Conceptual maps scientific production in education: a bibliometric study

Abstract

This work investigates the profile of concept maps scientific production in education through a bibliometric study using the Scopus database. The results showed an increasing scientific production from the first paper, in 1982, until March 2020, totaling 784 articles. These publications were ranked among 54 countries, with Brazil occupying the seventh position, with 60 articles. In the national scenario, Paulo Miranda Rogério Correia, from the University of São Paulo, is one of the ten most published authors on the topic. The ten most cited papers showed the technique application had different educational objectives: as a learning tool, aiming at the organization, the presentation and the review of knowledge, as a collaboration resource, and assessment tool.

Keywords: Concept maps; Education; Bibliometric study.