Digital Competence in Times of Covid-19: A Bibliometric Analysis

ABSTRACT

Digital competence is one of the key competencies for lifelong learning. Moreover, with the health emergency of COVID-19, the study on this competence arouses interest due to its contribution to digital transformation and educa-tional innovation. Given this, the objective of the study was to determine the status of the documents that relate digital competence and COVID-19. For this purpose, a bibliome-tric analysis of 308 research papers published in Scopus was conducted. It is found that the number of papers pu-blished in 2021 is multiplied by 3.3 times compared to 2020. Likewise, the journal Sustainability presents the hig-hest number of publications on this field of study;Spain is the country with the highest scientific production and specifically the University of Seville is the institution with the highest number of publications. With respect to coun-try co-authorships, it is found that Spain has the greatest influence in this field of study. It is concluded that there is growing research of an accessible and collaborative na-ture, especially in Spanish-speaking countries, as well as the existence of a recurrence of research on the digital competence of teachers and students for the effective im-plementation of e-learning.