The Research Status and Hotspots in the Domain of Smart Learning in China from 2012-2019

Abstract

To explore the research status and hotspots in the domain of Smart learning in China, 118 related articles form the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CKNI)were analyzed by the software of CiteSpace. The results showed that: (1) the area of smart learning in China began in 2012 and shows an upward trend year by year from 2012 to 2017, and the number of articles reached the historical peak in 2017 with 30 articles, but it showed a downward trend after 2017. Zhiting Zhu, Beijing Normal University and E-education Research topped the lists of contributing authors, organizations and publications respectively. (2) "smart learning", "strategy", "smart learning environment" and "smart education" were the top four largest clusters on the area of smart learning in China from 2012-2019.