Bibliometric analysis of the determinants of continuous improvement in higher education

Abstract

The continuous improvement of education has become a topic of research within the academic world, as it highlights the use and application of teaching, learning, and assessment strategies. For this reason, it was decided to conduct a bibliometric study of the documents published on this topic to understand the evolution of research worldwide. The information was obtained from the Scopus database and covered the period between 2015 and 2025. Among the aspects considered in the analysis were the number of documents per year, the countries with the highest production, the most influential authors, the affiliated institutions, the type of document, and the most frequently used keywords. The data were processed using the Jamovi and VOSviewer programs, which allowed the generation of graphs and co-occurrence maps. The results showed that most of the documents were published in 2024. The United States and China were the leading countries in terms of productivity, while the most prominent authors were from India. Likewise, the United States and India were the countries with the highest institutional representation. The use of keywords focused on the use of technology as a means to strengthen teaching, learning, and assessment, and promote continuous improvement. This field of research is becoming increasingly relevant due to the incorporation of new technologies into educational processes.