Global publications output on mobile learning during 2007–16: A quantitative and qualitative assessment Gupta B. M.1, Kumar Anup2, Gupta Ritu3,* 11173 Sector 15, Panchkula, Haryana 2Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 31K/A Arjun Nagar, Safdarjang Enclave, New Delhi *Corresponding Author Ritu Gupta, ritu7648@gmail.com
Online published on 15 November, 2018. Abstract The paper examines 12024 global publications on mobile learning research, as covered in Scopus database during 2007–16. The global mobile research witnessed 11.76%annual growth and citation impact of 4.08 citations per paper. The global publication and global citation share of top 10 most productive countries in mobile learning research were64.76% and 82.16% respectively. The top 10 most productive countries individually contributed global share from 3.12% to 16.45% with largest global publication share coming from USA (16.45%). The national share of top 10 countries accounting for international collaborative publications in mobile learning research varied from 13.24% to 46.68% during 2007–16. Of the total output on mobile learning, Computer Science, among subjects, contributed the largest publication share (73.99%), followed by social sciences (30.32%), engineering (29.33%), mathematics (10.65%), etc. The top 20 most productive organizations and authors together contributed 10.80% and 5.43% global publication share and 24.32% and 17.71% global citation share respectively. Among the total output of 3903 papers in journal, the top 20 journals contributed 24.60% share during 2007–16. Top Keywords Mobile, Citation Impact, M-Learning, Scientometric Profile, Quantitative, Qualitative, International Collaboration. Top |