ilog3 Education Literature Map
Goal
Create a structured map of a research field to support topic selection, literature review, theory matching, and gap identification.
Inputs
- Topic/search query
- Time range
- Source preference: OpenAlex, Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, CNKI, Semantic Scholar
- Desired map: keyword co-occurrence, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, author network, trend timeline
- Exported BibTeX/CSV/RIS if available
Workflow
- Define search string and inclusion range.
- Retrieve or import literature metadata.
- Deduplicate records.
- Create maps:
- keyword co-occurrence
- co-citation clusters
- bibliographic coupling
- highly cited papers
- recent burst/emerging topics
- Interpret clusters for education writing.
- Output field structure, dominant themes, emerging gaps, and seed references.
Tool Calls
VOSviewer
Download:
https://www.vosviewer.com/download
Use for:
- co-authorship
- co-occurrence
- citation
- bibliographic coupling
- co-citation
Typical flow:
- Export records from Scopus/Web of Science/OpenAlex as CSV/BibTeX.
- Open VOSviewer.
- Create map based on bibliographic data.
- Choose unit of analysis.
- Export cluster/table/image.
bibliometrix / Biblioshiny
Install:
install.packages("bibliometrix")
library(bibliometrix)
bibliometrix::biblioshiny()
Download/help:
https://www.bibliometrix.org/download/
Use Biblioshiny for no-code analysis:
- sources
- authors
- documents
- conceptual structure
- intellectual structure
- social structure
OpenAlex API
curl "https://api.openalex.org/works?search=AI%20feedback%20education&filter=from_publication_date:2020-01-01,to_publication_date:2026-12-31&per-page=200&mailto=YOUR_EMAIL" -o openalex.json
Group by publication year:
curl "https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=default.search:AI%20feedback%20education&group_by=publication_year&mailto=YOUR_EMAIL"
Group by OpenAlex topic:
curl "https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=default.search:AI%20feedback%20education&group_by=topics.id&mailto=YOUR_EMAIL"
Output Format
Return:
| Cluster | Representative Keywords | Core Papers | Main Theory/Method | Time Trend | Research Gap | Writing Use |
|---|
Then include:
- Search strategy
- Dataset size and date
- Top journals/authors if available
- 3-5 literature review section headings
- Suggested figure/table for the paper
Quality Rules
- Always record search date, database, query, filters, and deduplication logic.
- Do not overinterpret clusters without checking representative papers.
- For education papers, translate clusters into substantive themes, not only tool-generated labels.