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The purpose of this study is to examine the published academic studies on digital citizenship in education from a bibliometric perspective. The study used the case study design, which is a qualitative research design. The keyword "Digital Citizenship" was searched in research topics in the Web of Science (WoS) database. "Document title", "abstract", and "keyword" were chosen as search criteria. Studies published between 2007 and 2021 were included in the analysis. The bibliometric data of 188 academic studies contained in WoS educational researchs category constitute the data set of the study. The study found that academic studies on digital citizenship in education increased especially as of 2014 and this trend continued in the following years. The most frequent languages of publication in the field of digital citizenship in education are English and Spanish, respectively, and the most frequent types of academic research are articles, papers, and book chapters. University of North Carolina, University of Almeira and University of North Carolina Charlotte are the affiliations with the highest number of publishing researchers. In Turkey, Gaziantep University is the affiliation with the biggest number of authors publishing research on digital citizenship in education. The USA, Spain and Turkey are the three countries where studies on digital citizenship in education are published the most, respectively. The number of citations of academic studies published after 2012 is increasing every passing year. The most frequently used keywords in academic studies on digital citizenship in education digital citizenship, digital literacy, citizenship, digital competencies and technology".

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