Analysis of the publication activity of world researchers on the problem of forming a digital educational ecosystem for university students

Relevance. We consider the publication activity on the problem of forming a digital educational ecosystem for university students. The period of appearance of publications on the problem and the dynamics of the publication activity of the scientific community are revealed. Based on the use of Dimensions.ai, Lens.org, Scopus, Web of Science, VOSviewer built charts, bibliometric maps of the publication activity of authors by keywords, activity of countries. The purpose of the study is to show that the digital educational ecosystem is a promising tool for pedagogical communication and contains significant potential for enhancing the research and innovation activities of students.Research methods. To achieve the goals of the study, various methods were used, including the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, cluster analysis, generalization and systematization of data.Research results. An analysis of the distribution map of publications made it possible to identify the main directions of research on the problem. According to the data, the most significant areas are computer science, business, sociology, knowledge management and the environment. In the period from 2010 to 2019, there has been an active growth in publications on related topics. Presumably, the increase in activity is associated with attempts to understand not so much the essence of the digital educational ecosystem as to understand the concept of a digital educational ecosys tem, which was discussed in foreign publications during this period. But the results of the analysis based on these publications may indicate a shift in the focus of research in this area. Perhaps this is due to a change in trends that affect the activity of researchers in this topic. This downward trend may indicate a shift in researchers’ interest to problems related to the pandemic. It is concluded that studies related to “digital educational ecosystems” (digital educational ecosystems) are characterized by fragmentation and fragmentation, which represents the need for a systematic approach and a deeper study of this subject area, which will allow us to analyze and understand the complex interactions and relationships between the various components of these ecosystems. It is substantiated that publications on the research problem in the field of pedagogy are fragmented, and publication activity lags behind the information technology industry, which slows down research in the field of realizing the pedagogical potential of the digital educational ecosystem for university students.Conclusions. The digital educational ecosystem is a promising tool for pedagogical communication and contains significant potential for enhancing the research and innovation activities of students. But this potential has not yet been realized due to the undeveloped methodological framework. A systematic understanding of the methodological basis of the digital educational ecosystem is required.