A scientometric analysis of global scientific literature on learning resources in higher education

There is a significant increase in the literature on learning resources in Higher Education (HE) butvery limited evidence of studies that have taken a global overview of the context, range, andemerging trends from the previous research. This study aims to conduct a Scientometric analysisof research articles to accommodate a global overview and research trends under the theme oflearning resources in HE. 4489 scientific articles were obtained as the dataset from the Web OfScience database between 1970 and 2022. Network maps and critical data were obtained byconducting co-authorship analysis for authors, organisations and countries and co-occurrenceanalysis for keywords from the VOSviewer software. The study revealed that the USA had asignificant research input, and Salamin, N. from the University of Lausanne was recognised as themost frequently published author. The University of Illinois, USA, has the highest contribution toresearch articles, and the most popular research hotspots and trends were e-learning, Education,Academic libraries, Learning resources, and Cloud computing. However, the most critical findingfrom the study is that there needs to be real collaboration within the research theme and suggestsways to improve collaborations to enhance learning resources in HE. This study may be the first toconduct a scientometric analysis of Learning Resources in Higher education. This study offersvaluable insight to academics, academic institutions, researchers, policymakers and pedagogicalstatutory bodies to understand the current context of learning resources in HE and recognisefurther develop research, collaborations and policies by considering critical findings from thestudy