Author(s)

Ramlan Mustapha¹, Hapini Awang², Maziah Mahmud³, Tengku Nazatul Shima Tengku Paris⁴, Jazimin Zakaria⁵, Nurshahira Ibrahim³

¹Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Raub Campus, Pahang, Malaysia.
²Institute for Advanced and Smart Digital Opportunities, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malay-sia.
³Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Jengka Campus, Pahang, Malaysia.
⁴Faculty of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia.
⁵Faculty of Science Administrative and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah, Merbok Campus, Kedah, Malaysia.

The purpose of this study was to use the Scopus database to conduct a bibliometric analysis of 4229 publications published in online Learning in Malaysia between 2020 and 2023. The study’s goals are to shed light on how researchers from different institutions are working together, to name the most influential authors, universities, countries, and reference papers, to reveal the areas of study that have seen the most activity in recent years, and to analyze Malaysia’s contribution to the field. According to the results, the most successful nations in terms of online education are Malaysia, Indonesia, the United States of America, and Australia. The leading authors and online-learning researchers are Chung and Subramaniam. At the time of COVID-19, the National University of Malaysia was the undisputed leader in research on e-learning in Malaysia. The most widely published journals are the International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications and the Asian Journal of University Education. Based on the findings, the author, university, and country collaboration on Online Learning is at a medium level, and COVID-19 highly influences distance education.

Bibliometric, Online Learning, Malaysia, COVID-19, Pandemic

Mustapha, R. , Awang, H. , Mahmud, M. , Paris, T. , Zakaria, J. and Ibrahim, N. (2024) Online Learning in Malaysia amidst COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2022): A Bibliometric Analysis. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 12, 278-292. doi: 10.4236/jss.2024.123020.