A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education

Olga V. Sergeeva; Ekaterina V. Zvereva; Yuliya P. Kosheleva; Marina R. Zheltukhina; Alexey I. Prokopyev; Denis A. Dobrokhotov

doi:10.30935/cedtech/14708

Olga V. Sergeeva ¹, Ekaterina V. Zvereva ², Yuliya P. Kosheleva ³, Marina R. Zheltukhina ⁴ ^* , Alexey I. Prokopyev ⁵, Denis A. Dobrokhotov ⁶

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Abstract

This article has crafted a detailed bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education which provides the reader a broad scientific background and an overview of relevant publications and their up-to-date status in this growing domain. The study examines the spread of publications over the time, revealing a development of a dynamic curve from minor to peak in 2021, and then leveled-off of activity in the rest of the years. There is special focus on high-achieving authors and institutions that are praised by the work for their key contributions to the field of gamified learning research. The aspect of global geographical distribution of gamified learning studies in the literature is expounded. While the USA and Turkey rank first in this regard, they also head the discourse. The role of key journals and a citation analysis provide the evidence of the highly reputable and established place the gamified leaning has in higher education. This bibliometric review offers important information about the multifaceted aspects of gamified learning and subsequently may be used by future researchers to dig deeper and contribute to the literature.

Keywords: gamified learning, higher education, bibliometric review

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Sergeeva, O. V., Zvereva, E. V., Kosheleva, Y. P., Zheltukhina, M. R., Prokopyev, A. I., & Dobrokhotov, D. A. (2024). A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education. Contemporary Educational Technology, 16(3), ep514. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14708

Sergeeva, O. V., Zvereva, E. V., Kosheleva, Y. P., Zheltukhina, M. R., Prokopyev, A. I., and Dobrokhotov, D. A. (2024). A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education. Contemporary Educational Technology, 16(3), ep514. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14708

Sergeeva OV, Zvereva EV, Kosheleva YP, Zheltukhina MR, Prokopyev AI, Dobrokhotov DA. A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education. CONT ED TECHNOLOGY. 2024;16(3), ep514. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14708

Sergeeva, Olga V., Ekaterina V. Zvereva, Yuliya P. Kosheleva, Marina R. Zheltukhina, Alexey I. Prokopyev, and Denis A. Dobrokhotov. "A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education". Contemporary Educational Technology 2024 16 no. 3 (2024): ep514. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14708

Sergeeva, Olga V. et al. "A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education". Contemporary Educational Technology, vol. 16, no. 3, 2024, ep514. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14708

Sergeeva OV, Zvereva EV, Kosheleva YP, Zheltukhina MR, Prokopyev AI, Dobrokhotov DA. A comprehensive bibliometric review of gamified learning in higher education. CONT ED TECHNOLOGY. 2024;16(3):ep514. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14708