Twitter and learning at university: Analysis of scientific production in Scopus

Abstract

Twitter offers learning opportunities through interaction between educational actors and also it allows sharing of several resources and materials, it having great relevance and impact on higher education. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyse bibliometrically the scientific production on the use of Twitter in learning processes in the university context. The final sample, extracted from the Scopus database, consists of 248 articles published between 2012 and 2021, and it is examined using various bibliometric techniques (bibliographic linking, co-citation and co-occurrence). The results confirm a progressive growth in scientific production, mainly indexed in the social sciences area, with the United States being the most prolific country and the UNED the institution with the highest scientific production. The most cited articles are focused on analysing of the potential of Twitter in higher education and the use that academics and university institutions make of this social network. Future lines of development include the influence of Twitter on factors such as academic performance and motivation. In conclusion, stand out the relevance of the study of scientific production in order to generate new didactic proposals and to develop research that scientifically support the benefits of incorporating Twitter into training processes.