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Abstract

Based on the bibliometric analysis method and literature visualization tools, this paper uses the information on research institutions, authors, and source journals from the CNKI core journal database and the CSSCI database, combined with the CiteSpace keyword clustering and co-occurrence map, to systematically expound the general situation of research on the application of artificial intelligence in the field of higher education in China, and analyze the main hotspots and trends in this field. The results show that: artificial intelligence has a certain interdisciplinary nature, and scholars from various fields actively participate in the research, but cross-regional collaborative research is limited; the keyword clustering analysis shows that the research hotspots mainly focus on talent cultivation, digital transformation of education, generative Artificial Intelligence, and knowledge graphs. The keyword burst analysis shows that the frontier hotspots of future research may continue to develop in depth in digital transformation and educational digitalization. Under the new situation, research on Artificial Intelligence still needs to follow the development trend of global education and continue to deepen and strengthen from the aspects of technology, policy, and management.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence; higher education; research hotspot; CiteSpace; visualization analysis

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Funding

Education and Teaching Reform Research Project of Pujiang College, Nanjing University of Technology (2024JG001Y)

About the authors

Zhang Fangfang (1989-), female, Han ethnicity, from Hengshui, Hebei, laboratory technician, master's student, research interests include physics experiment design and teaching research and teaching and learning research in higher education; Corresponding author: Bing Dan (1981-), female, Han ethnicity, from Anshan, Liaoning, associate professor, doctoral student, research interests include physics experiment design and teaching research and computational physics.