Applications of Blockchain Technology to Higher Education Arena: A Bibliometric Analysis

Reis-Marques, Carlos; Figueiredo, Ronnié; Neto, Miguel Sabino

doi:10.3390/ejihpe11040101

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“…Though the previous literature has studied the process of DT in many fields, and even in HEIs, either it has carried out literature reviews (Benavides et al, 2020), or it has focused on aspects like sustainability (González-Zamar et al, 2020) or specific technologies (Reis-Marques et al, 2021). Therefore, there is a need to study and analyse the knowledge structure of this research field.…”

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Digitalization and digital transformation in higher education: A bibliometric analysis

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The new paradigms that are emerging because of technological and social advances derived from the massive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) are generating a transformative process that is modifying all economic sectors, and education is no exception. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are carrying out such transformation, reacting to the need of adaptation to this new reality, experiencing a complete cultural change that is challenging the attitudes, actions and values shared by the members and stakeholders of these organizations. In order to analyze the scientific literature about this topic, a bibliometric analysis has been carried out covering the period 1900–2021, considering a sample of 469 articles included in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The results show the multidisciplinary nature of the topic, including articles published in different areas, as well as its close link with aspects such as innovation, governance and agile methodologies. Finally, this study highlights the main lines of research that could attract more attention in the immediate future.

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“…In addition, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), scalability, market adoption, innovation, and data privacy and security, were considered challenges to overcome. Blockchain technology applications in HE led to productivity gains and cost reduction [59]. In addition, blockchain improves the quality of universities [60].…”

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The Potential of Blockchain Technology in Higher Education as Perceived by Students in Serbia, Romania, and Portugal

Kuleto¹,

Bucea-Manea-Ţoniş

et al. 2022

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Lifelong learning approaches that include digital, transversal, and practical skills (i.e., critical thinking, communication, collaboration, information literacy, analytical, metacognitive, reflection, and other research skills) are required in order to be equitable and inclusive and stimulate personal development. Realtime interaction between teachers and students and the ability for students to choose courses from curricula are guaranteed by decentralized online learning. Moreover, through blockchain, it is possible to acquire skills regarding the structure and content while also implementing learning tools. Additionally, documentation validation should be equally crucial to speeding up the process and reducing costs and paperwork. Finally, blockchains are open and inclusive processes that include people and cultures from all walks of life. Learning in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) is facilitated by new technologies, connecting blockchain to sustainability, which helps understand the relationship between technologies and sustainability. Besides serving as a secure transaction system, blockchain technology can help decentralize, provide security and integrity, and offer anonymity and encryption, therefore, promoting a transaction rate increase. This study investigates an alternative in which HEI include a blockchain network to provide the best sustainable education system. Students’ opinions were analyzed, and they considered that blockchain technology had a very positive influence on learning performance.

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“…There is another article by the authors Reis-Marques, et al [54], entitled: "Applications of blockchain technology to the eld of higher education: a bibliometric analysis" whose purpose is to safeguard the security of information in higher education, which also points to an information technology in support of the transformation processes of higher education, for which, there are also similarities in terms of the promotion of digital transformation in this sector and the period of years in which it was based. Research, which focused on pandemic periods (2016-2021).…”

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Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions: Bibliometric Analysis

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Perlines

Vega-Muñoz

et al. 2023

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The purpose of this article is to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the advances in digital transformation in higher education institutions worldwide. This was done using a search vector on Digital Transformation in Higher Education TS= ((Digital NEAR/0 transform) AND (Higher NEAR/0 education)), without restricted time parameters, performing the extraction on October 15, 2022, of the Web of Science (WoS) database, obtaining a total of 384 records, between the years 2014 and October 2022. Within this universe, most of the documents extracted were articles (206, 59.2%), followed by records (132, 37, 9%) and reviews (10, 2.9%). These publications were analyzed per year (Price's Law); concentration by journals (Bradford Law); concentration by authors (Lotka's Law); concentration of citations per article (Hirsch Index); and concentration of keywords (Zipf's Law). Regarding the results, we observed an exponential increase in the scientific production on DT2HE in the last 9 years, with a concentration of the scientific discussion on DT2HE, in 14 journals that published more than 2 articles each, on DT2HE in the period studied; a production distributed in 50 closely related countries, forming a global community of knowledge about DT2HE, concentrated in Russia, Spain, Germany and Portugal. Regarding citations, there are two prolific authors: both with 115 citations each. Finally, three groups of keywords were identified: the first group is related to the goals of modernization in higher education, the second, with the effects on students produced by DT2HE, and a third group, which emphasizes the DT2HE process itself.

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Applications of Blockchain Technology to Higher Education Arena: A Bibliometric Analysis

Cited by 25 publications

References 59 publications

Digitalization and digital transformation in higher education: A bibliometric analysis

Digitalization and digital transformation in higher education: A bibliometric analysis

The Potential of Blockchain Technology in Higher Education as Perceived by Students in Serbia, Romania, and Portugal

Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions: Bibliometric Analysis

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