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https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2125888
Bibliometric analysis of the literature on critical thinking: an increasingly important competence for higher education students
Javier Pagán Castaño
María Arnal-Pastor
Esther Pagán-Castaño
María Guijarro-García
Sažetak
In recent years, interest in critical thinking(CT) has grown considerably.
An evaluation of this research field and its challenges are
provided in this paper. A bibliometric study was performed to analyse
1,295 papers on CT published in the last 50 years. The data
were obtained from the WOS Core Collection database. The findings
of this study improve the understanding of the CT domain by
showing key studies, the main studies developing the field, key
past studies and their influence in subsequent publications,
emerging trends and potentially transformative ideas. Most publications
and citations are from the last decade, reflecting the
momentum of this concept over the period examined. The topic
has also expanded geographically. Although the University of Iowa
and the University of Alberta are the most prolific institutions,
Asian universities have gained in prominence in recent years, as
shown by the number of papers published. According to the analysis,
the increase in the number of authors, publications and journals
in this field and the rise in the number of publications written
in collaboration with authors from different parts of the world are
two trends that reflect the interest in CT as a way to understand
the development of thinking skills.
Ključne riječi
Bibliometrics; critical thinking; competencies; higher education; Web of Science; VOSviewer
Hrčak ID:
306669
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.4.2023.
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