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Analysis of Advances in Engineering Education Publications (2007-2020) to Examine Impact and Coverage of Topics

In this paper we present findings from analyses of articles published in Advances in Engineering Education (AEE) during the first 14 years (2007-2020) of its publication under the tenure of its founding editor. Our goal in this paper is two-fold: (1) to understand the impact of papers published in the journal as measured by citations, and (2) to understand the coverage of topics over time. To understand the impact and coverage of topics we qualitatively analyzed abstracts of all the articles published in the journal (N=242) and also used data mining techniques (text network mapping). In terms of impact, the topics that have been cited the most include curriculum development, use of technology for teaching and learning, teaching and learning strategies, and program development. We found that in keeping with the mission of the journal, papers largely reported evidence-driven program or curriculum development outcomes and papers published as part of special issues had the most impact as measured by citations.