world scientific production is distributed in 10 documentary types, highlighting the publications of research articles (55.43%), the United States is the country with the highest production, followed by Canada, United Kingdom and Spain. The worldwide scientific production is visible in publications 139, Mind Brain and Education (United Kingdom) is the journal with the highest number of publications, followed by Frontiers In Psychology (Switzerland). The authors are mainly affiliated to European institutions, being Birkbeck, University of London (United Kingdom), the institution with the highest scientific production, also appears the Jaume I University, Iberoamerican institution with the highest production in this region. Finally, it was found that the most used keywords were the descriptors neuroeducation and neuropedagogy. We conclude that there is still a need for further research on neuroeducation and its implications for educational practice and policy based on knowledge of brain functioning. Even so, scientific production continues to be minimal compared to other psychoeducational variables, so it is necessary to increase international collaboration in research, based on institutions or groups of academics and professionals from different regions.