The Trend of Research on Learner Autonomy in the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Study from the Scopus Database

Nguyen Truong Son; Trinh Thanh Hai

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The Trend of Research on Learner Autonomy in the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Study from the Scopus Database

Nguyen Truong Son, Trinh Thanh Hai

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Learner autonomy has become a significant focus in education and research. Various methods have been experimented with to promote learner autonomy in language education and second language acquisition, and different theoretical approaches have been proposed. This article uses bibliometric analysis of publications extracted from the Scopus database to provide a comprehensive overview of research publications on learner autonomy. One thousand nine hundred seventy relevant publications were collected and analyzed from 2003 to 2022. Using Biblioshiny and VOSViewer software, the author carried out different scientometrics analysis techniques to extract information about a set of publications: General information about the collection and annual publication quantity, the country with the most publications, information about the most influential authors, the most cited articles. The author also performs keyword analysis in the papers to point out research trends in this field. The results of the analysis indicate that the number of publications has seen a significant increase in recent years; authors tend to publish in small groups with limited research collaboration; the three most influential countries in this research topic are China, the United States, and the United Kingdom; the most influential authors in this research direction are Reinders, H., Little, D., Chik, A., Benson, P., and Miller, L.; the three main research trends in this field include learner autonomy linked to English as a second language teaching methods, autonomous learning associated with teaching methods, and autonomy in teaching and learning.

Published in	Higher Education Research (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.her.20230804.12
Page(s)	124-132
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Autonomous Learning, Learner Autonomy, Autonomy, Bibliometrics, Scopus

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