Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Research on Sustainability in the Impact of Social Media on Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Saddam Hossain (), M. Sadik Batcha, Ibrahim Atoum, Naved Ahmad and Afnan Al-Shehri
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Saddam Hossain: Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, India
M. Sadik Batcha: Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608 002, India
Ibrahim Atoum: Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, College of Applied Sciences, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh 13731, Saudi Arabia
Naved Ahmad: Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, College of Applied Sciences, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh 13731, Saudi Arabia
Afnan Al-Shehri: Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, College of Applied Sciences, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh 13731, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-17

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has created massive issues around the world. To ensure that education continued during the crisis, educational institutions had to implement a variety of initiatives. This paper aims to examine the growth and country collaboration on social media (SM) research during the COVID-19 pandemic through a systematic review and investigate the impact of this body of work by citation and network analyses. The number of articles, keywords, and clusters of worldwide academic scholars working in the area was mapped using R studio and the VOS viewer tool. According to the study results, 519 articles have been retrieved from the Web of Science in the field of domain. The USA has produced the most publications, and Chen IH and Lin CY were the most prolific authors. Furthermore, the most studies on SM use in higher education were released in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. This research will help academic researchers, organizations, and policymakers to understand the ongoing research on SM during the last pandemic. It will help future academics analyze the evolution of social media technologies in higher education throughout the pandemic and identify areas for further study.

Keywords: social media; pandemic; bibliometric; Web of Science; VOS viewer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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