Bibliometric Study of Scientific Output Between 2011 and 2020 Regarding Teaching-Learning of the Sciences Through Comic Books

The main aims of the present research were to: (1) describe the scientific outputs indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, from now on WoS, regarding the use of comic books as didactic resources in the teaching-learning of the sciences, and; (2) establish the conceptual structure of scientific output regarding the use of comic books as didactic resources in the teaching-learning of science. A quantitative-bibliometric methodology was followed on a sample of 60 scientific documents recovered using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses strategy, from now on PRISMA. Findings suggest that the topic is still emerging given the novelty of the discipline and that published studies tend to be low impact in terms of the number of citations they receive. With regards to the conceptual structure, the most relevant themes and trends to emerge pertained to medical education, comic books and illustrations, and the use of mobile devices. Finally, analysis of the keywords used by the top 20 most relevant authors, it was possible to infer a degree of correspondence between sources, keywords and the continents responsible for the greatest scientific output on the topic. Plain language summary Emerging Trends in Science Teaching-Learning Research: A Bibliometric Analysis (2011-2020) The main objective of the present work has been to review the scientific production on science teaching-learning during a decade (2011-2020). The methodology used is based on a bibliometric study. Findings suggest that the topic is still emerging given the novelty of the discipline and that published studies tend to be low impact in terms of the number of citations they receive. The most relevant themes and trends to emerge pertained to medical education, comic books and illustrations, and the use of mobile devices. Finally, analysis of the keywords used by the top 20 most relevant authors, it was possible to infer a degree of correspondence between sources, keywords and the continents responsible for the greatest scientific output on the topic. One of the main obstacles or limitations of the present research is inherent to bibliometric studies based on scientific papers gathered from different research databases and pertains to the lack of uniformity of databases when indexing keywords and, mainly, when distinguishing between author keywords and keywords plus.