Keywords:
Bibliometrics, Education, Moral Education, ScopusAbstract
This study discusses the development and direction of moral education research at the global level through bibliometric analysis of Scopus-indexed publications from 2019 to 2023. The main focus of this study is to identify publication trends, author productivity, institutional collaboration, and the main topics of scientific interest in moral education studies. The approach used is a descriptive quantitative one, using R and Biblioshiny to analyze 1,924 articles retrieved using the keyword “moral education.” The data were analyzed by year of publication, country of origin, number of citations, and the most frequently appearing keywords. The results show that the number of publications fluctuated, peaking in 2022. The most productive countries were the United Kingdom and the United States, while Indonesia began to show an increase in contribution. The dominant topics that emerged included ethics, psychology, human, and students, reflecting a shift in approach from conceptual to empirical and multidisciplinary. This study contributes to a global intellectual map that can serve as a basis for the future development of moral education research.
