Online articles in educational research: Bibliometric review

Online education is an extremely important concept with the increase in the use of technological tools and equipment as educational materials in recent years. For this reason, the aim of this study is to present a bibliometric profile by examining the online subject area, especially in Educational Research. Since scientific studies in a database will be examined taking into account this purpose, the method of document review was used in the research carried out. Studies examined within the scope of the research in the Web of Science database; Social Citation Index Expanded consists of online publications in educational research included in the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts and Humanities Index. A total of 2734 studies have been reached in accordance with these criteria. As a result of research problems, 956 studies with open access feature included in these studies were also examined. 4 studies could not be examined as a result of data loss while archiving studies with open access feature. Bibliometric analysis methods were used in the process of analyzing the obtained data. Bibliometric analysis methods used are citation analysis, bibliometric mapping and content analysis methods. 2734 the distribution of these studies by year and number of citations, in which quarter the journals in which the studies were published, the number of authors, the leading institutions in the field, the country cooperation in Turkey-address publications, the author cooperation and the use of keywords were taken into account when analyzing the studies. 952 studies with open access feature were analyzed, while the subject area, research method, sample or working group, data collection tools and techniques and data analysis methods were taken into account. As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that there has been an increase in the number of online studies and the number of references to these studies in recent years. In addition, within the studies studied, it was found that two-author studies were intensive, and the number of multi-author studies was quite small. In the studies examined, it was determined that the universities that stand out most when the authors ' institutions are examined are "Open University" or its equivalent in Turkey is "open teaching universities". In these studies, it was found that the most commonly used keyword is the keyword "online learning". It has been determined that the open access studies examined are not only aimed at the subject area of education, but also at the field education. In addition, among the studies studied, it was also found that the number of studies in which the research method was not specified was too large, and in these studies, largely online course students were preferred as a sample or study group Dec. When evaluating the results for the number of publications and citations, it was concluded that the field in which online studies are located is a young and newly developed area. In addition, it has been determined that national peer-reviewed journals evaluate studies by adhering to a certain format, but in international journals this does not apply to studies studied. As a result of the examination of the research method in open access studies, it was concluded that the number of studies in which the research method is not specified is a special case for this study.