Research in Didactics of Social Sciences in Spanish journals of Education Sciences. A bibliometric analysis (2007-2017)

Abstract

A bibliometric research is carried out on the scientific production of Didactics of Social Sciences in Spanish education journals. We have analyzed specific and general journals in databases such as JCR, Scopus or with the FECyT quality label. The articles have been quantified and classified, analyzing the topics and their evolution, as well as the institutions that have the highest production. The results show a significant increase in production, especially from 2012. The topics with greater presence and that have increased the most are those about historical education and heritage education. It has become clear that the production is highly concentrated in a few universities, among which Murcia stands out. The conclusion is that Didactics of Social Science has overcome the emerging phase and can now be considered as consolidated, although it has as pending tasks: the increase of production in impact journals and the improvement of network collaboration between universities