Bibliometric Analysis: Research Trends of Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics Learning Annisa Fauziyyah (a*), Sanie Rachma Setia Gunawan (a)
a) Mathematics Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
*annisa.fauziyyah28[at]upi.edu
Abstract
Conceptual understanding is an important component of mathematical proficiency. It is more than simply memorizing facts and formulas. Students with this ability can deal with novel problems and settings. Hence, conceptual understanding plays a crucial role in mathematics learning. The study reveals the trends of publications in scientific research about conceptual understanding in mathematics learning. The number of publications, the most common keywords, the most relevant authors, the most relevant sources, the most cited documents, and the co-word network visualization related to the topic research were analyzed. The method used is bibliometric analysis. A total of 122 articles collected from the PoP application using the Google Scholar database were analyzed. The VOSViewer, Bibliometrix R Package, and Microsoft Excel were used to analyze and visualize the data. According to the Google Scholar database, the number of publications from 2015 to 2025 in this research is fluctuating. The highest publications are in 2024. The most active researchers are from Indonesia, South Africa, and Ethiopia. The most relevant authors and sources have been identified. The most frequent keyword co-occurrences are between conceptual understanding and PBL, RME, GeoGebra, and geometry.
