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LITERATURE REVIEW
A bibliometric analysis covering the relevant literature on science anxiety over two decades
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Department of Higher School Pedagogy, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, RUSSIA
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Department of Civil Law Disciplines, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, RUSSIA
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Department of Psychology, Vyatka State University, Kirov, RUSSIA
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Department of Medical and Social Assessment, Emergency, and Ambulatory Practice, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, RUSSIA
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Department of Reproductive Medicine and Perinatology, Tver State Medical University, Tver, RUSSIA
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Department of Finance and Monetary and Credit Relations, Russian Foreign Trade Academy, Moscow, RUSSIA
Online publication date: 2024-02-26
Publication date: 2024-03-01
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2024;20(3):em2411
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to examine publications related to science anxiety to contribute to developing
relevant literature. A bibliometric analysis was conducted on 71 articles published between 2003
and 2022 from the Scopus database. The analysis examined the bibliographic links between the
sources, authors, countries, and publications through the VOSviewer software. The results
regarding keyword analysis showed that the five most frequently used keywords in the selected
articles are anxiety, science anxiety, students, self-efficacy, and education. The results also showed
that 80% of research papers on science anxiety, among the top 10 highest cited publications, were
conducted in the USA. All of the top-10 publications were published in journals that have
published articles in education literature for a long time. In addition, the results indicated that half
of the publications also used psychology education journals. Furthermore, the bibliographic
coupling of the authors showed that research teams from the USA authored the most publications
on science anxiety. In light of the results, recommendations for future studies are made in
conclusion,
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